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Overview
F1 Solutions, an Australian company, specialising in Information Technology,
has been operating in the Australian Capital Territory since 1995. F1 Solutions
specialises in designing, developing and deploying database solutions and
web-enabled business applications for public agencies and private firms. In the
private sector, F1 Solutions has delivered solutions in the retail,
manufacturing, call-dispatch and services industries. Public sector solutions
include web-based application design, implementation and maintenance,
line-of-business application development, application maintenance and
enhancement and database design and implementation.
F1 Solutions’ portfolio of business systems and associated intellectual
property gives F1 Solutions the edge to deliver highly productive and tailored
solutions. F1 Solutions’ effective project management techniques, proven
application development methodology (web and conventional), quality testing
procedures and highly skilled staff combine to deliver solutions and service
that meet and exceed our clients’ expectations.
Proven Track Record
Since 1995 F1 Solutions has delivered tailored IT solutions to numerous clients
in the public and private sectors. Some of the key F1 Solutions clients are
FRDC (Fisheries and Research Development Corporation), Ministry of Fisheries
NZ, DITR, Australian Protective Services (APS), Australian Customs Service,
Department of Defence, Agsafe, ATSIC, DIMA, ATO, DVA, Norfolk Facilities
Management, Kingsley’s Chicken, Fuji Xerox, Foodinfo, FITAR and EPICORP. The
systems delivered perform critical business functions that are commercially
robust.
For more information on F1 Solutions clients please visit our client references section.
Development Processes
F1 Solutions uses its proven in-house application development methodology,
which is largely based on Microsoft application development tools. The specific
steps used for developing any system will be specified when the requirements of
the system are known or determined. However, the main phases of the development
methodology used are:
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Requirements gathering
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Analysis
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Design
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Construction (as per the Project Plan generated from the Design phase)
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Change management (to accommodate variations to the original specifications
during the development process)
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Quality Assurance (unit testing, system testing and limited “live” testing)
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Production implementation
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Training
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Documentation (technical and end-user)
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Post implementation review
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Warranty
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Ongoing maintenance (optional)
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Enhancement and additional modifications (optional)
F1 Solutions is in the final stages of obtaining ISO9001 certification. F1
Solutions’ quality assurance and other business processes adhere to the ISO9001
standards. F1 Solutions employs continuous improvement management discipline to
maintain best practice processes in the software development field. See F1’s Quality Policy
statement.
Standards
All applications developed by F1 will use our standards which are based on the
established and proven industry standards. We use structured programming
techniques, document our code with relevant comments and use consistent and
meaningful naming conventions. This results in:
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Code that is easy to maintain, hence low maintenance cost.
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Fewer logic errors, as most of the bugs would be identified and fixed in the
early testing stages, and
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Enhancements can be made more cost effectively.
All the database tables will be normalised as per the proven database design
standards used within the database industry and adopted by F1 Solutions.
Normalised databases:
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Remove the need to store duplicate data. This means any updates or deletes will
be performed on the single instance of the data.
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Contribute toward efficient report development.
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Enable the database to be easily extendable to accommodate future enhancements.
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Allow for fast entry of data.
Warranty
All F1 Solutions development work is warranted for a period of three months.
The warranty period commences from the acceptance test completion date. On-site
support is applicable to clients residing in the ACT. For interstate clients,
problem resolution is conducted using dial-up facility.
Fees
F1 Solutions preference is to submit a fixed fee quote. The pre-requisite to
providing a fixed fee quote is well defined and detailed system design
specification.
F1 Solutions explicitly or implicitly always performs systems analysis to
confirm the specifications and eliminate ambiguity. On completion of the
analysis phase detailed design is developed and statement of work is specified.
This information forms the basis of a project plan, deliverables schedule and
payment schedule.
Tasks that cannot be specified in detail are usually performed on time and
material (T&M) basis. F1 Solutions provides an estimate of the duration of
task undertaken on T&M to give our client an indication of the duration and
cost of the effort.
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