endorsedOngoing

Ruby on Rails Recovery for Microminimus Online Community

Services Covered:

Website Development • Software Maintenance and Support

Industry

E-commerce & Retail

Duration

114 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 February 2017

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

77/100

Good

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Client

Microminimus

Australia

Project Summary

Bacancy Technology investigated and optimized an underperforming, undocumented Ruby on Rails IT system for an online clothing community (Microminimus/Wicked Weasel). An assigned developer diagnosed and fixed broken components, stabilizing the site and contributing to a doubling of subscription revenue within six months.

Key Challenges

An outdated, undocumented, and underperforming IT system with old Ruby/Rails versions and conflicting dependencies.
Urgent need to repair and stabilize the system to restore community features and subscription functionality.

Project Deliverables

Fixed key broken components of the Ruby on Rails community site
Restored subscriptions, forums, user profiles, gallery submissions, internal currency, moderation, and e-commerce integration
Investigation and remediation of outdated Ruby/Rails versions and conflicting dependencies

Project Solution

An assigned developer (Hiren) explored and investigated the undocumented Rails system, identified problems (old Ruby/Rails versions, conflicting dependencies, lack of documentation), and implemented fixes to bring the system back under control. The engagement included stabilizing core community features and restoring integrations with the Ruby e-commerce project so the platform could be developed upon again.

Project Outcome

Subscription revenue doubled in six months.
Key broken components were fixed, restoring platform stability and core functionality.

Platforms

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The assigned developer was able to fix all of the site’s broken components, and as a result, subscription revenue has doubled in just six months. Bacancy Technology is willing to work overtime and under pressure to complete projects and maintains a positive attitude throughout.”
Chris Watts
Microminimus Department Manager
Date: 07/18/2017