BDIT Engineering

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder & CTO of Flowdash (acquired by Notion)

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Flowdash develops software that helps businesses manage and automate their internal workflows and processes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire BDIT Engineering to accomplish?

• Develop and implement new functionalities into the web application.
• Ensure that the integration of new features was smooth and did not disrupt existing workflows.
• Meet the project deadlines and milestones.

SOLUTION

How did you find BDIT Engineering?

Referral

Why did you select BDIT Engineering over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from BDIT Engineering were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

BDIT was hired to augment our internal engineering staff and accelerate product development, both through collaborative efforts as well as independently shipping multiple key features to our customers. Key deliverables included:

• Workflow Enhancements - visualizing workflows through both table and list views, saved views, rule-based row coloring, and role-based permissions.
• UI/UX Improvements - improved error handling, navigation, and validation. Support for markdown in a variety of product surfaces. Search enhancements including debouncing and custom result highlighting.
• Customizability - Support for new block types in our layout builder including audio and view previews, editable JSON blocks, and adding sorting and filtering capabilities to existing blocks.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Through BDIT's staff augmentation, we were able to accelerate our product roadmap and deliver features to our customers months earlier than we would have been able to without BDIT.

Smooth Integration

Effective Collaboration

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

BDIT consistently delivered features on time and with high quality. They were very professional with their communication, provided regular updates, and surfaced issues proactively when necessary. BDIT Engineering was very receptive to feedback and able to adapt to the evolving needs of our business.

What was your primary form of communication with BDIT Engineering?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

When compared with other firms, I was impressed with the overall value we got from the engagement. The team consistently delivered high-quality work on-time and was very affordable overally, which was an important factor in the early stages of building our company.

Are there any areas for improvement or something BDIT Engineering could have done differently?

Nothing comes to mind; we were very happy with the engagement.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Engineering of NCX, Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

NCX is creating prosperity for people & the planet with fair and honest natural capital markets.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire BDIT Engineering to accomplish?

• Develop new features and upgrade existing ones to satisfy user needs.
• Develop and maintain the frontend codebase.
• Replace part of the application that uses a third-party app.
• Update and upgrade the obsolete and deprecated codebase.

SOLUTION

How did you find BDIT Engineering?

Referral

Why did you select BDIT Engineering over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from BDIT Engineering were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

NCX’s platform, serving over 20,000 users nationwide, required continuous improvement and innovation to meet the demands of its three distinct user groups: landowners, partners, and consultants.

Their Landowners application required the implementation of new core functionalities, which were successfully integrated and continuously upgraded. We also developed a new Partners app as an extension of the existing Landowners app, providing their partners with insights into the programs offered on the platform.

The team included one full-time BDIT Front-end developer who worked closely with the client’s team of five. They had weekly sync meetings and communicated via email and Slack.

Results:

• Improved User Experience and Engagement:
• The new features and upgraded functionalities of the Landowner app enhanced the platform’s usability, leading to increased engagement and user satisfaction.

Cost Savings:

• By replacing a third party service with an in-house solution, NCX saved on subscription fees.

Improved Performance:

• By migrating from Create React App (CRA) to Vite and upgrading obsolete libraries, we achieved a reduction in build times and improved application performance.

Seamless Migration:

• During this project, NCX was able to innovate and improve its platform while maintaining a seamless user experience for all stakeholders.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Improved User Experience and Engagement
• Cost Savings
• Improved Performance
• Seamless Migration

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Independently able to manage tasks and deliver ahead of schedule. Very responsive.

What was your primary form of communication with BDIT Engineering?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

BDIT Engineering technical expertise and eagerness to deliver are impressive

Are there any areas for improvement or something BDIT Engineering could have done differently?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Lumos Labs is the company behind Lumosity, a leading brain training program. Lumosity's web and mobile games are designed by scientists to challenge core cognitive abilities. I am the CEO of Lumos Labs.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire BDIT Engineering?

We started working with BDIT to augment our internal software development teams with their software engineering experts to manage our workload, free our time and enable us to focus on our core business. At first we partnered with BDIT to help us with iOS, Android and web development, but later on we used their data engineering services as well.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal of the initial project was to internationalize an application for the Italian-speaking market. We also needed to develop a mobile application for both iOS and Android to suit the platform’s norms and standards so that we could ensure the best experience for anyone using either platform. And lastly, the data engineering team had the goal to automate our workflow while providing marketing and management with valuable data that improves daily decision making.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

One of our team members had previously worked with BDIT Engineering and he was very impressed with their technical knowledge, productivity, and excellent communication. We reached out, conducted a series of interviews and ultimately decided to hire them. Their portfolio and skill set were outstanding and they quickly became our long-term service providers.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The internationalization project included translating an application to Italian language, implementing reporting, event tracking and a new payment system. BDIT Engineering worked on our mobile applications as part of our US mobile team and they handled various tasks during the software development lifecycle. BDIT Engineering took the initiative when we needed to have our data organized and curated. They worked on many of our data engineering projects from scratch.

