Development Process

Development Process

How We Run Our Development

The ultimate goal of any technology vendor is to provide clients with a solution that not only meets but exceeds their expectations. The job is best done when the entire cooperation process is straightforward and mutually beneficial. For this, we need to be flexible to the fullest, and we deliver on that promise!

As your full-cycle software provider, we will guide and support you through every phase of the project pipeline. Our projects typically follow a structured sequence of phases. We invite you to explore them below in greater detail.

Team

PHASE 1: Analysis and Estimation

Each project starts with this phase, which serves as a single iteration where we define the overall vision for the project and estimate its scope, requirements, costs, necessary resources, timeframe, etc. For complex projects, we may split this analysis phase into subphases to ensure nothing goes unnoticed.

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Goals

  • Determine and document business requirements.
  • Identify hidden or overlooked requirements to make sure we address all client needs.
  • Achieve a common understanding of the project (e.g., if several stakeholders are involved).
  • Evaluate alternatives (if any) and advise on the best option(s).
  • Define the overall system architecture and select the most suitable technical solution for implementation.
  • Establish the development strategy, priorities, and project phases to have a clear roadmap for proceeding further.
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Deliverables

  • Vision document (20–50 pages)
  • Backlog with requirements, priorities, and project stages
  • Analytics and research (comparative analysis of software, suppliers, or competitors)
  • AS-IS and TO-BE process mapping

PHASE 2: Design

The design phase focuses on an in-depth analysis of each feature and functionality to specify how exactly your solution will look and behave. Its scope may vary depending on the project and cover either the entire solution, a separate iteration, or even a single feature. In some cases, we bundle this phase with the analysis or implementation phases.

Goals

  • Translate business requirements into detailed system requirements.
  • Specify how each feature should work from the user’s perspective (via user stories or use cases).
  • Draw mockups to visualize the solution’s interface and UX.
  • Outline data models to structure and organize information.
  • Design algorithms and technical solutions to navigate through the implementation phase.

Deliverables

  • Specification document
  • UI mockups
  • UI design
  • API definition
  • Acceptance tests
  • Architecture design
UI mockups

The Choice Is Yours

Our clients often resort to their own UX team/designer and create the design with their own effort, since this cooperation requires a strong emotional connection with the specialist. Nonetheless, if you don’t have one, we will be glad to offer up our UI/UX design services.

PHASE 3: Implementation and Testing

This is when we put your project plan into action by converting the vision document and the design specifications into functional code. Depending on the project scale, we may proceed in iterations, with continuous feedback loops and adjustments in line with the best coding practices.
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Project Management

At GP Solutions, we select the methodology on the basis of your project requirements and specifications. We aim to stay as flexible as possible to handle market changes or scope modifications that may occur during long-term project development.

With this in mind, we adhere to the Agile approach to development, which ensures flexibility, fosters communication, and focuses on close interaction between the client and the implementation team. It involves frequent demonstrations of intermediate results (usually every 2 to 3 weeks) and daily meetings.

Deliverables

Transparency for clients lies at the core of our processes. To inspect and improve development progress, we adopt such Scrum practices as daily meetings, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives. In addition, GP Solutions uses the most advanced project and issue tracking tools that have proven their efficiency in project planning and bug tracking.

Deliverables

  • Source code
  • Compiled software or deployed application
  • API integrations
  • Internal code documentation
  • Initial deployment setup

Testing

Through various types of testing — unit, integration, regression, automated, performance, security, API testing, etc. — we identify and fix defects to ensure your software works as intended in real-world conditions.

Goals

  • Check that all features work as expected.
  • Identify and resolve bugs, inconsistencies, or performance bottlenecks.
  • Ensure compliance with security, usability, and industry standards.
  • Test across different devices, operating systems, and environments.
  • Finalize the solution for deployment.

Deliverables

  • Test reports
  • Bug tracking and resolution logs
  • Performance analysis
  • Security assessment
  • Final approval for release
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PHASE 4: Delivery

The delivery phase focuses on deploying the software to production, accompanied by the initial training of those in charge of its management. As a rule, it is our employees who handle the delivery, but in some cases — such as when specific security requirements apply — we may delegate it to your technical team.

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Goals

  • Configure the servers to meet system requirements.
  • Install the software on the production server.
  • Train supervisors to configure the software.
Document

Deliverables

  • Ready-to-use software

PHASE 5: Support and Maintenance

After delivery, we provide our clients with various support levels, from basic troubleshooting to dedicated technical assistance. Our ongoing support also includes prompt responses to any force majeure situation, proactive monitoring, and improvement suggestions. Upon your wish, we may implement additional system improvements and modifications.
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Must-Know Detail

The above-listed phases are a generic representation of our process. We may skip or merge some phases for smaller projects or treat each phase as a separate subproject for complex ones. As a project development company, we are ready to pick up your idea at any production stage — and bring it to perfection!