Case Study: Real “Release Early; Release Often” ClinicWise Development. First production release after 40-hour development; Then Daily Production Releases

What does a real “Release Early; Release Often” look like?

This article shares my experience in developing my web project: ClinicWise.

Table of Contents:
· My Confidence came from …
· Release Early: First Production Release after 40-hour work
· Release Often: At least once a day if there were code changes
· Some Stats
· ClinicWise => WhenWise
· FAQ

My brother was a dentist working in a public hospital. In early 2012, he and his best friend planned to start a private dental clinic in China. They spent nearly all their savings on building renovation, rental, equipment, and staff. One day, my brother called to ask my opinion on a quote they received for their IT system. From memory, it was about a once-off US$20,000 and 10% ongoing cost (plus support) each year.

I knew they were having difficulty making the once-off payment at that moment, and they were worried the ongoing fees might be too high (please note that these quotes were in US dollars). To make matters worse, the clinic had scheduled to open only in a few weeks’ time. When my brother described the system (used at his…