Download the Case Study (PDF, 62.4 KB) ( requires Acrobat Reader ). Robert Half Technology Salaried Professionals Assist in Putting a Gift Card Website on the Fast Track for the Holiday Shopping Season Company Profile
The client is a young company focused on providing financial tools to help parents teach children and teens about money management and budgeting. Products include an online chore and allowance system for children 12 and under, pre-paid bank cards for those 13 and older, and a youth savings program available through banks and savings and loans. Industry: Financial Services
Location: Southwestern United States Business Dilemma
The company had introduced a pre-paid gift card product that could be personalized with the photo of the gift giver or gift recipient, or another family photo. The personalized gift card product and the company's skill in creating parent- and child-friendly websites resulted in a lucrative contract with one of the world's largest credit card companies. The IT challenge: the credit card's branded website for gift card ordering and personalization, along with its back-end connection to the card manufacturing, delivery and billing systems, had to be ready within two months - in time for the critical 2007 holiday shopping season. To meet the tight timetable and secure the breakthrough deal, the company's IT group needed to bring a very high-caliber development team on board immediately. A delayed start was not an option. Robert Half's Technology Solution
The client had worked with several agencies for temporary and permanent IT professionals, but, through our Salaried Professional Service, only Robert Half Technology was able to deliver the caliber of IT professionals they needed so quickly. Virtually overnight, we provided three developers experienced in Microsoft Visual Studio® and Microsoft® C# Web development tools - ready to help build the graphical front-end - as well as Microsoft SQL Server® 2.5 for the connecting middle layer of the gift card site. Then the challenge doubled in scope: One of America's largest and most progressive mass merchandising chains ordered their own branded gift card program - to be launched into production on the same day as the credit card system's site. We instantly provided a second team of three experienced web developers. Working closely for maximum synergy and efficiency, we assisted in putting both sites into production right on schedule, the weekend before Thanksgiving. The Bottom Line
It is unlikely that the gift card company could have launched two complex e-commerce sites so quickly, and secured the business of two premier customers, without the caliber of IT professionals and the resources of Robert Half Technology. About RHT SPS
Salaried Professional Service (SPS) is designed to provide experienced IT professionals on a long-term basis, when turnover must be minimal. Our Salaried Professionals have chosen a full-time career with Robert Half Technology, which includes a competitive salary and Fortune 500-level benefits. This allows them to have 100% focus on your unique needs and helps reduce staff disruptions on projects. The result is efficiency at its best - optimum productivity when you need it the most. |
