DevTeamSpace

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the co-founder of a startup that provides teamwork and leadership development to summer camp professionals and seasonal staff. Our focus is on co-creating community and connectivity, and one of the tools we use to accomplish this is through mobile games so that these camp folks can connect beyond the summertime when they are together in person..

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had identified a need in the summer camp industry for staff, especially seasonal staff who only are together for 2-3 months during the summer, to connect prior to arriving at camp and after leaving camp as a way to increase engagement with each other and the organization. In turn, our goal for this project was to create a virtual camp environment with teamwork games that these staff could play together as a way to increase connectivity and build community.

SOLUTION

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

Initially, we were pitching our idea to a startup accelerator program for seed funding and needed to provide documentation of how we would use the funding and what that would provide us in terms of our first steps toward launch. We reached out to several app development companies.

In particular, we found DevTeamSpace from their articles on mobile game design and development appearing in the search results. We had a Zoom call where they demonstrated their previous design works and mobile games they’ve done previously. Not only was DevTeamSpace the first to respond, they were the only ones to connect us with a chief officer and provide us with thorough, documented estimates.

This effort gave us the firepower we needed to secure seed funding and, as a result of our early success, we decided to continue working with DevTeamSpace. Their initial commitment to our project has proven to be consistent and indicative of how committed they are to our success.

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

During this past year, we worked on a per-game basis. Each game took anywhere from 1-3 months to design and develop. We initially began with a web-based version for demonstrations to prospective customers. With that alone, we secured our first 10 client organizations. From there, we were able to build the first game for mobile app (iOS and Android) and begin pilot testing with our clients.

DevTeamSpace was incredibly attentive to all of the details, requests for changes and updates, and to our timelines. With success in the pilot testing, we moved on to build our second game. This was completed and released to our clients in under 2 months. Again, for this, DevTeamSpace was always on-call to support us with any changes we needed in response to client requests and additional pilot testing.

Over time, our confidence in their abilities to troubleshoot and deliver on the product only grew stronger. Our final step in the process was to overhaul the user interface so that all instructions for playing the game were included on-screen–via explainers and tutorial bubbles–in order to launch a new pilot with a prospective funding organization.

This step, maybe even more than the previous ones, required a lot of patience, testing, quick and specific changes, and clear two-way communication between us and DevTeamSpace. Ultimately, the final product is *exactly* as we had hoped and we are more prepared to scale, which is critical to our growth.

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

Initially, a project manager was assigned to be our main point of contact. Once the scope of the project was understood and the development work began, our communication also included a developer team lead. Both of these individuals have been incredibly responsive, responsible, and cooperative in designing the games.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Within 3 months we had a working web version of the first game, which allowed us to run demos for nearly 100 prospective clients. From those demos, we secured our first 10 clients. 4 months later we were live on mobile and running live demos at a conference, and less than 3 months after that we had launched our second game.

The feedback from our clients has been very positive and we are now running a pilot with a major funding organization as we look to scale. As co-founders of our startup, we are also very pleased with the deliverables and feel confident in what DevTeamSpace has helped us to create.

Note: Number of downloads and ratings not so relevant metrics for us because we operate on a B2B model rather than a public-facing B2C model.

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

The project manager and developer team lead are both very professional and prompt in their communication. They are very clear about expectations, timelines, challenges encountered, solutions, and deliverables.

We generally communicate with them via a private Slack channel they established for us and also have frequent virtual meetings in real-time so that we can efficiently align around decisions and next steps.

They are responsive and proactive in how they communicate to let us know how things are going and what support they need from us to ensure they provide the deliverables we expect.

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

In addition to their knowledge of game design and ability to be thought partners in developing our app, the beautiful and creative graphics they’ve created for us, and their agility as we continue to learn and integrate user feedback into the design process, what I found most impressive about DevTeamSpace is their ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues in an incredibly fast manner.

