Codetribe

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Chief Product Officer at BrainLuxury. We develop, manufacture, and commercialize a new proprietary category of nutritional brain supplements that are all developed to improve your brain network.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Codetribe, and what were your goals?

As a new startup company, we hired the Codetribe team to develop our Shopify marketing and e-commerce site. By doing this, we were looking to get exposure to customers and investors.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We received several recommendations of leading development firms. We ultimately chose CodeTribe and based based on their details of their offer, timeline, technologies and cost estimate.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We had a kick-off meeting to discuss the design and functionality of the website, as well as our goals. From there, the CodeTribe team created a detailed roadmap and timeline for each milestone. They created our Shopify site is a way that makes it easy for us to make additional changes, and after a few iterations, we were able to successfully launch it.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

A project manager was our main point of contact throughout the process. There was also a full stack developer, a half time capacity developer and QA manager working behind the scenes, as well as guidance from the CTO of CodeTribe.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

After launching our site, we received overwhelmingly positive feedback from customers, the design team, investors and key stakeholders within the company.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We had daily stand-ups with their project manager, who communicated with the rest of the team. The progress was shared with us in a detailed document that included the sprints and the expected deliverables for each one. We used Trello to collect feedback from the BrainLuxury side. We also used Slack for ongoing communication.

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

They developed a professional site that's easy to update. Communicating with their project manger was easy and fun, as we appreciated their willingness to help with everything that we needed.

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

When we launched we had minor bugs that were quickly fixed.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the information security officer at Vima, a behavioral intelligence company in the section of psychology, computer vision, and machine learning. We bring it to the market for a set of industries.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Codetribe?

We needed help with product development.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Codetribe is our product development partner. They help us architect, design, code, implement, test, do QA, and maintain SaaS solutions — they do everything related to the product development cycle.

When we started with them, we had a showcase of our technology which we could use for demos and individual use, but we needed to go into more B2B enterprise solutions. The project we’re working on with them right now is building a backend system. In the first quarter of this year, we provided them with specifications of how it should work, and they took responsibility and designed the database, tables, relations, and so on. Then they proceeded with implementing the essential foundation feature.

Now we’re revamping to do more data analytics features — it’s a collaborative process. On our side, we provide guidance and specifications, and they’re responsible for implementation. 

What is the team composition?

The project manager is our primary point of contact. Still, we work with a larger team of three developers, one QA, one system administrator, and other experts, depending on the scope. 

How did you come to work with Codetribe?

Our CEO used to work with them. Besides that, I was thoroughly confident they’d be a perfect fit after seeing examples of their work.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in December 2020, and the project is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’re a startup and don’t have much internal capacity available to babysit other resources; Codetribe managed to get to the needed level quickly and efficiently while making good suggestions. The product offering they provided has enabled us to start finding clients. Their work has been highly significant to our company, and we wouldn’t be where we are today without them.

How did Codetribe perform from a project management standpoint?

The project manager is good and diligent. She’s also proactive and is chasing me to prepare specifications and tasks. There’s a lot of investment and proactivity on their side; everything is well prepared, clear, and delivered on time — there haven’t been any missed deadlines without much stress. We’re in contact with the entire team on a weekly and even daily basis when needed.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The team’s investment into our product is impressive — everyone is genuinely committed to the project, and they’re very proactive.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don't think there's anything they can improve on — they deliver everything we hired them for.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

They work hard and invest in the projects they do. To have a successful project, you need to be committed on your side as well.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the executive director of a nonprofit organization. We work to improve the quality of life of children by providing items such as shoes and clothes to meet their basic needs.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Codetribe?

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we could no longer distribute supplies to children in person. We brought them in to help us develop an e-commerce platform that would facilitate contactless distribution.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They refreshed our existing website, adding an e-commerce element to it. They started the engagement by conducting a workshop to scope out our requirements for the solution and its functionality. After that, they started working on redesigning the site and implementing the e-commerce platform.

