Complex Integration
Case Study: Integrating Ecommerce Site Between Two Financial Institutions
Problem Statement
Our client was looking to integrate core systems between two large financial institutions, and migrate millions of customers to a single data source. The integration involved over 20 backend systems and the implementation of new pages onto one of the most visited commercial ecommerce sites in the world.
Business Benefits
- Single operational systems supporting the customer base
- A single integration point to support future systems
- More efficient operations with integrated back-ends
Challenges
- High complexity poses very high risks in terms of meeting performance and time objectives
- Involved hundreds of integration points with different interface requirements
- Deployment to multiple data centers supporting a full HA environment
- A new software platform to support the integrated front-end and middleware
- A tight window to meet business objectives
- Technology gaps that hinder tight integration
How we Helped
- Worked with large internal and external teams on a large number of dependent tasks
- Developed design approach and template for low level design specifications
- Developed estimate methodology to help resource and project planning
- Provided quality assurance support to bridge management expectations and task executions
- Performance tested and tuned backend systems
- Developed core components for the front-end, supporting core business processes
- Developed middleware to support data provisioning
- Developed and designed backend services
Disciplines
Program/Project Management of critical paths; SCRUM; Quality assurance; Solution development involving .NET and Java; Performance and technical stress testing support;