Josh Software

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Project Manager of a consumer products & services company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

mobile application products

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Josh Software to accomplish?

• development of mobile application for pilot project

SOLUTION

How did you find Josh Software?

Referral

Why did you select Josh Software over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Josh Software were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Development of rental vertical for sharing of pre-owned products via a rental model:

1. Rental Product browse: 
   • Individual Product list and CRUD 
   • b. Rental Calendar 
2. Place Order 
3. Shopping cart:
   • Product details 
   • Customer Address 
   • Payment gateway 
4. Add Product (Owner) 
   • Features/specification 
   • Purchase price 
   • Quantity 
   • Rent as per daily 
   • Security deposit 
   • Images 
   • Availability 
   • Earnings calculator for owner 
   • 20 sec Video 
5. Claim Management 
6. 6. Successful rental:
   • Invoicing recipts for customer for money and security money 
   • Voucher for owner 
7. Coupon code redemption 
8. Customer and owner Ratings and Feedback

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

.) successful third party delivery service integration for the app which was useful for test run during beta phase/soft launch. .) Succesful layout of framework which ensures product extension for more verticals in line with project vision.

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

Management team was helpful, responsive, and accessible as and when needed.

What was your primary form of communication with Josh Software?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Impressive - They were a supportive and encouraging team for a small startup like ours.

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

a more affordable cost structure

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Synergy Design Solutions Pte Ltd

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Smart Product Design, Robotics and Industrial Automation

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Josh Software to accomplish?

• Develop a Customized ERP solution

SOLUTION

How did you find Josh Software?

Referral

Why did you select Josh Software over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Josh Software were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The Project entailed developing a very customized ERP solution for a tool an die provider for the semi-conductor industry. The supplier management, Invoicing,Order Processing and inventory management had to be highly customized and user friendly. it involved multiple comibinations of orders, inventory and suppliers which no standard ERP solution was able to achieve. Key Deliverable was to make web-based fully functional customized ERP Solution.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

functional performance of the ERP System easy to use and apply for new staff customer satisfaction

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

the project execution was as per the sprints defined. the end-user made numerous changes to the scope of work which the team was able to conform to without any complaints / complications.

What was your primary form of communication with Josh Software?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting

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

We were impressed with their get-the-job-done attitude and dedication to our satisfaction.

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

i am very happy with their performance, leadership and project managment

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Deputy General Manager (DGM)- Enviro of Nashik Waste Management Pvt. Ltd

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Solid waste Management Company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Josh Software to accomplish?

To digitalize the daily reports of processing

SOLUTION

How did you find Josh Software?

Referral

Why did you select Josh Software over others?

Referred to me

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

1. Revive existing Android mobile application on Playstore 
2. New data input points from the Android mobile application 
3. Admin Panel
4. Make the simulation panel dynamic for the Display-only role

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The response was good. Slightly delay in timeline

What was your primary form of communication with Josh Software?

In-Person Meeting

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

The solutions were tailor-made after understanding the specific requirements of the client.

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

Small changes by clients without extending the timeline

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Program Manager of a banking and financial product development company. 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Its a Banking and Financial Product development company, established more than 2 decades.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Josh Software to accomplish?

• Angualar UI development

SOLUTION

How did you find Josh Software?

Referral

Why did you select Josh Software over others?

Other

What was the size of Josh Software’s team?

6-10 Employees

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

Design and Develop UI Screens based on the Requirements

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• On time Development Completion
• Zero Defects
• Demonstrated Domain expertise

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

1. Average Delivery skills demonstrated with major issues reported not matching the actual requirments specified by the customer. 
2. More defects raised due to lack of understanding the integrations points needed for End to end working. 
3. Alignment issues in Screen design and lot of hardcording done as part of the delivery.

What was your primary form of communication with Josh Software?

Virtual Meeting

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

1. Most impressive in exorbident Charges/cost being charged not matching the competitors. 
2. Exhibited good communication skills

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

1. Need to improve on Costing. 
2. Need to improve on Onsite presence 
3. They needed to improve their strategies and opportunities to grab through customer expectations. 
4. Domain knowledge.

UPDATED REVIEW

This review was published on December 19, 2022.

Mohana Murali

SVP, INTELLECT DESIGN ARENA

IT Services

5,001-10,000 Employees

Chennai, India

$200,000 to $999,999

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Project summary

Josh Software developed a mobile app for a fintech company. They held a discovery session, provided UI/UX designs, and conducted testing.

Feedback summary

Josh Software delivered the project in a timely manner. The client was very satisfied with the deliverables and impressed with the partnership. The service provider's team was competent, efficient, and communicative via Jira.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm MOHANA MURALI Mulpur. I work for Intellect Design Arena. Its a financial technology products company. We have 270 banks as customers across the GLOBE. I'm a senior Vice President, handling the digital channels portfolio

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired JOSH SOFTWARE to develop highly specialised mobile apps for banks, with special focus towards responsive design, animations and smooth effects.

SOLUTION

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

We selected the vendor based on a POC where they worked with us for 12 weeks. The most important deciding factors were competency and excellent communication skills in general.

