endorsedOngoing

Dedicated Development for XebiaLabs' XL Deploy and XL Release

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Software Development

Duration

151 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 January 2014

Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

69/100

Good

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Client

XebiaLabs

Burlington, United States of America

Project Summary

Agency AG04 (Notch) has provided long-term, dedicated development support to XebiaLabs’ continuous delivery products, working on XL Deploy and XL Release. The vendor contributes to core engines, builds new features and integrations, and uses Java, Scala, React and Angular. AG04 behaves like an in-house team, trains junior developers, and maintains stable, autonomous teams integrated with the client’s processes.

Key Challenges

Scale up the development team to meet product growth
Acquire developers with specific technology knowledge (Java, Scala, React, Angular)
Maintain product quality and integrate new features into core engines

Project Deliverables

New features for XL Deploy and XL Release
Integrations for the products
Contributions to core engines and ongoing product maintenance
Training and onboarding support for junior engineers

Project Solution

AG04 works as long-term dedicated development teams on two of the client's products (XL Deploy and XL Release). They build new features and product integrations, contribute to the products’ core engines, run two autonomous software teams composed of junior to senior engineers (seniors acting as Scrum masters), and onboard and train junior engineers using the client's processes and frameworks. The vendor coordinates with teams in the Netherlands and Croatia and uses Java, Scala, React and Angular in the development work.

Project Outcome

The vendor functions like an in-house team and demonstrates deep domain knowledge
Stable, long-term engagement since 2014 with mature, participative teams
Successful transition to agile with independent teams managing releases and estimations
Improved ability to solve difficult customer issues and maintain quality standards

Platforms

Tech Stack

Java
Scala
React.js
Angular

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Thanks to their maturity and competency, AG04 behaves like a part of the internal team. The agency trains junior developers through a rigorous, comprehensive process. Their deep technology and framework knowledge, along with their long-term dedication to the project, sets them apart.”
Andreas Prins
VP of Product Development
Date: 05/11/2018