Innovation & R&D Knowledge Platform
Searchable CMS and analytics portal for technical publications and project data with semantic search.
8,000+
Articles migrated
<300ms
Search latency
+40%
Publishing cadence
8,000+
Articles migrated
<300ms
Search latency
Challenge
What needed to change
Research teams faced long discovery cycles due to scattered repositories.
Need to control granular access for different innovation cohorts.
Solution
What we built
Designed CMS schema, editorial workflows, and Elasticsearch-backed semantic search.
Added analytics dashboards for engagement, contributor KPIs, and topic gaps.
Approach
Taxonomy workshops and knowledge mapping with researchers.
Iterative migration with validation and audit trails.
Training playbooks for editors and reviewers.
Impact
70% faster research discovery and improved publishing cadence.
Centralized institutional knowledge with auditable trails.
Stack
Architecture
Next.js CMS with role-based workflows
Elasticsearch semantic search layer
Analytics dashboards with engagement insights
Spire's role
Facilitated taxonomy workshops and migration playbooks.
Implemented role-based access and governance automation.
Timeline
Weeks 1-2
Knowledge audit and taxonomy alignment.
Weeks 3-7
CMS build, semantic search, and pilot migration.
Weeks 8-12
Full migration, analytics, and training.
Team
Product lead, 3 engineers, 1 data engineer, 1 UX designer.
Research governance committee for validation.
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