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

1. Requirements Analysis 2. UI Design 3. UI Development 4. Unit Testing 5. System Integration Testing

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

10 members from JOSH worked with me.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project is delivered to the customer, and they want live in OCT'2022

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

The team was well-versed in the latest project management methodologies, including AGILE. They used tools like JIRA, Confluence for their work.

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

Competency and Communication.

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

Nothing in particular. They were good within their scope

Star Ratings:

Overall rating: 4.5

Quality: 4.5

Cost:4

Schedule: 3.5

Willing to refer: 5

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am driving Driver Charter in Swiggy.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

To Build common Test Service Framework for Executing All Level of Test cases available in Swiggy.

SOLUTION

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

Based on Interview we hired the folks.

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

Team is working on solutioning, Design discussion and Development. We are having regular syncup for blockers and stanups.

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

One Person working in Test Service. He is hired as Software Engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have completed almost 80% work in Development and Testing is in Progess.

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

We were tracking all the Tasks in Jira. Having daily standups.

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

Team is highly supportive and approachable.

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

Initially we had some gaps in terms of understanding and execution, But its sorted as of now.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of a bespoke consulting firm helping companies fulfil their supply chain requirements in Switzerland.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Josh Software to build an end to end custom recruitment platform to streamline our hiring process. The goal was to consolidate data spread across several excel spreadsheets on to a single platform and enable stakeholders to collaborate effectively.

SOLUTION

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

After researching several providers, Josh Software seemed to have the best technology capability to build a world class product.

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

The application was built using a detailed Business Requirement Document which the Josh team helped us build after a thorough understanding of our needs. A cloud based solution was developed which the Josh team also helped us to maintain and enhance.

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

A team of two backend, one front end developer, a senior technical project manager and a quality analyst were engaged for the entire duration of the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

My operations team was able to save a lot of time that was earlier wasted in managing data. Errors in process were brought down to zero and team efficiency shot up by over 50%.

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

The team at Josh was agile and open to accommodate changes based on our business needs.

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

The team always went the extra mile in delivering on their promises.

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

There was slight changes in the resource allocation at the team's end but that did not impact the quality of their deliverables in any way.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Founder. Office in London.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We have a product for golf coaches and players across Europe. The hardware captures player stance and swing coordinates in real and gives feedback for posture correction in real time. We hired Josh software to revamp the software application to eliminate manual computation and render the swing for player to observe performance and improve their swing.

SOLUTION

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

Josh team showcased a strong portfolio of mobile and web applications. Their technology team understood the problems and provided a right fit solution approach. The teams commitment to a successful delivery was the biggest comfort.

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

The standard product engineering delivery process was followed. A workshop to finalise UX and then the application development and delivery was followed. Application was built using MERN stack.

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

A 5 member team worked on the project for approximately 6 months to deliver 2 phases of the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

A high quality product with great user experience was delivered. Our NPS score improved by ~10 points. Elimination of manual work and detailed real time data analysis improved quality of feedback and ultimately performance of players.

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

A dedicated PM made coordination easy and provided transparency. The team was proactive highlighting issues and handling them on need.

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

Commitment from all involved stakeholders. They focused on rolling out the product quickly and with utmost quality.

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

They did a good job overall.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am Project Manager in IT product company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had a list of new features to be implement on code base already live on the web. It required careful execution and expertise of grasping and handling Ruby applications. Time bound activity made it more critical.

SOLUTION

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

Their known expertise in Ruby and related technologies

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

Ruby based application required add on features. Challenge was to ensure live customers do not get impacted by the change.

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

2 developer and 1 project manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Timely completion of task with weekly demo and collaborative efforts from both sides made it a success

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

Collaboration and proactivness were key to make development possible in time.

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

Their collaboration, proactiveness, and availability have been impressive.

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

They have done great job. I had recommended stringent code reviews to ensure minimalistic bug leakage.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a COO, of the company which is into Smart metering for Commercial and residential establishments. We operate in Chennai, Bangalore Hyderabad and Pune region.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Josh Software?

We needed a robut platform to monitor our sensors both frontend as well as the backend. The work involves quick resolution and constant monitoring and take actions accordingly. Josh has a vast experience in this field hence was the natural choice.

SOLUTION

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

I had the past experience of working with the Josh teams. I was aware of the strong capability of the engineering team hence Josh was naturally the first choice

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

The project involved development of the Smart metering portal, mobile application and hosting of the sensor data on the cloud.

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

1 Senior Software engineer , 2 junior software engineer, 1 UX

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The portal and the mobile app are very user-friendly. The portal is very responsive and the users are able to see the data in real-time.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The technical team was through with the project requirement. There was very small learning curve as the team quickly adapted to the business requirement. That made a seamless flow of exchange of information

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

They quickly understand the problem and come up with a resolution. The quick turnaround is what I am impressed with

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

Nothing as of now.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founding member of clipp.tv. We help automate clips from large event videos.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our goals were to make clip creation self-service and allow short memories to live on.

SOLUTION

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

expertise and ability to get production release in a timely manner.

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

ideation, design, development, iterations based on user feedback.

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

4. One director, two developers, one designer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The product was designed iteratively and delivered on time.

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

We communicated via chat and email. The style was very friendly and feedback based.

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

Their understanding of the user problem they were trying to solve.

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

Testing. This should involve external testers.