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Halo Charity Platform — Mobile Apps, Web Portal & CMS

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Duration

15 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 February 2021

Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

74/100

Good

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Client

Halo Charity

Sydney, Australia

Project Summary

EB Pearls developed the Halo charity platform including native iOS and Android mobile apps, admin CMS dashboards, and a partner web portal, using Node.js and MongoDB and managing AWS infrastructure for environments. The engagement delivered QA and project-management support and saved the client an estimated $200,000–$400,000 versus hiring an in-house team. The vendor provided a staff-leasing model with dedicated project managers and hybrid onshore/offshore resources to support builds and releases.

Key Challenges

Develop native iOS and Android mobile apps for the Halo charity
Build admin web portals/CMS to manage content and internal users
Create a partner web portal to manage events and payments

Project Deliverables

Native iOS and Android mobile apps
Admin web application / CMS dashboards
Partner web portal for event and payment management
Backend APIs (Node.js) and MongoDB database
AWS infrastructure for DEV/TEST/Production

Project Solution

EB Pearls developed native iOS and Android apps for the Halo charity and built web applications: an admin CMS to manage content and in-app users and a partner portal for events and payments. They implemented the backend using Node.js and MongoDB and set up AWS infrastructure for development, test, and production environments. EB Pearls also provided project management, QA support, and a staff-leasing model with dedicated onshore and offshore resources to manage releases and post-go-live support.

Project Outcome

The client saved an estimated $200,000–$400,000 compared to hiring an in-house team
Improved QA and faster issue/bug resolution through vendor project-management support
Staffing leasing model provided flexibility and enabled smooth scrum development and releases
Good responsiveness including vendor director involvement for urgent offshore coordination

Platforms

Cloud
Web
Mobile

Tech Stack

Node.js
MongoDB
iOS
Android
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The company saved $200,000–$400,000 using EB Pearls. The team's QA services also helped the firm resolve issues by being responsive to requests and highly involved in project management. Their resources had the right technical skills; their leasing service model gave the client great flexibility.”
Wayne Wen
Head of Product
Date: 05/06/2022