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Searchable Knowledge Platform for a US Research Team
Replaced a brittle research library with a searchable knowledge platform — core search live in six weeks, then expanded tool by tool without losing delivery rhythm.
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- Client
- US research organization (confidential)
- Timeline
- 6-week MVP · phased tools after
- Our role
- Product engineering partner
- 3×
- Faster day-to-day retrieval
- 6 wks
- Core search MVP live
- 100%
- On-time release increments
The challenge
A research team depended on documents and datasets, but finding material meant tribal knowledge and shared drives.
They needed a foundation that could grow without a big-bang rewrite.
Our approach
We locked an MVP: ingest, structured records, relevance-focused search, and admin paths researchers could own.
Secondary tools landed as increments on the same Django / Vue foundation.
What shipped
Concrete scope included in this engagement.
- 1 Document and record ingest
- 2 Relevance-focused corpus search
- 3 Admin and permissions
- 4 Saved views and filters
- 5 Phased roadmap after MVP trust
The result
Core search shipped in six weeks. Day-to-day retrieval felt roughly 3× faster, with on-time increments through follow-on phases.
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