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SaaS Platform Development & Legacy Migration for Corporate Compliance Company

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Website Development

Industry

Software Development

Duration

65 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 January 2018

Team Size

16-20 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

78/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Boston, United States of America

Project Summary

A corporate compliance software company hired Forgeahead Solutions Inc. to replace a legacy application with a modern, cloud-native enterprise SaaS platform built using Java, Spring Boot, and Angular. Over a multi-year engagement, Forgeahead managed core architecture, centralized the database, and supported migration while adapting to the client’s move to agile processes. The client praised Forgeahead’s flexibility and on-time delivery but noted technical debt and bugs arising from past architectural shortcuts.

Key Challenges

Build a modern enterprise SaaS platform
Migrate data and functionality from a legacy product to the new SaaS platform

Project Deliverables

Core application architecture for a cloud-native SaaS platform
Centralized database
Migration of legacy application data to the new SaaS platform
Application built with Java Spring Boot and Angular

Project Solution

Forgeahead managed and built the core application architecture to replace the client's legacy platform, adopting a cloud-native, centralized-database approach. The team implemented the application using Java and Spring Boot on the backend and Angular on the frontend and supported migration of data from the legacy product into the new SaaS platform. The engagement included delivering feature milestones and working within agile sprint processes.

Project Outcome

Delivered key feature milestones tied to project dates
Transitioned to agile product development with regular check-ins and sprint methodologies to manage progress
Acted as a flexible, collaborative partner that helped meet tight deadlines and scale internal processes
Accumulated technical debt and some bugs due to missed architectural best practices, reducing development velocity

Platforms

SaaS
Cloud

Tech Stack

Java
Spring Boot
Angular

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Despite some bugs in the platform, Forgeahead Solutions Inc. is excellent at adapting to shifting development processes as the client scales their organization. They go above expectations to ensure the project's success within deadlines. The client also likes their ability to deliver on time.”
Anonymous
Engineering Executive
Date: 04/25/2023