Dedicated Development Team for Software Company
Services Covered:

Industry
Information Technology
Duration
156 months
Budget
1M - 10M
Start Date
1 August 2013
Team Size
Confidential
Engagement Model
Offshore
Project Capability Score (PCS)
77/100
Good
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Client
Digital Mettle
Project Summary
Daffodil provided a dedicated development team and staff-augmentation services to Digital Mettle, helping scale engineering resources and maintain continuity. They supported product work end-to-end including planning, roadmapping, development and launch of a niche social network, delivered as an Azure-hosted hybrid application. The vendor has low staff turnover and consistent team leadership, producing stable long-term collaboration with generally strong outcomes despite occasional communication/training gaps.
Key Challenges
- Difficulty recruiting local talent
- Need for reliable external staffing and consistent team members
Project Deliverables
- New niche social network product
- Business plan and software roadmap
- Product launch
- Azure-hosted hybrid application
- Dedicated development team / staff augmentation
Project Solution
Daffodil acted as a source of staff augmentation and provided a consistent team lead who managed personnel and project staffing. They supported product strategy and execution — creating a business plan and software roadmap, developing and launching a niche social network as an Azure-hosted hybrid application, and assisting the client in hiring internal staff.
Project Outcome
- Comfortable 1:1 billing to customers frequently, with worst-case billing of two out of three hours
- Low staff turnover leading to efficiency and knowledge retention
- New product launched and received many signups
Platforms
Cloud
Tech Stack
Azure
Client Endorsement
Overall Review Rating
4.63
5 out of 5 stars
Timeliness
Cost Rating
Willing to Refer
Quality of Deliverables
“Daffodil is a hardworking, well-intentioned, and talented group of people. Minimal resource turnover has produced a highly efficient and knowledgeable team. Although minor communication issues occur, they rarely impact project outcomes.”
Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.
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