Home Retail Group

Falcon has provided Project Management Services to Home Retail Group over the last 3 years. Initially to assist E-commerce I.S.

in a major upgrade of the Argos, Homebase and Argos Ireland websites; from Websphere Version 5 to Version 6.

This involved not only software, but a complete new hardware platform. A new set of I.B.M Servers was installed for the production sites,

and 7 new Test sites were built to support development and production support, and included the introduction of a Staging Server,

as well as an upgrade of the website software. In addition the P.M. managed the development of significant new website

functionality to allow Argos to remain competitive in the expanding market for internet sales of consumer goods.

More recently a Project Manager has been working with the Homebase E-commerce Team to add specific new functionality to the

Homebase Website following a de-merger of the Homebase and Argos websites onto separate platforms.