Sfinitor Software Docs

Software development initiatives vary significantly in terms of goals, deliverables, and implementation flows, so the scope of documents differs for each project. Below, we share a comprehensive list of documents we commonly deliver across various software development project stages, complete with practical examples.

1. Discovery stage

Delivered documents in the discovery phase ensure seamless alignment of our project vision and capabilities with client expectations, ensuring a successful development process.

A project charter serves as a comprehensive overview of a proposed project, encompassing its objectives, goals, and key requirements. By offering this initial clarity, it facilitates consensus among stakeholders prior to delving into intricate project specifics. At Sfinitor, our project charter incorporates essential components such as a stakeholder matrix and a communication plan. This meticulous approach ensures uniformity in understanding concerning roles and specialized project aspects, fostering effective collaboration throughout the development process.

2. Solution design

Delivered artifacts confirm the alignment of client stakeholders with the technical design choices impacting software functionality, aesthetics, maintainability, and Operational Expense (OpEx). Addressing any arising apprehensions swiftly, appropriate corrections are made accordingly.

• A Business Requirements Specification outlines a client's business objectives, necessities, potential risks, and performance indicators. It may incorporate regionally applicable regulatory guidelines for compliance where relevant
• Technical Specification Documents detail functional and non-functional characteristics of a product, often depicted via user stories or mockup-based descriptions

3. Project planning

Technical design finalization enables precise planning and estimation for projects. Clients receive comprehensive documents outlining a timeline-driven development sequence, role assignments, deliverable specifications, and performance metrics to monitor project advancement and efficiency.

• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) outlines tasks & milestones for successful project execution

4. Quality Code Assurance

Sfinitor’s teams typically run the necessary testing procedures in parallel with coding to promptly detect and fix the issues and speed up releases. The major documents we deliver during this stage are:

• Test Plan: Comprehensive outline encompassing testing activities, test scenarios, and data sets for execution (supplied during collaborative Quality Assurance workflows)
• Testing Progress, Defect Resolution Outcomes, & Invested Efforts in Reports Detailed

5. Deliver Customer Software Solution

Delivered documentation streamlines software deployment, maintenance, and advancement, ensuring a seamless user experience. These documents empower end-users to effortlessly navigate the application, thereby lessening the strain on the client's IT assistance group and boosting overall software acceptance.

• Clear, annotated source code with accompanying README docs and developer notes
• Compiling OpenAPI-standardized API documentation, enabling seamless integration and optimal usage of services. Expertly crafted by our team using Swagger, allowing instant API verification for streamlined client experiences
• Guide for Software Hosting Providers and System Administrators: Configuring Hosting Environments, Deploying Solutions to Production, Setting Certificates, Encryptions, Security Measures, Backup, and Recovery Procedures. For seamless documentation management and maintenance, employ a unified repository system for source code and configuration guides

Similar to technical debt, the detrimental effects of substandard and absent software documentation accumulate and affect all significant IT process and solution Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) gradually. Inadequate documentation often obscures development workflows, impairs effective change management, and intricates troubleshooting, consequently increasing the Total Cost of Software (TCO).

• Regression test summary: Ensuring no existing functionalities are disrupted post-software modifications or updates
• A comprehensive Security Audit Report outlines findings from assessing the software-in-development's security posture. Crucial for applications handling sensitive data like medical software, financial lending systems, and blockchain-based payment smart contracts

6. After-launch support

Documentation underpins our software support and development, ensuring seamless operation and minimizing potential risks during future updates.

• Update on enhancements and modifications for seamless user experience
• KPI-centric maintenance reports focus on critical metrics encompassing software performance, accessibility, and security. These reports aid in monitoring solution health and ensuring adherence of our IT support to Service-Level Objectives (SLOs)
• Audit report detailing system findings and code reviews, highlighting identified issues, their immediate and future implications, along with suggested remedies for rectifying the detected imperfections in an existing solution

• Detailed roster of our software development team encompasses developer, QA specialist, data scientist, and cybersecurity expert profiles, delineating each member's skillset, role, and contribution to the project lifecycle
• Accurate cost and timeline projections for specific software development tasks
• Monitor Project Progress and Team Performance via Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Documentation
• Comprehensive Quality Assurance (QA) blueprint outlining test strategy, key actions, acceptance standards, and implementation methods, along with QA team structure
• Risk Mitigation Strategy outlines development and resolution risks, along with corresponding preventive measures

In waterfall software development for standardized solutions like corporate websites, comprehensive discovery isn't typically necessary due to established capabilities. Instead, we present clients with a meticulous project plan upon commencement of collaboration, rather than a vision-scope document. The focus then shifts towards the technical design phase without delay.

In every endeavor undertaken, our team meticulously creates and maintains comprehensive process and software documentation, ensuring it is disseminated both internally and to clients. This well-organized and current software documentation aids in preventing miscommunications among project participants and ensures the development services align with client requirements. Timely and thorough documentation enhances collaboration within the team, boosts project predictability, and facilitates smooth evolution and support of software solutions.