Project description
Tagus - Casa del Libro
Tagus is a technological platform that allows you to read books in the cloud from any browser, smartphone or tablet, and from your own eReader. Tagus has been one of the ambitious development projects in this country. Because, La Casa del Libro had the collaboration of several leading companies in their sector to carry out.
The Challenge
Multiple programming languages and heterogeneous technology.
In-Talent took over the core of the application, designed to serve thousands of concurrent users and provide service to the rest of the components of the platform. A highly complex development due to a context of changing requirements in the one that had to coexist with multiple providers, with whom to coordinate and to provide service, and the use of heterogeneous technologies and various programming.
The Solution
Methodologies agile and open source technologies.
The fortnightly deliveries allowed Casa del Libro and the rest of the suppliers constantly monitor the project, receive new functionalities every two weeks and could give immediate feedback on them. In addition, the use of open source standards and technologies allowed Autentia It will minimize technological risk and deliver on time and on budget.
Results
Transparency, commitments fulfilled and technological independence.
Agile methodologies were crucial in the day-to-day of the project. The transparency of the development of Autentia generated a climate of trust with Casa del Book and the rest of suppliers. The managers of La Casa del Libro were able to constantly monitor the project and verified how delivery commitments were met iteration after iteration. Finally, Autentia delivered more functionalities than expected without delaying the delivery term. In addition, the use of standard and open technologies instead of proprietary products provided La Casa del Libro with a guarantee of technological independence with respect to third parties.
