At IAP we believe that quality is a culture, expressed in the way we interact with and cater to the needs of our customers, and in the products and processes we deliver to them. So while we have met several internal quality parameters, we are even more stringent about setting and meeting our own exacting standards.

The Software Engineering Practise Group is a support activity to provide and encourage the use of up-to-date software engineering techniques and tools in software development

The main goals is to cover the entire life cycle of an Information System, from the initial planning to the end of the System's useful life. This Methodology is a structured yet flexible approach to Information System delivery.

The objectives in terms of the approach are given below.

• It incorporates Process Modeling in structured techniques. It applies concepts of Information Engineering in which Data is the foundation of System stability
• It improves the requirement definition by use of prototyping where appropriate, to facilitate dialogue between users and developers and solicits user's approval
• It defines for each participant the deliverable one is responsible for. It disciplines the Development Process and integrates with Project Management Process
• It ensures Quality in product and Process by planning and performing different levels of testing and by using appropriate tools and techniques
• It documents the System as it is developed. It makes documentation a natural growth of development