Sitecore to Sitefinity Migration - Speeding Up Content Team for a Website Migration

THE CHALLENGE

Multi-Website Migration with Unique Duplication Requirements

A real estate organization operating a complex Sitecore instance managing multiple websites needed to rapidly set up a new Sitefinity platform and immediately begin content migration. The critical challenge: existing Sitefinity websites had already been created but could not be deleted or recreated, requiring innovative data duplication solutions to unblock custom content population.

Business team collaboration and project planning in office

Rapid Deployment Strategy

Technical leadership enabling fast-track migration with innovative problem-solving

Complex Multi-Website Sitecore Instance

Organization managing multiple websites across a single Sitecore instance with complex interdependencies and shared content structures requiring careful extraction and mapping.

Rapid Platform Setup Requirement

Need to quickly establish the Sitefinity platform and immediately begin content migration to unblock the content team's ability to populate custom content without delays.

Unique Data Duplication Constraints

Pre-created Sitefinity websites could not be deleted or recreated, requiring innovative technical solutions to duplicate content from the source instance into existing structures.

Timeline Pressure

Timeline constraints required rapid planning, execution, and delivery to enable the content team to begin productive work as soon as possible.

THE SOLUTION

Rapid Deployment with Innovative Technical Workarounds

Our team delivered comprehensive technical leadership, solving the unique data duplication challenge with an innovative workaround that reduced the timeline by two weeks. Through methodical planning, architectural discussions, custom solutions, and lean QA processes, we enabled rapid content team productivity and platform readiness.

Planning and Preparation

Conducted multiple planning meetings to establish project scope, timelines, and resource requirements. Detailed discussions on project kick-off, architecture, content structure, and migration strategies ensured alignment across technical and business teams.

Technical Implementation: Project scope documentation, timeline planning, resource allocation, stakeholder coordination

Technical Discussions and Architecture

Actively engaged in comprehensive architectural discussions with both internal and client teams to identify challenges, clarify requirements, and establish a shared understanding of the migration process and platform capabilities.

Technical Implementation: Architecture assessment, technical requirement definition, integration planning

Innovative Workaround for Data Duplication

Developed a technical workaround to solve the unique constraint where existing Sitefinity websites could not be deleted or recreated. The solution enabled seamless content duplication from Sitecore to pre-existing Sitefinity structures, significantly reducing implementation time.

Impact: Reduced project timeline by two weeks — single activity that accelerated overall delivery

Quality Assurance and Lean Methodology

Planned and implemented a comprehensive quality assurance strategy tailored for rapid delivery. Adapted the QA team to lean methodologies, enabling quick turnaround while maintaining quality standards and component integrity.

Technical Implementation: QA process design, lean methodology training, testing strategy, component validation

Team working together on project strategy and planning

Timeline Acceleration Success

Innovative workaround reduced implementation timeline by two weeks

Need Rapid Sitecore to Sitefinity Migration?

Complex constraints and tight timelines don't have to slow you down. Our technical expertise and innovative problem-solving enable fast-track migrations that maintain quality and functionality.

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