endorsedOngoing

Cayen Platform Redesign and Rebuild for TransACT

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • UI/UX Design

Industry

Education

Duration

50 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 June 2022

Team Size

30+ Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

71/100

Good

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Client

TransACT Communications

Lynnwood, United States of America

Project Summary

Netguru was engaged by TransACT Communications, an educational-technology SaaS provider, to redesign and rebuild the Cayen platform to modernize the UI/UX and migrate to a modern, open-source technical stack. Netguru delivered user research and high-fidelity mockups and has been responsive and professional in project management while progressing into development and usability testing.

Key Challenges

Redesign existing product UI/UX.
Engineer and develop a full rebuild to support the redesign.

Project Deliverables

High-fidelity mockups
Lo-fi wireframes
Design prototypes
Style guide and design documentation
Frontend engineering
Backend engineering
Quality assurance
Data migration of users and historical data
SSO implementation (SAML 2.0)
Centralized reporting integration (Yellowfin)
Multi-tenant platform rebuild

Project Solution

Netguru performed a full redesign and engineering engagement for TransACT’s Cayen platform, conducting user research, usability testing, persona definition, and producing lo-fi wireframes and high-fidelity mockups. The scope includes a Phase II rebuild with frontend and backend engineering, QA, data migration, SSO (SAML 2.0), centralized reporting integration (Yellowfin), and migration from a Microsoft ASP/.NET/MSSQL stack to a Node.js/Vue/Amazon Aurora/PostgreSQL or MySQL stack on AWS, with attention to WCAG AA accessibility and OWASP security standards.

Project Outcome

Delivered high-fidelity mockups (final designs).
Completed usability testing.
Progressed into development work.
Project management provided clear timelines and responsive, proactive PM support.

Platforms

SaaS
Web

Tech Stack

Node.js
Vue.js
Amazon Aurora
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Netguru - Adobe Solution Partner has delivered high-fidelity mockups. They have been responsive and engaged with the project, even before the client recognized an issue. Their professionalism has been consistent and very high quality of professionalism.”
Anonymous
CTO
Date: 03/28/2023