endorsedOngoing

Perl-to-C# E-commerce & Back Office Modernization (Staff Augmentation)

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Staff Augmentation

Industry

Education

Duration

45 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 November 2022

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

73/100

Good

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Client

IM Academy

New York City, United States of America

Project Summary

KnubiSoft provides development and QA staff augmentation to IM Academy, helping modernize an online education company's back office and e-commerce platform from Perl to C#. The vendor supplemented the client's internal work, improving an MVP and contributing UI development using Figma and Balsamiq. The team communicates via Microsoft Teams and Jira and has helped the client stay on track toward the first release in Q1 2023.

Key Challenges

Outdated e-commerce and back office platform built with Perl
Need to modernize incrementally to avoid harming sales or performance
Requirement for a team experienced in C#, ASP.NET Core, and Perl to implement gradual migration

Project Deliverables

New back office suite
E-commerce platform replacement
Conversion harness and MVP improvements
UI development and design support (Figma, Balsamiq)
Documentation and code demonstrations

Project Solution

KnubiSoft provided development and QA staff augmentation to help build a new back office suite and replace the e-commerce platform's underlying technology from Perl to C# (using ASP.NET Core). They improved an internally built MVP and built a conversion harness to migrate functionality incrementally. The team also contributed UI development and design support using Figma and Balsamiq and worked with the client's product owner via Jira and Microsoft Teams.

Project Outcome

Helped keep the project on track for the first release (targeted Q1 2023)
Developers delivered work aligned with client requirements
Effective communication and project management via daily stand-ups, Jira, and Microsoft Teams
Rapid onboarding: team began submitting legitimate tickets within days

Platforms

Tech Stack

C#
ASP.NET Core
Perl

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“KnubiSoft’s developers align well with the client’s requirements and have helped them stay on track with the first stage’s release. The team communicates effectively through daily Microsoft Team meetings and excels at project management through Jira. Their software development expertise stands out.”
Damian Mobley
CTO
Date: 01/25/2023