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Spaculus Software Outsourcing
Spaculus Software Outsourcing, a leading provider of high-end software outsourcing development services
for SMEs, specializes in custom application development, website development, system integration and
software testing and quality assurance.
Having spent long years acquiring industry-specific software expertise in Technology, Financial, Healthcare
media sectors, the logical next step was to open a state-of-the-art R&D center in Baroda, India, where a
select team of the new –age global software.
Company Background
Headquartered in Baroda, Spaculus Software Services has been delivering high-value offshore services -
providing clients with Low-cost, high-quality, and exceptionally flexible solutions. With this unique quality
focused and cost conscious approach, clients gain maximum advantage at minimal risk.
Our development/management center in India allows us the ability to offer a 24-hour development
environment and speed to market, develop and implement that was once only imaginable.
Spaculus Software Services's services span the entire application lifecycle. We have vast expertise across
emerging and legacy technologies. Our Web Applications Development team includes Microsoft Certified
Professionals with many years of experience in ASP.NET 4.0/3.5/2.0, C#.NET, SQL Server 2008/2005, AJAX
and PHP, Joomla, MySQL, VB.NET, COM/DCOM, and all Web, Mobile and major of Telecom technologies.
Comprehensive delivery options enable Spaculus Software Services to distribute work across global
locations to align with clients' cost, speed, and risk requirements.
With experience in the latest technologies and standards, Spaculus Software Services offers many of the
core services that organizations require such as software development, web development, quality
assurance, testing, implementation and maintenance of existing software.
Spaculus Software Services has catered to a host of Industry Verticals, spanning a wide gamut of
technologies and diverse platforms. Each project was so unique in nature and therefore that much
more different from the previous one that it necessitated involvement of domain experts from varied
fields. Distinct expert individuals working as a team, delivered several high-quality solutions to all our
clients delight.
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Expertise
In building software solutions, Spaculus Software Services employs its vast knowledge and experience in the
following software development technologies, tools, and platforms to create software that solves complex
business challenges. The depth of the talent pool in which Spaculus Software Services can dip into ensures
that each new technology is closely studied intensively and extensively. Based on this study, clients are
offered technological advice, which enables them to decide whether to adopt a new technology or not. The
range of expertise includes the following.
Programming Technologies
Microsoft .NET4.0/3.5/3.0 using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010/2008, ASP.NET 4.0/3.5, ASP.NET MVC,
Silverlight, Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft Expression Blend, Dot Net Nuke,
Microsoft Enterprise Library, MS Application Test Center, MS web application stress tool, Microsoft ADO/
ADO.NET, COM (DCOM, COM+), ActiveX, Web Services. Open Source Web Technologies : LAMP (LINUX –
APACHE – MYSQL – PHP), Joomla Web Development, Drupal.
Programming Languages
C#.NET, VB.NET, VC++, Visual Basic, Perl, PHP.
RDBMS (Relation Database Management Systems)
MS SQL Server 2010/2008, Oracle, DB2, My SQL, Microsoft Access.
RAD (Rapid Application Development Systems)
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010/2008
Internet Technologies
ASP.NET 4.0/3.5, ASP.NET MVC, Silverlight, AJAX, jQuery/ JavaScript, ASP, LAMP - PHP, Joomla Web
Development, Drupal, HTML/DHTML, XML/XSL/XSLT, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), Internet
Server API (ISAPI), Dot Net Nuke.
Application Servers and Middleware
IBM WebSphere Application Server, BEA WebLogic Server, Macromedia JRun, Microsoft BizTalk Server,
Microsoft Commerce Server 2007, Sybase Enterprise Application Server, MS Message Queue Server, IBM
MQ Series, MS Transaction Server, Oracle Application Server, Jboss
Reporting Systems
SAP Crystal Reports, SQL Serve Reporting Services, Actuate e.Reporting Suite, Business Objects, Brio
Performance Suite.
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Expertise
Modeling Tools
Microsoft Visio, IBM Rational Rose, Sybase Power Designer
Modeling Methodologies
UML
Messaging Systems
MAPI, Lotus Notes
Automated Testing
Segue, Mercury Interactive - TestDirector, Mercury Interactive - Quick Test Professional, Mercury
Interactive WinRunner, Mercury Interactive - LoadRunner, Rational
Project Management Tools
Microsoft Project Professional, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Telerik TeamPulse
Technology Directions
Microsoft Technologies, Open Source, C/C++/ EVC, Database and Reporting expertise, Java / J2EE
Application Development, Wireless & Mobile Applications, Outlook-Exchange Server, Multimedia Tools
Operating Systems
MS Windows 7/Vista, MS Windows Server 2003, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows XP, Mac OS.
Engagement Models
When Spaculus Software Services team approaches prospective client, the initial thrust is towards gaining a
clear understanding of the various imperatives that drives their business. Further study enables the team to
understand the business model and needs. Then, based on the volatility of the business in which the client
is, and the complexity level of the project, the most appropriate engagement model is suggested. However,
the flexible nature of the engagement models, and their exceptional workability even when a client chooses
a mix-and-match option, ensures risk mitigation and appropriate deployment of Spaculus Software Services
s resources.
Broadly there are three engagement models that move from a low involvement, low control mode to a very
high involvement, very high control mode. These are:
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Fixed Price Models
Fixed Price Model is best suited to clients who want fixed price for fixed scoped project. The typical Features
of this model are:
Fixed Price
Fixed Scope
Familiar requirement (we’ve done projects like this before) or clear requirement (typically detailed
analysis & application design already completed)
Will involve Project Management, User Interface Design, Development, Quality Testing, Will NOT
involve Project Analysis
Spaculus Software Services keeps the IP (Intellectual property) of the product, but share full rights to use the
software. However, if the application is fully designed when it reaches us, then we give the IP rights to the
client.
