CASE STUDY VEL’AFRIKA
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CANDIDATES
Pleasereadthroughthecasestudyandspendafewminutestoclarifyanyinitial queries you might have with the recruiter. You have 50/60 minutes to structure your thoughts. Youarefreetousewhiteboardoranyothervisualizationtooltocomeupwithyour proposal/approach.Ifyouthinkthetimeit'sacoinstrain,prioritizethemostimportant things you would like to present. Thenextconversationwillbebasedonthiscasestudy(durationaprox60'to90'),and a deep dive into the solution proposed by you.
CASE STUDY:
BUSINESS CONTEXT:
Aboutacoupleofyearsago,twofriendsRenatoandLangifromSouthAfrica, passionateaboutAfricanproductssawanopportunitytobringAfricatotheworld. TheythendecidedtostartacompanycalledVel'Afrikawhosevisionistoprovidesmall scale, local producers access to the global market. Internetaccesswasavailabletomorepeopleandtheywantedtotakeadvantageof this.Mergingtheirpassionandtheopportunityathand,theyhiredasmallteamto buildanonlineplatform.Theyhaverunmultipleinitiativesoverthepasttwoyearsto grow within the South African market.
Vel'Afrikahasanambitious
mission
andthefollowinggrowthplansforthenext3 years: Enhanceecommercefunctionalityforbothsellersandbuyers.Theywanttoaddthe following functionality:
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Product reviews
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Integrating new payment methods (paypal, international payment gateways)
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Customer support (Integrate with a 3rd party solution)
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New shipment methods
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Returns; Increased scale by:
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Increasing the number of products supported
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Onboard new sellers by attracting sellers from other countries in Africa
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Grow their customer base internationally Theyarelookingfortechpartnerstomakethisvisionareality,andhavereachedoutto
ThoughtWorks
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PROBLEM STATEMENT:
InthePhase1oftheexpansion,Vel’afrikawantstogrowtheircustomerbase internationallybyexpandingtoEurope.Expandingtoothergeographieswillfollowin subsequent phases. To achieve this they need to build the below: · Build new functionality of Product reviews ·Integratingnewpaymentmethods.Bluesnapand2CheckOutaretwopayment gateways they want to integrate. · Integrate with a shipping partner to delivery goods internationally · Test for performance, reliability and scalability WhethertheyawardtheprojecttoThoughtWorksissubjecttofactorslikeapproachto building the new features, timelines, cost and quality.
EXPECTATION FROM THE CANDIDATE
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Inyourproposal,weexpectasmanyofthe
following things to be covered: -Summary of the problem statement -Call out assumptions being made -Proposed approach for executing the Phase 1 as:
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Deliverymodelincludingtheoveralldevelopmentprocess,practicesthat willbefollowed,distributeddeliverybyleveragingTWoffshore capabilities to address cost concerns
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TeamstructurewithrolesfrombothThoughtWorksandtheclientteams required to achieve the above scope of work
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High-level project plan -Approachofprojectcostingwithhighlevelbreakup(youcanmakeassumptions of billing rate and cost model to arrive at the final budget)
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-Internalgovernancetotrackprogressandbudgetandmanagerisksonthe project. Elaborate on the metrics that will be used to track the project progress -Externalgovernanceprocesswiththeprimarystakeholders.Elaborateonthe kind of reports that will be presented, and the cadence used for governance Inadditionyoumanychoosetoincludeothertopicsasyouseefit.Ifyouaremaking certain assumptions, please call those out.
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