Great Solutions Don't Just Happen ...
Paragon has adopted a goal-driven application process which ensures success. How we do it.
Identifying and defining the problem
Using a process to create a solution
Using technology to enhance the solution
This is achieved by people who understand business, process, and technology. We are those people.
Before they had a name for it, we adopted what is now called Goal-Driven Development Process (GDP). GDP is a vertically integrated process focused on building software based on business goals vs. requirements.
Requirements are usually not identical with business objectives because most of the time the requirements are created with little knowledge of the business problem. The other major aspect of GDP is the focus on the talents of the people. In a vertically integrated model you need people who can traverse the project from understanding the high level business goals to implementing the specific solutions. Most organizations build software more horizontally with people having specific tasks (requirements, system analyst, user-interface designer). This horizontal approach limits each person’s ability to relate to the overall objectives of the project. Implementation and testing are also unique with GDP and receive the greatest amount of time because these two areas directly impact quality. Goal-driven tests are executed at the end of each iteration and compare the actual implementation with the questions formulated during goal definition.