Project Implementation Lifecycle Support

Project Planning
All successful projects begin with a vision for change. That vision must then be shaped into a concrete project plan. Using Cúram’s Incremental Modernization Transformation (IMT) approach, Cúram consultants can help create a plan that delivers early business benefits, reduces risk through more frequent deployments, and integrates the solution into the existing environment.

Cúram consultants bring-to-bear a number of Cúram specific planning tools and techniques, developed through years of investment and know-how, including prototyping assets, modeling methods, and estimating templates. The result is a clearer vision of the solution, a compelling business case for change, and accurate cost and time estimates.

Requirements and Design
This early phase establishes the project’s foundation and positions the project for success. During this phase, Cúram consultants help the team to:

• Maximize the use of the Out-Of-The-Box (OOTB) capabilities
• Leverage industry best practices and Cúram
• Knowledge Center experience
• Incorporate performance, transaction volumes, and security considerations into the design.

Development and Implementation
During this phase, attention turns to construction, testing, and deployment. Often this phase has the largest associated costs and risks. Cúram consultants can help address these concerns and show results quicker through

• Use of proven Cúram accelerator tools and techniques including the Cúram Implementation Guide
• Bringing-to-bear insight and know-how in areas such as rules, workflow, and correspondence
• Creating and configuring the Cúram solution to meet the business and technical design
• Access to product and technical specialists to assist during testing by quickly troubleshooting issues and tuning the application.

Upgrade and Enhancement
Upgrades are a critical component of the on-going success of the Cúram Software’s Business Application Suite. As a COTS solution, Cúram continues to invest in new products and enhancements to the Cúram Business Application Suite, as well as supporting current releases through service packs. To reduce the cost, complexity, and inherent risks of an upgrade and take full advantage of the new product features, Cúram consultants provide unrivaled product knowledge and upgrade capabilities through

• Well defined upgrade process, enabled by upgrade-specific tools and techniques
• Understanding of changes from one release to another, which can speed the process and reduce customizations
• Access to the Cúram Upgrade Lab, a center specifically created to assist customers with upgrade work