Case study 05
New HR capability inside OfficeAnyWhere — not a disconnected HR product
Overview
OfficeAnyWhere was an existing enterprise business platform.
The requirement wasn’t to build a completely separate HR application. The challenge was to introduce a new HR domain inside the existing product while maintaining compatibility with its existing architecture and deployment environment.
I created the HR module from the ground up within the existing platform. The frontend was implemented with Angular.
Business challenge
Adding HR as a bolt-on product would have created another disconnected system. The client needed HR capability that lived inside OfficeAnyWhere.
The objective was to extend the existing platform rather than create another disconnected system.
Impact
Enterprise teams already operated inside OfficeAnyWhere — a separate HR app would fragment workflows.
Greenfield habits fail when the real constraint is compatibility with production architecture.
A substantial business domain had to land without destabilizing existing modules.
Engineering
Technical constraints that shaped the architecture and delivery approach.
01
Adding a substantial business domain to an existing product requires a different mindset from greenfield development. The module needed to fit the existing database, authentication/authorization, backend architecture, application workflows, and deployment environment.
Ownership
My responsibilities included:
Solution
The HR module was built from the ground up as a domain inside OfficeAnyWhere — sharing the platform’s .NET backend and MS SQL foundation rather than standing up a parallel product.
Architecture
HR as a peer domain beside existing OfficeAnyWhere modules — same .NET 6 / MS SQL stack.
Results
The client received a new HR capability integrated directly into OfficeAnyWhere instead of requiring a separate HR product.
Technology
Listed last on purpose — technology supported the business outcome; it was not the story.
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Next step
Talk to Solastia Systems about the business outcome you need — architecture, delivery, and measurable results follow from that.