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SaaS Conversion and Full-Stack Development for School Administration HR/Payroll

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation • Custom Software Development • Software QA and Testing

Industry

Software Development

Duration

15 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 March 2021

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

71/100

Good

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Client

edsembli

Toronto, Canada

Project Summary

AgileEngine augmented the client's development team to deliver full-stack development and testing for an HR management and payroll solution, helping migrate the product from a hosted/on-premise model to a SaaS model. The vendor provided 2-3 developers and a QA analyst who ramped quickly despite prior knowledge loss, enabling the project to meet milestones and reach near completion. The engagement ran from March 2021 to June 2022.

Key Challenges

Shift from a hosted/on-premise model to a SaaS-based model
Staff attrition and resulting knowledge loss that delayed the SaaS conversion

Project Deliverables

HR management and Payroll solution migrated toward a SaaS-ready product
C#/.NET backend components
MS SQL database implementation
AngularJS frontend
QA and testing deliverables

Project Solution

AgileEngine supplied vetted candidates who were interviewed and then embedded into the client's development team to work in two-week sprints. The team implemented full-stack features using the Microsoft stack (C#/.NET, MS SQL) with an AngularJS frontend, and provided QA support. Communication and project management used MS Teams and MS TFS with GIT-based source control.

Project Outcome

The team quickly ramped up and mitigated delays caused by staff attrition and knowledge loss
The project began hitting projected milestones and reached nearly 100% completion
The product became ready for the first round of customers

Platforms

SaaS

Tech Stack

C#
.NET
SQL
AngularJS

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The client's SaaS conversion was vastly behind, mainly due to staff attrition that resulted in knowledge loss. Minimally impacted by the problem, AgileEngine helped them get back on track by ramping up the development process. As a result, the product is nearly 100% complete and ready for customers.”
Patrick Lau
Director of Software Development
Date: 07/28/2022