SaaS productivity tool for manufacturing automation
An international workflow management solution
Industry
Workflow management solution
Project duration
December 2022 - March 2023
Country state
Philadelphia, USA
Team
5 members
Technology
A transformative SaaS project management solution for engineering and manufacturing organizations, enhancing communication and collaboration. 🏃
This is a SaaS project management solution that enhances communication and collaboration for engineering and manufacturing organizations. The web app enables efficient data sharing, empowering teams to improve productivity and gain valuable insights.
– successfully delivered a ready-to-use application within the approved time and budget;
– provided comprehensive technical documentation to support the client’s internal teams;
– Assisted the client’s IT team with project deployment via Docker;
– Integrated Sentry for efficient error tracking and monitoring;
– Exceeded unit test coverage by more than double, ensuring a stable and reliable application.
Results ✨
100% estimation match
The software development team successfully delivered a ready-to-use application within the approved time and budget constraints
Comprehensive Documentation
All necessary technical documentation was provided to the client, ensuring easy maintenance and future enhancements
Deployment Assistance
Assistance was provided to the client’s IT team to facilitate project deployment using Docker, simplifying the deployment process
Error Monitoring
The project was connected to Sentry, enabling efficient error monitoring and quick identification of issues for timely resolution
Test Coverage
The unit test coverage exceeded the required standards, with more than twice the expected coverage, ensuring a robust and stable application
Project goals ⚡️
Robust Backend Development: create a scalable web application architecture using Django REST Framework (DRF), PostgreSQL, Redis, and Celery, ensuring seamless connectivity and real-time communication
Real-time Collaboration: enable instant discussions, updates, and notifications through FastAPI and WebSocket connections for real-time collaboration features
Seamless Integrations: integrate Sentry for error tracking and monitoring, and either MailGun or SendGrid for reliable email delivery services, enhancing application communication
User-Friendly Frontend: develop a visually appealing and consistent frontend using Create React App with TypeScript, Redux Toolkit for efficient state management, and Styled-Components for styling
Optimize Performance and User Experience: ensure a responsive application with optimized database queries, efficient caching mechanisms, and asynchronous processing with Celery for seamless performance
Comprehensive Testing: implement a robust testing strategy, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests, to maintain stability, functionality, and high code quality
Challenges ⛰
01.
Tight Timeframe: successfully delivering all agreed-upon features within a limited three-month timeframe, requiring efficient time and resource management while maintaining quality
02.
Complex Integration: overcoming the challenge of integrating multiple technologies and services, such as Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, FastAPI, WebSocket connections, Sentry, and email delivery services, to ensure seamless communication and data flow
03.
Quality Assurance: meeting the client's high-quality standards and delivering a reliable, bug-free application within the given timeframe, necessitating stringent code quality measures, adherence to best practices, and comprehensive code reviews
The process 🚧
The development process of the project followed a collaborative and agile approach to deliver a comprehensive project management solution. Beginning with thorough requirements gathering, the team planned and designed the application architecture using technologies such as Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Celery for the backend, and Create React App with TypeScript, Redux Toolkit, RTK Query, and Styled-Components for the frontend. Through development, continuous communication with the client, and a robust testing strategy, the team ensured the stability, functionality, and quality of the application. Assistance with deployment, integration of Sentry for error tracking, and ongoing support further enhanced the successful execution of the project.
Stages 🎢
01.
Requirements Gathering: close collaboration with the client ensured a thorough understanding of their needs and goals, allowing the team to gather detailed requirements and define the project scope effectively
02.
Planning and Architecture: a well-designed development plan and application architecture, utilizing technologies such as Django REST Framework (DRF), PostgreSQL, Redis, FastAPI, WebSocket connections, Create React App with TypeScript, Redux Toolkit, RTK Query, and Styled-Components, laid the foundation for successful implementation
03.
Agile Development: the project followed an agile methodology, enabling development through task breakdown, sprint-based work, and regular progress reviews and adaptations
04.
Collaboration and Communication: constant communication with the client, regular updates, feedback incorporation, and streamlined internal communication channels facilitated effective collaboration throughout the project
05.
Quality Assurance and Testing: a comprehensive testing strategy, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests, was implemented to ensure a stable and functional application. The team exceeded required unit test coverage, resulting in a robust and reliable solution
06.
Deployment and Support: the team provided assistance to the client's IT team for project deployment via Docker, integrated Sentry for error tracking and monitoring, and offered ongoing support and maintenance to ensure smooth operations post-deployment
Team composition 👨💻
1 Project Manager
1 Business Analytic
1 Back-end Developer
1 Front-end Developer
1 QA Engineer
Technology stack ⚙️
Backend : Python, Django, Django Rest Framework, Celery, Gunicorn, FastAPI
Frontend: React.js, Redux Toolkit, RTK Query, TypeScript, Jest, Styled-components
Frontend host service: AWS(EC2)
Database: PostgreSQL, Redis(As Broker/PubSub)
Communication protocol: HTTP REST API
Core features 💻
Account Management Pages
- provide a seamless user experience with basic sign-up and login functionalities, along with administrative features to manage email and password information. The system incorporates role-based invitations, allowing users to invite and remove others with varying access levels and receive notifications or alerts accordingly. Permission Matrix ensures granular control over user permissions
Thread Management Pages
- empower users to efficiently manage threads through a comprehensive dashboard. From creating, opening, editing, and deleting threads to filtering and sorting them based on specific criteria, users have full control. The search functionality enables quick access to thread details and tags, and real-time notifications keep users informed about updates.
Thread Collaboration Pages
- facilitate seamless collaboration by allowing users to invite and remove others via email, enabling contributions from both users and the system, and providing real-time chat with message filters, likes, and replies. The system includes statuses, tags, and various panels for events, resources, contributors, and references, providing a holistic view of each thread's progress and details. Thread linking capabilities enable users to establish connections between threads through events.
Thread Statistics
- provide insights and analytics to track thread activities
Thread Visualization
- allows users to visualize threads in real-time, observing flow relevance, timing, and dependencies. This feature provides users with a comprehensive understanding of the project's progress and interdependencies
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