What was the team composition?

The team was composed of senior full stack engineers, iOS engineers, Android engineers and data engineers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

The internationalization project allowed Lumos to expand to Italian-speaking market. BDIT Engineering has helped us launch our mobile applications on time and on budget. BDIT’s data engineers have helped us create data ingestion tools for offline marketing partners, dashboards and other reporting tools. This allowed us to work with several vendors, deploy tests, and manage performance ourselves.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was provided by Lumos Labs, while BDIT Engineering provided dedicated remote engineers. The team always had great response time and amended deadlines to accommodate our needs. The time-zone gap between San Francisco and Serbia never presented an issue, moreover in some cases it was advantageous to have a team that handled our urgent issues after we went home from work.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

From the very beginning, BDIT Engineering has shown to be dedicated and reliable. After over nine years of collaboration, I can still say that the level of their commitment hasn’t changed. They constantly challenge themselves to be innovative and push our products to the next level.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We have regular meetings with management and engineers from BDIT Engineering, and that allows us to be flexible and to continually improve our cooperation. They have great engineers and provide excellent quality, but they should improve their marketing approach in order to gain more exposure and visibility to companies in need of skilled engineers.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the CEO of Unchained Logistics. We're a software company that also handles logistics.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with BDIT Engineering?

We needed a vendor to help us develop an iOS app.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We're using BDIT for the general backend development as well as the frontend work. The engineers they assign to us work remotely with our team on a full-time basis. Generally, they use node.js and React to build on top of the work that had already been done and add new features. One of the projects they helped us with was developing an iOS consumer-facing app for our client. They worked on the driver's version of the app and developed new features for our warehouse apps, which we're running on iPads. In addition, they rewrote the code for our existing admin web application.

What is the team composition?

We work with about five of their engineers and a project manager. For the iOS app development project, they assigned a much larger team to us.

How did you come to work with BDIT Engineering?

We worked with their team when they were still part of a different agency, so we continued working with them when they started a new company.

How much have you invested with them?

We've spent over $200,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in January 2017, and the relationship is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We do a standard code review routine, where different engineers review each other's code. We also use Pivotal Tracker to track the speed at which they handle a certain amount of complexity. In addition, we use some tools to track the code churn and the contributions of individual engineers on a weekly basis. BDIT has performed according to our expectations and we plan to continue working with them.

How did BDIT Engineering perform from a project management standpoint?

Our in-house team does most of the project management, but BDIT helps us keep the projects on track. We haven't had any issues with them.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I've worked with over a dozen remote teams and it was often a frustrating experience. BDIT is one of the best remote teams I've worked with. The quality of their work is very high and they create a lot of value.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No. We've had a very good working relationship with them.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

If you have a strong engineering team of your own, BDIT can collaborate with your team. If you have a weaker engineering team, they can improve it.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Baristar

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide hospitality businesses with access to workers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire BDIT Engineering to accomplish?

• A map based app with listings
• Payment solution through the app
• Backend database

SOLUTION

How did you find BDIT Engineering?

Online Search

Why did you select BDIT Engineering over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from BDIT Engineering were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Baristar is an app that provides hospitality businesses with access to contract workers. The app provides real time access to profiles online and a has an ability to pay workers through the app. The app needs business and worker to be able to leave reviews on each others performance.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We were involved in fortnightly showcases on progression

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They delivered on time, as our needs were met and adjusted accordingly via showcases.

What was your primary form of communication with BDIT Engineering?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The communication and ability to adjust and realign tools when requirements change. Also the skillset across platforms.

Are there any areas for improvement or something BDIT Engineering could have done differently?

Not for this project.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm one of the co-founders and the CEO of a business text messaging platform for teams. Teams get shared inboxes for messaging with clients, partners, and employees. The other side never needs to install an app and gets normal SMS or Facebook messages.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with BDIT Engineering?

We had a very popular iOS app, but many customers were asking for an Android app. We needed a way to build and release a high-quality Android app.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They worked with us to build an Android app. They worked with our design and backend team, but they handled the entire Android development themselves.

What is the team composition?

BDIT Engineering had an experienced engineering team.

What is the status of this engagement?

This project spanned Mar. 2016–Dec. 2018.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We had very positive customer feedback and reviews following the app launch.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We were able to release an Android app in a short period of time.