Real Estate
Property Valuation

Opteon Sydney

Transforming property valuation management through improved communication and onsite collaboration

Property Valuations
Franchise Network
Market Leader

Project Impact

Dramatically reduced turnaround times

2 Days
Per Week Onsite
Market
Leader Status

Business Problem

Previous development company was slow, with poor communication leading to lengthy email chains, misunderstandings, and project delays.

Solution

Improved communication through regular onsite meetings and enhanced project management with a developer working 2 days per week at their office.

Outcome

Turnaround time for new features was greatly reduced, allowing Opteon to become one of the market leaders in property valuations.

Background

Understanding the challenge

Opteon is a large collection of franchises that provide property valuation services across Australia. Prior to July 1st, 2011, Opteon Sydney was known as Addisions Valuations.

The application was originally developed by another development company based in Sydney. The management of Opteon were becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress and poor communication with their previous vendor.

For every new feature request and bug fix, there were lengthy email exchanges that resulted in misunderstandings and rework. It became clear that email was not an effective medium for managing complex development projects.

Application Features

Comprehensive property valuation management system

MYOB Integration

Seamless integration with MYOB accounting system

PDF Reports

Professional PDF report generation for valuations

SMS Reminders

Automated SMS reminders to valuation agents

Excel Reporting

Comprehensive Excel-based reporting capabilities

The CoSource Solution

Communication-first approach to development

By sitting down with the directors of Addisions and discussing the current solution, it quickly became apparent that the problem was due to poor communication between themselves and their current vendor.

CoSource proposed that a developer work with them 2 days per week at their office. This innovative approach achieved two critical objectives:

Predictable Budgeting

With a fixed 2-day per week schedule, Opteon could accurately budget their development costs and plan their feature roadmap with confidence.

Faster Turnaround

By working onsite, the communication barrier was completely removed, resulting in much quicker turnaround times for features and bug fixes.

Technology Stack

Built on proven Microsoft technologies for enterprise reliability and scalability

SharePoint 2007

Document management and collaboration platform

ASP.NET 3.5

Custom web application development

PRONTO ERP

Backend system integration

Telerik Reports

Advanced reporting and analytics

Why CoSource Delivered Success

The foundation of our consistent success in enterprise portal development

SharePoint Expertise

Deep expertise in SharePoint development and Microsoft technologies

System Integration

Proven ability to integrate multiple backend systems seamlessly

Enterprise Security

Complex security schemas and enterprise-grade implementations

Partnership Approach

Collaborative development with Data#3 and end-customer satisfaction

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