Business Focus

Providing Information System & Technology for Project Monitoring and Evaluation

Sectoral Focus

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE

Civil Projects
Roads, Highways, Bridges
Large Commercial & Residential
Complexes
Energy Projects
Power, Oil & Gas
Industrial Projects
Water & Environment
Chemicals & Processing, Diversified

PUBLIC SECTOR

Health Care
Social Security
Education
Disaster Management
Child Labour Eradication
Rehabilitation & Resettlement

CONSULTING

System Study
Information System Study for
Computerization
Software Audit
Information Security
ISO 27001
Tender Evaluation

Academic leanings for a learning organization

Backend Bangalore Pvt Ltd is the first incubated company of the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (iiit-b). Since its inception in year 2000 the Company has been developing and releasing specialized software products for specific business verticals.

iiit-b is a world class IT University started by the Government of Karnataka with active participation by industry, based in the Silicon Valley of India, Bangalore. The Governing Council of iiit-b is chaired by Mr. N R Narayana Murthy Chief Mentor of Infosys, has Prof. S Sadagopan as institute Director and Mr. Gautam Hegde, founder of Backend Bangalore, as Governing Council Member.

We build robust products and applications that can develop with the changing requirements of the client and minimize the need for redevelopment. Based on our collective industry experience we have developed a pioneering software product platform encompassing all aspects of Engineering process, end-to-end of Procurement process, Construction site execution, Monitoring & Evaluation.

Our software development processes are heading towards Level 4 of Capability Maturity Model (CMM) of the Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Melon University. We are ISO 9001:2008 certified for our quality management system and also ISO 27001:2005 certified for our informatin security management system.

A dependable and trustworthy organization.

We are an organization which is highly responsive to customer needs. We blieve that technology is there to serve the end user. Our objective is to enchance customer value and enable customer convenience.

Overview
Introduction
Architecture
Composition
Product Evolution

Vyavastha Platform Architecture

Application
- Dotnet Framework 3.5, ASP.Net 2.0, ADO.Net , Ajax, Silverlight
Database
- MS-Sql Server 2008
Development Methodology
- Agile

Vyavastha Platform Sizing

No of Classes : 3,816
No of Tables :1,508
No of Procedures : 12,244
No of Screens : 6,652
No of Reports : 452
No. of Source Lines of Code : 3,108,039

Vyavastha Introduction

Vyavastha Platform is a pioneering software product encompassing all aspects of Engineering, Procurement and Construction Project Management developed by Backend Bangalore, an ISO Certified Company for ISO 9001: 2008 and ISO 27001:2005, focused around building robust products and applications. Vyavastha covers integrating and managing engineering information and processes, end-to-end procurement workflow and proficient handling of construction site execution.

Vyavastha is designed based on the principles of innovation, flexibility and collaboration for effective application across areas of diverse verticals that necessitate varied functional requirements and have spread over distinct geographical locations. Vyavastha focuses on enhancing customer collaboration to develop and supplement solutions that automate business process map incorporating people, data procedures and systems. Vyavastha platform provides detailed project analytics, dashboards and reporting capabilities through technology built communication tools and modules.

Vyavastha Platform Uniqueness

Modularity at application level

Solutions by integrating modular applications

Specific applications by assembling generic application modules

One product using multiple technologies depending on need

Adoption of evolving technology to create better solutions

Vyavastha Platform is a comprehensive and integrated set of tools and technologies which provide capabilities that helps maximize value from application portfolio.

Vyavastha Application Platform comprises of three layers:

Infrastructure: The Infrastructure layer forms the foundation of an Platform. Infrastructure provides core security, virtualization, identity, access, and networking services.

Database: The database layer uses these infrastructure services to store, retrieve, and analyze application data. Database systems process application transactions, collect information from multiple systems, and provide tools for reporting and analysis.

Middle Tier: The middle tier provides business logic and connects multiple systems and applications with each other. In this layer, Application servers handle transactions between applications and systems, Enterprise integration services make disparate systems work together, and Workflow services define business processes.

