endorsedOngoing

Ongoing Web Development for Educational Publishing Platform

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Education

Duration

175 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 January 2012

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

79/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

New York City, United States of America

Project Summary

Spiral Scout provides developers for maintenance and ongoing improvements of an educational technology platform for an educational publishing company focused on teaching children to read. They have collaborated with the client's internal software team on multiple large- and small-scale projects since 2012, delivering full-stack and front-end development and producing specification documents. The client praises their reliability, strong communication, fast turnarounds and technical competency; the products are used by students in classrooms across the US.

Key Challenges

Tight timelines to deliver software products
Need for additional development resources to release products to market

Project Deliverables

Custom web applications
Specification documents
Maintenance and ongoing improvements
Front-end and full-stack development resources

Project Solution

Spiral Scout collaborated closely with the client's internal software team and product owners, working both onsite and primarily remotely. They provided development resources (initially a full-stack and two front-end developers, later supplemented by junior staff), produced specification documents, and performed daily maintenance and iterative improvements. They accommodated the client's existing stack (Laravel), learned the business domain, and supported multiple large-scale and smaller projects over the engagement.

Project Outcome

Their products are used by students in classrooms across the US.
Phenomenal communication and rapid turnaround (from a couple of weeks to six months depending on scale).
Long-term engagement with the vendor since 2012, indicating sustained satisfaction.

Platforms

Tech Stack

Laravel

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Spiral Scout is very reliable, has strong communication skills, and is on top of timelines. They are by far the best outsourcing experience that the client has had, both because of their technical competency and their investment in the work.”
Will Reycraft
Director
Date: 11/28/2016