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Methodology

Through the years, Maqron has evolved and refined RTR Real Time Results Project Methodology, geared towards delivering high-quality, robust solutions in Internet time. Working in tandem, our onshore/offshore teams execute a fast-paced “Follow the sun” development schedule.

This methodology provides the ideal software development equilibrium by placing a fifth of the engineering resources onshore and four-fifths offshore.

Although much of the work we perform is off site, we mitigate the risk of off shore development through features of the RTR methodology:

RTRVault – maintains current code and documentation library onshore, under direct access of the customer.
RTRAccess – Maintains current project information completely accessible on a real time basis through a secure web portal.
RTR GlobalMeet - Within 24 hour notice, client can schedule global audio/video conferencing with project team.

Onshore Presence
On a typical fixed price/fixed time project, Maqron places 20% of its engineering resources onshore in the US. These resources are divided into the following three categories:

Project Architect
Focused on technical architecture, high-level design and business process issues the Architect leads an initial two-three week scoping exercise for each engagement and performs a quality audit on the work product of the project team. The Architect is involved in no more than two to three projects at any given time.

Onshore Project Manager
A highly skilled, experienced engineer with the ability to deliver a project to the client end-to-end. The Project Manager (PM) has point responsibility for the project and is the main client liaison. Each PM is dedicated to a single project at any given time.

Project Engineer
Provides engineering backup to the Project Manager and is responsible for delivery and deployment issues at the client site. Each Project Engineer is assigned to an average of two projects at any given time.

Offshore Presence
Maqron places 80% of its engineering resources at the Offshore Development Center. Each project team utilizes the following four resources:

Offshore Project Manager
Along with the on-site project manager, he is the key manager responsible for the development and delivery of the project. The Offshore Project Manager is the third participant in the project scoping exercise at the client premises and is the joint author of the Functional Specifications and the Technical Design (along with the Onshore Project Manager). The Offshore Project Manager is dedicated to a single project at any given time.

Project Developers
These constitute the engineering team that is responsible for the core development activity. The engineering team is dedicated to a single project at any given time.

Quality Engineers
These constitute the Quality Assurance (QA) team. This team is brought on to the project as needed with a single QA engineer given lead responsibility. This engineer is responsible for the Testing Specifications and for the QA of the Functional Specifications. The QA team reports directly to the Vice President Quality and through that person to the Center Director.

Project Architect
The Offshore team is also able to draw on the knowledge and experience of the Project Architects as they produce the detailed Design Document.

Content Development Consultant
If a web site’s design is a part of the project, the CDC assists the project team and works with the client to develop the creative theme and develops templates for standardized content (if applicable) throughout the application.