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Excellence in software development

About Hexacta

Excellence in software development Excellence in software development

> Hexacta is a Software Development and IT Consulting company with more than 14 years of experience in the market.

> We are 300+ people, distributed in our four development centers in Argentina: Buenos Aires (our headquarters), Paraná,

Bahía Blanca and La Plata, in addition to our offices in Montevideo (Uruguay) and São Paulo (Brazil).

> We work for large international corporations throughout Latin America, in the US and in selected European countries, in

projects that demand leading edge software development skills.

> We have been providing outsourced offshore services since 2002.

> Around 70% of our revenues are generated by offshoring projects, a fact that underscores our commitment and abilities

to work with clients outside Argentina.

About Hexacta


> 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

Our positioning

Technical Excellence


> Large enough to execute big projects; small enough to be agile

> Simple organization with strong commitment to customer service

> Solid understanding of business processes,, trends and best practices in the industry. instruments

Our positioning

Client Focus


> Compatible time zone with U.S. and Europe

> Cultural affinity

> Best talents in the region

Our positioning

High Performance Teams


Our services

UX Design

Consulting

QA & Testing

Software

Development

> Usability Consulting

> Heuristic Analysis

> User Interface Design

> Prototype Construction

> Definition of technological

strategies

> BPR (Business Process Redesign)

> Functional specification of

software solutions

> Definition of technological

architectures

> Development and maintenance of Java

or .Net based projects

> Fixed Price/ Fixed Scope projects or

Time & Materials engagements

> Staff augmentation

> Off-shore development

> Test case definition and execution

> Test automation

> QA Services and Consulting

> Scrum Developer Training

“93% of our clients consider that working with Hexacta have given them a competitive edge.“- 2010 Microsoft Customer Satisfaction Index -


> More than 20 active projects

> Dedicated team assigned to each

engagement

> Work seamlessly integrated with the client

teams

Strong presence in the US

Seattle - WA

Portland - OR

San Francisco,

Los Angeles,

Pleasanton - CA

Chicago - IL Samford - CT

Rockville, Chevy Chase - MD

Saint Louis-

MO

East Brunswick, NJ

New York - NY

Philadelphia, PA

Dallas, Houston,

Austin- TX

Atlanta- GA

Palm Beach Garderns - FL


Some of our clients

United States

Europe / South America


We work on a wide range of technologies

MAIN PLATFORMS WEB TECHNOLOGIES MOBILE TOOLS

JAVA

C# / C++ / VB.NET

PHP

RUBY / PYTHON

MS SQL SERVER

ORACLE

MYSQL / POSTRESQL

HTML5, JQUERY, BOOTSTRAP, NODE.JS, BACKBONE,

ANGULAR.JS

SPRING MVC, WICKET, SEAM

MVC4, WPF, SILVERLIGHT, REPORTING SERVICES

RAILS, DJANGO, GRAILS

REST & SOAP SERVICES

ANDROID. iPHONE, iPAD, WINDOWS

MOBILE, BLACKBERRY

NATIVE APPLICATIONS

PHONEGAP, TITANIUM, JQUERY MOBILE

TESTING: JUNIT, NUNIT, SELENIUM,

JMETER, MARATHON.

CI: JENKINS, TFS BUILD, CRUISE CONTROL

SCM: GIT, SVN, TFS, MERCURIAL

COLLAB., PORTALS, CRM DESKTOP INTEGRATION

MS SHAREPOINT PORTAL SERVER

SUGAR CRM, JOOMLA

WORDPRESS, DRUPAL

SWING

RCP

WPF, SILVERLIGHT

MS BIZTALK

JBPM


Our methodology

Over the time we have developed two methodological approaches for developing applications:

> Our “traditional” model, mainly based on RUP and CMMI practices, is generally used in

turnkey, fixed priced contracts. An iterative/incremental lifecycle model is used.

> The other approach is mostly based in Agile Methods, in particular Scrum and Extreme

Programming, and is used in “team based” engagements. An iterative/incremental

lifecycle is also used in these projects.

Two different flavors, depending

on the project characteristics

Why are methodologies so

important to us?

> We believe that our quality and productivity improvements will allow us to provide a

better service to our clients and improve our profitability at the same time.

