Milestone Management - Maxonic Methodology

Our methodology was developed by consulting professionals over a ten-year period. It is specifically designed for use with outsourced or partially outsourced projects and can be implemented effectively at any stage of a project lifecycle. Each phase is clearly identified, has predefined deliverables and action items. This implementation process is designed with the following in mind:

• Consistency during the project of reports, documentation and methodology
• Rapid turn-around time
• Better information provided to stakeholders
• Assurance that best practice methodology is used on every engagement

	Phase I: Requirement and Planning Define req and project plan HLD and Review with the PMO Client signoff and next steps		Phase II: Technical design Phase LLD and final project plan Final review of milestones Signoff on milestones		Phase III: Development Phase Develop system as per LLD Technical documentation Unit testing		Phase IV: Testing Phase Develop testing milestones Perform testing on system Final documentation and signoff		Phase V: Deployment Phase Develop Deployment plan Develop maintenance plan Deployment and user acceptance
Feedback and Lessons Learned
Communication

Benefit of Maxonic's Methodology:

The primary objective of the methodology is to prevent scope creep, ensure on-time and on-budget delivery, coordinate the efforts of the project team, and communication project status on a regular basis to key stakeholders and executive sponsors. Other benefits include:

• Identification of functional responsibilities to ensure that all activities are accounted for, regardless of personnel turnover
• Minimizing the need for continuous reporting
• Identification of time limits for scheduling
• Measurement of accomplishments against plans
• Early identification of problems so that corrective action may follow
• Establishes the standards for how things are done, creating a more positive attitude towards work