endorsedOngoing

WordPress Maintenance & Feature Development for The Oil & Gas Year

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Media

Duration

85 months

Budget

Less than 10K

Start Date

1 July 2019

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

The Oil & Gas Year

Paris, France

Project Summary

Creole Studios provided ongoing WordPress maintenance and development within a Bitnami-based virtual machine, delivering custom widgets and feature enhancements controlled and deployed via Jira, Jenkins, and Bitbucket. Their work made the temperamental VM fit for months of development and produced significant ROI compared to the previous supplier. Project management occurred through Jira and Skype, and the client praised the vendor's WordPress and infrastructure expertise and responsive communication.

Key Challenges

Maintain and develop an existing WordPress site
Achieve a bug-free operation
Implement bespoke evolutions and custom widgets

Project Deliverables

Custom WordPress widgets
Feature enhancements and deployments
Configured Bitnami testing environment
CI/CD and deployment workflow using Jenkins and Bitbucket

Project Solution

Creole Studios stabilized a temperamental Bitnami virtual machine and used it as a testing environment to perform months of WordPress development. They implemented new custom widgets and feature enhancements and managed deployments using Jira, Jenkins, and Bitbucket. The vendor supplied a primary WordPress programmer supported by an infrastructure specialist and consultant and continues to provide ongoing maintenance and development work.

Project Outcome

Significant impact on the client's bottom line due to value for money
Smooth management via Jira and Skype with responsive vendor management
High-quality WordPress and infrastructure work that resolved legacy issues
Outstanding ROI compared to the previous supplier

Platforms

Desktop

Tech Stack

Java

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Creole Studios provides an excellent caliber of services that have produced an outstanding ROI that far surpassed the value the previous team yielded. Along with best-in-class technical acumen, they offer attentive and accommodating customer service. The team is pleasant and productive.”
Angus Foggie
Director of Digital Products
Date: 01/25/2019