| Kolaco uses a unique development methodology for streamlining the project planning cycle, developing realistic implementation plans, and tracking and reporting progress—on time and on budget. Our clients are involved in system development at every stage, from upfront planning to definition and online monitoring of the project plan. Our broad experience and skills in business and technology are our greatest asset and our clients’ greatest benefits.
The heart of Kolaco’s development methodology is our focus on communication and business process understanding. Our development approach includes:
Client evaluation. We work with clients who are committed to developing a sustainable competitive advantage through technology. Our clients recognize the benefits of integrating workflow automation, messaging, and legacy databases with the Web. Continuous client involvement, review, and approval of this integration, throughout the project, is the cornerstone of our development process.
Business understanding and industry knowledge. Our broad range of business expertise spans multiple industries and business functions—a key factor in ensuring value-added solutions – from initial planning through final system implementation. We analyze current and future technology needs for all key departments and systems, and base our solutions on short- and long-range client-identified priorities. We focus on industries where we have extensive business and technical expertise.
Planning methodology. Because every company is different, we analyze all aspects of the project in detail to ensure that relevant issues are considered, discussed, and effectively addressed—without surprises, delays, or cost overruns. Among the topics covered in our comprehensive planning framework are:
- Solution objectives,
- Critical success factors,
- User needs,
- Key elements of system functionality,
- Access and security requirements,
- Integration with existing systems,
- Workflow support,
- Management reporting.
The result of our methodology is consistently high quality in all of our solutions.
Implementation plan. We identify deliverables, milestones, and key resources from both Kolaco and the client to provide a clear implementation plan. This approach ensures that all parties know what will happen during the project, when it will happen, and who is responsible for making it happen.
Online project tracking and status reporting. Our secure online project management and information-sharing system improves real-time communication and project management at every stage of the project. Working through Kolaco’s web site, clients can access project documents and status reports, enter in new requirements for future updates, enter defects during the testing stage, create change orders, monitor in-process testing, raise questions, access previous meeting minutes and action items, make suggestions, and request additional services online. The system is also a watchdog for all users – once they log in they are presented with a list of all their action items, requests and other outstanding issues that required their specific attention. This interactive approach minimizes project delays and ensures an effective response to client concerns.
Training. We provide customized training and support to ensure full user understanding and effective use of new systems and applications. Where appropriate, we also provide training for client technical resources responsible for maintaining the system once delivered.
Client Acceptance and Sign off. The final stage of our methodology is a review of the final delivered system compared with initial project goals, critical success factors, initial specification and authorized in-process change orders. Kolaco works hard to ensure complete satisfaction with the solution delivered.
It is by providing experts who lead projects following the above methodology that we are confident in achieving high client satisfaction in every engagement.
By providing experts who lead projects through the above methodology, we can achieve high client satisfaction in every engagement. At Kolaco, we pride ourselves on providing services and solutions that are a cut above. We invite you to experience the difference. Start saving money today – reducing processing costs and time making sure that your applications are optimized on the proper network architecture. |