Hexacta - A Case Study in Oil and Gas Industry

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1 The oil and gas industry is a complex one. Global markets, regulations, volatility, consolidation and competition call for innovative strategies based on technology. Up-stream and down-stream operations generate daily large volumes of data that can be turned into a competitive advantage for the organization. Hexacta has extensive experience developing cross-platform, technology-intensive, front and back-end business solutions for the energy industry. We ensure rapid availability and integration with existing systems allowing decision-making data in remote locations and their consolidation, generating reports and realtime projections. Some of our expertise areas are: Requirement analysis and development Software development Code and database optimization Software Training and Support Complex system deployment Mobile technology Hexacta at a Glance Hexacta provides IT consulting, offshore software development, testing and user interface design to the oil and gas industry. Value Proposition Deep industry expertise Cutting-edge cost effective solutions High performance teams Winning-award reputation Unsurpassed metholologies and processes Performance Founded in 1999 Revenues of US$ 9 MM (2010) 200+ professionals Profitable Locations US: Sundance Ct. Reston, VA juan@hexacta.com Argentina: Arguibel 2860, Buenos Aires info@hexacta.com CMMI LEVEL 3 IT COMPANY P. 1

2 Services We base our work on a deep understanding of our client s business and processes; we think and operate as partners. 93% of our client would recommend our services Microsoft Customer Satisfaction Index Survey - Software Development Consulting Software Quality Assurance and Testing User Inteface Design Software Development Our engagement framework is flexible enough to accommodate for large and complex turnkey projects as well as smaller pilot projects. We work either in a project-based model or in a resourcebased model. Execution of Turnkey Projects Hexacta has a diverse and proven track-record in providing complete turnkey services, as well as in participating in individual segments of the project. We can engage in any of the stages of the software development life cycle. Clients are an integral part of our teams, either with a full time or part time dedication. Offshore Dedicated Teams Hexacta can work as a seamless extension of the client teams; we can adapt to the development processes used by the client or use our own. Dedicated teams are usually retained for a specific period of time, generally one year as a minimum. They normally work from our development centers, but there is always the possibility to travel if it is required. The focus of the team s work can either be a new product, application development, or the maintenance of an existing system. User Interface Design and Usability We work in all aspects of user interface design, incorporating best practices of User Centered Design (UCD) and Usability. The services we provide include: Usability Consulting, Heuristic Analysis, Information Architecture, User Interface Design, Prototype Construction, Usability Testing. Software Quality Assurance and Testing Our experience as software developers and focus on methodology best practices have enabled us to specialize in software testing and in the use and development of automated testing tools. The services we provide on this area include Testing Strategy Definition, Automation Formulation, Testing Design and Planning, and finally, Testing Execution. We also provide Performance, Scalability and Reliability Testing. Consulting Our consulting services are geared towards helping our clients achieve long lasting impact by improving their business processes and transforming their IT platforms. P. 2

3 Why Hexacta Technical Excellence Full-time team dedicated to Process Improvement and QA. HAT (Hexacta Architecture Team) experienced pool of Architects available to support development teams at no additional cost. Disciplined processes and leading-edge methodologies. Awards & Recognitions Level 3 ISO 9001:2008 Certification Since 2002 I4 Stars in the Mcrosoft Q & C Client Focus Scaled enough to execute big projects. Small enough to be agile. Simple organization with strong commitment to customer service. Solid understanding of business processes, instruments, trends and best practices in the industry. Best Argentinean IT Company 2009 On the Top 100 Companies that define the global outsourcing business European Seal of e-excellence Competitive Rates Very competitive rates due to our three lower cost development centers in Argentina. Registered Education Provider International Excellence in Software Most Innovative Technological Export9 Host Company MIT Global Entrepreneurship Lab High Performance Teams Compatible time zone with U.S. and Europe. Recruiting the best talents in the region. Industry experts bilingual engineers. Similar culture to North America. 2nd Best Company to Work for in Argentina Certified PMPs 93% of our clients consider that Hexacta s services gave a competitive advantage to their business Microsoft Customer satisfaction Index P. 3

4 Methodology In order to obtain high quality software products it is essential to adopt the most adequate key practices during the development process. These practices are present in different formats in both traditional and agile methodologies. Agile Methodology Based in Scrum Iterative and incremental life cycle model. User stories High level requirement definition. Acceptance tests Criteria that the system must fulfill to be useful for the client. Agile estimation Every member of the team makes a simultaneous estimation. Integrates traditional techniques known as: expert opinion, analogy and disintegration. Main Practices Requirement s Definition Testing Estimation Traditional Methodology Based in RUP, CMMI Iterative and incremental life cycle model. Use Cases Formal specification to define the system functionalities. Test Cases Set of preconditions, data entry procedures and expected results that are organized to perform system tests and evaluate if its operation is adequate. Estimation by points Time, effort and work team estimations for projects, defined according to Hexacta s experience. Scorecards Scorecards are used to manage the project and understand the product quantitatively. We are a CMMI Level 3 Company and a Scrum Alliance Registered Education Provider. Burndown charts Measurement that indicates how fast the team is adding functionalities to the system. Sprint backlog List of stories that will be developed during a sprint and corresponding task breakdown. Daily stand-up A fifteen minute daily meeting to check the status of the project and identify impediments. Sprint review meeting A meeting where feedback is received from the stakeholders about the developed functionalities. Sprint retrospective meeting A meeting where the team reports the issues that went well and the ones that should be improved. Management Planning Tracking User Acceptance Conclusion on how the team is working Schedule Plan defining tasks, resources and timing. Status meetings Formal meeting to present the status of the project. UAT - User Acceptance Test Test executed by the user to validate the product. Post Mortem process A space for the team members to identify strengths and weaknesses of the project they have worked on. By iteration and by project. P. 4

