endorsedOngoing

Custom Web Development for Literary Startup

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Media

Duration

108 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 August 2017

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

82/100

Strong

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Client

Lit Fuel

San Antonio, United States of America

Project Summary

A literary-event startup hired BigStep Technologies to customize an open-source platform and build custom features to meet its business objectives. BigStep delivered milestones on time, offered helpful suggestions to improve features and processes, and maintained strong, responsive project management via Skype and email. The ongoing engagement includes PHP-, Zend- and JavaScript-based development and API integration.

Key Challenges

Customize an open-source platform to meet business objectives
Deliver high-quality results on time across milestones
Provide suggestions that align technical work with business goals

Project Deliverables

Custom features for open-source platform
API integrations
App development

Project Solution

BigStep designed and implemented custom features on an open-source platform using PHP, Zend Framework, and JavaScript. Their work included API integrations and app development; the engagement is ongoing and milestones are delivered iteratively. They staff each milestone with project managers, CSS designers, and HTML developers and primarily assigned one web developer to the client.

Project Outcome

The team delivered every milestone on time
Developers suggested improvements that accelerated goals and improved outcomes
Project management and communications were strong and highly responsive

Platforms

Tech Stack

PHP
Zend Framework
JavaScript
REST API

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Although the website has not officially launched, BigStep Technologies Pvt. Ltd. delivers every milestone on time. Their staff not only delivers outstanding results, but also makes helpful suggestions and improves critical processes. They always respond quickly to questions and concerns.”
Tanya Hyatt
Owner
Date: 05/27/2019