MAIN INFORMATION
REGION: Switzerland
INDUSTRY: Commerce And Shopping, Logistics And Transportation
TYPE: Web
ENGAGEMENT MODEL: Mixed (Fixed-Price Full-Cycle Development And Time And Materials)
DURATION: Since 2018
STAFF: A Software Architect, A Team Leader, A Senior Developer, 4 Mid-Level Developers, A Senior Quality Assurance Engineer And A Senior Dev Ops
INDUSTRY: Commerce And Shopping, Logistics And Transportation
TYPE: Web
ENGAGEMENT MODEL: Mixed (Fixed-Price Full-Cycle Development And Time And Materials)
DURATION: Since 2018
STAFF: A Software Architect, A Team Leader, A Senior Developer, 4 Mid-Level Developers, A Senior Quality Assurance Engineer And A Senior Dev Ops
BUSINESS NEEDS
The multinational, Switzerland-based manufacturer of copy and printing devices charged Ensoft with developing a sales order and offer system.
CHALLENGES
The client had an application for handling sales orders and offers. The application was clunky and bogged down the entire workflow. In fact, it was an Excel sheet coupled with Visual Basic scripts and linked to a database. What had started as a simple solution several years ago had later grown unusable.
That Excel sheet staggered us at first. It swelled with all sorts of entities, formulas, dependencies, and numbers. The database, in turn, was denormalized by an expensive third-party ERP tool used to organize the data.
The company tried to fix the system by making changes with Visual Basic — and failed. It was high time it switched to more advanced technology, so it asked for our help to rebuild the system.
That Excel sheet staggered us at first. It swelled with all sorts of entities, formulas, dependencies, and numbers. The database, in turn, was denormalized by an expensive third-party ERP tool used to organize the data.
The company tried to fix the system by making changes with Visual Basic — and failed. It was high time it switched to more advanced technology, so it asked for our help to rebuild the system.
RESULTS OBTAINED
We have delivered the project on budget and time. Moreover, we have proven that custom development, however expensive it may seem, can be cheaper than using some third-party corporate tools.
The new application works as fast as it’s possible. Application users have new features helping them sell more and benefit more from the sales they make.
However, the work on the sales order and offer system are not over yet. As of this writing, we have more than ten new releases in development, and the client keeps coming up with new ideas for the product.
The new application works as fast as it’s possible. Application users have new features helping them sell more and benefit more from the sales they make.
However, the work on the sales order and offer system are not over yet. As of this writing, we have more than ten new releases in development, and the client keeps coming up with new ideas for the product.
