Engagement Types

Today’s businesses are critically dependent on the key applications that drive, control, monitor, and grow their operations. Yet many struggle to manage the volume of development work and support costs necessary to ensure that their applications can accommodate business growth.

Vértere Global Solutions helps companies overcome these challenges with comprehensive Application Development and Support services. These services span the entire software development life cycle, including:

• Requirements Gathering and Definition – Experienced business analysts work directly with business members to ensure documented requirements match company needs.
• Design and Architecture – Skilled solution architects design custom solutions tailored to specific business problems, technologies, and environments.
• Technical Specification – Proficient technical leads turn the architecture into specifications for development.
• Development – Talented developers create the solution using Vértere Global Solutions’ proven methodologies or the client’s preferred methodology.
• Testing – Meticulous testing specialists perform component, interface, system, and acceptance tests to ensure applications perform as expected.
• Release – Adept infrastructure engineers prepare and coordinate releases to the production environment.
• Support – Seasoned support specialists proactively monitor, test, and maintain the environment to maximize availability and address issues.

We utilize mature, proven processes built around a traditional V-model, customized based on client requirements. We also have the flexibility to operate within various client-driven Software Development Methodologies, including Agile, and provide skilled technical resources and diligent project management.

Our delivery model is built around leveraging iterative methodologies and well-defined development lifecycles depending on specific engagement requirements and existing client processes.

In the context of Offshore Outsourcing, delivery locations typically include a combination of resources deployed:

• Offshore in our Philippine office
• Offshore in client office or project site
• Onshore in client office or project site

Our Philippine operations are designed to run 24/7, allowing us to support a 24-hour cycle synchronized with the client’s standard workday, regardless of geographic location. This is particularly helpful for QA test and retest cycles.

Integrating web technologies into existing legacy systems drives multiple benefits for today’s businesses. The challenge is that the expertise required to fully leverage these tools often does not exist in-house and can be difficult and expensive to develop internally.

Vértere Global Solutions overcomes these resource challenges with comprehensive web development services, including internal and public-facing website development and maintenance.

Our established core capabilities specialize in major technology skill sets, including:

• SharePoint™ – Document management, portal, collaboration, MOSS implementation and customization, enterprise search, and document workflow.
• .NET – Enterprise-wide web applications, WinForms, web services, and SOA implementations.
• JAVA™ – Enterprise-class public and private websites, generally developed within frameworks such as Hibernate or Spring.

Our solutions span the full software development lifecycle, including planning, business case development, design, architecture, requirements definition, coding, testing, release, and ongoing support.

Understanding business needs and delivering services to address them is at the heart of every IT department. Many internal departments struggle to establish and maintain the critical connection between business requirements and associated services.

Vértere Global Solutions addresses this challenge with Business Analysis services across the full Software Development Lifecycle. Our core competencies include:

• Process Modeling – Analyzing, modeling, and documenting business processes from existing IT systems or business stakeholders.
• Process Simulation and Analysis – Using captured business models to simulate processes, identify gaps, and determine improvement strategies.
• Process Execution and Performance – Bringing business processes to life through IT expertise and monitoring strategies for constant improvement.

Low software quality can result in costly project overruns, especially when undetected errors prolong development cycles and delay the release of key business-enabling applications.

Vértere Global Solutions provides comprehensive Quality Assurance services across all testing disciplines, including:

• Manual Testing – Following test plans and scripts to check software for defects.
• Automated Testing – Configuring and utilizing tools to perform testing steps.
• Performance Testing – Simulating production loads to ensure readiness.
• Security and Privacy Testing – Penetration testing and security auditing.
• Test Planning and Scripting – Creating test plans, cases, and scripts.
• Defect Management – Logging and tracking defects for remediation and re-testing.

Legacy applications can present unique business challenges, including lack of accurate documentation, deficiency of required support skills, and limited understanding of their functionality.

Vértere Global Solutions provides services in all areas of Legacy System Support, with particular specialization in Mainframe. Examples include:

Databases

• Mainframe – DB2™, IDMS™, IMS, VSAM™, ADABAS™
• DEC VMS™ – Oracle™, Ingres™

Programming Languages

• Mainframe – JCL™, Cobol™, PL1™, CICS™, ADSO™, Easytrieve™, MQ Series Messaging™
• DEC VMS™ – Cobol™, PL1™, SQR/SQC Script™, DCL Script™, SQL Script, Bespoke™

Diagnostic Tools

• Mainframe – Intertest™, Expediter™, $AVRS™, Beta92™
• DEC VMS™ – DBAnalyzer™, DEC VMS Monitor CPU Usage™, DEC VMS Monitor Active Process™, DEC VMS Check Batch / Print Queues™, DEC VMS Accounting Utility™

Utilities

• Mainframe – DB2 QMF™, ISPF™, IDMS Culprit™, Selcopy™, FileAid™, Zeke Job Scheduler™
• DEC VMS™ – SQLPlus™, Isql™, Iquel™, Qbf