endorsedOngoing

IT Consultation & Managed Services for E-Commerce Platform

Services Covered:

Managed IT Services • Staff Augmentation • IT Consulting

Industry

E-commerce & Retail

Duration

86 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 June 2019

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Prague, Czech Republic

Project Summary

Applifting provides IT consultation and managed services to an e-commerce group, delivering Python development and solution architecture support to develop new website features and maintain the platform. The vendor integrates multiple developers into the client's teams to accelerate feature delivery and help meet release goals. They are assisting the client in unifying regional platforms (Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia) by developing a common product catalog and improving team efficiency within an agile OKR process.

Key Challenges

Develop new features for the website more quickly
Unify three regional platforms and create a common product catalog

Project Deliverables

Website and product platform
Python development and solution architecture support
Listing aggregation from marketplaces (Amazon, eBay)
Product pages with consolidated offers and reviews
Common product catalog for multiple regions

Project Solution

Applifting provides Python development for the client's website and platform and supports the client's solution architecture teams. They share development experience and practices to improve efficiency and are responsible for developing and maintaining the whole system. A key area of work is aggregating listing information from marketplaces like Amazon and eBay to consolidate different offers on product pages and enable users to leave reviews. Applifting has integrated multiple developers (7–10 currently) into the client's teams and continues to extend support across different teams since the engagement began in June 2019.

Project Outcome

Helps meet release goals
Develops a common catalog across regions, supporting platform unification
Delivers on commitments and integrates with the client's teams, improving efficiency

Platforms

Tech Stack

Python

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“While metrics cannot be shared, the client is happy with the way Applifting is delivering results and achieving their goals. Despite not setting any deadlines and budgets for their projects, the team is still able to accomplish their tasks in a timely and efficient manner.”
Anonymous
Technology Tribal Lead
Date: 11/03/2021