5 Technology We stand out for the use of advanced technologies that combined with a mature and flexible development process, result in high quality and cost effective solutions. Main Platforms Java C#, C++, VB.NET PHP MS SQL Server Oracle MySQL, PostgreSQL Web Technologies HTML, XML.XSL, Javascript, AJAX JSP, Struts, Tapestry, JSF, GWT Spring MVC, Wicket ASP.NET, Classic ASP, WPF, Silverlight Web Services Reporting Services, BIRT, Jasper Reports Middle Tier Spring JBoss Seam EJB Persistence Hibernate, Nhibernate ibatis, TopLink Desktop Swing RCP WinForms Silverlight Integration / SOA MS Biztalk Oracle Integration WebLogic Integrator WebSphere MQ Mule ESB Mobile Windows Mobile (.NET Compact Framework) J2ME iphone, ipad (Objective-C, Titanium) Testing JUnit, Nunit, DBUnit Selenium, Jmeter Marathon Colllaboration, Portals, CRM, e-commerce MS Sharepoint Portal Server MS Content Management Server MS Commerce Server, Reporting Services Oracle Portal Sugar CRM, Joomla, Wordpress Drupal Build / SCM Maven, Ant SVN, CVS Mercurial,Perforce TFS (Team Foundation Server) Continuous Integration Hudson Continuum, Cruise Control Team Foundation Build We have had the opportunity to work for our clients on projects of diverse complexity, ranging from simple information systems and web sites to complex enterprise type architectures, desktop or web-enabled applications, traditional n-tier and service oriented architectures. P. 5

6 Sample Client Cases TGS - Transportadora de Gas del Sur TGS operates the most extended gas pipeline in Latin America (5360 miles) that transports 76,04 MMm3/d of gas. TGS needed to update its infrastructure and a deep reengineering of their core applications, which support both up and downstream activities. Hexacta worked close to TGS for more than 3 years to migrate their billing, gas transport, contracts, and pipe monitoring systems, using the latest Java and Oracle technologies, providing interfaces with multiple systems including SAP. After that, Hexacta continued to support TGS strategies with a maintenance plan that continues today. 3 years (2+ maintenance) 69,000 hours ( maintenance) 27 people assigned (+4 maintenance) Shell Shell is the second largest oil company in the world with an annual revenue of U$S160 billion and enjoys a 18% market share in Argentina with more than 1,000 gas stations. Hexacta was engaged by Shell to define a business and financial model to analyze different alternatives to reach Shell s main goal: provide a communication channel that would offer value added services and increase traffic in its gas stations. Hexacta was selected to develop and deploy the chosen solution using the latest Microsoft technologies. 6 months More than 10,000 hours invested Peaks of 20 people assigned Repsol YPF Repsol is one of the largest petrol companies in the world, with activities in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia, producing more than bep/day and serving gas stations all over the world. Repsol needed a platform to administer and share their knowledge base all over their Argentinean locations, integrating different data sources and types of information. Hexacta did a deep analysis of Repsol s data needs and developed a functional prototype that included forums, chats, content management and mailing lists. 3 months 800 hours 4 people assigned P. 6

7 Sample Client Cases Techint Techint comprises more than 100 companies operating worldwide. Techint is the world s largest manufacturer of seamless steel tubes, mainly used in the oil industry. Exiros, one of the Techint companies, needed a tool to access, compare and evaluate documents related to the supply activities. Hexacta was responsible to design the technical architecture of the application considering all infrastructures constrains and organization s rules. The functionality included analytical queries of large data, manual recording of specific information and managing information from relational database to a Windows SharePoint Services. 4 months 1,500 hours 4 people assigned Petrobras www. petrobras.com Petrobras is a global petrol company that is present in 27 countries producing bep/day on its 112 extraction platforms. Petrobras has a software development center in Argentina that supports more than 200 projects supporting their extraction processes. Hexacta reengineered the entire software development process, including third party companies that work with Petrobras, and implemented Visual Studio Team System to setup an environment that fully support Petrobras unique development needs. 5 months 1,000 hours Peaks of 5 people assigned 93% of our clients consider that Hexacta s services gave a competitive advantage to their business Microsoft Customer satisfaction Index Survey - P. 7

8 Some of Our Clients Some of the clients that have chosen to work with us: Testimonials Shell A partner for success. Hexacta is a company that provides a customized client-focused service, with professional excelence, and at an affordable cost. If you have a business goal or a highly ambitious project, such as the creation of Shell B2C Internet portal oriented to car owners and their cars Go Shell, you can be sure that Hexacta will provide you the support and appropriate expertise to make it happen. But there is something even more important: the commitment and effort of the consultants, who will work endlessly side by side with your team in order to achieve the goal. In a few words, a real partner for success! Sodexo In Hexacta we have found consultants who are eager to understand our business, propose solutions and improvements, and challenge us. They are experts in the technologies we use and very professional developers. I can affirm that, for our organization, Hexacta is more than a software development supplier, Hexacta is a partner we can trust. Francois Roulin - International Project Leader, Sodexo SVC. We Sync with your business through our deep industry expertise, the best talents in the region, leading-edge cost effective solutions and awardwinning reputation. Walter Felix, LA & South Planning & MI Manager, SHELL CAPSA Argentina. 96% of our client are satisfied with our services Microsoft Customer satisfaction Index Survey - REMOTE SITES P. 8