case study - developing drupal framework for epublishing platform using agile methodology
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With Faichi's expertise in Drupal Development and Agile Methodology, How we helped a top publisher create an e-publishing platform that led to faster publishing and increased revenue. Clients requirements were Quick time to Market and creating a generic framework for mobile applications and websites. Subsequently It helped in faster publishing and increased revenue.TRANSCRIPT
How Faichi Solutions helped a top publisher create an e-publishing platform that led to faster publishing and
increased revenue.
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About our client
Our client is a leading ePublishing platform based out of USA.
They partner with independent scholarly publishers, societies, associations & university presses to facilitate the digital dissemination of more than 1700 journals, books, reference works and proceedings.
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The Problem
Client Facing challenges in regards to maintainability and time to market for Scholarly Publishers’ Journal sites.
The aim was to host quality sites faster and with a content management system that gives better control to publishers.
They were looking for a team of Drupal & QA experts to reduce their turnaround time & provide ongoing support at a viable cost.
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Together with our client, we chose Drupal as the CMS to build the ePublishing platform.
The major requirements were:
• Quick time to market• Creation of a Generic framework for building websites and mobile applications• The website had to be designed in a way that ensured its scalability and maintainability
The Faichi Solution
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High level Architecture of the ePublishing environment:
The Faichi Solution
Manuscript Tracking and Management System Manuscript Tracking and Management System
Micro Site Development
Micro Site Development
Mobile Application Framework
Journal MaintenanceJournal MaintenanceJournal Site Development and
Content Management
Journal Site Development and
Content Management
Journal Management Framework
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With Faichi’s expertise in Drupal Development and Agile methodology, we were able to rapidly create a new publishing platform.
This platform allows publishers to launch their sites quickly. Our client leveraged the Faichi’s offshore development center to create and deploy the new platform.
The Faichi Solution
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Since July 2011, Faichi is supporting the client as a premium partner for Application Development, QA & Application Support projects with a dedicated offshore team.
Highlights of the engagement:
• Maintaining 1700+ journal sites online for different Publishers• Development of 100+ websites in Drupal and HTML/CSS• Activities - Bug fixes, site upgrades, enhancements, normal maintenance• Professional Services to publishers for the sites • Third party integration, configuration and customization• Offshore Team of 50+ resources including Drupal, Java, mobile, Front-end developers, QA resources & project managers for Agile project management
Engagement Overview
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Today our client is a $25M plus company and Faichi’s offshore development center comprises of about 50% of their entire engineering team
The most dramatic result for our client was the ability to provide their customers with quick time to market and better control of their content
Our relationship started in July 2011. Since then, our client’s business has grown multifold with 70% increase in supported sites from 1000 to 1700+
The Outcome
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Faichi technology experts and efficient support team has helped our client to:
• Provide unique Drupal framework to expedite site building• Smoothen ups & downs in the releases• Avoid hassles and save nearly 45% of Infrastructure & Support costs • Ramp up quickly along with flexibility to choose best talent
The Outcome
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Core strength in Drupal development & maintenance allowed us to ramp up the team quickly
Designed a generic framework for the publishers that makes it possible to create site in weeks insteadof months
Ensured minimal disruptions during the migration process while providing high availability
Used Agile Methodology for development enabling better collaboration and faster delivery
The Faichi Difference
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About Faichi Solutions
We are a technology company in Pune, India specializing in outsourced product engineering & setting up offshore development centers
We hold expertise in technologies such as Drupal, Java, Mobile and UI/UX development
Established in 2009, with a vision to transform the outsourced product engineering landscape through technical excellence and delivery model innovation
Faichi Solutions has successfully delivered some of the most complex technology projects through partner collaboration & agile processes
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