A real-time collaboration platform that enables builders, contractors and suppliers to coordinate and exchange critical documents using web, mobile and API services. The core objective of the application is to help better accomplish construction related tasks. Explore more at http://www.cygnet-infotech.com/blog/re-engineered-a-collaboration-platform-for-superior-business-outcomes

1. Re-engineered a Collaboration Platform for
the Construction Industry (Australia)
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2. The Product
• A real-time collaboration platform
• Enables builders, contractors and suppliers to
coordinate and exchange critical documents
using web, mobile and API services
• The core objective of the application is to
help better accomplish construction related
tasks
We were approached to re-engineer
the product into a new form to
realize quality improvements in
operation, system capability,
functionality and performance
without risking existing customers.
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3. The need to re-engineer the product
• Product was operational for more than 8 years
• Existing infrastructure was struggling to cope
with a wide range of API services
• Different supplier systems struggled to integrate
with our client’s product
• Servicing individual requests increased overhead
• Lapse in data control affected consumers of data
• Glitches while exchanging documents and
communication between builders and suppliers
• Addition of features over the years complicated
usability of the product
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4. • We identified that the existing servers, network,
storage and user interface of the product
needed to be aligned with the growing business
needs
• The existing database was not scalable or
flexible and had limited capability to support
new initiatives
• The existing infrastructure resulted in higher
maintenance cost, increasing inefficiencies,
complexity and security gaps
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During the initial IT infrastructure review,

5. Technology Analysis
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Existing technology stack Proposed technology stack
.NET framework 4.5 Front End : ASP.NET MVC 5.0, AngularJS,
Twitter Bootstrap
Front End : ASP.NET MVC 4.0, JQuery, Twitter
Bootstrap
Service Layer : Web API 2.0 with ODATA
Service Layer : Web API 1.0 with ODATA Back End : SQL Server 2008 R2
Back End : SQL Server 2008 R2 Version Control : Bit Bucket
Build Server : Team City with continuous
integration
Unit Testing Framework : NUnit
Deployment : Amazon Cloud EC2 Mocking Framework : Rhino Mocks
Version Control : Tortoise Hg – Kiln Logging Framework : NLog
Bug and Project Tracking : JIRA Dependency IOC container : Microsoft Unity
Documentation : Confluence Deployment: Amazon
Mobile technology: PhoneGap, HTML5, JQuery
Mobile UI, CSS3

6. Critical modules that needed to be re-engineered included;
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• A role-based Job creation, allocation & management module
with email notification facilities
• Account Management module with billing and invoicing
facilities along with user authentication management
• Integration of Google Map API to attribute and map tasks with
construction sites
• Contract Documents and Job Information Management
module to enable seamless coordination
• Mobile apps for Android, iOS and Windows operating systems
using PhoneGap
• Several independent APIs to integrate with third-party systems
• Chargify payment gateway integration to subscribe for
different service plans of the solution
• A front-end interface design for both Web and Mobile version
of the solution

7. Considering the project requirements, our team;
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• Adopted a highly agile development methodology
with 2 weeks of sprint
• Used rapid development tools and smart frameworks
developed in-house
• Redesigned the architecture to accommodate rapidly
changing business requirements
• Automated unit testing implementation and
continuous integration
• Documented each functionality in the form of
technical diagrams that eliminated individual
dependency
• To ensure timely deliverables, daily stand up, sprint
plan, status and retrospective meetings with our client
were conducted for higher degree of efficiency

8. • Before the development, our testers validated and
verified the existing application and reported issues in UI
and several functionalities
• Based on the analysis a test plan was prepared with
detailed test cases and scenarios
• Once the development started, our testers parallelly kept
testing the application to ensure it comes out as a
consistent and effective product
• Developers performed unit testing by isolating each
component to avoid the development risk
• Testers parallelly tested different components of the
application and their interface with other modules
• In the end, user and system acceptance were performed
to deliver the final product
The re-engineering journey
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9. To Summarize, we provided;
• End-to-end enterprise mobility services under a single
roof
• Freed our client to focus on improving customer
relationships and marketing of product
• Helped reduce development cost significantly
• Ensured quick turn-around time for deliverables
• Managed skilled resources and ensured their
sustainability
• Effectively managed cost, quality and timely
deliverables
• Ensured maintenance and support throughout
• Accelerated project execution whenever required
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inquiry@cygnet-infotech.com
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Stadium Circle, Navrangpura,
Ahmedabad 380009, Gujarat, India
www.cygnet-infotech.com
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