DESCRIPTION
Regardless of which Cognos technology you are intending to deploy, BrightStar Partners' (BSP) Right Path program will ensure that your initial development efforts start off on the right path and stay on the right path, thus significantly reducing development time and creating more robust, maintainable, and scalable applications.

DURATION
Twelve Weeks

DELIVERABLES
This program is designed to create a "thin slice" through your application development efforts. The thin slice approach takes into account all aspects of the Software Development Live Cycle (SDLC) ensuring that your application development processes are defined, developed, and proven. Ultimately, this means that every piece of the development engine is tested and implemented. Upon completion of the program, your organization will be able to continue developing your solution in full confidence that you are operating within a proven framework.

Specific Deliverables include:

• Ongoing knowledge transfer of our staff to your staff throughout the program
• A clear roles and responsibilities document mapping out IT staff, Business Liaison, Power Users, and Stakeholders
• A project charter
• A robust client training plan
• An internal marketing message to “sell” the application to users
• A detailed “thin slice” project plan
• An Architecture and Installation plan
• Product installation and configuration
• Development best practice guidelines
• A proven migration methodology for moving from Development to QA to Production