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Ruby on Rails Development for Insurance Startup

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Financial Services

Duration

6 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 March 2014

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

77/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

New York City, United States of America

Project Summary

Netguru augmented the internal team of an online insurance broker by supplying three Ruby on Rails developers to help build a custom web application and resolve bugs. Over a roughly six-month blended engagement, Netguru's engineers focused on backend customizations, some front-end work, and QA, while the client's design lead handled UI/UX. The client praised Netguru's proactive collaboration, strong project management, and ability to deliver a production-ready product quickly.

Key Challenges

Organize a technical team with high-quality Ruby on Rails programmers.
Recover from an unsuccessful prior outsourcing engagement and find a reliable development partner.
Build a custom web application quickly from an initial informational website to a production-ready product.

Project Deliverables

Custom backend customizations
Front-end implementations
Quality assurance and quality control testing
Working web application (live product)

Project Solution

Netguru provided a blended team augmentation engagement supplying three Ruby on Rails developers to the client's internal team. The developers focused primarily on backend customizations and some front-end implementations, while the client's chief of design handled UI/UX and the client CTO acted as technical lead. Netguru's developers also participated in quality assurance and quality control testing. The engagement was run using agile methodologies and lasted about six months, concluding at the end of September 2014.

Project Outcome

Went live with a full-fledged working product in six months and was featured in the New York Times.
Received considerable positive feedback on ease of use and appealing design.
Met or exceeded expectations, consistently delivered on deadlines, and demonstrated excellent project management and coding quality.

Platforms

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Strengths include a proactive approach to collaboration and a meticulous eye for detail. Another key differentiator is flexible access to a wide variety of technical and business expertise.”
Anonymous
Chief Technology Officer
Date: 10/20/2014