System Development Methodology. The Contractor will employ a System Development Methodology that corresponds to industry-standard best practices approved by the State of Vermont. The Contractor will provide constant and consistent communication, risk mitigation, collaboration, innovation, and continuous process improvement to quickly adapt to business requirement changes and deliver functionality. Dashboard reports will be available to team members and stakeholders alike to provide complete transparency at every phase of the software development life cycle (SDLC). The Contractor will ensure that the stakeholders are getting the needed functionality using ITIL v3 processes, including change management. At every software release cycle, the project manager and stakeholders will actively engage in an interactive demonstration of the latest functionality in the software. Product feedback will be taken back to the development team and worked into the work item backlog to correct any potential issues immediately, instead of waiting until the end of the SDLC. The change management portal will automate and audit the workflow for change requests based on ITIL v3 best practice guidelines and will adhere to internal change management policies. Each work item of the project will have a mandatory business requirement, detailed design/technical specification, and test plan document linked to the stored document repository. Project transparency will be delivered through reports and dashboards. The Contractor will employ Agile Methodology to develop its solution. Management of sprints and other Agile components is solely the responsibility of the Contractor, but the State of Vermont Project Team will be available for consultation on significant barriers or blockers during sprints. A small team of Business Analysts and Technical staff from the State of Vermont Project Team will participate with the Contractor’s team to determine appropriate goals for each sprint and will review sprint output to determine if the goal has been met. The intent is to provide the Contractor with timely feedback and is in no way to be considered a formal approval. The Contractor is still liable for formal deliverables listed within this contract. State of Vermont team will be informed and consulted at appropriate checkpoints leading up to production of formal Design deliverables. These checkpoints will be subject to approval by the State of Vermont and will be documented in the work plan.
System Development Methodology. 2.17.1. Development activities must be carried out in accordance with a documented system development methodology to ensure that business applications (including those under development) meet business and cyber security requirements.