Prime Movers of Backend

The team is led by Gautam Hegde, an engineer entrepreneur with a rich academic and industry background. A postgraduate from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Gautam Hegde is also a gold medalist alumni from the first batch of postgraduates from the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore. Currently he is a member of the governing council of the Institute.

Gautam Hegde, is the driving force behind Backend's software development programme along with a talented team of software engineers and IT professionals.

B K HEGDE

Researcher, Author, Professor of Mass Communication, career officer of Indian Information Service and former Editor of Daily Morning News. Four decades of experience in the Mass Media. Areas of work: Historiography, Journalism, Broadcasting, Media Management, Press Relations, Advertising & Visual Publicity, Rural Communication, Public Relations and Film Censorship. Author of nine books, he has travelled widely in India, Europe and the USA. Study of ancient cultures is his special area of interest.

Publications (Books)

Karl Marx: Life and Times (Kannada)
A Glimpse of Kannada Culture (English)
Anthology of Modern Tulu Poetry (Arlu Kabitelu Porlu Kabitelu) (ed) (Tulu)
Revered Teacher (Shikshanarangada Belaku) (ed) (Kannada)
European Travelogue (Europe Yatre) (Kannada)
A New Look at Classical Greece (English)
Bhagavad Gita: The Dialogue (English)
Voices at Dusk (English)
History of Bunts: Medieval Age to Modern Times (English)

VEENA HEGDE

Veena is a Civil Engineer from KREC, Suratkal (presently NITK). With vast experience in structural design and construction management of infrastructure projects and having worked in some of the best construction companies in the world Veena founded Backend along with Gautam with an objective of addressing information systems for the construction industry leveraging information technology.

Veena does extensive voluntary work in Community Services driving initiatives in green methods of waste disposal, senior citizens involvement in community and supporting an orphanage. She has worked with challenged children for several years in Sophia Opportunity School on voluntary basis.

BALASUBRAMANIAN N K

Bala has 20+ years of global experience in Energy, Infrastructure, Insurance and Healthcare industries. He was involved in establishing and successfully developing a Swiss domiciled Insurance company focusing on risk management of large energy, infrastructure, industrial projects and facilities world-wide.

Prior to his last venture, Bala worked to develop the large power projects business for a leading multinational company in Asia & Middle East. Bala is experienced in leading multifunctional and multicultural teams and in several functional areas such as Marketing & Sales, Contracting, IT, Finance and Risk Management. Bala is a mechanical engineer from KREC, Suratkal (presently NITK) with a post graduate management qualification from the Indian Institute of Management (Calcutta) and is currently based in Bangalore.

Bala mentors our business team in business strategy, management ethics & broad based wealth creation.

GAUTAM HEGDE

PROFESSOR S. SADAGOPAN

Professor Sadagopan is the Founder Director of the International Institute of Information Technology - Bangalore, a new generation Institute, promoted jointly by the Government of Karnataka and IT industry in 1999. Professor Sadagopan had taught for more than two decades at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, (IITK), considered to be the No. 1 Engineering School for decades and the IIM Bangalore, (IIMB), that has in the recent years emerged as the No. 1 Business School in India. Professor Sadagopan got his Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Madras University (that produced the Nobel Laureates Raman & Chandrashekhar) in 1973. After a brief stint at the Consultancy firm M/S Engineers India Ltd., at New Delhi during 1973-1976, he moved to Purdue University, USA for his Master's and Doctoral degree before returning to India to teach at IIT, Kanpur.

KOUSHIK H

Koushik H holds a Master of Computer Applications degree from Bangalore University with nearly a decade of software development experience spanning a variety of roles in software development ranging and covering software development, System Analysis, Design and Service Oriented Architecture for building complex Web 2.0 Rich Internet Applications that are robust, scalable and secure. Koushik H is a great innovative thinker and problem solver. He is instrumental in helping customers to implement solutions that get the best results from their web applications.