What is the team composition?

I worked directly with a project manager. That person worked with frontend developers, backend developers, and other professionals behind the scene.

How did you come to work with Codetribe?

One of our board members had previously worked with them on a different project. We spoke to several different companies and freelancers, but we ended up deciding to go with them. They demonstrated a strong understanding of our brand identity from early on and they were the only team who had a project manager who was a woman. Based on these early indicators, I knew we’d be able to build a good rapport with them.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent about $50,000 with them.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from September–December 2020. They still provide occasional maintenance services.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Their work has allowed us to continue to serve vulnerable children and their families during the pandemic, which was huge for us. When we had to shut down in-person operations, we were concerned that we wouldn’t be able to develop an alternative. Our organization uses a voucher system, and we weren’t sure how that would translate to an online shopping experience. However, they built a well-received system that we plan to use as public health regulations ease. The platform is dignified and safe for end users and enabled us to streamline operations amid a downsized volunteer and staff base.

How did Codetribe perform from a project management standpoint?

They did a great job. Their team developed a strong understanding of our brand through the e-commerce portion of the project, which made the site redesign really easy from a process standpoint. I appreciated having a dedicated project manager. We had weekly meetings in which we were able to test the solution in real-time.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They put a lot of time and care into our work together.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I can’t think of anything. We’re planning to work on more digital projects with them in the future.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We're one of Norways leading e-commerce and pim development companies. I am a project manager for several e-commerce and pim projects.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Codetribe, and what were your goals?

We needed people for a specific project, and then specifically someone good at frontend technology.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I don't know this, since this was the responsibility of someone else in our company.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Sanity headless e-commerce project, based on our own Geta Commerce Cloud and the Omnium OMS. Codetribe has helped us figure out the frontend of this. Javascript mainly, more specifically Next.JS

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

2 people. Frontend developers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Codetribe developers have contributed in a big way to make this rather big project happen. Without their contribution, we couldn't have delivered as we have. And we are continuing to deliver.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The project is a loose mix of Scrum and Kanban, leaving the developers with quite a lot of responsibility. This has proven to work very well with your independent developers.

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

They are doing a really good job so far. They are very nice people as well.

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

This might be because of my role, but I haven't been quite sure of how to communicate changes in the project and using overtime. But this has been ironed out and is now clear.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Media Partners Asia (MPA) was incorporated in Hong Kong in 2001. We provide expert analysis, research and advisory services to the global and local telecoms, media, technology and financial industries and governments. I am a Co-Founder and Executive Director of MPA.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Codetribe, and what were your goals?

Moving from an analog world into digital was our greatest challenge - we needed to learn, adapt, and be wiling to invest digitally - both pre- and post-Covid if we were to survive and grow. In 2016 (pre-Covid), following our global search for the best independent digital agency, we selected Codetribe to build a powerful digital B2C platform designed for humanity to lobby against various.

The platform needed to be borderless, OS-agnostic, multi-lingual, have its own social media stream and a beautiful UX. Codetribe helped us over-achieve our goals. In 2020 (post-Covid), MPA embarked on taking its globally renowned annual conference (APOS), online.

At a time of global crisis, based on our working experience with Codetribe, we held great confidence it could be done. From scratch and speedily, Codetribe built a pioneering digital platform that enabled MPA to offer Speakers, Attendees, and Sponsors an unparalleled digital "conference" experience.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Back in 2016, Codetribe was initially recommended to MPA by a mutual industry friend. However, Codetribe along with 3 other digital agencies were invited to bid for our B2C project. We elected to go with Codetribe because we could tell that they were best equipped in terms of expertise and passion for the project but also because of the genius and humble people within their team. Since 2016, we continue to work with Codetribe on all major digital enterprises. Our partnership is rock solid - we turn away other digital agencies bidding for our business.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

