Application Development and Maintenance

  Service Description

NITC can provide the professional services required for developing, maintaining, and supporting enterprise-class business applications.

  What's Included

• Application architecture and design
• Application development per industry best practices
• Application maintenance and support
• Technology consulting and feasibility studies
• Business requirements analysis
• Business process review
• New module development for existing applications enhancements/modifications to existing applications
• Release management
• System and Database requirements development

  How We Charge

Charges are based on actual numbers of professional services hours.

Price Drivers:

• Scope and timeframe of development project
• Actual professional service skill-set required
  - IT Specialist
  - Advanced IT Specialist
  - Senior IT Specialist
  - Senior Systems Architect
• Required software licenses
• Additional charges may apply for
  - Optional Hosting Services
  - Optional Application Administration
  - Optional Database Administration
  - Optional Project Management
  - Optional Storage Services

  Service Level Metrics

  Cost Saving Tips

• Avoid greater costs associated with high priority service
• Engage project team early to document requirements
• Minimize changes during project delivery
• Avoid historical project cost estimation
• Ensure that all requirements are documented

  Additional Information

• Customer acceptance of deliverables is required

Download the Professional Services - Application Development and Maintenance page from the NITC Service Catalog.

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/nitc/profess_svcs_adms.html
Last Modified: 03/02/2012