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Executive Training Marketplace — PHP Prototype Development

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Education

Duration

5 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 October 2015

Team Size

11-15 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

77/100

Good

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Client

Uprisely

Switzerland

Project Summary

Code & Pepper developed a PHP-based web application that connects institutions and corporations with academics, designing, coding, and launching a prototype. The project was delivered mostly within deadlines and provided the necessary functionality; initial visual design issues were addressed quickly. The client praised the team's communication and performance and is discussing further engagement.

Key Challenges

Needed the solution designed, developed, and launched
Lacked in-house technical skills and required an external development partner

Project Deliverables

Web-based PHP application
Custom prototype / test version (delivered in three months)
UI/UX design assets

Project Solution

Code & Pepper designed, developed, and launched a web-based PHP application for the client's executive training marketplace. They delivered a custom test/prototype in approximately three months, provided UI/UX design (with a designer replacement during the engagement), and managed communication and coordination primarily via Slack. The team also provided detailed hourly breakdowns of productivity and cost; the client and vendor discussed potentially porting the product to Ruby on Rails for a commercial version.

Project Outcome

Output quality was good
Prototype delivered mostly within deadlines
Design issues were identified and resolved after replacing the designer
Client received detailed hourly sheets and task breakdowns

Platforms

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.5

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The solution offers all the necessary functionality and was completed mostly within deadlines. There was an issue with the visual design of the application which Code & Pepper quickly addressed. The team demonstrated excellent performance and discussions for further engagements are underway.”
Lassi Viljakainen
Co-founder
Date: 05/20/2016