Next Generation Practices

Riverstone's software development practices make a clear distinction between the Phases (Definition, Design, Implementation and Verification in that order) and the Stages (timeline) of the project. While all phases can be "active" during all stages of a project, the leading phases are prioritized and accomplished in the early stages, while the trailing phases gain importance at the later stages.

Clearly defined checkpoints ensure proper documentation, conformance and traceability. Regular meetings, status reports, proof-of-concept experiments, frequent demos and a closed feedback loop ensure that we are indeed your team and avoid unwanted surprises at any stage of development. We also employ online project dashboards to facilitate real-time collaboration between the customer and our team. System Development Life Cycle Model has the following activities.

1. System Analysis (Feasibility study & Requirements)
2. Systems Design
3. System Development
4. System Testing
5. System Release and Maintenance

System Analysis (Feasibility study & Requirements)This is also known as feasibility study. In this phase, our onsite/offshore team works with the client together and researches their system. The client investigates the need for possible process automation in the project. By the end of this phase, our team creates a document that has the specific recommendations for the proposed system. It also includes the team member's assignments, budget, project plan, and milestones

System Design In this phase, our software development process, the system overall structure and all details are pre-defined. The system architecture, the database design, the data types and structure design are clarified at this stage and a software development roadmap is created.

System Development Out highly talented software engineers build the system to meet the design specifications and perform unit testing.

Prototyping Model This is a weekly/bi-weekly build version of the development. In this model, once the requirement analysis and design are completed, the development process starts. Upon completion of the prototype creation, the client reviews the result and provides timely feedback, and this cycle is repeated until the completed system is delivered to the customer. In this methodology, the software evolves as a result of periodic information exchange between the customer and Riverstone.

System Testing Once the Development phase is complete, the software modules are tested all together. We employ a customized testing approach depending on the nature of the system.