The EP methodology™ brings together innovative techniques that are proven and practical. EP ensures increased productivity, higher quality and more cost effective development projects from day one.

The EP methodology™ has captured the fundamental techniques through instructional guidelines, concrete examples, templates and check lists. EP is considered to be a "template and check list driven" development process. You will benefit from:

Increased productivity - through time-saving techniques, "boilerplated" templates, check lists and having an on-line methodology Increased quality - through quality inducing techniques (from requirements capture through to peer based unit testing) Increased visibility - by managing the development through the "eyes" of the process with in-built progress feedback loops and an extensive suite of project management techniques Reduced risk - through the iterative development approach and supporting risk management best practices

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• Template driven - 114 highly "boilerplated" templates

• Check list driven - 77 lists of concise summaries to quickly check/refresh what needs to be done

• A comprehensive "toolbox" - of techniques, best practices and instructional guidelines - explaining "what" to do and "how" to do it

• Clearly illustrated using concrete examples - giving the most practical means of understanding

• Incorporating industry "best practices" - use case analysis, JAD session, CRC cards, design patterns, UML notation, hardware and software design walkthroughs, code inspections, iterative development, PERT estimation, S-curve analysis, earned-value, and much, much more

• On-line and desk-top integrated - web access, including the launching of the templates into your third-party applications

• Designed to be tailored - with a work instruction, templates and a variety of tools to help you extend your methodology

• Available in three product lines - System, Software and Hardware development

• Quality referenced - ISO 9001:2000 cross-referenced and CMMI based policy statements (with references)

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The EP methodology™ is an Intranet application, with the templates in the native format of the associated applications.

Summary lists of all the elements are provided to show just how extensive the EP methodology™ is:

Procedures - the "what" is required to be done, giving the overall process flow and context of the work instructions Work Instructions - the "how" to do the task with detailed instructions on the techniques and required details of the various outputs in the referenced templates (with examples) Templates - the ready-to-go "boilerplates" that give a major productivity boost to the team and ensures a consistent result across the company

Every procedure and work instruction has an associated check list. Check lists are a concise summary of the procedure/work instruction. These are a highly practical means of increasing the productivity and quality of your team efforts.

The EP methodology™ is an iterative development life-cycle with internal iterations and external releases. The process "road-map" is portrayed on EP's opening window by an extended "'V" model that represents a complete cycle for a single release. Follow this link to view the EP "road-map".

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Check out the following on-line details:

• What Some EP methodology Users Have to Say
• Brochure (pdf - 677K)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Associated training courses

Please feel free to contact info@ss.com.au to find out about:

• Your nearest EP representative
• Receiving an evaluation copy (via email or post)
• Pricing, licensing, etc

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