Software Development with BiC-1
Software development has rapidly evolved from traditional waterfall methods to various agile approaches that deliver a strong return on investment by enabling faster, high-quality application delivery that better meets customer needs. BiC-1’s agile software developers focus on creating efficient, well-documented code that is easy to maintain, enhance, and reuse. BiC-1 utilizes modern Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), and containerization tools as part of our agile development methodology, allowing our application development teams to deploy code changes more frequently and reliably. Leveraging CI, CD, and Test Automation helps reduce risk and minimize rework.
Approach – Software & Systems Development
BiC-1’s approach to Software and System Development addresses both organizational and technical challenges in the fast-paced delivery of fully functional, reliable, and secure systems. Many of our clients aim to implement DevSecOps, a broader methodology that integrates software development (Dev), information security (Sec), and IT operations (Ops) to shorten the systems development lifecycle, while delivering frequent feature updates, fixes, and improvements that are closely aligned with business goals. Since this approach crosses traditional organizational boundaries between Development, Security, and Operations, organizational change management becomes crucial—and BiC-1 fully supports those initiatives.
From a technical perspective, BiC-1 adapts to each client’s environment and practices, whether they use SAFe Agile, Agile Scrum, Test Driven Development (TDD), Business Driven Development (BDD), Lean Software Development, Kanban, Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM), Feature Driven Development (FDD), or another agile methodology. In every case, BiC-1 applies a SEI CMMI DEV and SVC Level 3-assessed approach to project and service management, with continuous improvement processes in place to identify opportunities for increased efficiency and innovation.
Compliance is a top priority for our federal clients. Our approach incorporates security and accessibility from the initial requirements gathering phase to ensure that DoDI/NIST Risk Management Framework and Section 508 requirements are addressed early, when it’s most cost-effective.
BiC-1 uses a range of tools, including both open-source and proprietary technologies, to develop Java and .NET-based systems, supported by leading proprietary Business Process Management (BPM) systems, portal technologies like SharePoint, platform tools such as Salesforce, databases, and testing tools. Our testing strategy integrates both proprietary tools like Micro Focus (formerly HP) ALM Quality Center and open-source solutions like Selenium to provide the automated test coverage needed to keep up with rapid agile development cycles. For more details, see our IV&V Testing page.
BiC-1’s Software & Systems Development Services include:
- Requirements Analysis, Definition, and Management
- Enterprise Architecture Compliance Management
- Systems Security Engineering and Compliance
- Conceptual and Detailed Design
- Multi-platform Applications Development
- Data Migration and Development
- Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E)
- Systems Integration
- Operations & Maintenance
BiC-1’s Software & Systems Development Experience
Provided software development services to clients such as the General Services Administration (GSA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Agriculture (AGR), Department of Education (EDU), Department of Commerce (COMM), Department of Interior (DOI), and Department of the Airforce.
Reach Back Capabilities, additional non-redundant capabilities as inferred from BiC-1 partners’ NAICS-classified services, are included as a persistent element across all the subcategories (See below chart)
