GlobalLogic has developed an integrated suite of tools and systems that aids distributed product development by tracking issues and facilitating end-to-end collaboration during the Requirements Engineering, Iteration Planning and Release, Test Engineering, and Release Engineering processes. The Velocity Platform consists of:

Simple Management Tools

When developing a product for wide distribution, especially in a rapidly changing environment, effective management tools can be the difference between success and failure. The Velocity Platform tools cover the following functional areas:

• Requirements Management
• Project Management
• Document/Content Management
• Source Repositories
• Build Management
• Test Management

Atlassian’s JiRA product (a flexible workflow and tracking system built on open source components) forms the core of the Velocity Platform. JiRA’s extreme configurability and extensibility make it ideal for product engineering management because it is a one-stop management tool. All entities that need to be measured, tracked or collaborated upon reside in this database, providing a single, web-based system that all team members can access.

Innovative Thought Sharing Platform

Many product team members hold significant intellectual property and critical knowledge in their heads This can pose a serious threat to a technology company in the event that the employee’s status changes, either through departure or other circumstances. While this reality cannot be entirely avoided, Velocity provides a world-class communication and collaboration mechanism that enables engineers to quickly share their knowledge instead of storing it in their heads or creating documents that are seldom read. Velocity leverages Atlassian’s Confluence product, a “Thought Sharing” platform that enables communication and collaboration through voice media, wiki, charts, reports and graphics. Confluence is also built on some of the best open source components available today and is integrated with the other Velocity tools.

Automated CM & Testing Tools

Test automation tools included on the Velocity Platform cover unit, integration, regression and load testing needs. A combination of method, component, protocol and browser or client simulation techniques is vital to delivering a quality software product to market without embarrassing defects. Open source and open source-derived tools such as Subversion, Quickbuild, Fisheye and Clover are also integrated with JiRA and Confluence to provide a best-of-breed CM and build management platform. The Velocity Platform’s automation and quick integration allow for greater efficiency and enable team members to quickly communicate on the status of a product as it is incrementally built.