> We are improving our positioning in markets that appraise the efforts invested in

process improvement (like the US) and because we are convinced that this will

become even more relevant in our region.

> We aspire to be the best software development company in Argentina and one of the

best in Latin America.


Main milestones in Hexacta’s methodology

2012

2013

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2003

“European Seal of e-Excellence” with a Special Mention in Latin America.

Chosen among the Best 100 Outsourcing Services Provider by the consulting agency Global Services.

“Best Companies to Work in Argentina” Ranking - Great Place to Work Institute (Position #6).

Recognized by ExportAR Foundation as a service exporting company in Argentina.

Hexacta was assessed as CMMI Level 3.

Sadosky Award for Best IT Solution – CESSI / Received the European Seal of e-Excellence.

Host Company of MIT Sloan School of Business “Global Entrepreneurship” Laboratory.

“Best Companies to Work in Argentina” Ranking - Great Place to Work Institute - (Position #2).

Chosen among the Best 100 Outsourcing Service Providers by the consulting agency Global Services.

Accepted as Registered Education Provider by the Scrum Alliance.

Winner of “Exporting Excellence” - La Nación - Banco Galicia Awards.

Finalist in the European Software Institute (ESI) Awards in the “International Category”.

Chosen among the Best 100 Companies to Work in Latin America – Great Place To Work Institute.

Chosen by the CESSI as the Best IT Company in Argentina - Sadosky Award 2009 / Assessed as CMMI Level 3 (Scampi A).


ISO 9001:2008 Certification.

“Best Companies to Work in Argentina” Ranking - Great Place to Work Institute - (Position #6). - ISO 9001:2008 Certification.


Assessed as CMM Level 4 (CBI-IPI).

4 Stars in the Microsoft Quality & Competitiveness Program.

Assessed as CMM Level 3 (CBI-IPI).


Methodology

Two different approaches depending on the project and the client

AGILE METHODOLOGY

Based on Scrum and XP

Iterative and incremental lifecycle

Based on RUP, CMMI

Iterative and incremental lifecycle

Use cases

Estimation by points

Scorecards

Project plan / schedule

Status meetings

UAT - User Acceptance Test

Post mortem meetings

Main practices

Requirements management

Testing

Effort estimation

Metrics

Planning

Project tracking

User acceptance

Process feedback

User Stories Acceptance Criteria

Test cases based on acceptance criteria

Agile estimation

Burndown charts

Sprint Planning Meeting - Sprint backlog

Daily stand-up

Sprint review meeting

Sprint retrospective meeting

“TRADITIONAL” APPROACH

Test cases based on use cases


> Dedicated team assigned to each project

> Different team configurations depending on

each need

> Hexacta resources embedded in the client

team (mixed team)

> All team members are from Hexacta

> Sprint duration: 2 weeks

> Main activities:

> Sprint planning

> Daily stand-up meetings

> Sprint review / Demo

> Sprint retrospective

Scrum at Hexacta

Requirements Baseline


> We assign dedicated teams to each of our projects, composed of different profiles according to each need.

Flexible team configurations

Hexacta

Partner

Team

Leader

Client

Sponsor

Product

Owner

Developers

Business

Analysts

Scrum

Master Designers

Q & A


> Provides advisement and solutions to

project managers on issues of

architecture, design, technologies and

frameworks; enhancing services quality

and engineers teams productivity.

It is our “elite” team.

> Works as our R&D department,

researching new technologies and

frameworks.

> Dictates training, publishes papers &

articles.

> Participates in the community

(conferences, seminars, workshops)

Our support teams

In addition to the dedicated project teams, there are other groups taking care of process improvement & quality

assurance:

SEPG

Software Engineering Process Group

HAT

Hexacta Architecture Team

QA

Process Quality Assurance

> Responsible for ensuring that the organization is following the defined processes

> Involvement in each project during their lifecycle: tailoring, audits, monthly meetings, audits

> Monitors QA issues

> Trains new people in methodology

> Provides Scrum training outside the company

> Key player in QA assessments, certification processes

> Organization's focal point for software

process improvement activities

> Receives proposals from the whole

organization

> Discusses changes to processes and

evaluates new tools

> Launch process improvement initiatives,

and is responsible for leading and

implementing each of these efforts


> Internet connection (primary and secondary) and Firewall with IDS

> Network / Directory Service

> Inventory Management

> Corporate Antivirus protection

> Backup policies

> Version Management

> Physical security

> UPS

> Temperature and humidity control

> Fire detection system

> Contingency plan in the cloud

Our infrastructure

Main services

State of the art Development

Center in downtown Buenos Aires

Over 1500 m2 of office space

equipped with all the technology

and services required for our work


> We believe that Hexacta is a great place to learn and grow professionally.

