The IT Blueprint™ and enterprise software development
The IT Blueprint and enterprise software development
Developing enterprise software requires more than just building an application and introducing it to the workplace.
PTG Global’s revolutionary evolutionary approach to the software development lifecycle is Integrated Modelling and Design. This is a precise and unambiguous specification describing all aspects of the application, including the business requirements, user requirements, all user interface designs and the system architecture. With this Blueprint, you will get your technology application right the first time.
IMD™ puts the entire lifecycle within a change management and strategic framework, with the Balanced Scorecard at the core to control and guide IT development towards a strong return on investment. Technology itself is often insufficient to drive organisational change, and you need a holistic approach to performance improvement to use IT as a competitive advantage.
The IMD™ process delivers the following key benefits:
- Integrates people, business and technology to create a solution that works for people, delivers on business objectives and uses the right technology
- Significantly reduces the risk of technology failing to meet the needs of the business
- Provides a framework to embed organisational change through technology, including increased compliance and standardisation of work practices
- Provides a clear line of sight between the strategy, key performance indicators and application behaviour
- Uses a multi-disciplinary team combining strategy, marketing, change management, psychology and application development
- Uses Prince2 as the surrounding project management process, ensuring all parties are in total control throughout the project
The IMD™ process is shown below. It is flexible, depending on the type of application being developed. You can see the IMD™ detail here
PTG’s IMD™ process addresses these fundamental problems with IT development:
- There is no integrated method to align business, people and technology
- The software development lifecycle and vendor engagement model is flawed
- There is no systematic user interface design methodology to translate requirements to design
- Business lacks the tools to clearly communicate requirements and IT lacks a precise and unambiguous blueprint to build from
IMD™ provides clarity and understanding to IT projects. Seeing the goal in its entirety enables appropriate decisions to be made about the actions required to get there. Used with XPDesign™ high performance user interface design, we make technology work by getting the design right the first time.
In this environment, IT is able to provide business a significant return on investment. There is no need to wait years and multiple releases to get the application you need now to capitalise on business and market opportunities. If you’re sick of the vicious cycle between IT and business — then it’s time to do something different - get it right the first time with PTG Global’s revolutionary new software development process — IMD™.
