Client

Dag Software

Vertical

Industry Independent Application

Technologies

ASP.Net, Dot Net Nuke, SQL Server, NUNIT Testing, NDOC Documentation, Cruise Control, MS Build, Microsoft Application Center

Solution

ASP.Net Application Development, IOTAP Solutions for Microsoft ISV Partners

Business Scenario

A European based Independent Software Vendor (ISV) designed an innovative solution to implement the problems which large companies face to distribute salaries and bonuses across the organization.

Here is a brief description of the business problem they were trying to address:

• Management decides the salary and bonus budget
• The salaries and bonuses are then distributed across the organizations
• Managers provide the raise and bonus information to HR via Excel Files/Email/Etc.
• HR realizes that the bonus and salary raise submitted has been 20% over the allocated budget, and there are errors processing as some managers have entered the allocations wrongly.
• Bigger problem - Employees have already been made aware of their upcoming raises and bonuses!

Here were the challenges faced by the ISV

• Growing technology complexities

• Tighter customer budgets

• Increased need for customer support

IOTAP Solution

The ISV provided IOTAP with the following information

• Screen Mockups

• Functional Specification

• Database Schema

After researching, IOTAP along with ISV's approval decided to go forward with Dot Net Nuke as the web architecture and developed the solution in record time within budget. IOTAP also adopted practices such as

• NUNIT (for white box/code level testing)

• NDOC (for coding documentation and reference)

• Microsoft Application Center (for automated performance testing)

• Implemented Cruise Control .Net and automated daily build cycles

• Integrated team development approach using Sharepoint as the document management and communication engine with the ISV, its Technical Architect and IOTAP Technical Team.

Business Benefits

IOTAP .Net Solution has helped ISV complete the development of software application within record time and within budget. Also using IOTAP's on-demand software services, the ISV has been able to compete better and sign up with customers far more easily that ever before. IOTAP team also assists the customer in various pre-sales activities such as proof of concept and IOTAP maintains a pool of resources within the organization who are trained and familiar with entire application and technology stack of the salary planner application.

After an internal case study of the ISV, IOTAP feels the customer experienced the following benefits:

• Flexible delivery models

• Collaborative product development methodologies

• Superior engineering skills

• Product knowledge retention.

• Robust quality frameworks

• Cost-effective offshore development & support

• Strict intellectual property protection standards

IOTAP Engagement Model

The Microsoft Partner engaged in the following activities

• Functional Specification

• Onsite Planning

• Product Architecture

• Product Design

• Project Management

• Interfacing with end client

IOTAP was engaged in the following activities

• Application Development

• Application Migration

• Customized Reporting

• Build & QA Automation

• Application Integration

• Interfacing with the partner to meet client requirements