StepTalks2013 - ITMark Implementation in a Small Company

3. ITMark
Implementation in a Small Company
Teresa Martins - ENERMETER - Sistemas
de Medição, Lda

4. Agenda
Organization
Context (Improvements with Strongstep
collaboration)
Results
Problems / Issues
Conclusion

5. ENERMETER is a technological based
company
ENERMETER develops innovative
solutions on metering and artificial vision
sectors

6. Organization
ENERMETER
Electricity
Water
Gas
Artificial
Vision

7. Main figures
Total number of employees: 20
– 2 PhD; 1 PhD Student; 7 MSc; 5 BSc, multidisciplinary group
Area of the industrial facilities: 1 800 m2
Turnover 2012: 4.5 M€
Certifications
– Quality Management System - NP EN ISO 9001:2008
– ITMark
– RePro registration nº 200165

8. Main customers

9. Some time ago…ENERMETER
Had a very qualified team
Knew their clients and the local market
very well
BUT
Looking further was missing
Internationalization

10. Some time ago…ENERMETER
Was not a well-known
company
Needed to spend more time
and money in marketing

11. Some time ago…
Our hardware and software were kept
secure in a handmade way
As a result, we had to spend more time
and money to keep our assets secure

12. Some time ago…
ENERMETER achieved 9,9% on a CMMI-DEV
level 2 evaluation!
Did that mean that ENERMETER was
developing in a bad way? Critical success factors:
- Developing according client specification
- Time of project development
- Delivery systems with no conformities
- Not losing anything or anybody during
the process

13. Some time ago…
Critical success factors:
Obviously NO!
- Developing according client specification
- Time of project development
- Delivery systems with no conformities
- Not losing anything or anybody during
the process
We needed to organize our projects
development processes much better

14. So….
and
We needed a
professional HELP
Strongstep became a key
supplier for ENERMETER

15. Now ENEMETER has
 Development system
We defined the development processes
We defined the life cycle of a project
We implemented the configuration
management system
We automated all tasks as much as possible
• REDMINE
• GIT

16. Partnership results

17. Partnership results
Better trained team
• Software requirements management
• Software project management
• Software testing management
• CVA course

18. Partnership results
Now...sometimes ENERMETER can relax
BECAUSE
• We have a more detailed business plan
• Our assets are safe
• Our software is produced defect-free and meet
deadline

19. Problems and issues
Financial investment
Time investment (headquarters and team)
Keeping team motivation on top (never skip the
rules)
Finding the right balance between the effort
and the advantages (always try to simplify the work)
Creating the mindset that following the
procedures is as important as providing an
answer to the clients´ needs

20. Conclusion
It is possible to do it better and Strongstep
can help!

22. Strongstep - Innovation in software quality
Email: geral@strongstep.pt
Web: www.strongstep.pt
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