Alfresco Development

Alfresco is the premier open source Enterprise Content Management system. With customers in all major industries including major brands such as NASA, FOX.com and Harvard University, Alfresco provides a modern platform based on open technology, giving you the power of ECM with hybrid, on-premise, cloud and mobile delivery options. Since 2009, Appnovation has been helping our clients in the healthcare, legal, energy, media, non-profit and government sectors with their Alfresco development projects.

Appnovation provides full project life cycle Alfresco Implementation Services:

• Business Analysis and Project Planning - The Appnovation Alfresco development utilizes a number of requirements gathering processes and methodologies to ensure that the feedback from multiple stakeholders is captured. Appnovation's Alfresco architect is involved during the process to provide insights on the level of effort required to implement the requirements. The business analysis step is especially important - Alfresco deployments involve the use of workflows, retention policies and categorization processes (all unique to each client). This ensures that the client has a full understanding of the resources needed to develop the features before the requirements are finalized. Once the requirements have been finalized, Appnovation's project manager will work with the client to establish the project schedule. The project schedule will include key review steps with the client and ensures that there is a full understanding of the timeline for both the client team and Appnovation.

• Interface Design - The Appnovation interface team works with key project stakeholders in understanding the business processes and ensures that the end users of the Alfresco application have access to optimal interfaces that allow for efficient and effective use of the Alfresco system.
• Development - Appnovation's Alfresco architect will work in conjunction with other development team members to develop the client solution using the Alfresco platform. Typically, a number of client side integrations are required for this stage of the process. The custom workflows and document policies are also implemented in the system. Appnovation's project teams utilize multiple development methodologies during the Alfresco development process.
• Quality Assurance - Once the development process has been completed, Appnovation's QA team will test the system based on the project requirements document. The system is tested on all major web browsers and mobile browsers (if applicable). Regression testing is implemented after the initial testing has been completed. Client side user acceptance testing is implemented after the completion of internal testing.
• Training - Training is a key component for all Alfresco projects. Since the operation of the Alfresco system typically involves multiple parties and users, Appnovation usually provides training with content customized for each department. This ensures that the end users learn about the Alfresco operations that are relevant to them. Technical training is also provided to the system managers.