Plavno

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a digital marketing specialist at a software development company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

The idea was to create an app for mental health management. We hired Plavno team for its fell-cycle software development.

SOLUTION

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

We talked to several companies and asked for proposals from them. Plavno offered value with very reasonable cost and terms.

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

We worked productively on the evaluation of the project and eventually received a detailed technical task from Plavno. To handle the frontend part of the project they used React. The project is divided into small reusable bits, Material-UI helped to implement the standard Material Design components. It provided us with the flexibility we required. Among the key features Plavno developed are Sign-up and Profiles, Video & Audio Content, Diary and Notification and reminders.

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

Plavno’s team included ReactJS and Angular developers, PHP and Python developers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Frontend and backend developers have created a mobile application for monitoring the state of mental health with all the necessary features for this. Users can use the app to monitor their mental health, develop a better understanding of potential causes of any challenges faced or get personalized advice on the best options to access further help and support.

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

They seemed to be really responsible during the development process. There were no serious issues. The project management tool used is Jira.

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

They truly comprehend what we require. They are really competent.

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

Everything was great.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a marketing specialist at Abiatec software development company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired the Plavno team for app development that allows users to plan trips by providing them with a variety of features. Users can search for flights, hotels, and rental cars, as well as plan activities and attractions.

SOLUTION

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

We evaluated Plavno’s proposal and determined that it met all of our requirements. We decided to move forward with their services.

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

We needed a user-friendly app for iOS and Android. It has to provide all the features to make the best adventure experience. So that Plavno developers implemented such features as registration, booking, payment integration and other features. It was important that all the types of bookings were integrated.

Because this project called for extensive app localization for each language, cultural appropriateness, formatting, etc. To translate the text, language, etc. for this, their team included translation services. As an app should be designed both for android and IOS, we used Kotlin developers for Android and Swift devs for IOS. Plavno UX/UI made sure that the travel app had a user-friendly UI and an attractive theme design.

The app was tested for bugs and errors before it was released. The team also tested the app for performance and security. They also tested the app for compatibility with different devices and operating systems.

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

The frontend developers were responsible for creating the user interface and ensuring that the app was visually appealing and easy to use. They also worked on the app's functionality, such as creating forms, buttons, and other interactive elements. The backend developer was responsible for creating the server-side code.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app has been designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, allowing users to easily search for flights, hotels, and car rentals, as well as plan their itinerary and manage their budget. It also provides users with detailed information about their destination, including attractions, restaurants, and activities.

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

Plavno was able to provide valuable feedback and suggestions to help us improve the product. They also provided us with detailed documentation and code samples to help us understand the code better. Plavno developers really know how to work in an agile manner. All the tasks were accomplished on time and the main communication tool was Slack. Overall, it was a great experience working with Plavno.

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

They have an impressive and comprehensive understanding of our business model and value proposition, which they were able to quickly absorb. Furthermore, the tools and wireframes they created were highly relevant and effective. Their expertise and proficiency in this area is truly remarkable.

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

Everything was perfect

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m an executive and department head at our company. We provide software development services, mainly for clients in the US and the Middle East.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Plavno?

We do not have expertise in PHP and WordPress, so we hired Plavno to augment our current team.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Plavno provides IT staff augmentation services. They’ve helped us build a website for selling music and software for video and photo processing; the site is built with React, HTML, PHP, and WordPress. They’ve also provided testing services for these products.

What is the team composition?

We work with 8–10 people from their side for each project; there’s usually a project manager, a tech lead, developers, and testers.

How did you come to work with Plavno?

We found five to six different vendors on Clutch. We interviewed them and decided to go with Plavno because they were much more experienced than the other vendors.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent approximately $1 million.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Plavno in January 2021, and it’s still an ongoing collaboration.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They’ve performed quite well and proved themselves experts in React, PHP, and WordPress. Overall, their team always knows what they’re doing and delivers exactly what we ask for.

How did Plavno perform from a project management standpoint?

The communication, task tracking, planning, and quality assurance procedures are all well planned out. Their project manager has strong management skills, and they assign a separate person for different tasks, which helps speed up the process. We use Slack as our main communication channel and Jira as our task-tracking system.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We’re impressed with their development expertise, particularly in PHP.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They should expand their expertise to other technological spaces.

Any advice for potential customers?

Build a structured team within Plavno; have a project manager, a tech lead, a development team, and testers. Having a fully structured team helps create very efficient and good processes.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Mobile App development company, Head of Growth

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Plavno should create a secure digital system, which combines health testing with advanced mobile technologies. It is an app which includes patient app and guardian scanner to be used for scanning patents' COVID statuses and print the entrance ticket.

SOLUTION

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

Plavno has already had an expertise in working with healthcare projects. We had several tech interviews with Plavno developers, both hard and soft skills were a great fit!

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

The platform was outdated, and Plavno’s task was to enhance the platform at all levels, including the UI and functional for iOS and Android app. React developers created a user-friendly interface design with typical UI components. They also restyled admin panel without changing its functionality. They ensured that all interactive elements work as intended by our designers team.

Plavno made the platform to support 2 user roles: medical staff has an access to the admin panel, where they can edit patient’s status data. the app for patients stores data on visits, appointments, vaccination history and their COVID-19 status. The platform also includes scanner used at public access terminals. Plavno developers also delivered code review and legacy code refactoring. End-to-end testing was also provided by Plavno, which allowed to avoid the risk of interconnection with all of the subsystems of this complex application.

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

2 Front-End developers have worked with us, they used JavaScript, React Native, Redux, Prettier, Detox and other tools and technologies.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It was comfortable to work with Plavno developers as they have a really professional view of the project’s tasks. Code and design both developed in a user-friendly way. Besides, all tasks were completed on time without missing the deadlines.

