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Home Improvement Platform Migration & MVP (Angular → Node.js)

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

2 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 February 2017

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

73/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

Computools migrated and refactored an incomplete home improvement marketplace platform, converting the frontend and backend to a simplified Node.js/MongoDB-based MVP. The team delivered a working version for investor presentation that stayed within budget, though the engagement experienced some communication issues and limited customer-service prioritization.

Key Challenges

In-house engineers left before project completion, leaving incomplete code to be finished
Limited capital and tight timelines requiring a cost-effective MVP
Need to reverse engineer the original site, simplify content, and refactor the codebase

Project Deliverables

Adapted the original platform (Angular) to Node.js frontend and MongoDB backend
Refactored the codebase and simplified platform content
Launched a minimum viable product (MVP) web platform
Delivered a working site suitable for investor demonstrations

Project Solution

Computools reverse-engineered and adapted an incomplete Angular-based platform by migrating the frontend to Node.js and implementing a MongoDB backend. They refactored the codebase, simplified content, and used HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL as needed to build and launch a streamlined minimum viable product. The engagement was scoped to deliver a basic, working platform for investor review.

Project Outcome

Released a working version of the platform
Delivered a satisfactory product that remained within the project budget

Platforms

Tech Stack

Node.js
MongoDB
MySQL
Angular
JavaScript
HTML
CSS

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.5

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Due to communication issues and a lack of customer service prioritization, the experience could have been improved. However, the developers’ expertise, international savvy, and timeliness resulted in a satisfactory end product that stayed within its budget.”
Anonymous
Founder
Date: 11/07/2017