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Shopping Cart Configurator for Cloud Offerings

Services Covered:

Web Application Development • Custom Software Development

Industry

Information Technology

8 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 May 2011

Team Size

6-10

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

78/100

Good

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Client

Bloomip

Union City, United States of America

Project Summary

GoodCore Software built a custom shopping cart configurator to design cloud product models and produce quotes based on customer questionnaires. The vendor authored detailed product and planning documents, produced visuals, and implemented the backend using Linux, PHP, CodeIgniter, and MySQL. Internal stakeholders praised the originality, technical skill, thorough scheduling, and communication throughout the engagement.

Key Challenges

Build a complex shopping cart configurator
Generate network diagrams and sketches and produce quotes based on customer responses

Project Deliverables

Shopping cart configurator for cloud offerings
Network diagram and sketch generator
Quote generation system
Backend implementation (Linux, PHP, MySQL, CodeIgniter)
Requirements and planning document
Visual mockups and design logic diagrams

Project Solution

GoodCore authored a detailed product and logic document, held numerous one-on-one meetings to define requirements, and wrote most of the code from scratch. They built a shopping cart that configured the client's cloud offerings based on user answers, generating on-screen designs that recommended network switches, firewalls, and servers and produced quotes. The vendor implemented the backend on Linux using PHP, CodeIgniter, and MySQL and applied the client's encryption and security standards. They also produced a week-by-week planning document, assigned tasks to specific resources, and provided visual mockups after requirement discussions.

Project Outcome

Client was extremely satisfied despite the tool not being put into production
Communication felt like working with a local company despite the time zone difference
Team was available during the client's morning work hours
Project took one to two months longer than expected
Detailed weekly planning document with assigned tasks improved project clarity

Platforms

Tech Stack

PHP
CodeIgniter
MySQL
Linux

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Internal stakeholders were pleased with the originality and technical skill put into the solution. GoodCore Software fostered a deep engagement that precluded traditional outsourcing problems. They developed a thorough schedule and followed up with visuals after requirement discussions.”
Ramiel Rashidi
CEO
Date: 03/18/2019