endorsedOngoing

Learning & Monitoring Web App for Climate Nonprofit

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Duration

139 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 January 2015

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

74/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Belgium

Project Summary

A European climate nonprofit hired Virtual Force to design and develop an end-to-end learning and monitoring web application. The vendor built a Ruby on Rails web app with an SPO database that consolidated multiple progress and efficiency tracking tools into a single system. Management reported increased transparency and improved inter-program communication, though the client noted the vendor required significant supervision and had internal consistency and communication issues.

Key Challenges

Needed an application to monitor and manage organizational learning and performance
Required visibility into project outcomes to identify why projects succeed or fail
Wanted to centralize tracking and create internal transparency to enable learning from past projects

Project Deliverables

Web application
Front-end and back-end implementation
Graphical dashboard for productivity and monitoring
SPO database integration

Project Solution

The vendor implemented a web-based learning and monitoring application, handling both front-end and back-end development. The app provides graphical views of activities and productivity gaps and centralizes multiple tracking systems, backed by an SPO database. It was built with Ruby on Rails and intended primarily for web access (not mobile).

Project Outcome

Increased transparency and the ability for management to overview staff activities
Consolidated multiple progress and efficiency tracking programs into a single system
Improved communication between previously separate programs
Management expressed satisfaction with the app despite project-management concerns

Platforms

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

3.38

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Virtual Force delivered an app that satisfied the client’s requests and helped them achieve their goals. The client noted that the agency required a lot of supervision and that their internal communication was lacking, but praised their results.”
Anonymous
IT Manager
Date: 07/11/2016