Turning Hearts
The Summary
Turning Hearts is a pioneering digital platform dedicated to revolutionizing how people document and remember their loved ones who have passed away. The platform moves beyond traditional memorials by offering a personalized, interactive space for remembrance.
We partnered with Turning Hearts to address significant technical challenges, including scaling issues and delayed feature releases. Our implementation included transitioning the platform to a serverless architecture, scaling the database on Google Cloud Platform, and establishing CI/CD pipelines.
Brian K.
Chief People Officer, Turning Hearts
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Oct 3, 2022
About Turning Hearts
Turning Hearts is a forward-thinking company focused on creating innovative digital solutions for honoring and remembering loved ones who have passed away. They aim to transform traditional remembrance practices by offering a personalized and interactive platform that connects individuals through shared experiences and memories.
Case Study
The Challenge
The Turning Hearts project is redefining how we document and remember those who have passed away, moving beyond traditional physical memorials to create a digital platform that offers a meaningful and personalized remembrance experience. However, the project faced significant challenges due to a tightly coupled architecture and poor development practices, leading to difficulties in scaling the software, delayed releases, and an inability to deliver new features at the pace required for a startup aiming to disrupt an industry with its MVP.
The Solution
To address these challenges, we partnered with Turning Hearts to assemble a dedicated team of engineers, a UI/UX designer, and a project manager focused on improving the architecture and overall workflow. Our key contributions include:
- Implementing a Serverless Architecture: We transitioned the platform to a serverless architecture, significantly enhancing its scalability and flexibility.
- Database Scaling on Google Cloud Platform: We migrated and scaled the database to Google Cloud Platform, ensuring robust performance and reliability.
- CI/CD Pipeline Implementation: We established continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline the development process, enabling faster and more reliable releases.
- Interface Redesign: We designed new, user-friendly interfaces that enhance the user experience, making the platform more engaging and accessible.
- Effective Project Management: Using Scrum methodologies, we have efficiently managed the project, meeting both budgetary constraints and tight deadlines.
Together with Turning Hearts, we have successfully shipped over 24 new versions of the platform, each introducing significant improvements and new features that empower users to connect, share, and engage in a deeply personal and meaningful way within the Turning Hearts community.
The Outcome
After nearly two years, we’ve successfully helped Turning Hearts completely enhance their system.
- Implementing a Serverless Architecture: We transitioned the platform to a serverless architecture.
- Database Scaling on Google Cloud Platform: We migrated and scaled the database to Google Cloud Platform.
- CI/CD Pipeline Implementation: We established continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline the development process.
- Interface Redesign: We designed new user-friendly interfaces that enhance the user experience.
- Effective Project Management: Using Scrum methodologies, we have efficiently managed the project.
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