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Development Support for Historical Crime Data Platform

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Mobile Application Development • API Development • Website Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

88 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 April 2019

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

Base Operations

Washington, United States of America

Project Summary

A data firm, Base Operations, retained Kanda Software beginning in April 2019 to augment its distributed engineering team and help build products for a historical crime data platform. Kanda contributed to mobile (React Native for iOS and Android), API and database work, AWS Lambda functions, Python-based data analysis, and web development. The vendor helped the client implement code reviews and tighten engineering practices, and the client reports the team is flexible, communicative, and effectively integrated with internal staff.

Key Challenges

Being a distributed company without a physical location
Needing to bring on engineering talent to augment and effectively build the client's team
Requiring a flexible team able to launch new products and focus on the bigger picture

Project Deliverables

React Native mobile apps for iOS and Android
API services / REST APIs
Database implementations
AWS Lambda functions
Python data-mining / analysis modules
Web platforms / web development

Project Solution

Kanda Software augmented the client's engineering team by providing React Native development for iOS and Android, building API services and databases, developing AWS Lambda-based serverless components, performing Python analysis for data mining, and contributing to web development across multiple US platforms. The vendor supplied a small dedicated team (typically 2–3 engineers) working alongside the client's in-house product and engineering leads since April 2019.

Project Outcome

Implemented code reviews and code testing, enabling trust in Kanda's work
Tightened engineering processes, which helped maintain high quality
Established effective communication and collaboration, with Kanda acting as an integrated extension of the team

Platforms

Mobile
Web

Tech Stack

React Native
Python
REST API
Serverless
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.38

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“They've been able to successfully implement code reviews and trust Kanda Software's work. Their quality work shows their care and has kept the firm's quality high. Their team is flexible, communicative, and able to autonomously work to build the necessary products.”
Scott Money
VP of Engineering
Date: 05/19/2020