Medical Software Development - Business Requirements/Scope, Design/Architect, Program/Code, Test/Deploy, Custom Solutions, Technical, Projects, Budget

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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

As the medical industry has become increasingly more complex, so too has the data required for collection, analysis, and processing. In order to solve these complex scientific and business problems, technical solutions can be used to not only save time and money, but to perform tasks, previously, difficult to achieve. MedBio Publications, an emerging leader in this sector, has made it a primary goal to help merge technology with medical communications.

Unfortunately, not all problems can be solved by traditional means, or "out of the box" software. The main reason for this is the "cutting-edge" nature of many projects in medical industry are often still in the research phase. MedBio Publications has a software development team dedicated to assessing our clients' needs and designing custom applications. What makes this a truly unique service, is that there are currently very few companies in the world that offer technical services in conjunction with access to a vast medical network of MD's, PHD's, writers, editors, experts etc... This network consists of the same specialists used to deliver many of our other services, allowing access to the latest knowledge in multiple medical specialties. If we do not have access to those resources directly, then we can find them! Please contact us to discuss your custom software requirements!

As with all our other projects, we utilize a process the helps improve quality, speeds up delivery time, while keeping costs under control. This is a crucial aspect of software development with MedBio Publications in order to ensure the success of your project. The following is an outline of the 4 distinct phases of the process employed from project inception to completion:

1. Discover

DESCRIPTION	The goal of the Discovery phase is to establish the business rationale, define the scope of the project, identify what resources are needed, perform a risk assessment, provide completion estimates, and generate a completion plan.

OBJECTIVES	Establish Business Needs	Define Scope	Estimate Costs
	Create Project Plan	Identify Participants	Define Use Cases
	Plan for Design Phase

DELIVERABLES	Requirements Document	Project Plan

2. Design

DESCRIPTION	In Design, we collect detailed requirements, perform a high-level analysis and design to establish a baseline architecture, and create the plan for development. The objective is to elaborate to the point that the client and all involved resources have a clear picture of how the project will be delivered.

OBJECTIVES	Model Use Cases	Design Screenshots	Model Database
	Identify/Mitigate Risk	Estimate Costs	Plan for Development Phase

DELIVERABLES	Screen Shots	Process Flows	Architecture Diagrams
	Object Models	Data Models

3. Develop

DESCRIPTION	Development delivers the solution in a series of iterations. Each iteration is a mini-project including analysis, design, coding, testing, and integration for the use cases assigned to each iteration. Each iteration concludes with system tests, a demo to the user, and getting project sponsor 'sign off'.

OBJECTIVES	Create User Interface	Create Business Components	Build & Populate Database
	Estimate Costs	Unit Test	Plan for Deployment Phase

DELIVERABLES	Test Results	System Code	Database

4. Deploy

DESCRIPTION	During Deployment, we optimize system performance, deliver system documentation, fix any 'bugs' and make small system modifications as needed. Once testing is completed and approved, we deploy the system to production. We also can setup support agreements and/or continued enhancements if the client deems it necessary.

OBJECTIVES	Test System Integration	Test User Acceptance	Document System
	Setup Support	Transfer Knowledge	Deploy

DELIVERABLES	Test Results	Documentation

If there are plans for additional versions of the software, then the software development life cycle (SDLC) defined above is repeated once again. Taking a phased/versioned approach ensures that projects are completed in clear/concise manageable pieces. It also reduces the risk of projects that "never get completed" due to unrealistic expectations and poor planning.