endorsedOngoing

Personalized Search & Marketplace Platform Development

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

E-commerce & Retail

Duration

111 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 May 2017

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

72/100

Good

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Client

Find.me

Asse, Belgium

Project Summary

Pwrteams (formerly Skelia) has been developing a personalized search/digital marketplace platform for Find.me using storyboards provided by the client. The vendor produced mockups, recommended a technology stack (Elasticsearch, Azure, MongoDB, Python), designed the interface, and built the initial platform while augmenting the internal team. The basic platform launched with positive feedback and the engagement started in May 2017 and remains ongoing.

Key Challenges

Needed a vendor to develop a digital marketplace/personalized search platform
Required collaboration with a distributed team (Belgium, Ukraine, Panama) and integration with internal data science expertise
Needed a cost-effective nearshore solution due to high local prices in Belgium

Project Deliverables

Mockups and UI designs
Core platform (digital marketplace / personalized search) developed
Virtual assistant feature (in development/performance tuning)

Project Solution

The engagement began with a trial phase in which the vendor produced several mockups and recommended the technology stack. Based on those plans, the team designed the interface and built the core platform using Elasticsearch, Microsoft Azure, MongoDB, and Python. Pwrteams provided four developers to augment the client's internal engineering resources and is currently working to refine a virtual assistant feature.

Project Outcome

Platform launched with positive feedback and no reported bugs
Platform currently supports the automotive industry with plans to expand into real estate and job markets
Vendor flexibility on invoicing aided the startup's cash flow during early stages

Platforms

SaaS

Tech Stack

Elasticsearch
Azure
MongoDB
Python

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.38

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Pwrteams (formerly Skelia) completed a basic version of the platform, which has received unanimously positive feedback. The team’s flexibility was instrumental to the early success of the business. As the development work continues, they remain collaborative, prepared, and committed to the project.”
Stefan Ceulemans
CEO
Date: 10/22/2018