Full Time Equivalent Model
In this model we can provide you with a team of full time equivalent employees for your specific
requirements on setting up an offshore development center. You can choose to hire a single professional and
then scale up to a full-fledged development center.
We can provide you with a team of full time equivalent employees for your specific requirements on setting
up an offshore development center. You can choose to hire a single professional and then scale up to a full-
fledged development center.
Time and Material (T & M)
With the time and material engagement model, your costs and schedule will vary depending on your specific
requirements and on the complexity of your project. This gives you maximum flexibility and also allows you to
make substantial revisions to your project even as it is being developed.
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The typical Features of this model are:
Single Standard rate X$/hr irrespective of resource used
Follows typical SDLC timelines (10 -15% -- Analysis, 10 - 15% -- PM, 10-15% -- UI, 40% – Coding, 10% -15% --
Testing)
Ideal for Small jobs/Tasks based approach
Client involvement is more
Client keeps IP
1. Project startup
A project is initiated once the contract is signed between Spaculus Software Services and the customer. This is
followed by assignment of the Project Deliverables Responsibility to a Project Manager most suitable for the
particular project. From this point, the responsibility of the project will be taken fully by the assigned project
manager. Usually the Project Manager is the same one who was involved in tailoring the Project Proposal,
since that makes sure that the Project Manager is in the know about the project right since its inception into
Spaculus Software Services.
The purpose is to set the framework for the project, which involves:
Selecting a methodology which involves continuous interaction with the client, since the methodology
Spaculus Software Services employs needs to be approved by the client. This is necessary, since the
methodology determines the level of client involvement, during the project lifecycle.
Identifying goals and objectives : A virtual team is formed between Spaculus Software Services and the
client during this stage. This team resolves and freezes the goals and objectives achievable at the end of the
project lifecycle. One of the most crucial and still overlooked aspects of project management is taken care of
at this stage. This is done through our in-house set of checklists, customized for each client and therefore
that much more effective in itself.
Defining success measures : Success measures can be defined considering two aspects for a project. The
Holy grail of customer delight is one factor, and the other one is the completion of project, and achievement
of goals and objectives adhering to the time frame agreed upon with the client. These and various other
parameters are determined in this stage.
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Establishing project scope
Project scope determines the actual amount of work that the assigned project team needs to put in. The
other very important aspect of this stage is to resolve the number of steps each task will need to complete
on time, and the several parallel activities, which typically are a part of routine for our talented and
multitasking team members.
Selecting a project team
The above step logically leads to team selection. It's not uncommon to see project managers having
heated arguments on this one, since everybody wants one or the other part of someone else's team.
Needless to say, this is resolved amicably enough. Interestingly though, this results in a healthy
competition amongst individual team members as well as teams. This single aspect has contributed
tremendously to building our knowledge base.
Securing sponsorship
The payment terms and schedules are decided at this stage, in close consultation between the Spaculus
Software Services Accounts department and the Clients' Accounts Department. Once the initial amount is
sanctioned and the bank and transaction details are worked out, the phase changes over to one of the
most time consuming aspects of any project Requirement Documentation.
2. Business Prototype & Requirement
This seemingly uncomplicated activity has remarkable impact on how the end product turns out to be. Since
everybody does not communicate at the same level of effectiveness, documenting requirements, and
getting them verified by the client, assumes great importance.
One of the most important spokes of the Software Development wheel, this activity makes sure that
everybody is on the same page for the duration of the Development and Implementation cycle. In fact, the
only way to ensure that a system satisfies its requirements is to develop and apply a mechanism to track
requirement compliance from system inception through final delivery and system maintenance.
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The key points in the requirement phase are:
Communicate with customer
The most effective way to communicate with the client is to design email distribution lists for all
documents created, and include the client designated contact for all documents which call for approval.
Having implemented several large and small scale projects successfully, we have learnt the importance of
effective communication, and stress on it at every stage.
Clarify the requirement further
Requirement clarification, since it is built into the documentation and is followed religiously, offers the
clients an opportunity to review the requirements they have given and allows them to include those
points, which they thought of including after having frozen the requirement. This flexibility also makes it
possible for our customers to rectify those errors which creep in during the initial requirement definition
stage. Communication, and stress on it at every stage.
Requirement change management
Checklists have greatly eased our change management function. A defined process for carrying out a
change once the client wants it, allows us to include changes to a great extent, and almost right up to the
very software roll out.
3. Analysis & Design
This completely inward facing activity generates a design document, which gives a clear segregation of how
each feature mentioned in the specification sheet will perform its assigned task and accomplish goals set by
the client. For smaller projects, one simple document defines the total requirement. However, for large scale
projects, a preliminary design, followed by a detailed design document verifies that the key elements of the
proposed system are conveyed accurately to both the technical developers and the planners.
A complete design includes classification of:
Modules
Units
Data elements
Communications
Messages
Data structure
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4. Implementation, Testing and Project Completion
Here, we see the design document translated in to actual code. This forms the workflow for the core process
in the complicated process of Software-engineering. The objective of this stage is to implement the code
and test it thoroughly. The project deliverables are made ready for testing according to the solution testing
parameters chosen by the client. If the client has not defined any testing parameters, our in-house
parameters test the code most rigorously. Delivering cost effective solutions with extensive use of and
adherence to industry leading ISO Standards, CMM Models and Six Sigma Techniques and in-time
implementation, have always been the hallmark of Spaculus Software Services.
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INDIA UGANDA
Andy Raval (Founder & CMO) Peter Mugizi Tumsiime
andy.raval@spaculus.com peter.tumsiime@spaculus.com
+91 75678 05192 +256 774245169 / +256 702425864
USA
Max
max@spaculus.com
+1 210 209 8360
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