For example, we have audio communication capabilities built into the app (i.e., mic and speaker for team members to talk to each other while playing), and we had same very bad echo and feedback coming through at first. Within 36 hours they had tried multiple solutions and found one that completely resolved the issue. It was amazing and critical to our timeline of demonstrating the app for a prospective funder.

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

Early on in the project, the developer team lead assigned to our project was new to the position and figuring out his management style. I think more support for him early on would have helped, and he has continued to improve his skills in documentation, communication, setting clear expectations, and reporting on results.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Associate Pastor of Technology at the Gateway Resource Library, a Global ministry of Gateway Church. We provide various church related resources to churches and pastors around the world. Our mission is to provide churches with resources and solutions to help build healthy, life-giving organizations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We came to DevTeamSpace with a visual design concept of our Gateway Legacy Library, and asked them to build a mobile application. DevTeamSpace reshaped our current design by creating a slightly newer look and added several new features. They built the app, QA tested it to make sure it was running perfectly, and then deployed it to the App store.

SOLUTION

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

I searched on the Internet and found their site. I emailed them and got a call back within a very short space of time. I then shared the scope of our project and their manager explained to me how it could be implemented. I liked how they handled it and decided to work with them.

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

I worked with a total of two dev teams, managed by different project managers. We had weekly sessions where they demonstrated the new features that they had implemented via new versions of the app. When the app was built, they tested it thoroughly to make sure that everything was running smoothly before publishing it in Google Play and AppStore.

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

3-4 team members. Developers, design team member, project manager, and account manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Too early to provide results.

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

Definitely professional! Whenever I had a question they always had an answer. Both of them were constantly reachable in Slack and very helpful at all times. They always provided a roadmap in Notion and addressed my comments in Figma.

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

I liked how great they were at keeping deadlines and addressing all issues.  Excellent team to work with!

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

In the future, we will probably need to build another app for the church, and they will definitely be my one and only choice.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the founder of Drreamz. We help high-level coaches build the business of their dreams with a single all-in-one app.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I needed to fully redesign the app, and upgrade it with new features.

SOLUTION

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

I found DevTeamSpace on the internet and sent my request through their website.

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

DevTeamSpace redesigned the app and implemented user flow and video conferencing API. In particular, they worked on the activity log, messages, sessions, user profiles, and payments.

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

I worked with an account manager, designer, project manager, three developers, and QA Engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It was an ongoing procedure of going through weekly sprints, and after each sprint, they would push code to my GitHub.

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

Their account manager was supportive and was always able to find time for meetings when it was convenient for me. Their designer has picked just the perfect mood for the visuals of my app. The project manager regularly updated me on all new implementations and had developers attend the meetings when needed.

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

Their process and quality are impressive. How they all function together, synchronized as a team.

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

As for me, it’s a very well organized work structure.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the founder of the Childfree Lounge Dating application.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We are trying to build a dating app with a specific set of filters and matching algorithms as the major players are not addressing the needs of a child-free community.

SOLUTION

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

I initially had some documentation already prepared. I shared the specs with the project manager and the designer and we had a couple of meetings to discuss the user experience and target audience.

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

The app will allow users to onboard the platform and find matches based on specific filters related to children and family relationships. The app will be available for iOS and Android and include in-app purchases.

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

We work with the account manager and the designer. The team used Figma for design and gathering my feedback.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

DevTeamSpace designed the application through wireframes and converted them to the UI/UX clickable prototype demonstrating the user flow. They also designed the app logo, user interface style, and admin panel. The design phase ended with a detailed estimate and the roadmap for the development. Right now I use both of provided documents to fundraise among the community.

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

During the design phase, we had two Zoom calls per week where they pitched their ideas and reported the progress. The team listens to my feedback, and we always look to our sessions to review what they design. In between the meetings I’ve left comments in Figma on specific visual and user experience aspects.

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

They’re experts in what they do and have good communication skills. Their design team is proactive and suggests new features and user flows in the process.

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

No, I’m happy with their work.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Director of IT for a medical manufacturing company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had some internally created apps that would not function in PHP 8.1 as they were written for PHP 7.4. DevTeam had the knowledge and availability to assist.

