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The advent of the Web brought with it the concept of building complex applications much faster than ever before - in "Web time," so to speak. Software development teams are hard-pressed to meet aggressive timeframes, and find it difficult to truly engineer solutions that meet requirements and are flexible enough to adapt to change. It is not unusual to see teams so driven by the need for speed that they "wipe out on the curve" or deliver applications that are so cobbled together that they are disposed of in a matter of months.
From these experiences, companies are finding it important to ensure that their "Bet the Business" development efforts are on the right track. The Kaloke Architecture SWAT offering is a proven tool for quickly establishing a path to success or for providing a course correction to projects that need them. The Architecture SWAT is a one week intense review and recommendation project that includes the following elements:
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Establishing the boundaries, goals and scope for the SWAT |
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Understanding the business plan and key metrics |
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Reviewing the current application/technical architecture, and how these meet or fall short in meeting business needs |
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Drilling down on specific applications, including code reviews as appropriate |
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Reviewing project management approach and project team skillsets |
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Producing an assessment that critiques the current approach and recommends changes that will put efforts back on course |
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| In executing the SWAT, Kaloke drops in a team of senior architects. Kaloke's architects possess mastery of the full range of IT disciplines (i.e. software development, infrastructure/ops, project management). They have a deep grounding in the formulation of Enterprise Architectures, having cut their teeth at several Fortune 1000 companies. Most importantly, they have also played instrumental roles in building numerous large-scale transactional Web sites since 1996, when the very first sites of this class began to appear. It is this depth and breadth of experience, coupled with a proven assessment approach, which allows Kaloke to help its clients swiftly find the path to success on the Web. |
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