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A Brief Glimpse Into Our Client

Our client was a New Zealand-based compliance management company. Their mission was to make Environmental, Quality, and Health & Safety (EQHS) compliance more accessible and manageable for businesses across industries. Their customer base was growing rapidly. That’s why the need for a scalable digital platform became urgent. The company had already established a minimum viable product (MVP). However, they were facing challenges with performance, release consistency, and expanding functionality.

The client had a vision to build a user-friendly, scalable SaaS platform. Hence, they sought a strategic partnership with Brainium. We guaranteed sustained innovation and high-quality delivery. Our client was open to a long-term approach and commitment to continuous improvement. That’s why they were an ideal candidate for a dedicated development team model.

Industry

Business & Finance Services

Tech Stack

MEAN Stack and Flutter

Country

New Zealand

The Challenges We Faced Along the Way

Our client had built a strong foundation in the compliance space. However, they were struggling to keep up with the rapid pace of digital innovation. Their core product had gained traction. Unfortunately, several operational and technical limitations were slowing down their progress.

Inefficient Development Cycles

The client’s release timelines were inconsistent. Due to the lack of automated testing and streamlined deployment pipelines, delays and post-release bugs were common hurdles. These challenges were affecting customer trust and satisfaction.

Scalability Issues

The need for upgrades stretched the in-house team pretty thin. There was a large volume of requests for new features, customizations for enterprise clients, and system performance enhancements. The tasks were too overwhelming for the internal resources who ended up being more reactive instead of strategic.

Talent & Budget Constraints

Hiring developers with the specific skill sets that the client wanted was a strenuous task. They could barely find any suitable candidates locally. Besides, the traditional recruitment model was too time-consuming and costly. Our client couldn’t afford long recruitment cycles or the high salaries required to attract top talent in a competitive tech landscape for full-time positions.

Product Stagnation Risk

Our client did not have rapid iterations or reliable deployment. They were at a risk of falling behind their competitors. That’s why our client needed a team that would not only execute, but brainstorm modern, feature-rich platforms that would make them stand out from the competition.

Our Primary Approach for This Project

After careful consideration of our client’s problems, we understood that they were struggling under the volume of tasks due to lack of specialized professionals. So, we proposed a dedicated development team model. The aim? To provide the client with an agile and scalable team that would work exclusively with them on their project. This model works perfectly for a fast-moving SaaS company looking to accelerate delivery without the overhead of building and managing a full internal tech team.

Brainium got together a team that combined technical expertise, design thinking, and agile process leadership to align with the client’s roadmap and culture. The team composition was as such -

1 Project Manager (who oversaw planning, execution, and client coordination)
3 Full-Stack Developers (who worked on feature development, maintenance, and scalability)
1 UI/UX Designer (who focused on improving user experience and visual consistency)
1 QA Engineer (who built automated test cases and maintained high software quality standards)

We planned for the dedicated development team to operate in two-week sprints under a Scrum framework. The proposed plan included the following -

Sprint Planning: This would define the scope, tasks, and priorities.
Daily Standups: This would ensure real-time visibility of the task progress and quick problem-solving.
Sprint Reviews & Demos: This would help keep the client involved in evaluating every iteration.
Retrospectives: This would be the review stage where the team can refine the process to improve efficiency and quality.

Our dedicated development team delivery model prioritized two things - complete transparency for the client, and the ability to pivot quickly in response to business changes or user feedback.

Our Primary Solution for This Project

During the duration of the project, our dedicated development team modernized the compliance platform to be faster, more stable, and feature-rich. Our key contributions included the following:

CI/CD Automation

Our developers took to GitHub Actions and Jenkins to implement a continuous integration and deployment pipeline. This update allowed the in-house team to deploy faster, more frequently, and with confidence. As a result, post-release bugs and downtime were minimized.

Modular Architecture

We restructured key components of the codebase into reusable modules. The goal was to make the platform easier to maintain and scale. Our dedicated development team took time building the modular architecture to make onboarding new enterprise clients with unique compliance needs easier.

Enhanced UI/UX

Our UI/UX designer worked in close collaboration with the product managers to revamp user flows and modernize the interface. This led to improved navigation and visual hierarchy to support non-technical users in highly regulated industries.

Automated Testing Suite

Our QA engineer focused on perfection as they introduced unit, integration, and regression testing frameworks. Their aim was to ensure that every release met strict quality benchmarks without negatively affecting the development cycles.

Cloud Optimization

The client needed our team to boost uptime and reduce server costs. That’s why we configured a scalable AWS environment using Dockerized services and auto-scaling EC2 instances.

Results

By combining technical excellence with a focused delivery model, our dedicated team transformed the client’s development process from fragmented to future-ready. The collaboration yielded measurable improvements across speed, scalability, user experience, and operational efficiency.

40% Faster Release Cycles

With automated CI/CD and improved planning, releases went from once per month to bi-weekly. This fulfilled our client’s request for faster feature delivery and quicker responses to customer feedback.

99.9% System Uptime

Thanks to robust backend optimizations and a reliable cloud infrastructure setup, the client saw significant improvements in system uptime.

60% Cost Reduction

Compared to local hiring, the dedicated team model provided better results at a significantly reduced cost.

50% Increase in Renewals

Consistent improvements in feature quality and release cadence led to higher customer retention rates.

Fulfilling Client Needs One Step At A Time

Partnering with Brainium’s dedicated development team helped our client clear some major technical roadblocks early on. They were also able to set up a strong, scalable foundation for everything they wanted to build next. Our team blended in seamlessly with theirs. They applied agile methods, and brought deep knowledge of the domain. That combination gave the client the momentum they needed to move faster, improve quality, and stay ahead in a market that’s constantly shifting. In the end, this collaboration really showed how powerful a focused, long-term tech partnership can be.

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Clients Love Partnering With Us

We’re absolutely thrilled to be working with such an amazing team. The tailored dashboard that we received was absolutely phenomenal. Brainium has managed to capture our vision and turn it to reality. We will continue to work closely with the team for any issues that might arise in the future.