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ACTech: Project Management Software Development System for Startups
DEDICATED DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Client background
ACTech Ltd is a startup company that undertakes design, installation, maintenance and service of electronic and pneumatic equipment, automation and control systems for ships and industries in Greece and abroad.
For now, ACTech is involved in managing large projects, mainly in road infrastructure, trains, neighborhoods, etc. In recent times the company has been working on a pilot project for leading tech companies. In this case study of the project management system, we will share the best practices we followed when creating it.
For now, ACTech is involved in managing large projects, mainly in road infrastructure, trains, neighborhoods, etc. In recent times the company has been working on a pilot project for leading tech companies. In this case study of the project management system, we will share the best practices we followed when creating it.
Partnership quick facts
Services
Dedicated software team
Location
Israel
Partnership period
1 year
Industry
IT development
Technologies
JavaScript, NodeJS, Angular, TypeScript, DHTMLX
Team size
6 high quality specialists
Product overview
ACTech has developed an innovative project management system (ACTECH) for tracking key points, monitoring execution and automating the work of contractors. ACTECH is a revolutionary and unique way to improve project management efficiency, to shorten project time and the overall cost of the project.
The system consists of 9 modules with 4 in the core:
The system consists of 9 modules with 4 in the core:
System base
That includes all user registration and management processes, role settings, security, load compliance, etc.
Activity management module (gantt)
Fundamental and critical module that is using system activities as its work items including status and relations.
Reports module
Generates various statistic reports based on key project variables for regular project improvement.
Programs and documents module
Allows effectively manage all documents of the project.
Business challenge
ACTech realized that project management efficiency has become very low as it is done in a few levels. Using various unintegrated tools made it hard to understand the exact status of each work item and what really needed to be done in order to make the project built. In addition, all parties of cooperation have lost motivation to speed up work and provide better response time.
- 1long search for qualified engineers with a specific background;
- 2high cost of in-house software development team + administrative expenses.
Team building with the client
To solve the challenge of developing a project management system, ACTech hired our custom software development team. Fayrix formed an initial team of 6 high-quality software developers for ACTech for just a couple of weeks.
Each team member completed the test task and went through 3 stages of an interview with the customer:
Each team member completed the test task and went through 3 stages of an interview with the customer:
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02
01
in-depth interview with Fayrix technical specialist
on general technical issues
in-depth interview with ACTech Technical Lead
Expert (5+ years) and Middle (3+ years)
Vacancy success ratio
Speed up the development process
86%
90%
25%
Task management & communication tools
In the absence of an in-house development team, Fayrix developers have become the main lead team in the project. The cooperation was implemented according to the FTE model; the team was managed by a project manager on the Fayrix side. The work process is based on usual for the client communication environment with daily calls with the client.
Project results: team deliverables
A team of 6 highly qualified Fayrix developers allowed ACTech to quickly develop and deploy a project management system and establish effective cooperation with contractors. Which in turn helped to reduce costs and focus on interaction with the customers. Fayrix team took over the main areas of responsibility: back-end development, front-end development, QA, and project management:
TEAM RESPONSIBILITY AREA
Total economy on development per year
Average ACTech savings on development costs per month
33%
ACTech system allowed improving the quality of work of contracting organizations and calculating the level of productivity of various project participants:
increasing the level of motivation and productivity of contractors up to 30%
increasing efficiency — the number of tasks closed in time rose up to 95%.
increasing efficiency — the number of tasks closed in time rose up to 95%.
Project achievement
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Our Experience
Fayrix team for ACTech projects:
In this case study of project management software for startups, we have shared how Fayrix managed to create a multi-architecture system from scratch, being fully controlled by the customer and finding the way to integrate multiple business tasks into one solution. Developing a system for managing projects is always a challenge since you need to carefully match the specifics with the task itself with software's technical capabilities, making task management simple yet effective. Our software development services for startups cover a wide range of tech projects to help businesses grow, keeping the company's goals and budget expectations in mind.
Reach out to us to create a project management tool for startups or any other software to drive your business growth!
Reach out to us to create a project management tool for startups or any other software to drive your business growth!
Frequently Asked Questions
According to our case study of developing project management tools, the main challenge was uniting all the essential tasks and business processes into one solution while keeping it easy to use, intuitive and powerful.
On average, it takes 6 months to create project management software for startups, but to come up with a more accurate estimate, we need to find out your project requirements, expectations, and the core idea behind it.
A project management tool for startups should include creating, editing, tracking, and assigning a task, receiving real-time notifications, managing access levels, and data analysis.
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