SRINIVAS K

Srinivas holds a Master of Computer Applications degree from Mangalore University. Srinivas K started his career in Backend as a trainee programmer and went on to become an accomplished developer in Web 2.0 Rich Internet Application. A state level basketball player, he is also a key team player in development of several complex web application applications.

GOPAL KORGAONKER

Gopal Korgoanker comes with a wide experience in Construction Industry. Gopal’s expertise is in construction management. He is a keen planner and implementation specialist for improving operational efficiency in construction projects. He holds a Masters Degree in Structural Engineering from Karnataka University.

SUMA T

Suma T brings to Backend a wealth of experience. In software development she has worked on a wide spectrum of projects in developing web applications, Database Management. Suma T is disciplined, self-motivated and a great team player with a penchant for learning new technologies. Suma T holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics from Mysore University.

VARUN VR MANJARU

Varun holds a Bachelor of Engineer degree in Electronics and Communication. Varun specializes in software testing and implementation. He conducts usability testing, executing functional test scenarios and also implements Backend applications in various projects. Varun has till date trained more than 500 users in hands-on training programs for the various software applications communicating them in local languages.

RAJATH SHETTY

Rajath Shetty is an information security practitioner and implementer. He has played a vital role in ISO-IEC 27001:2005 Information Security Management System implementation for Backend and its clients. With experience in basics of ASP.NET with VB, SQL, Photo Shop and Corel Draw he has also tested and implemented Backend applications in various infrastructure projects. Rajath holds a Bachelor of Engineer degree in Computer Science.

AJAI SRIVASTAV

Ajai Srivastav is a business strategist with a career spanning over 26 years. He has extensive work experience in the area of Marketing & Sales, Channel Management customer service delivery, making technology work for customers and Information technology management. His passion for the Management Systems Business has provided him the acumen and expertise with which he drives the team to deliver consistently beyond customer expectations.

His skills and know-how encompass IT assurance, IT Service management, Risk Management, Compliance, Business Continuity, and Cybercrime. He is well-versed with international standards such as ISO 27001, BS 25999, and ISO 20000.

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Outline
Mobile App for Progress Reporting
Mobile App for Work Inspection
Mobile App for MIS Reports Dashboard

Mobile Applications

Development of Interactive Mobile Applications is a challenging design portfolio in the present technology scenario. Backend Bangalore developers have acquired a new dimension in software development, with specialization in mobile application technology across different industry verticals.

Backend's Vyavastha platform architecture can easily integrate into mobile application technology environment for providing an interface to deliver a personalized and interactive user experience.

Backend's custom based Mobile Application solution help organizations build their communication networks in robust and remote environments. Backend incorporates vast and diverse experience in software development in designing these mobile applications. This results in cost-effective and timely solutions for various businesses.

Mobile applications can be effectively used in Project Monitoring context as demonstrated in Karnataka’s ICT@Schools project of the Education Department, Govt. of Karnataka. The project comprised of setting up ICT labs and delivery ICT education in 4396 schools across 30 Districts of the state. Given the geographical spread of the large number of schools and remoteness of locations, proper monitoring of project was a major challenge which was effectively mitigated by adopting an integrated mobile applications solution comprising of module for Progress Reporting

Mobile App for Progress Reporting facilitates viewing the school list, capturing school details, capturing progress details of activities in schools, recording and updating activity status.

Mobile applications can be effectively used in the Project Monitoring context as demonstrated in Karnataka’s ICT@Schools project of the Education Department, Govt. of Karnataka. The project comprised of setting up ICT labs and delivery ICT education in 4396 schools across 30 Districts of the state. Given the geographical spread of the large number of schools and remoteness of locations, proper monitoring of the project was a major challenge which was effectively mitigated by adopting an integrated mobile applications solution comprising of module for Work Inspection

Mobile App for Work Inspection facilitates the user to log on to the application, enter details to districts and schools, upload progress visuals and synchronize the data with the server.

Mobile App for MIS Reports Dashboard gives reports and drill-downs covering overall progress & completion status, district-wise progress & completion status, activity progress & completion under each milestone.