Developer

Background to the assignment

From the beginning phase (2-4 Months) the development model is based on a classic approach that follows a detailed planning until Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) has reached the first stable functionality of the framework. As reached, BI will switch to an agile method based on 4 weeks sprint as described below:

The working mode for the product development is the agile development methodology.

All services will be coordinated iteratively between the parties within the framework of sprint meetings and implemented independently by the contractor within the sprints following the sprint meetings. The Contractor will check before each sprint meeting, on the basis of their professional opinion/skills, which individual services it considers appropriate and feasible within the scope of its commissioning in the respective sprint.

A core aspect of this methodology is that all people who are involved in a product development endeavor are self-sufficient and do not follow any instructions. The steps and ways how overarching goals are achieved can be defined by the contractor independently and individually. This special combination of know-how is not available at Boehringer Ingelheim. Due to this special combination of know-how, the external Contractor will have an outstanding position compared to the internal project staff and will perform significantly different services than the internal staff.

Iteratively (3 weeks timeframe) a defined scope will be commonly agreed upon which is being worked on together. The execution of the scope being worked upon will be organized by everybody individually and within the own responsibility.

Regular coordination meetings move along the proper progress where the actual tasks are handled autonomously afterwards. These are the meetings:

• Sprint Planning: Every three weeks for about 2-3 hours in total at the beginning of the iteration

• Sprint Review I+II: Every three weeks for about 2 hours at the end of the iteration.

• Sprint Retro: Every three weeks for about 2 hours at the end of the iteration

• Daily meeting: Daily Scrum for 15 and Post-Daily Scrum for 15 minutes

• Sprint refinement: Individual meetings during the iteration of about 2-4 hours

After the Sprint Planning the contractor will be working iteratively on this task.

The person will take the role of a Developer.

Typical Tasks:

• Writing custom code to fix bugs in existing applications and adding features to new applications.

• Communicating with other members of the development team about progress, issues, or changes that need to be made

• Reviewing code written by other developers for possible bugs or security issues.

• Performing quality assurance testing on applications during development and after release to ensure they work as intended.

• Creating new applications from scratch based on design specifications provided by BI.

• Analyzing data to identify trends or patterns that could indicate problems with the software or identify opportunities for improvement. Analysis is based on technical expertise.

• Recommending improvements to existing processes and procedures to streamline workflow and increase efficiency. The Analysis will be based on best practices and the contractor’s own expertise.

• Technical Consulting of designers to create user interfaces that are intuitive and easy to use.

All work, code, and documentation will be overturned to BI in Sharepoint for review and further usage.