endorsedOngoing

Engineering Staff Augmentation & Ruby on Rails Development for Web Analytics Company

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation • Custom Software Development

Industry

Information Technology

52 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 August 2014

Team Size

11-15

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

77/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

San Francisco, United States of America

Project Summary

WyeWorks supplemented engineering resources for a web analytics company, providing Ruby on Rails development and work that uses AWS and Python. Their quick staffing and senior engineering talent helped the client scale the engineering team and add multiple product features. The team is noted for clear communication and collaboration though estimates and planning could be improved.

Key Challenges

Scale the engineering team without hiring additional in-house staff
Limited internal engineering headcount

Project Deliverables

Ruby on Rails development
AWS and Python-based project work
Engineering staff/contract resources
Product maintenance and feature development

Project Solution

WyeWorks provided supplementary engineering resources focused on Ruby on Rails development and expanded to projects using AWS and Python. They supplied roughly a dozen engineers (senior-level talent by referral), integrated with the client’s workflows, and have continued the engagement since August 2014 to maintain and grow the product.

Project Outcome

Scaled the client's engineering team and ramped up additional engineers
Became a core part of the client's engineering organization responsible for maintaining and growing the product
Expanded the product from a single feature to multiple features
Provided engineers quickly when needed and integrated with Slack, Confluence, and Jira for project management

Platforms

Tech Stack

Ruby on Rails
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Python

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.5

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Quick staffing has scaled operations, resulting in added features and resources. WyeWorks’ strengths include clear communication and collaboration. However, their estimates could be more accurate. Nonetheless, the team’s work distinguishes them from other vendors.”
Anonymous
Founder/CEO
Date: 12/11/2018