endorsedOngoing

Liferay Portal and Online Sales Platform for Insurance Company

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Financial Services

Duration

139 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 January 2015

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

78/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Hungary

Project Summary

Webtown developed a Liferay-based corporate portal and online sales platform for a Hungarian insurance company, including an investment analysis tool, integrated internal systems, and in-portal insurance calculators. The engagement was an early agile experiment that initially struggled with budget and deadline KPIs, but collaboration improved and Webtown demonstrated strong development skills on complex tasks.

Key Challenges

Parent company mandated use of Liferay, limiting vendor options.
Limited pool of Liferay developers in Hungary.
Main requirement for the platform was security.
Complex integration with internal systems and implementing insurance-calculation logic within the portal.

Project Deliverables

Portal system / corporate website
Multiple subpages and magazine section
Investment analysis application
Online sales platform with insurance-calculation logic implemented in the portal
Integrations with internal systems

Project Solution

Webtown handled frontend development and built the portal system for the client's main website and related domains using Liferay. The portal included five or six subcategories with multiple subpages and a magazine section, as well as applications such as an investment trends analysis tool that signals changes to customers. Webtown implemented the online sales platform's insurance-calculation logic directly within the portal (completed in two to three sprints with four developers) and integrated the portal with the client's internal systems. Layout and design were provided by another Hungarian agency.

Project Outcome

The initial use of agile methodology led to missed budget and deadline KPIs.
Collaboration and processes improved over time, enabling better planning and feasible deadlines.
Webtown demonstrated strong development skills and consistently solved complex technical tasks.

Platforms

Tech Stack

Liferay

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.25

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Since this was the first experiment with agile development, there was a learning curve for meeting budget and deadlines. It took some time to establish transparent reporting and good communication, but once they did, Webtown demonstrated skill with complex development tasks.”
Anonymous
Head of Marketing
Date: 04/26/2017