endorsedOngoing

Staff Augmentation Work for Educational Nonprofit

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation • Website Development

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Duration

127 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 January 2016

Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

71/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

New York City, United States of America

Project Summary

Mobikasa provides staff augmentation and web development support to an educational nonprofit, implementing site updates using Ruby on Rails and maintaining servers. The engagement is ongoing and has helped the client meet acquisition and retention goals, with the vendor praised for quick turnarounds and frequent communication despite time-zone lags.

Key Challenges

Lean nonprofit team unable to support a full-time development staff
Need for a scalable development partner to support growth funded by grants
Previous vendor could not scale with the client's growth strategy

Project Deliverables

Implementation of new changes and features on the site
Server and website maintenance support
Ongoing updates and development using Ruby on Rails
Staff augmentation via a project manager and senior development team

Project Solution

Mobikasa provides an off-site project manager and a senior development team to implement changes and new features on the client's Ruby on Rails site, and they provide ongoing server and website maintenance. The vendor assigns staff through offshore locations based on project scope and collaborates with the client in New York to deliver continuous support and development.

Project Outcome

Improved acquisition and retention rates
Enabled client to obtain senior management buy-in for additional digital projects
Faster turnarounds and reliable communication
Client recommends vendor to peers in higher education space

Platforms

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Mobikasa is an experienced team with quick turnarounds. Their work resulted in higher acquisition and retention rates, as well as new business goals in terms of digital projects. They communicate frequently to counter the time difference, and they share valuable expertise on industry best practices.”
Anonymous
Digital Strategy Director
Date: 05/31/2017