Database Development for Market Research Firm
Services Covered:

Industry
Business Consulting & Services
Duration
180 months
Budget
200K - 999K
Start Date
1 April 2004
Team Size
1-5
Engagement Model
Offshore
Project Capability Score (PCS)
77/100
Good
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Client
Confidential
Project Summary
ELEKS has a long-term relationship with a market research consulting firm, building and maintaining a core SQL database used to track detailed market information and support forecasting. Their work includes developing modules to track companies, product relationships, and components, and populating a customer-facing database. The engagement has significantly improved the client's internal productivity and efficiency.
Key Challenges
- Rebuild and maintain an internal database for tracking detailed market data
- Track complex relationships between companies, products, and components
- Implement forecasting capabilities to support product outputs
Project Deliverables
- Internal SQL database
- Forecasting algorithm
- Modules to track components
- Customer-facing database populated from the internal database
Project Solution
ELEKS rebuilt and has continuously developed the client's internal SQL database from scratch, adding modules and nuance over time to track companies, inter-company relationships, products, and components. They implemented an algorithm to forecast production volumes and provided ongoing maintenance and enhancements. The internal database serves as the authoritative source that populates a customer-facing database released quarterly.
Project Outcome
- Improved productivity and efficiency across the client's internal operations
- Enabled forecasting of production volumes, increasing the value of the client's data products
- Consistently responsive vendor support despite an eight-hour time difference
Platforms
Web
Tech Stack
SQL
Client Endorsement
Overall Review Rating
4.63
5 out of 5 stars
Timeliness
Cost Rating
Willing to Refer
Quality of Deliverables
“The work is integral to the business and makes important improvements to productivity and efficiency. ELEKS keeps up with evolving technologies and maintains a skilled group of developers.”
Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.
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