Several of our products are particularly applicable to Software Development Management:
Source Code Inspection
Source Code Inspection is an IfSQ Level-2 Inspection of a 1000-page sample of the source code of an application.
Use Cases
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- Disputes Involving Software Development
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- Development Performance Improvement
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- Technical Debt Assessment
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- Go/No-Go Decision-Making
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- Programmers' Guilds
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- Company Programming Standards
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How have clients used Source Code Inspection?
- Evidence in legal proceedings
- Project viability assessment
- Grounds for an extra round of negotiations in an acquisition
- Evidence to support a legal decision for leave to seize assets and garnish bank accounts
Deliverables
- Single snapshot report detailing the maintainability of a system, or set of systems, at a particular point in time
- Extra calls with software development team, as required
- Advice and assistance with incorporation of our report into technology due diligence summary
Single System Code Inspection Pricing
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£ 15,700
per engagement
(or € 17,900
or $ 19,600)
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Includes:
- kick-off call, code base sizing call, sample selection
- code inspection, feedback session, interim debrief call
- inspection report, assistance with TDD summary
- final debrief call
Multiple System Code Inspection Pricing
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£ 13,700
for the first system
(or € 15,600
or $ 17,100)
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£ 11,700
for each additional system in the same engagement
(or € 13,300
or $ 14,600)
- Pricing for five or more systems on a per case basis
Monitoring
Monitoring consists of a series of quarterly IfSQ Level-2 Inspections: in the first year, a 'baseline' inspection is made of a 1000-page sample of the application and every three months thereafter, an inspection is made of another 1000-page sample of the same application.
Use Cases
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- Software Asset Protection
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- Service Level Agreement Monitoring
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- Risk Mitigation
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How have clients used Monitoring?
- Maintain a strong relationships with a supplier
- Uncover software quality drift
- Initiate organisational changes to assure ongoing quality
Deliverables
- Sequence of reports at regular intervals allowing the maintainability of a system, or set of systems, to be monitored over a given period of time
- Feedback and coaching interview calls with individual software developers after each review round
Single System Periodic Code Review Pricing
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£ 22,200
for the first two review rounds
(or € 25,200
or $ 27,700)
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£ 11,100
for each additional round, per quarter
(or € 12,600
or $ 13,900)
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Includes a series of source code inspection packages, plus:
- individual developer feedback, coaching interview calls
- calls to discuss strategy and tactics
Multiple System Periodic Code Review Pricing
Quick Scan
Quick Scan is an IfSQ Level-1 Inspection of a 500-page sample of the source code of an application.
Use Cases
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- Second Opinion
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- Comparison of Applications
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- Comparison of Vendors
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- Application Portfolio Analysis
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- Triage
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- Source Code Viability
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How have clients used Quick Scan?
- Sharpen a relationship with a supplier
- Identify a "quick-win" in application maintenance
- Target resources during a maintenance cost reduction campaign
- Reduce technical debt
- Prepare for future investment rounds
Deliverables
- Single snapshot report indicating the maintainability of a system at a particular point in time
- Debrief call
Single System Quick Scan Pricing
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£ 3,900
per system
(or € 4,450
or $ 4,900)
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Includes:
- code base sizing call
- sample selection
- code scan
- code scan report
Multiple System Quick Scan Pricing
