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Social Network Software Dev for Education Institution

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Education

Duration

103 months

Budget

Less than 10K

Start Date

1 January 2018

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

78/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Germany

Project Summary

BigStep Technologies redeveloped a university social networking MVP, upgrading the engine and add-ons using Zend/PHP, establishing version control on GitHub, and performing frequent deployments and daily bug fixes. They executed daily tasks, deployed to staging and live servers every three days, and provided effective debugging and testing support.

Key Challenges

Transition from a research project to a market product.
Upgrade an older engine to a new version.
Need for a dedicated developer to fix issues and implement small custom developments.

Project Deliverables

Engine upgrade and add-ons upgrade
Redeveloped MVP using Zend/PHP
Versioning infrastructure on GitHub and staging-server setup
Bug and issue fixes (PHP, CSS, JavaScript)
Regular deployment to stage and live servers

Project Solution

They upgraded the platform engine and add-ons (Zend/PHP), helped establish versioning infrastructure and a staging server on GitHub, performed bug and issue fixes in PHP, CSS, and JavaScript, and maintained daily development and deployments including stage and live server pushes every three days.

Project Outcome

Approximately 5-7 daily issues fixed.
Upgraded the whole system in 1 or 2 days.
Deployed to staging and live servers every three days.

Platforms

Tech Stack

PHP
JavaScript
CSS

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Initially, the team has added interesting integrations on the social networking MVP. BigStep Technologies has been executing daily tasks and deploying stage and live servers every three days. They are effective in debugging errors and has conducted testing which the client benefitted from.”
Anonymous
IT Consultant & Product Manager
Date: 06/16/2021