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Staff Augmentation for German Digital Service Provider

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation
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Industry
Industry

Software Development

Duration
Duration

45 months

Budget
Budget

Confidential

Start Date
Start Date

1 January 2016

Team Size
Team Size

6-10

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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70/100
Good

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Client

Confidential

mapStuttgart, Germany

Project Summary

Serengeti provided remote staff augmentation for a German digital service provider, supplying a team lead, software engineers and testers to close a resource and skills gap. The team worked primarily in Java and Spring Boot across multiple projects and used platforms such as IBM WebSphere and Pivotal Cloud Foundry. Communication and remote collaboration were effective despite some language differences, and the engagement ran from Jan. 2016 to Oct. 2019.

Key Challenges

  • Resource skills gap
  • Difficulty ramping up resources within the required timeframe

Project Deliverables

  • Website
  • Dedicated software engineers and software testers (staff augmentation)
  • English documentation to support remote collaboration

Project Solution

Serengeti supplied a remote team lead plus dedicated software engineers and testers to augment the client's staff and close skill gaps. They developed website projects and other software using Java, Spring Boot and IBM WebSphere, and deployed on platforms including Pivotal Cloud Foundry. The engagement was remote-based and the vendor scaled the team (2–6 engineers) up or down based on demand.

Project Outcome

  • Talented resources bridged the client's skill gaps and supported project delivery
  • Successfully augmented the onsite presence with a remote Croatian team
  • Effective remote communication and flexible resourcing met changing support needs
  • Remote-based execution performed better than expected

Platforms

  • CloudCloud
  • WebWeb

Tech Stack

  • JavaJava
  • Spring BootSpring Boot

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63star5 out of 5 stars

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Serengeti was very successful and brought talented resources to the table. The remote communication was handled well. Their team was very flexible and adaptable. There was a learning curve with language communication, but everything worked well.”

Sherif Ayad

IT Consultant

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

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