> Work with new technologies.

> Best practices in software development.

> Work for big and important companies around the world.

> Environment that facilitates learning and collaboration.

> Continuously looking for improving our processes and all the employees are part of this challenge.

> We are “HR oriented”, and we work hardly on the HR processes (mentoring, coaching, career development, evaluations,

benefit programs, etc.). We consider personal interests.

> We want to establish a long-term relationship with our people.

Value proposition for our people

The Company


> The infrastructure and the modern design of our development centers allow for a

fluid communication and team building.

> Our offices are strategically located in quiet neighborhoods.

Value proposition for our people

Our facilities

> We believe that excellence and quality is not divorced from having fun.

> English classes, social events, wine tastings and marathons are typical activities of

our culture.

Our culture


> Two to six months duration

> Minimum to moderate risk

> Two to six team members

How to engage with Hexacta

Select Pilot Project Prepare the team First iteration

> Select/present team

members

> Define and tailor

methodology, select tools a

technologies

> Define and sign agreement

> Project kickoff

> Create backlog

> Build initial release plan

> Setup infrastructure

2-4 weeks 2 weeks


How to engage with Hexacta – Rates card for 2014

Long term

engagements

Short term / by the hour engagements

Monthly Retainer Hourly Fees Monthly Fees

Technical Manager 8,232 56 9,408

Architect/Specialist 7,056 48 8,064

Senior Developer 5,880 40 6,720

Mid-level Developer 4,872 33 5,544

Developer 4,032 28 4,704

Senior Functional Analyst 5,880 40 6,720

Functional Analyst 5,040 35 5,880

Test Lead 6,552 45 7,560

Senior Tester 5,544 38 6,384

Mid-level Tester 4,704 32 5,376

Tester 4,200 29 4,872

Senior Graphic Designer 5,544 38 6,384

Graphic Designer 4,704 32 5,376

Prices are in US

Dollars. Long tern

engagements are

projects with

typically more than

six months duration.


> Services are provided on a time and materials ("T&M") basis and customers shall pay Hexacta for time spent performing

such services at the end of each calendar month based on a monthly retainer model.

> Holidays and reasonable sick days will be invoiced as working time. Regarding sick time, Hexacta will not invoice time off

due to extraordinary circumstances (e.g. if somebody takes more than 2 days in a month; or if somebody takes 1 or 2 days

every single months, in those cases discount days will be applied)

> Regarding vacations of team members, Hexacta will try to cover up the vacations time off replacing these members during

that period of time (whenever it makes sense to the project because of the learning curve time and because of knowledge

transfer required). If resource is not replaced / covered up during time off, Hexacta will discount those days off.

> About Christmas week: Hexacta is virtually closed between December 25th and January 1st.

> Rates include the infrastructure required for the adequate performance of the regular activities of software development.

They do not include travel expenses that will be billed separately.

> For each service engagement, Client and Hexacta will sign a “Statement of Work” (SOW) that should include a list of the

staff profiles assigned, incorporation dates and length of the service period.

> These rates are valid until the end of 2014. They might be adjusted for the year 2015 (with a previous notice / agreement)

How to engage with Hexacta – Rates card conditions

General conditions for long term rates

ARGENTINA

Clay 2954

Buenos Aires (C1426DLD)

tel: 54+11+5299 5400

BRASIL

Cardoso de Melo 1470 – 8, Vila Olimpia

San Pablo (04548004)

tel: 55+11+3045 2193

URUGUAY

Roque Graseras 857

Montevideo (11300)

tel: 598+2+7117879

USA

12105 Sundance Ct.

Reston (20194)

tel:+703 842 9455

www.hexacta.com

HexactaArg

@Hexacta

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