Strategies

Offshore Agile Development

The benefits that attract companies already doing offshore or companies already doing Agile development are quite different, however, as are the team's motivations for blending the two processes -- We have successfully incorporated Agile development methodology into our software development process, improving the responsiveness and business/IT benefit.

To make offshore relationships successful, we dramatically improved our software development processes. For example, customers/business users have had to learn how to specify their requirements carefully and understand that changing those requirements midstream could cause significant cost and time overruns. Agile development indirectly saves our clients time & money because it produces higher-quality code that meets customer needs, but cost savings aren't typically the key benefit.

Business ModelRiverstone ensures success of the global delivery model in all aspects- project execution, on-time deliveries and significant cost savings. Separate bids for Requirements Definition, Documentation, Development and Verification keep the model flexible to suit your needs. Riverstone provides the Architecture/Technology Leadership for the projects, bringing a wealth of Technology and Project Management expertise to your benefit. Sign-off on the documentation and the product at each stage allows the stages to be treated independently and covered by separate contracts.

Onsite, offsite and offshore resources are judiciously used to leverage the global delivery model and bring significant cost advantages to your organization. Riverstone's experience with this model simultaneously ensures on-time delivery and conformance to your requirement.

From culture and business process perspectives, your Riverstone team integrates with the rest of your organization seamlessly. Your management team is kept in the loop constantly to avoid surprises at any stage of the development.

Quality Policy Riverstone ensures maturity in implementation by paying attention to and maintaining utmost quality standards across the organization. We accomplish it through the implementation of next generation best practices that leapfrog conventional models and methodologies. This, combined with our uncompromising adherence to a culture of quality ensures the success of every project

Making up-to-date project information available online and keeping the lines open for you to provide feedback, ask questions, and check the status or review the documentation are examples of what Riverstone offers. This also helps us to frequently measure and continuously improve our quality standards.

Adding ValuesWe pretty much see ourselves as a logical extension of your organization and try to add value meaningfully wherever, however we can. This involves gaining a deep understanding of your work ethics, culture and business aspirations and making ourselves part of the same. By working with us, we believe that we can allow you to focus on your core competencies and reach for your goals more efficiently and achieve them faster.