endorsedOngoing

SaaS Platform Development and Engineering Team Extension

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation • Web Application Development • Software Maintenance and Support • AI and Machine Learning • Cloud Consulting and Services

Industry

Business Consulting & Services

9 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 January 2019

Team Size

1-5

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

73/100

Good

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Client

Operational Results, Inc.

Highland, United States of America

Project Summary

iRonin.IT augmented the development team at Operational Results, Inc. (ORI), maintaining and enhancing a Ruby on Rails-based SaaS application while developing new features and a forecasting app. They added React front-end functionality, integrated legacy AngularJS components, implemented backend services and a Python/Elasticsearch metrics application, consolidated the database and wrote migration scripts, and provided ongoing maintenance and testing. Despite a time zone difference, the vendor communicated proactively and helped the client continue innovating with a small team and budget.

Key Challenges

Augment the development team to support all projects
Continue feature enhancements and create new apps while supporting existing ones
Maintain innovation and meet client demands with limited team size and budget

Project Deliverables

Advanced charts and tables for sales process visualization
React front-end features
AngularJS legacy front-end integration via connector
Ruby on Rails backend services
Python-based metric application with Elasticsearch
Database schema consolidation and migration scripts
New backend API endpoints
Functional tests (Rspec)
Front-end features (scorecards, column resizing, report column reordering, auto-looping bookmarks, datepicker)
Ongoing maintenance and bug fixes

Project Solution

iRonin.IT augmented the client's development team and delivered frontend and backend work for the ORI SaaS product. They implemented React-based frontend features and integrated legacy AngularJS components through a custom connector, developed backend services in Ruby on Rails, and built a Python/Elasticsearch metrics application. They simplified and restructured the database (consolidating schemas and producing migration scripts), implemented new backend API endpoints and multi-level bookmarks, developed forecasting functionality using ARIMA/exponential smoothing/regression models, deployed flows with AWS Lambda, and wrote functional tests in RSpec. They also provided ongoing maintenance, bug fixing, and numerous front-end enhancements.

Project Outcome

Met client demands and sustained product innovation with a small team and small budget
Effective, proactive communication (Slack and Google Hangouts) with vendor availability during client business hours
Vendor found resources that matched needs and maintained good ongoing collaboration

Platforms

Web
Cloud

Tech Stack

React.js
AngularJS
Ruby on Rails
Python
Elasticsearch
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS Lambda
Sentry

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The client experiences greater innovation and an improved ability to meet demands from customers. Despite a time zone difference, iRonin.IT fosters collaboration by proactively communicating about potential hurdles. Their flexibility and dedication set them apart.”
James Barlow
CTO
Date: 10/25/2019