JFDI provided a thorough examination of everything that had been produced and a professional evaluation for a 3M failed low-code project.
The Challenge
A Big Four consultancy had overseen a low-code technology implementation that derailed after 3M in expenditure. The pilot system, intended to address a backlog of IT requirements, exhibited severe structural flaws and performance issues. JFDI was engaged to provide independent expert evaluation.
"JFDI provided a thorough examination of everything that had been produced and a professional evaluation."
The unfinished system accumulated growing user bug reports indicating potential structural problems. The client faced an adversarial impasse with the original consultancy.
JFDI's Methodology
Key Findings
Business Analysis & Documentation
No requirements documentation, system design, or wireframes were provided despite lengthy BA phase.
Code Quality
Hundreds of thousands of lines diverged from vendor best practices, lacked functional decomposition, and contained hard-coded special cases.
Performance
Database lacked indices; queries performed inefficient whole-table scans with iterative processing in application code.
Security
Authentication followed vendor standards, but code algorithms introduced code injection vulnerabilities.
Outcomes
Remedial work commenced, prioritised by user bug reports and JFDI recommendations. Structural issues have been progressively addressed with improved code quality.
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