endorsedOngoing

Management Information System (MIS) for Innovation Center

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Business Consulting & Services

Duration

127 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 January 2016

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

Oxford Innovation

Oxford, United Kingdom

Project Summary

Ignitho Technologies developed a bespoke management information system (MIS) written in PHP with a SQL Server database and deployed on AWS to automate workflows for an innovation and startup support center serving roughly 350 businesses. The platform was delivered in three weeks, proved intuitive to users requiring no training, and continues under a monthly maintenance contract with rapid issue resolution within 24 hours.

Key Challenges

Automate the workflow for supporting approximately 350 businesses
Launch a bespoke MIS within a three-week turnaround before contract start
Operate under a limited budget and avoid recurring user license fees
Manage multiple delivery partners across a four-month contract

Project Deliverables

Management information system (MIS)
SQL Server database
Deployment on Amazon Web Services
Support and ongoing maintenance contract

Project Solution

Ignitho advised on platform choice, built a bespoke MIS using PHP with a SQL Server backend, and deployed the system on Amazon Web Services to ensure security and portability. They delivered an open-code solution that could be maintained by other developers, provided a support/maintenance engagement, and coordinated project management from a London-based PM alongside an India-based development team.

Project Outcome

The MIS enabled the client to start operations and was essential to the program
Issues were generally resolved within 24 hours
The system was highly intuitive and required no user training
The project was delivered in three weeks while remaining flexible to scope changes

Platforms

Tech Stack

PHP
SQL
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Ignitho’s platform is intuitive; users with no training were able to simply register and start using the system effectively. They ran into very few problems, which were always resolved within 24 hours. They finished the project in 3 weeks while staying flexible with changes to the project scope.”
Anonymous
Business Support Director
Date: 05/16/2017