endorsedOngoing

Dev and Support for Templating Platform

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Website Development • Software Maintenance and Support • Software QA and Testing

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

131 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 September 2015

Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

73/100

Good

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Client

Format

Toronto, Canada

Project Summary

Qunabu provided ongoing development and maintenance for a design templating platform (Format), delivering new themes and iterating on features and UX. They worked on the client's custom technology stack to build templates using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and the Liquid templating language, and supported QA cycles and backlog work. The engagement helped the client scale their template offerings and integrate with existing toolsets.

Key Challenges

Need new options for template design
Maintain and improve a large existing template codebase
Require quick turnaround for development work
Ensure implementations match design intent and adhere to best web practices

Project Deliverables

New design themes/templates
Theme code using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
QA fixes and UX iterations
Maintenance of existing template codebase

Project Solution

The vendor onboarded to the client's platform and custom technology stack to provide on-demand frontend development and maintenance. They developed new themes from provided designs using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and the Liquid templating language, participated in QA cycles to find and resolve issues, and iterated on features and UX to meet the client's requirements.

Project Outcome

Enabled scaling of template offerings to meet demand
Responsive collaboration with in-house project and product management via Asana and Slack
Demonstrated trustworthiness and reliability, meeting commitments

Platforms

Tech Stack

HTML
CSS
JavaScript

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.38

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The ongoing engagement has supported an increase in the scale of template offerings to meet demand. Customers can expect a reliable and responsive partner who can accommodate existing toolsets and build upon them to create new designs.”
Mike Ferrier
CTO
Date: 01/29/2019