In today’s competitive and uncertain economy, attracting and retaining quality talent is of paramount importance for success. We recognize that the hiring process is no longer a one-time event, and that it requires ongoing communication and relationship building with potential candidates and employees. Our approach to recruitment focuses on delivering a positive candidate experience through well-defined selection processes and strategic partnerships with leading universities and software academies. Our rigorous formation process includes entry testing and a formal Memorandum of Understanding with the best educational institutions in the country. The result of this process is a pipeline of highly skilled junior developers, with 80 being trained in 3 cohorts per year and over 12 cohorts to date. This has resulted in over 300 applicants for the 2022 cohorts alone. Our approach to talent identification involves comprehensive evaluations, including mid-exams, final exams, and project assignments. At IKONS, we are committed to identifying, developing, and maintaining long-term relationships with talented individuals.

A critical phase in software application development involves utilizing standard industry development tools, automated testing, and build processes to program and meticulously test the software. Employing automated build processes and testing procedures ensures software quality, detects coding issues, and enforces specific development regulations before deployment. Our team employs diverse testing approaches, including integration testing to assess whether combined components of an SAP application operate accurately (in a QA environment with practical test data), regression testing to verify that new changes do not adversely affect the existing working code, performance testing to confirm that SAP applications function efficiently under anticipated workload (load, volume, and stress testing to pinpoint system bottlenecks), functional testing to ensure the SAP implementation meets business requirements (involving participating in design document reviews and generating test requirements, scenarios, scripts, and cases), and user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate that the SAP system is usable for end-users. End-users independently execute user acceptance test cases that test business processes, functions, documentation (e.g., operating manuals, cheat sheets), and other relevant aspects.