endorsedOngoing

Staff Augmentation & C++ Windows Development for Cybersecurity Company

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation • Custom Software Development • Software QA and Testing

Industry

Cloud & Network Security

Duration

181 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 July 2011

Team Size

16-20 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

76/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Washington, United States of America

Project Summary

Ciklum provided long-term staff augmentation to a cybersecurity company, scaling from an initial three resources to a team of about 20 developers. The vendor integrated with the client's existing teams to deliver high-performance Windows applications using C++ and Qt, while helping to improve development process, velocity, and team dynamics.

Key Challenges

Need for access to a skilled workforce to support existing staff in development and testing
Desire to improve efficiency and agility through direct integration of external resources

Project Deliverables

Staff augmentation resources (developers and testers)
Windows applications developed using C++ and Qt
Ongoing developer support across multiple projects

Project Solution

Ciklum provided ongoing staff augmentation and acted as an extension of the client's team, with direct management by the client of the allocated resources. The vendor supplied developers and testers who build high-performance Microsoft Windows software using C++ and Qt, and the engagement scaled from three initial resources to about 20 developers supporting multiple projects. Communications and process improvements (Scrum reviews, daily calls, Atlassian/Google tooling) were part of the collaboration.

Project Outcome

High user satisfaction and frequent praise for product quality
Improved development process and velocity through Scrum reviews and metrics
Close, responsive communication with the Ciklum team (regular daily calls, fast response times)

Platforms

Desktop

Tech Stack

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Ciklum has provided an exceptional software development team that is an extension of our existing teams. They have been able to identify and retain very talented individuals while helping our team get better over time by assessing our development process and team dynamic.”
Anonymous
CTO
Date: 02/20/2019