I am not equipped to detail the scope of work or technologies deployed. As mentioned earlier, we are a 20-year-old company, evolving from the analog era into digital. This is why we needed a digital agency. All we did, was provide Codetribe our vision. They impeccably took care of the rest.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

One of the joys of working with Codetribe is their people. The MPA team has worked with everyone from Codetribe - from their back office staff to the founders and everyone in between. I have visited their offices in Novi Sad (Serbia). Their culture is similar to MPA's - it has a strong sense of team unity, collective passion, and an unequivocal determination for success and growth. A genius and humble group of hardworking & lovely people.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Codetribe has successfully built, launched, maintained and developed both our B2C and B2B platforms. These platforms had to be world-class - on a par or better than the digital platforms owned by global media, tech, advertising and investor brands, who constitute 95% of our global client base.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Codetribe's Project Managers are a delight to work with - incredibly attentive, receptive, responsive, available, accountable. We use traditional tools of communication and project management. Over 6 years of working with Codetribe, they have never missed a deadline, and are excellent at managing my demanding expectations.

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

Impeccability from start to finish and across everything in between. I would score Codetribe 100%. I have worked in media for more than 30 years and can say that of all the agencies I have worked with, none previously would come close to even an 80% gradation. Bravo Codetribe!

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

We are all in the "room for improvement" :) But one of the Codetribe's beauties is their unwavering passion to stay ahead of the digital innovation curve. Honestly no - there is nothing they could have done differently. MPA's team spans 4 continents. Codetribe have worked with us to ensure they have a dedicated Project Manager available to us 24 hours/day for a) Our real-time B2C platform and b) Our Live B2B event platform. "Impeccability" could be Codetribe's middle name.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m Founder and CEO at Pet2Net. We are a Start-up in the Pet Industry. We are finishing the product fit phase and now we are focusing on growth. Our priority is to build relationships with our users on one side and major stakeholders on the other side (Pet Food producers, Pet insurance companies, Vets, Groomers, Kennels etc.) We managed to build up a successful case with a pet food company and to raise their sale for 200-300% in two years! Our network is growing bigger and bigger every day.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Codetribe, and what were your goals?

Development of web platform and web mobile and web apps for social media platforms.

SOLUTION

How did you select Codetribe and what were the deciding factors?

I saw the potential, optimism, and good energy in this team! Their expertise in a variety of industries and the quality of their deliverables, getting even more than expected, were the main deciding factors to continue the development of the platform and establish a long-term partnership.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Pet2Net should generate an online community of pets, pet owners and pet businesses. Through the timeline (news feed), profiles and chat functionality, the pet owners can connect and exchange experiences and tips about better understanding the animal needs and taking better care of them, through posting, leaving comments and reactions.

The pet businesses can use the application to promote their products and services to the right audience. Pet2Net will enable the users to create social profiles for themselves, for their pets and their business. On the Pet2Net feed, the users can post, read and react to published posts, watch photos, select specific groups of posts using tags and filters, connect and interact with other users by following them and chatting.

This is the MVP od the product, and now it has a lot more to offer the users as following the dog’s family tree, labels and actions for every pet, creating different business types, etc. The key deliverables are the Dog’s and Business profiles and all the accessories features, the chat functionality, maps with radius businesses or pet’s interests, etc.

Deployed on Microsoft Azure Technologies Used: SQL Server 2016 .NET Core 1.1 ASP.NET Core MVC Razor Views Microsoft Azure Cognitive Search .NET 4.6

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

The Codetribe team consists of experts in different fields and depending on the project requirements, they will provide you with the right people. There are no limitations or jobs that can’t be done. The team that worked on Pet2Net consisted of: Product Manager Project Manager Backend Developers Android Mobile Developers Quality Assurance Engineers DevOps

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Since the Codetribe took over the product, the number of users is rapidly increasing and the feedback is getting much better. The platform now has a mobile application as well which drastically improved the user experience. This is mostly a result of the Codetribe business improvements and latest trends recommendations.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

Codetribe uses Agile methodologies for managing all the projects, imparticular, Pet2Net is organized as a Kanban project. New testable versions are available every one to two weeks, depending on the type of tasks planned for the current sprint. As communication tools, we use Slack, Google Meet and Skype. In the beginning, the project was managed by the Azure tool and after a while, we switched to Jira since this is the tool Codetribe prefers.

