De-Risking Complex DAQ and Building Internal Confidence for Gentian
Data Integrity and Signal Chain Validation
The Critical Challenge: Need for Advanced Expertise and Accelerated Results
Gentian approached Makkal with a critical, complex data acquisition (DAQ) project that required specialized LabVIEW development expertise and a rapid path to results. They needed a partner who could not only build the required solution but also increase their internal team's capability and confidence to manage similar projects independently in the future.
Complex DAQ Requirement: The project involved sophisticated, large-number data collection that exceeded the capacity of their current internal expertise.
Confidence Building: Gentian needed assurance and technical backing to satisfy their own end-customer's project expectations and delivery timelines.
Skill Gap: They required a targeted approach to upskill their internal team so they could eventually take over project activities and maintenance.
Time-to-Insight: Rapid, measurable progress was necessary to prove the concept and maintain momentum, especially in the early phases.
The Makkal Solution: Expert Partnership and Consultative Development
Makkal engaged with Gentian not just as developers, but as an integrated expert technical partner, focusing on project de-risking, structured execution, and knowledge transfer.
Strategic Focus | Makkal Implementation | Value Delivered |
Rapid Value Delivery | Makkal performed extensive project preparation in advance, studying the requirements deeply before the official execution phase began. | Immediate Results: Gentian saw the expected solution almost immediately within the first couple of weeks, validating the project direction and building client confidence quickly. |
Structured Execution & Insight | Broke the complex project into multiple, verifiable milestones, engaging directly with the software side of Gentian's team at each step. | Ensured transparency and alignment throughout the project lifecycle, allowing for flexible adjustments and continuous feedback. |
Advanced Data Analysis Consulting | Provided expert guidance on the right data collection methodology (e.g., comparing moving averages vs. window averages for specific data periods). | Optimized data integrity and analysis, ensuring Gentian collected the most meaningful data necessary for their end-customer analysis. |
Team Empowerment & Upskilling | Served as the back-end team, providing custom library-based solutions for data acquisition while simultaneously conducting Skill Matrix analysis to identify and close team training gaps. | Cultivated an autonomous team: Scaled Gentian's engineers to the level needed to confidently take over and manage future projects, achieving self-sufficiency. |
Key Results and Business Outcome
Makkal's approach transformed Gentian's project trajectory, delivering a high-quality DAQ solution while achieving the critical strategic goal of internal team empowerment.
Project Confidence Achieved: Makkal's rapid delivery of the first functional solution in the initial weeks helped Gentian gain confidence from their end-customer in their ability to execute the project successfully.
Accelerated Development: The combination of expert pre-work and structured, milestone-based execution ensured the complex DAQ project moved forward efficiently.
Strategic Growth: The Skill Matrix analysis and targeted training program allowed Gentian to systematically develop the missing internal competencies required for future projects, moving them toward self-reliance.
Optimized Data Strategy: Gentian benefited from Makkal's deep expertise in data analysis best practices, ensuring they implemented the most effective configuration and analysis techniques (e.g., precise averaging methods).
By serving as a high-trust, expert technical partner, Makkal delivered a complex DAQ solution to Gentian while strategically upskilling their team, enabling them to achieve project confidence and future operational autonomy.