endorsedOngoing

Development Augmentation and Replatforming for European B2C/B2B E‑commerce Company

Services Covered:

Website Development • Staff Augmentation • Cloud Consulting and Services • Application Integration

Industry

E-commerce & Retail

Duration

79 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 January 2020

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

70/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Berlin, Germany

Project Summary

Artelogic provides development augmentation and infrastructure work for a European B2C/B2B e-commerce company, supporting replatforming, product launches, and day-to-day development tasks. They replatformed sites from WordPress to Shopify, implemented a centralized PIM on AWS, and integrated Microsoft Dynamics ERP for logistics and stock management. The client praises the vendor for supplying high-quality developers, reliable delivery, and effective communication.

Key Challenges

Ten WordPress websites were managed by a single developer, creating scalability and quality issues.
The previous agency produced buggy, messy sites and unsatisfactory deliverables.
Developers had direct database access and pushed to production without test environments, requiring process and infrastructure changes.
The client needed to replatform to Shopify and implement a scalable infrastructure with ERP integration for logistics and stock management.

Project Deliverables

Replatforming from WordPress to Shopify
Centralized product information management system on AWS
Scalable infrastructure
Microsoft Dynamics ERP integration for logistics, procurement, stock management, and customer communication
Order-routing component connecting sales channels to ERP and managing logistics
Ongoing provision of three full-time frontend/backend developers (two senior devs and one QC/BA)

Project Solution

Artelogic replatformed the client's sites from WordPress to Shopify, implemented a centralized product information management system hosted on AWS, and integrated Microsoft Dynamics ERP to handle logistics, procurement, stock management, and customer communication. They developed a component to route products and orders from sales channels into the ERP and logistics systems. Artelogic supplies three full-time frontend/back-end developers (two senior developers and an experienced QC/BA), manages day-to-day bug fixes and product launches, and scales the team up or down by pre-screening and onboarding additional resources as needed.

Project Outcome

Artelogic consistently finds qualified candidates and supplies high-quality developers.
The vendor quickly reworked deliverables after late architectural changes and met project goals.
The client's team plans to retain Artelogic developers through release and expects increased involvement (backlog of ~40 projects).
Improved project management and communication, with Artelogic anticipating and addressing blockers.
Cost-effective resourcing practices, including pre-interview screening provided without charge.

Platforms

CMS
CRM
E-commerce Platform
ERP
Web

Tech Stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Artelogic dedicates proficient resources that consistently produce satisfactory deliverables, encouraging an expansion of their responsibilities. The team’s reliability mitigates project oversight to streamline collaboration. Their integrity and transparency ensure a valuable partnership.”
Andrew Taylor
Head of IT
Date: 07/28/2020