Delivery
Built in steps that are usable on their own. At the end there is a running service, the access, the source and documentation.
Building happens in steps that are usable on their own. Not in one large push shown to somebody only at the end.
How it is built
Every step is cut so that it can do something by itself. There are two reasons: you see along the way what you are paying for, and if a project ends earlier than planned, something usable still stands.
The basis is open systems, and they run on your infrastructure. What that means in each case is on the building block pages: content management, maps, collaboration, knowledge systems.
Existing content, data and access come across. How much effort that takes was settled by the stocktaking in the first conversation; surprises at this point are among the most expensive there are.
What stands at the end
A running service, the access to it, the source, and documentation somebody other than me can read.
Plus an introduction for the people who will work with it. A system that can only be operated by asking questions is not finished.
What does not happen in this phase
No dependency that has to be bought out later. Open source means you do not need me in order to carry on: you can take over running it yourself or commission somebody else.
And no closing without a handover. A project is over when your organisation can work with it, not when the last invoice is settled.
Frequent questions
Who owns the result?
You do. Source, data and access are yours, and the systems underneath are open.
What about the old content?
It comes across. How much effort that takes was settled by the stocktaking in the first conversation.