Software Development Process
More and more software development organizations are formalizing their development process methodologies. GTS believes that Iterative development (including Agile software development processes) are key as they are designed to uncover important issues early before problems or faulty assumptions can lead to disaster. GTS brings its experience in the successful implementation of enterprise solutions and can assist with the deployment of a variety of process models including RAD; RUP; Spiral; XP; and Scrum.

Source Code Management
Implementing or supporting a comprehensive software configuration management (SCM) system can be challenging. GTS provides the experience to help you succeed with version control, workspace management, process configurability, or build management. As an IBM Business Partner, we specialize in supporting IBM Rational ClearCase and the newly released IBM TeamConcert.

Workflow Management
Communication is the key to any successful software development project. Traditionally, this is thought of as tracking defects found during the development of software projects. However, GTS believes that this usage model can also be expanded to be represent a “Change Control Database”, which tracks not only defects found during development, but all changes to the product including enhancements, features and upgrades. As an IBM Business Partner, we specialize in supporting IBM Rational ClearQuest and the newly released IBM TeamConcert.

Requirements Management
GTS believes that proper requirements management is a key part to getting your overall system definition correct. Having a clear understanding of your problem space and business objectives, and mapping a solution is the key component of successful system definition. As an IBM Business Partner, we specialize in supporting IBM Rational RequisitePro and the newly released IBM TeamConcert. GTS has experts who can help clients analyze their project requirements, and implement complex Requisite Pro systems (either using a full client, or a slimmed down web-client for increased accessibility).

Automated Software Development Test Tools  
A study conducted by NIST in 2002 reports that software bugs cost the U.S. economy $59.5 billion annually. More than a third of this cost could be avoided if better software testing was performed. GTS believes that the successful implementation of comprehensive testing suite designed to detect software failures is a non-trivial pursuit. GTS has experienced resources who can work closely with your organization to implement automated testing tools and methodologies designed to provide a comparison of actual outcomes to predicted outcomes and provide comprehensive test reporting information.