A Proven Process for Success
Our client journey enables flexibility and visibility while protecting your budget and timeline.
Expert-Led Discovery
A Senior Business Analyst and Senior Software Architect from Connamara will conduct a thorough review of the business case for your custom enterprise software. Discovery includes in-depth stakeholder interviews to get an understanding of the project scope.
Project Requirements
We draft the System Design and Architecture overview, which includes technical diagrams and recommendations, a list of non-functional requirements, User Stories describing desired functionality, a high-level delivery roadmap, any UI/UX wireframes, and a time and cost estimate.
Test-Driven Development
We develop a client-prioritized feature list, then deliver demonstrable value with each development iteration. Unit Tests and Acceptance Tests document how the application functions. As the system changes and defects are addressed, or new functionality is added, the Tests are altered to reflect those changes. This creates a suite of regression tests to minimize the chance of introducing unwanted system behaviors. This all allows maximum visibility into timelines or project scope changes during development.
Continuous Integration
Continuous integration ties together test-driven development and automated testing. Code is automatically rebuilt when either the tests or code changes. A build is considered successful if all the tests pass, thus avoiding features that are only partially complete. Continuous integration shortens the release cycle to get new functionality in front of the application’s end users.
Automated Builds & Testing
Automated builds and testing eliminate or reduce the need for manual testing, thereby reducing the number of QA personnel needed during implementation and post-implementation maintenance. Automation shortens the QA feedback loop to minutes from days.
Detailed Solution Training
Our team conducts extensive training of your staff in the operation and maintenance of the solution. Training also includes the delivery of detailed system documentation.
Project Delivery
After training, we hand off the application, including all the tests, and your team conducts acceptance testing. Should any issues arise from real-world use, Connamara’s software engineers fix bugs and work with your internal team to correct any process misalignments. Your organization accepts the custom enterprise application, and the project is officially delivered.
CLIENT STORIES
A Climate-Focused Business Development Firm Engages Traders With Environmental Trading Interface
A rapidly growing business development startup specializing in exchange-traded products in environmental markets was impressed by Connamara’s prior custom solutions services for the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX).
CLIENT STORIES
Enterprise Latin American Services Company, LarrainVial, Expands Electronic Trading Infrastructure
LarrainVial is a long-standing financial institution in Latin America, serving 50,000 clients in Chile, Columbia, Peru, and Miami with 17.1 billion assets under management. Connamara was keen to assist with their needs when they reached out through a word-of-mouth referral.
CLIENT STORIES
Harbor Capital Analyzes Real-Time Data With Custom-Built Bloomberg Dashboard
Harbor Capital, a leading investment management firm with over 49.2B assets under management, was connected with Connamara by their sales representative at Bloomberg.
CLIENT STORIES
Watershed Technologies Launches Auction-Style ATS Platform In A Matter of Months
Watershed Technologies, an alternative trading system services startup, contacted Connamara through an industry referral. The company sought to build a proprietary trading technology platform instead of relying on existing fee-taking and antiquated third-party systems. Connamara’s FIX Connectivity expertise and deep experience in capital markets made us a naturally attractive partner.
CLIENT STORIES
Connamara Designs and Supports American Financial Exchange’s (AFX) Interbank Loan Exchange Platform Ahead of 7RIDGE Acquisition
The American Financial Exchange (AFX) is a self-regulated exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American banks and financial institutions that provides a transparent, centralized, and rules-based electronic platform. The exchange has a growing network of over 1,000 banks and financial institutions, specifically focusing on regional, midsize, community, and minority-owned banks – representing 25% of the U.S. banking sector’s total assets. This innovative exchange platform was built by Connamara and launched in 2015.
CLIENT STORIES
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM)
MSIM tasked Connamara with the design and implementation of a highly-available execution management system (EMS) integrated with their in-house OMS to support multiple asset types. Applying extensive financial industry expertise to our collaborative process resulted in a successful software delivery that helped MISM overcome challenges at the intersection of their technology stack and organizational procedures.
