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Dictionary Conversion and Platform Development for Oxford University Press

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Software QA and Testing • Website Development • API Development
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Industry
Industry

Media

Duration
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17 months

Budget
Budget

Confidential

Start Date
Start Date

1 June 2015

Team Size
Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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67/100
Good

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Client

Oxford University Press

mapOxford, United Kingdom

Project Summary

Digiteum developed a framework to convert Oxford University Press's dictionary and language data into digital formats and now provides QA, testing, web design/development, and API development across multiple departments. They delivered architectural guidance, developers, and linguistics support to create a repeatable, cost-effective conversion pipeline. The vendor is organized, diligent in reporting, proactively suggests improvements, and has become a go-to resource within the company.

Key Challenges

  • Convert varied dictionary and language data from multiple sources into a consistent internal format
  • Reduce the time-consuming and expensive manual/freelancer-driven conversion process
  • Build a repeatable, cost-effective, and accurate conversion pipeline

Project Deliverables

  • Dictionary conversion framework and data conversion pipeline
  • Architectural guidance and software development
  • Test and QA for system and results
  • Linguistics and computational linguistics assistance
  • Website design and development
  • API and platform development

Project Solution

Digiteum designed and built a dictionary conversion framework and pipeline to transform varied dictionary and language data into a repeatable, accurate, and cost-effective format. They provided architectural guidance, developers, test and QA for both the system and its outputs, and linguistics assistance for computational-linguistic tasks. After the conversion work, Digiteum expanded their scope to provide testing and QA for the lexical platform and websites, website design and development for marketing, and API and platform development.

Project Outcome

  • Delivered work on time and on budget within an Agile sprint process
  • Successfully implemented a repeatable conversion pipeline that led to expanded engagements across marketing and other departments
  • Maintained consistent project management practices including daily stand-ups, weekly calls, and sprint reporting

Platforms

  • WebWeb
  • MobileMobile

Tech Stack

  • .NET.NET
  • C#C#
  • PythonPython
  • PHPPHP
  • JavaScriptJavaScript
  • HTMLHTML
  • CSSCSS
  • iOSiOS
  • AndroidAndroid

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75star

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Digiteum is organized and diligent in their reporting, and proactively suggests improvements to the client's proposals. They are now a go-to resource and have been engaged by different departments within the company for development and design work.”

David Zack

Technology Director

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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