Case Study

    Leonardo247

    Met rapid growth demands while implementing long-term improvements to the company’s processes and procedures, significantly reducing churn, rework and measurably lowered project costs.

    Rapid Growth Support Through Strategic Re-Architecture

    Leonardo247, an AI-driven property operations platform serving multifamily and apartment operators, faced the classic high-growth technology challenge: their success was outpacing their development capacity. The company needed to deliver new features rapidly to keep up with aggressive sales and marketing growth while simultaneously addressing mounting technical debt from their initial rapid development phase.

    Their existing Angular-based platform required fundamental re-architecture to support the way the system was actually being used and extended. The scheduling and calendar systems – core to property management operations – needed significant enhancement to meet growing customer demands.

    Most critically, they needed immediate team extension to maintain development velocity without sacrificing code quality or creating additional technical debt.

    Our Approach

    Embedded Team Partnership

    What began as a short-term staff augmentation engagement grew into a comprehensive 2.5-year partnership (2019-2022) where we had the opportunity to become an integrated extension of Leonardo247’s development organization.

    Phase 1: Immediate Team Integration & Assessment

    We worked to quickly embed our team within their existing development processes:

    • Project Management – Dedicated PM to coordinate across multiple concurrent initiatives
    • Business Analysis – Requirements gathering and solution design for new features
    • Development Team – 2-3 full-stack developers focused on feature development and modernization
    • Design Services – UI/UX design and art direction for enhanced user experience

    Phase 2: Strategic Re-Architecture & Migration

    The core technical transformation involved migrating from Angular to React while fundamentally re-architecting the platform:

    Technical Modernization:

    • Angular to React migration for improved maintainability and developer experience
    • Re-architected system design patterns to match actual usage and extension patterns
    • Built and enhanced scheduling and calendar systems for complex property management workflows
    • Implemented modern development practices and code quality standards

    Process Improvements:

    • Developed comprehensive requirement documentation processes
    • Established business, functional, and technical specification standards
    • Implemented code review and audit procedures
    • Created sustainable development workflows that balanced speed with quality

    Phase 3: Sustained Feature Development

    Throughout the engagement, we maintained continuous feature development while managing the technical transformation:

    • Parallel Development – New features delivered while re-architecture progressed
    • Quality Management – Code reviews and audits to prevent regression
    • Documentation Standards – Comprehensive specs to reduce future rework
    • Process Optimization – Streamlined workflows to reduce development churn

    Results

    We’re proud that the 2.5-year partnership delivered both immediate capacity and long-term technical sustainability:

    Team Scaling Success:

    • Seamlessly integrated 4-6 team members across multiple disciplines
    • Maintained development velocity during critical growth period
    • Provided consistent project management across concurrent initiatives
    • Delivered continuous feature development without disrupting operations

    Technical Modernization:

    • Helped migrate their platform from Angular to React
    • Re-architected system to support actual usage patterns and future scaling
    • Enhanced core scheduling and calendar functionality for property management workflows
    • Established modern development practices and quality standards

    Process & Efficiency Improvements:

    • Reduced development rework through improved requirement documentation
    • Streamlined development workflows reducing overall project churn
    • Implemented quality assurance processes preventing technical debt accumulation
    • Created sustainable development practices supporting long-term growth

    Business Continuity:

    • Maintained feature delivery pace throughout technical transformation
    • Supported aggressive sales and marketing growth with reliable development capacity
    • Built foundation for continued platform evolution and scaling

    Strategic Impact

    We were honored to serve as their technology partner during their high-growth phase and complex modernization challenges. We balanced their competing demands of rapid feature delivery and technical sustainability – all while managing complex migrations and re-architecture without disrupting business operations, and seamlessly extending their development capacity with experienced professionals who integrated into existing workflows.

    Throughout the partnership, we implemented sustainable development practices that supported both immediate feature needs and long-term growth, maintaining code quality and reducing technical debt even while supporting aggressive development timelines.

    Results

    • Provided rapid team scaling with 4-6 integrated professionals
    • Established sustainable development workflows and quality processes
    • Streamlined development cycles through systematic documentation
    • Created specification standards that reduced project rework
    • Minimized technical debt through proactive code quality management

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