SOLUTION

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

Reviews on the web led me to DevTeam - conversation with Alexey and Alex made me feel comfortable enough to give them a try - they exceeded my expectations.

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

3 applications and a launch page had to be rewritten to allow them to work in PHP 8.1 with AD authentication.

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

I dealt with 4 different people:

• Alexey S.
• Alex Sk
• Zach G.
• Igor K.
• Alex I.

unsure of their specific job titles/roles.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Measurable - Application must allow users to logon via AD credentials and the application is to perform as the current version does. Both of these were met and with plenty of communication back and forth to confirm both sides agreed on the work and the results.

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

Structured yet open for communication and discussion about any issues that might arise. Slack channel for my projects specifically - email as needed - really liked having both available.

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

They waited and worked with me once I was available. Their patience was remarkable!

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

None that I can point to at this time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Chief Technology Officer at Make Way for Books, an early literacy nonprofit that provides proven programs, services, and resources to more than 20,000 young children, parents, and educators throughout southern Arizona each year. Our mission is to give all children the chance to read and succeed.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had our current app already released for iOS and Android and needed to make some major interface updates and add some new features based on new user stories. We wanted the new team to work with our backend developer, who is still involved in the project on a part-time basis.

SOLUTION

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

We researched development firms online that had great reviews by former clients. Since our app was already released and we weren't looking to redesign it completely, we also were looking for a team that could take direction and execute quickly rather than suggesting starting the entire process from scratch like some other firms did (which would have made the process exceed our budget). I found an article about mobile development on DevTeam.Space's website, scheduled a session, and spoke to the developers. I read references from their previous clients and decided to kick off the project.

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

DevTeamSpace updated the frontend for our mobile application, fixed a few bugs, and added new user stories. The work was finished in 6 weeks.

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

We had a React Native developer and a project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We tested the code in our repo and were able to move the process forward. We are now poised to move onto the next phase of our project.

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

They are always in touch, sent me daily updates over Slack, and ensured we had a regular call once a week. I couldn't ask for more.

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

It was swift, I wasn't used to such a fast development speed, so things got delayed a bit on our end. All in all, the project was finished much faster than I expected.

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

Not really, I'm impressed with how the project went.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CTO of Outloud Media. We do Facebook and YouTube media advertising.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed ongoing support and maintenance of our SalesForce/Facebook ads system, making it more stable and usable for our internal team.

SOLUTION

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

I’ve found articles about Python development and Facebook automation on their website, scheduled a call, and spoke to the developers. I’ve got references from their previous clients and decided to kick-off the project.

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

DevTeamSpace worked with Outloud Media for about six months, incrementally improving our software. They added validation, error handling, refactored our API, queuing posts, reworked our UI, and a dozen other improvements.

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

We had two developers and a project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They fixed all our bugs and made the other improvements on time; the code was added to our GitHub repository before being tested by our in-house developers.

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

We had calls twice a week explaining our needs and discussing the ongoing tasks. In addition, they regularly reported the project progress and discussed feedback after the weekly sprint was complete. The process was quite straightforward, so I confess to having no issues whatsoever with their project management.

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

They were always in touch and estimated everything before working, so we always knew what to expect.

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

No, I don’t think so. I’m fully satisfied with the result.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a founder of Glitch Global, an esports tournament platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I was looking for a full stack developer familiar with NodeJs, Mongodb and Express. I needed help with the backend functionality and tying it in with the frontend.

SOLUTION

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

Their Blog was fantastic, explaining the industry clearly! After filling out a contact form on the website I went through a discovery call with business analysts. I liked their approach towards the development process and their previous experience working on similar project. So I decided to kick off the project with them.

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

The team did the refactoring of database-related code, created a Fortnite bot, tested its functionality, and launched the project on the Heroku platform. The team worked on the game statistics, starting tournaments and handling friends/friend requests. Some frontend tasks like photo uploading and data validation also were done by them.

