MERCURY ENGAGEMENTS

What makes a Mercury engagement a success?

Communication
Proactive Straight Talk

Mercury professionals communicate proactively throughout the course of an engagement
COLLABORATION
Team Work Makes the Dream Work

Work collaboratively with all constituents from the beginning, properly assessing needs and scope
IDEA GENERATION
Early and Often

Start gathering and developing ideas early in the project
PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT
Plan the Work and Work the Plan

Manage systematically, ensure milestones met and feedback is integrated into the workplan
FEEDBACK
Organized Feedback

Organize feedback and improvement requests in a logical manner
WORK+FUN
Have fun while working hard

Building software is difficult - we have as much fun as we can while working

Working Protocols and Expectations

WE WORK IN AN AGILE MANNER

With Scrum we approach software development one small piece at a time while offering transparency and agility.  Each sprint we break down large tasks into individual requirements, or user stories, that together make up the features and functionality of a product.

Mercury implements Scrum with the following characteristics and benefits:

  • Regular development cycles or “Sprints”
  • Requirements expressed through “User Stories”
  • High visibility of progress
  • Frequent reviews and feedback
  • Adapts to changes in priorities or information
  • Lower project overhead
Client Portal

Budgetary Control and Reporting

MercuryWorks automation tracks professionals’ time on each user story as work is performed.  Furthermore, delivery leads review team member expended time at the close of each sprint and observe remaining planned work against overall project budget.  In this manner we can ensure optimal budget utilization and produce software with ROI.

On top of Mercury staff oversight and management, we provide real time client visibility into project status via My MercuryWorks.  Clients can view budget, user story completion and progress against planned work at any time.

Learn About Our Client Portal

Our client portal (we refer to it as “My MercuryWorks”) provides a wealth of resources to our clients, from budget updates to backlog collaboration.  Come check out what sets us apart from other web application development companies.

My MercuryWorks