Application Development

PCN Strategies provides custom Windows NT-based application development services for both maintenance of legacy applications and new development. Our skilled professionals provide the expertise to plan, design, build, test and implement custom and COTS applications fully integrated into your business process. This includes developing customized software for our clients using proven software engineering methodologies or commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products tailored to fit your business needs. In this way, we develop software solutions with reduced risk and decreased expenses while increasing system capability, functionality and reliability.

We are successful because we understand how business processes need to be redesigned for enterprise solutions. At PCN Strategies, our enterprise approach application development ensures that our clients implement a comprehensive business solution - not just successful technology integration.

Development Framework

PCN Strategies utilizes state-of-the-art tools, best practices and methodologies to create highly effective applications. We apply leading software delivery framework’s including the Carnegie Mellon Software Capability Maturity Model (CMM) and Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) in the development of our custom applications. Our framework extends from user requirements, systems design, software development, configuration management, quality assurance and the deployment processes. Our application development approach is focused on helping businesses rapidly re-engineer business processes and systems through prioritization of activities and extensive use of solutions prototyping. We make extensive use of Unified Modeling Language (UML) for expressing software design decisions, automated configuration management, database modeling tools, and tools for automated testing.

PCN Strategies uses leading tools such as Rational Software, Microsoft, and PLATINUM Technology. These tools provide a powerful solution to automate, manage, and continuously improve the process of developing and delivering applications. Our suite of tools include Source Control (Visual Source Safe), Software Engineering (Rational Rose), Database Design (ER/Win), Automated Testing (SQA Team Test), Defect Tracking (SQA Team Test) and Software Installation (WISE).