You need to add or upgrade a business application. How are you supposed to plan and scope the project, when writing the specification is already so difficult? Application upgrade planning and scope If you are upgrading an existing application, the project begins with an analysis of what you have currently. How well does it work? Are there modules that you want to work exactly the same way? Are there areas of the program that don't fit your business processes? How well does the application flow with your actual business processes? When you have defined the basic specifications, you may find that you need professional help creating the actual scope of work. Which modules have the highest priority? Are there areas where you would like some suggestions on how to do things better? Intralink can work with you to fine tune your specifications, and create a robust project plan and scope of work. Thise gives you a birdseye view of the application in plain english, as opposed to the technical jargon many development firms give you. This is especially true when your outsourcing a project to a foreign country, where English isn't the native language. How do you design a business application from the ground up? For completely new business applications it's often difficult to know where to begin. You can over design the program and end up spending tens of thousands of dollars on code you may not really need. Even worse, you can end up with an application that is completely writtent to your specification that doesn't work the way you though it would. We have the answer. For new applications the best approach is to build a mockup of the application and test it pieces.