endorsedOngoing

AWS Modernization for AgSource Dairy Management Platform

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Agriculture

Duration

67 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 January 2021

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

70/100

Good

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Client

AgSource

Verona, United States of America

Project Summary

AgSource, a herd and dairy farm management software company, hired Lionwood.software to modernize their web application and update the tech stack to improve scalability and onboarding of larger dairy farms. Development began in January 2021 and is ongoing; the modernization has not yet been rolled out. The client reports timeline and project-management issues early on but notes the vendor's team is dedicated and efficient and that a new project manager and a technical project manager were recently assigned.

Key Challenges

Modernize the application to better scale and onboard larger dairy farms
Prevent data backlogs while increasing scale
Support customer service representatives in sending reports and managing farm health values and statistics

Project Deliverables

Web-based application modernization
AWS microservices migration
ETL tooling integration
.NET Core application updates

Project Solution

Lionwood.software is updating the client's web-based application to address scalability and modernize the tech stack. The vendor is migrating functionality to AWS microservices and integrating ETL tooling while updating the existing .NET Core application. The engagement involves a small team (about six people) from Lionwood.software and ongoing development work that began in January 2021.

Project Outcome

Modernization not yet rolled out; product remains in development
Project management issues caused delays but a new project manager and a technical project manager were assigned
Team described as dedicated and efficient
Use of Atlassian suite and Slack for project management

Platforms

Tech Stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
.NET Core

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

3.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Though the new development has not been rolled out, the client is hopeful Lionwood.software’s work will aid them in their goal of scaling their business. Though the project has exceeded initial timelines, Lionwood.software has been working to resolve issues. The team is dedicated and efficient.”
Chandru Solraj
VP of Technology
Date: 08/14/2023