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Additional Development Support for Internal Projects

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Business Consulting & Services

Duration

11 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 January 2018

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

71/100

Good

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Client

BuyBay

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Project Summary

LITSLINK provided additional front- and back-end development support in Ruby on Rails for internal software projects, supplying engineers who joined the client's scrum teams and worked on user stories. Their involvement increased development speed and helped the client create new applications more quickly. The team was responsive and enabled the client to scale staffing up and down as needed.

Key Challenges

Need for external resources to support internal software development.
Increase capacity on existing scrum teams.

Project Deliverables

Additional front-end and back-end development resources
Implemented user stories for internal applications
Engineers embedded in scrum teams

Project Solution

LITSLINK supplied engineers to join the client's scrum teams, working remotely on user stories and contributing front- and back-end development in Ruby on Rails. The developers participated in planning and standups and varied in size up to five engineers, integrating with the client's existing teams to deliver features.

Project Outcome

Development speed increased and new applications were created more quickly.
Developers participated in scrum planning and standups, contributing to story planning and development.
Client could scale team size up and down quickly and obtain front- and back-end developers at short notice.

Platforms

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.25

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Development speed increased markedly since LITSLINK was first engaged. Their consistent communication and responsiveness made them a valuable partner. While there was a lack of solution-oriented thinking, the team’s quality deliverables generally won the day.”
Jessica Morrison
Product Owner
Date: 01/07/2019