Case Study: Corovan achieves standardized coding, easier onboarding and faster releases with SmartBear Collaborator

SmartBear Collaborator Supports System Architecture for Developing Sustainable Software by Helping Standardize Coding Patterns

Corovan is the largest family‑owned commercial moving and storage company in the Western US, supporting businesses with moving, storage and tech relocation services. Its 12‑person software team struggled with inconsistent coding patterns, heavy dependence on individual developers, and slow onboarding—making it hard to move resources between projects or predict release timelines—so the company needed a formal code‑review process and standardized architecture.

Corovan adopted SmartBear Collaborator, which integrated with their .NET stack, Apache Subversion and JIRA to formalize peer reviews across design, development, testing and deployment. The tool’s ease of use and vendor support helped enforce coding standards, reduce project‑specific dependencies, speed onboarding, and improve release predictability—encouraging consistent, higher‑quality code and making it easier to scale development across projects.

Corovan

Sean McNeill

Software Architect