A small software development and engineering company "SDE" has been operating in the market for the past 3 years. All processes and activities are carried out manually inside the company except programming or implementation. The company is going to sign contracts for long-term projects. The SDE company hired many people and extended the teams and opened branches at different locations. The company faces tough competition in the market due to rivals operating in the market. The SDE company allocated a huge amount/budget for research and development. Under research and development, the company wants to reduce efforts, time to market and increase the process and product quality, and to increase employees’ productivity. a) Based on your knowledge and experience in this course, please suggest and list down areas of improvement b) Provide detailed guidelines.