VelocityStorm builds Web-based applications that help our customers increase efficiency and profitability, and we offer a wide range of development services to achieve that. We can create or add a new look to your site as well as add functionality your employees and customers need by building applications that speed your business along. We can manage transitions between hosting companies while helping you understand what it all means so that you can make the choice that is right for you and your company.

Our staff employs the technology that fits your needs, including:

• Interactivity via Web-based applications using PHP, Perl, Cold Fusion, Javascript
• Databases ranging from MySQL to Oracle
• HTML, graphics and multimedia

Examples of the types of Web-based applications VelocityStorm can build or implement for you include:

• E-commerce applications and shopping carts
• Intranets
• Information portals
• Customer extranets
• File or document management systems
• Inventory management systems
• Human resources applications
• Reports
• Calculators (e.g., financial, mortgage, great circle distance, needs assessment)
• E-mail forms
• E-mail collection forms
• Autoresponders
• Subscription-based Web sites
• Web design
• E-mail newsletter design
• Helpdesk systems
• Project-tracking systems
• Image galleries
• User and password management systems
• Flash or animated images
• Database design and Web-based access
• Graphic design, including scanning, color correction, sizing, layout and creation

The processes that are used for project management can make the difference between success and failure. At VelocityStorm, we have created our own development methodology, which is a synthesis of best practices taken from multiple methodologies and years of experience. We utilize the project management lifecycle defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI) as the framework for our project management processes. And through years of experience, we have developed a set of project management processes and tools that allow us to be successful on all our projects.

Key processes, steps and tools to our project management lifecycle include:

• Master Service Agreement (MSA) and Statement of Work (SOW) - for the sales process
• High-level planning and charter
• Scope statement
• Work breakdown structure (WBS)
• Prototype development
• Use case and test case development
• Schedule and budget definition
• Risk management planning and management
• Change management planning and management
• Defining a statement of work to be performed
• Implementing the plan
• Monitoring implementation, quality, risk and overall progress
• Reporting project status
• Project rollout, feature verification, quality verification and formal acceptance
• Training, support and maintenance as required
• Depending on the size of the project a Web-based helpdesk and project-tracking system may be set up for the customer.