Banking & Financial

Banking & Financial Delivery Process

Project delivery for banking and financial services is critical. At Softworld, our delivery process is designed to support all aspects of your IT projects and offer the on-demand talent you need to complete projects. From new systems development to operations support, we focus on the areas of control that help to insure compliance with necessary regulations and security issues. We meet strict regulatory requirements in an increasing number of areas including:

   Х Accountability for transactional integrity
   Х Data security
   Х Customer information Accuracy
   Х Privacy
   Х Version control

Many of these same requirements also apply to acquisition conversion projects, branch automation systems, and of course, system upgrades.

The Softworld Project Management Model
SoftworldТs engagement model focuses on communication throughout the project process. Our project management methodology relies on established control procedures to provide senior management, project managers, and project teams for improved communication throughout your project. Our process offers continual communication, enhances cost control, and minimizes cost over-runs and schedule slippage.

The Softworld project managers focus on the following tasks:
   Х Estimation and Planning
   Х Project Tracking
      Х Tasks planned and achieved
      Х Tasks unplanned and achieved
      Х Tasks planned and not achieved
   Х Issues requiring management support
   Х Issue Management
   Х Change Management
   Х Document Management
   Х Risk Management
      Х Business Risk
      Х Schedule and Budget Risk
      Х Technical Risk
      Х Performance and Operational Risk
      Х Functional and Usability Risk
      Х Staffing Risk

Quality Assurance To ensure the smooth completion and transition of your project deliverables, Softworld has developed stringent quality assurance procedures. The following list of QA tasks is a representative sample of a typical project. QA tasks may be added or removed as part of the planning process by QA and/or project management throughout the project life cycle.

   Х Document Review
      Х Completeness
      Х Clarity
      Х Accuracy
      Х Traceability to predecessor documents
      Х Overall business sense and logic
      Х Feasibility
      Х Testability
      Х Compliance to templates, naming conventions and standards, etc.
      Х Consistency (both internal and external)
   Х Architecture Review
   Х Data Model Review
   Х Peer Code Review
      Х Compliance to requirements and design specifications
      Х Correctness of logic and syntax
      Х Efficiency
      Х Maintainability
      Х Readability and understandability
      Х Compliance with applicable coding and documentation standards
   Х Developer Unit Tests
   Х Subsystem Integration Tests
   Х Functionality Tests
   Х Business Requirement Tests
   Х User Acceptance Tests
   Х Operational Acceptance Tests

Softworld provides specific expertise for high level Banking and Financial projects including:

   Х Merger and Acquisition Data Conversion Services
   Х Core Systems Upgrades
   Х Project Support Services
   Х SAS 70 Audit Preparation
   Х Quality Assurance
   Х Year-End Processing
   Х Systems Integration
   Х Check 21

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Acquisition Conversions

Core Systems Upgrades

Systems Integration

Year End Services

Project Support & Staffing

SAS 70 Audit Preparation

Quality Assurance

Expertise

Banking & Financial Delivery Process




			"I would like to take this time to thank you for the luncheon; it was very thoughtful and considerate. It was a pleasure meeting everyone from Softworld, including my co-workers both here at my assignment and from your neighboring clients. IТd like to say that to work for a firm that invests their time and money to show interest in their consultants is quite refreshing, and greatly appreciated. Thank you again. " June Sr. Business Systems Analyst Insurance Firm