Magora

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CMO of Daminion Software

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Daminion - AI-Driven Digital Asset Management (DAM) Solution Focused on Privacy and Speed

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Magora Systems to accomplish?

• update the code
• maintain the website

SOLUTION

How did you find Magora Systems?

Online Search

Why did you select Magora Systems over others?

Good value for cost

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

The Magora team successfully updated the code with everything we requested and maintained the site, which significantly improved functionality.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Increased functionality
• website speed

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

Yes, they delivered on time. Everything was good.

What was your primary form of communication with Magora Systems?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

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

Their speed of work and the balance of price and value were impressive.

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

Nope

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the design director of an international baby sleep company based in the UK.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to develop a mobile app for our latest IOT product, Misty the Smart Cloud. Our users would be able control the device from their phones and home smart speaker. Our goal was to have a user-friendly platform that made our user's lives easier, helped them create a better sleep routine and a safer nursery.

SOLUTION

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

We searched online for app developers and shortlisted 3. After interviewing them, we chose this vendor based on their past projects, professionalism, and cost estimate.

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

We had a series of discovery meetings to discuss our goals and objectives as well as introducing them to our hardware team. We provided their team with designs. Within two weeks, they delivered the first round of the iOS app. They incorporated our feedback and delivered the revised version. This was replicated for Android. Before launching, we ran it through stringent beta testing to ensure it worked not only through the mobile app but also through a smart speaker.

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

A project manager was assigned to be our main point of contact throughout the project. Due to the duration of the project two further project managers were assigned due to members moving on. Additionally, I mostly interacted with the lead frontend developers who leased with the backend developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app is yet to launch due to development issues and the implications of COVID-19. We hope to see a positive response from our customer base when we launch the Christmas 2021.

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

The project manager was easy to communicate with and provided frequent updates. We mainly had video chats and phone calls, all feedback was documented through email. We utilised Trello and Slack also. Everything was delivered on time and separated into measurable milestones.

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

Their mobile app development skills were great. They managed to develop everything we initially requested. Since this was our first mobile app, they were also patient with our hardware team and willing to walk them through their process while they and us learned.

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

The only areas for improvement would be better communications with the development team. Due to them being based in Russia we kept encountering issues with email deliverability. We worked around this with Slack and Trello. Communications with the project managers was always on point and swift.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a co founder of a startup.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We approached Magora to help build an MVP for Web platform creation

SOLUTION

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

Based on review sites like Clutch

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

MVP build from scratch

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

Around 12 people from project managers, QA engineers, BAs, front and back end developers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The initial BA team was great but as time wore on the team constantly changed and it became clear that Magora has a major talent retention issue. As a result Magora was unable to deliver the project in accordance with contractual obligations.

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

There are numerous examples of senior management making decisions that were not in our best interests as clients.

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

Frankly nothing

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

I wanted to give as strongly worded warning as possible to other startup companies about ever going anywhere near this company. There is no way for them to improve on a total failure to deliver work under contract.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Working as a solo entrepreneur

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Magora?

I worked with Magora to develop a clickable prototype for my prospective business venture.

What were your goals for this project?

I wanted to have a prototype to show to investors in order to secure funding, and to have a general understanding of the UX and user journey

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I researched at length over google

Describe the project in detail.

Development of a clickable prototype in Figma

What was the team composition?

I worked directly with a Product Owner from Magora who then lead a team of developers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team worked extremely well and was able to take on board feedback without much pushback. In the end I was very happy with the result

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It was smooth and rapid, the team were quick to respond to emails

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their attitude towards helping out even when my asks might have been outside typical remit

Are there any areas for improvement?

Increased accuracy in getting things right the first time round to avoid multiple rounds of feedback