In addition to this, the Codetribe team uses Monday Board for additional internal organization and communicating with me.

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

Besides delivering the product, Codetribe provides you with suggestions and ideas for better user experience, more modern turn on the design and functionalities. You can be sure that your product is always developed in the latest technology, the quality of the code is on the highest level since every line goes through Code Review from the Lead Developers. You can even ask for business advice, connections and brainstorming sessions.

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

There is always an area where someone can improve, that is why I highly recommend Codetribe. They follow really religiously one rule and that is: Never miss the retrospective meeting, give your honest feedback and try to improve until the next time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the project manager for several projects in Meridian and for someone like this work also as a quality assurance manager.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Codetribe?

We were looking for the best solution for developing the Betting&Gambling native Android app in 2015.

What were your goals for this project?

The nature of the betting application is very complex, there is an extremely high level of trafficking, changes in every second. Also, there is plenty of some betting and business rules who need to be applied in the app.

Especially, there are more there 30 different apps based on a primary application with a similar design. So the idea of this project is to make a completely brand new application, which will be easy for use with a modern design based on the latest technologies, super quick which is one of the primary objectives, and of course to be a stable as much as possible.

Also, there was a challenge about distributing applications because this kind of Apps is not welcome on Google Play Store. So there was a need for quick and easy distributing/installation and updating, so there was a need to implement on beginning some of the distributing software, for our case, it was the Hockey App who was later owned by Microsoft and migrate into their App center app.

SOLUTION

How did you select Codetribe?

They were recommended by an acquaintance.

Describe the project in detail.

Codetribe developed Android applications for us according to our design and specifications on the highest quality standards. This project is nonstop developing, so until today, we are improving our application to be the best on market.

What was the team composition?

In the beginning, there was one Expert level developer and one PM from Codetribe and one from Meridian, and one QA from Meridian. Today is a little bit bigger, there are three developers on the project, and PM, QA from the Meridian side.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We have plenty of success during our years working together. Beside the planed and well-organized development, the team is always ready to act if there are some urgent requests who need to develop and release as we love to say in-joke "for yesterday", which is sometimes a crucial thing in our business.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Ultra-high

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The approach to development is on the ultra-high level. It seems like this team build their own application and not for some client. Relation to us as a client is on the highest level in any sense.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Always have areas for improvement, so on the Codetribe proposal, we are now in the final stage of development for our version 2 of the Android application which was written in Kotlin based on the latest technologies.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

tomsfive is the most unique, innovative and complete HR solution in the market today for successful candidate selection, allowing organisations to review all incoming applications with a strong focus on personal interaction and personality match. Considerable reduction of the average employee-turnover within the first 12 months and significant increases in sustainable hirings. I am Co-Founder and Chairman of tomsfive AG.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Codetribe?

Development of all mobile applications and web solutions.

What were your goals for this project?

Heaving a software for both mobile and web that meets the highest quality standards.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Codetribe has been recommended to us.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Codetribe developed Android and iOS mobile applications for us, as well as a web solution for both candidates and companies. We delivered the designs and Codetribe did the rest on highest quality standards.

What was the team composition?

tomsfive has a product owner that manages everything with Codetribe. Project management and development was completely managed by Codetribe.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

This project IS our business.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Perfect so far - and also very effective based on the circumstances of a young company.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The communication, the flexibility, the quality of the work delivered are all great. We are super happy with them.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No - not yet.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

KITRO aims to minimize the unnecessary food waste that occurs in commercial kitchens. By automatically capturing data on food waste, we bring visibility to what is filling the trashbins and provide users with actionable insights to reduce their waste.

