endorsedOngoing

Website Redevelopment & MVP for Pixorize

Services Covered:

Web Application Development • Website Development • Custom Software Development

Industry

Education

7 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 December 2019

Team Size

1-5

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

71/100

Good

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Client

Pixorize

New York City, United States of America

Project Summary

Nortal rebuilt and refactored the JavaScript-based website infrastructure for an education-technology startup, delivering an MVP-quality site and multiple new features. The vendor staffed the project with a small cross-functional team and worked in an agile, iterative process; the client reported the team adapted seamlessly and produced high-quality work.

Key Challenges

Needed to revamp website infrastructure and develop new website features
Required senior front-end and back-end developers to refactor and rearchitect the existing codebase
Wanted to bring an MVP codebase up to production quality within a few months

Project Deliverables

Redesigned front-end and back-end of the website
Developed an MVP-quality website
Provided senior front-end and back-end developers, a project lead, and a graphic designer
Worked on internal tools and additional website features

Project Solution

Nortal designed and redeveloped the website's front- and back-ends, working in an agile, iterative process to shape project goals and meet deadlines. The vendor provided a small cross-functional team (1 graphic designer, 1 project lead, 1 senior front-end dev, 1 senior back-end dev) who made technical design decisions with minimal oversight and used modern libraries and tools (JavaScript, React, Node, Next.js, NestJS, Docker). They also worked on internal tools and feature development.

Project Outcome

Built a top-of-the-line MVP website that proved essential to the business
Team adapted seamlessly to the client's iterative workflow
Account manager provided attentive support and the vendor supplied high-quality developers

Platforms

Tech Stack

JavaScript
React.js
Node.js
Next.js
NestJS
Docker

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Nortal (formerly Nearsure) successfully designed the MVP. Their team built a high-quality website. The work has been very effective and they adapted to the workflow seamlessly.”
David Westfall
Cofounder
Date: 07/13/2020