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Web Development for Communication & Collaboration Tool

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Website Development
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Industry
Industry

Software Development

Duration
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5 months

Budget
Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date
Start Date

1 December 2017

Team Size
Team Size

1-5

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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77/100
Good

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Client

Knowa

map United Kingdom

Project Summary

Railsware is building an MVP for a communication and collaboration tool, delivering full-stack development with custom integrations and features for communication, document storage, and task management. The team is roughly halfway through the budget and the MVP is about 50% complete, with the vendor providing active project management, resource allocation, and agile delivery.

Key Challenges

  • Move existing tools and technologies into a complex backend structure mirroring the complexity of board governance
  • Address complexities around commissions, privileges, and accessibility rights that required third-party expertise

Project Deliverables

  • MVP
  • Custom integrations
  • Communication features
  • Document storage functionality
  • Task management functionality

Project Solution

Built an MVP web application with a Ruby on Rails backend and Turbolinks/HTML/CSS front-end elements, delivering custom integrations and modules for communication, document storage, and task management. The vendor staffed the engagement with a backend engineer, a frontend engineer, and a product manager/UI designer and used agile processes and iterative inceptions to deliver functionality rapidly.

Project Outcome

  • MVP nearing completion and expected to meet targets in a few weeks
  • Delivered required functionality on time
  • Strong project management with regular tracking and resource allocation
  • High-quality full-stack engineering team

Platforms

  • WebWeb

Tech Stack

  • Ruby on RailsRuby on Rails
  • HTMLHTML
  • CSSCSS

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.5star5 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The MVP is about half-done and set to meet targets in a timely manner. The team is building the tool efficiently with effective resource allocation and management services. They're experts that exhibit confidence in agile workflows. In-person meetings help Railsware plan and implement work.”

Will Henderson

Co-Founder

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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