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

I had a project manager and one developer / technical writer assigned to my project. I also had a dedicated technical account manager who was helping me to go through the development process.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The beta is now finished and is available at https://www.glitchglobal.gg/. We are now preparing for the public release.

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

I liked their clear and sound project management approach, great developer understanding, but most of all, the idea of having a project manager like Rauya communicate back and forth made the process of working with DevTeam.Space super clear and efficient.

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

I have worked with multiple dev teams before, and honestly the DevTeam.Space guys are the best! It was extremely easy to communicate with them and they were flexible with any changes that I wanted to make. The team was open to suggestions and provided the best quality of work.

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

My only suggestion for the future is for them to provide a guide for the frontend developer to avoid unnecessary questions. There was some back and forth at some point when we were working together to integrate the code, a guide could have helped answer some of these questions.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of a US-based creative agency as well as a professional UI/UX designer.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DevTeamSpace?

I needed to scale up my development team so I could handle more mobile app projects yet maintain the highest work quality and spend as little time micro-managing developers as I can.

What were your goals for this project?

We needed to develop an MVP release for a mobile app on a very aggressive timeline, with strict requirements for quality. After the MVP release, we needed the team to continue developing updates on a regular basis.

SOLUTION

How did you select DevTeamSpace?

I spoke with a number of dev teams and individual freelance developers to try to find the right fit. After not finding a great match elsewhere, I found DevTeamSpace and felt confident in their abilities to deliver.

Describe the project in detail.

We had a great experience working with them. The project manager provided us with a detailed project roadmap and was always on hand to offer us guidance.

The dev team delivered the working code on both iOS and Android platforms and launched both versions according to our agreed timetable. After the launch of the MVP, they have continued to work with us to release regular updates and improvements.

What was the team composition?

We have a dedicated project manager and lead developer, and they have been able to bring on additional development support as needed in a seamless way.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our app has been a great success. Our users are happy and we have consistently grown a large user base.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The communication has been outstanding. I'm in constant contact with the team whenever needed, including Slack messages and twice-weekly update and planning meetings. They were able to pivot when needed and implement changes and design updates without any problem.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

DevTeam.Space team is very innovative and can suggest technical and UI/UX solutions based on their previous experience. They provide lots of feedbacks that offer valuable insights as well as workable solutions to any problem we have.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None that I can think of. Very pleased with my experience after almost a year of working together with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

E-boursa provides live data streams and management of production systems in North Africa

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DevTeamSpace?

We needed to design and build a real-time monitoring web app, for an oil and gas industry.

What were your goals for this project?

To build best in class user friendly UI/UX system

SOLUTION

How did you select DevTeamSpace?

The scope was to design and create a visual frontend prototype for our oil rigs and facilities management portal. They studied the documentation and did a good job of forming and visualizing a user flow outline and then coding it into a website.

Describe the project in detail.

Myself and my team had a vision of how we wanted the web app to look like. DevTeamSpace helped us to achieve our goals of the remote monitoring production system and make it very user friendly where all the needed information is in one screen to help the well analyst to execute the job in efficient way.

What was the team composition?

Both project manager Alex and a lead developer Anton were the focal point for this project. Alex managed the project and Anton is the lead developer. Both showed impressive capabilities to understand the objective of the project and flawlessly execute the tasks.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They created a modern design and even updated my brand identity a bit to fit. We had about 6 or 8 design sessions to go over the new and developing pages and figure out how the users should interact with the website and what should be the results.

After the design phase was done, DevTeam.Space created a demonstration website with user scenarios that I’m now showing my investors and oil market professionals via both online and offline demos.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They were outstanding, open to my input and fixes, did everything on time, and never failed to deliver on their promises. My project is somewhat specific in terminology and subject, so I was impressed how quickly all DevTeam.Space’s staff were able to get up to speed.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Both project manager Alex and a lead developer Anton not only did what I wanted but provided their own input in the website functionality and UI/UX to make it more useful for the customer.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We’re happy with everything so far. And we highly recommend DevTeam.Space.