As one of the two co-founders, I work more on sales, partnerships, and product development.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Codetribe?

Building an analytics dashboard to display food waste data. Each customer receives their own personal display in-depth data on their performance.

What were your goals for this project?

The solution needed to be functional, have a sophisticated design, and be able to showcase data that activated change to drive food waste reduction. With many backend integrations required, all the data had to be linked, pulled and showcased to the customer.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

They were recommend by an acquaintance. After selecting the top 12 vendors, we underwent one-on-one meetings/call with each vendor. We asked for past customer feedback and contact details. Ultimately, we liked this team on the first glance based on the professional impression, cost, portrayed skill level, and personal likability of the entire team.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Everything from A-Z for tech development. If they don't know how to do something they will use their resources to figure out how to do it. Working with Codetribe is great. It doesn't feel like a partnership or outsourced hire. It really feels like an extension of our team.

What was the team composition?

They have everything you need, and if they don't, they will find it. Very talented developer working in this team. They have good fun together and work hard.

I recommend bringing your own designer in for projects though as when we started there was no designer in house and the partnered designers unfortunately did not match. Otherwise, a complete team with extensive resources.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We're still in the Version 2 development of the dashboard, but it allowed us to advance the product offer we give our clients.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Very well arranged, professional, detail-oriented and clear. Efficient work that only continues to improve and advance.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The team dynamic and their commitment to the project. Again, it is really an extension of our team and we are all working on the project together. We are not just another revenue marker for them, but truly see their devotion to the work. Also great team and awesome team dynamic.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We are currently undergoing our products version 2 push. All of the learnings and improvements that were identified in version 1 were already implemented. Very happy with the way the work, communication, and development has advanced and flourished in this short amount of time.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the co-founder and CEO of Bulletin. We build physical retail stores and platforms for online or digital brands to manage their inventory and sell offline.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Codetribe?

We were building a platform for the 150 sellers we work with and needed help customizing it to fit our needs. We wanted to provide an e-commerce option and an automated way for sellers to synchronize and manage their inventory with us.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They built an entirely custom platform using React. The basic features allow any brand in the world to apply with us and submit their portfolio. Once they’re accepted, they can log in, submit products, and create inventory requests within the platform. They connected us to the Shopify API and set up tracking functionality. Each brand can track their shipments in real time and use the platform to understand exactly how their products are performing.

What is the team composition?

We worked with two project managers and the company owner. We also worked with two developers regularly and a team of other developers who joined the project as needed.

How did you come to work with Codetribe?

We found them through a referral. Friends of mine used them to build an app and recommended them highly. We had previous experience with a few outside teams and an internal developer that hadn’t worked. Ultimately, Codetribe was the right fit for us.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent about $200,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together around March or April 2017. Our Shopify site launched in December 2017 and the new platform launched in June 2018.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

As soon as we launched the new e-commerce site, we saw conversions increase by about 1%, which is significant. The old site had major page loading issues. They removed all the lag time and we’re seeing great improvement thanks to the stronger design, faster experience, and better branding they did for us.

They fix bugs or issues immediately and worked with Shopify to get us into the beta version of their new API. It puts us ahead of our competitors and we’re very pleased.

How did Codetribe perform from a project management standpoint?

Both of our project managers are incredible, as was the rest of the team. I worked directly with several of them. They traveled to us when we first scoped the project. After that, we worked together via Google Hangouts. They’re responsive to any requests for the e-commerce work or for any customizations. They always got back to us right away, day or night. They were extremely diligent.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re very personable. They hit all the baseline things we wanted and gave us everything we hoped for. They’re responsive, their work is good, and every person on their team is lovely to work with. Even though they’re so far away, they felt like part of the team. They’re flexible and accepted scope changes throughout the process. They were reactive, their prices were competitive, and their quality is high.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No; we’re extremely happy with their work so far.