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

Everything was good

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

We were impressed with how quickly the Plavno developers joined the team and adapted to the already established workflows. In addition, they have a clear understanding of what the end user needs and how certain changes will affect the project as a whole. In general, the team has fulfilled everything that was promised.

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

No, they’ve performed very well.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Marketing Creatives Lead of a gaming company. My responsibilities: writing technical tasks (videos, static creatives, playable ads), participating in different processes such as strategy building, creative research, tests of hypotheses/results analyzing etc.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Plavno?

We were looking for a company that would help us with a question in the solution of collecting data about user interests and the course of the game.

SOLUTION

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

We asked for a recommendation from a few people, and they recommended 4–5. From the interviews we conducted, we picked them.

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

Considering all our requirements and needs, the Plavno team decided to organize the system structure as follows: The server backend, invisible to end users, located in a virtualized environment, was designed to be scalable. The frontend was divided into two main parts—the user part and the admin panel. The admin panel has an advanced set of features, allowing for easy manipulation of the stored data. Additionally, our admins can add new content and integrate new titles into the system.

Statistical evaluations of collected data and methods can be obtained to maintain the system or expand it with new titles. The client portal is accessible from any platform via the client API or via the https port from any web browser. Using the API provides functionality for sending and receiving special game functions. The user frontend has a limited set of functions, including actions such as logging in, changing a password, resending a verification email and deleting an account. Players can also use their achievements and in-game features, such as special items, bonus levels or trophies in different games or from different platforms.

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

Backend: Java, JPA, Hibernate, Spring (MVC, IoC, Data, Secutiry), Jersey (JAX-RS) Frontend: JavaScript (Backbone.js, Underscore.js, jQuery, Require.js), HTML, CSS, JSP.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Plavno has developed an organized gaming platform according to our requirements and within the planned cost and timeline of custom software development. The platform allows us to provide the best content that meets gamers' desires and improves their experience.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Communication was through correspondence and 2-3 Zoom calls every two weeks.

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

The communication was top-notch, they heard our demands and quickly fulfilled them.

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

I wish I could say price, but the team does their job 100 percent and is worth each dollar.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a recruiter at Expert Soft.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We were looking for a reliable crypto software development partner, not just a typical IT outsourcing firm for ad-hoc development requests.

SOLUTION

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

We knew the company owner from the previous projects.

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

Plavno was rapidly developing a core set of cutting-edge tools from scratch that put them ahead of the competition from the technology point of view. Additionally, established, well-maintained solutions which bring data and Web 3.0 together. Plavno created a multi-layered ecosystem designed to accelerate the ownership economy by leveraging the latest advancements in hardware, software, and a tokenized economy. Our addressed three main paradigm shifts: Accessibility in the Digital Era, BigData and the key to Ownership, Decentralization, and WEB3.

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

This project was covered by Plavno employees:

• Product manager
• Head of marketing
• CTO and developers

Technology stack:

• Node JS
• Solidity
• Postgredb

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We saved by $400K on the launch of our crypto startup. A turnkey solution was developed from the get-go in 5 months. 1М of on-boarded users in a year who own, manage, and monetize their largest digital commodity—data;

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

We made our first calls with the CTO and Founder and then draft up a description of what product we'd like to receive and compiled a list of requirements. Team velocity control was thrown at Google Hangouts, Slack, Jira. Plavno has provided ongoing support and continuous improvement of the system, providing us a fully tech part complex interactive support 24/7.

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

The quality of their work speaks for itself. It’s almost a given that we’re going to have good quality work and code. They can also work autonomously. Rather than having us guide them in the right direction, they’ll come up with their own suggestions. It’s nice to have a team like that.

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

Maybe, I can recommend better communication between departments, sometimes we had to repeat some points at different meetings.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a CEO at Software development company with 6 offices around US and Europe.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Plavno developers were integrated in our team and had to create a secure digital system that combines medical testing with advanced mobile technology. The system had to be specifically designed to work with all official test types, including PCR and rapid tests. It should be an app that includes a patient app and a guardian scanner that will be used to scan COVID patent statuses and print the admission ticket.

SOLUTION

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

The company Plavno has been our partner for several years now. They have established themselves as a reliable and experienced company with dedicated developers.

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

Plavno should create: healthcare app for both patients and medical staff, receipt printer integration and qr scanning, dynamics of COVID status tracking. Plavno React developers created a user-friendly interface design with typical UI components. They also restyled admin panel without changing its functionality and ensured that all interactive elements work as intended by the client’s designers team.

Plavno developed a platform that supports 2 user roles: medical staff has access to the administrator panel where they can edit patient status data. The patient application also stores data on visits, appointments, immunization history and includes a scanner used in public access terminals. Plavno developers have conducted E2E testing. This end-to-end testing covers the entire software product from start to finish ensuring that all required features work as expected. Each test covers a real-world application use case.

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

Our team was: JavaScript, React Native, Redux, ESLint, Prettier, Detox.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Plavno refactored the previous version of the project, adding new user interface and functionality for iOS and Android apps, conducting e2e and functional testing. Additionally, developers reviewed the code and provided multi-language support.

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

We used Discord for communication, Trello for project management. All meetings were in Google Hangout.

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

Plavno developers are a very reliable and dedicated team of great professionals.

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

I have nothing to say.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the commercial director at RNDpoint, a product development company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Plavno?

We needed a company with React, JavaScript, and Laravel developers to create a web-based application and a 3D configurator.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Plavno has created a 3D configurator. It’s a web-based application that enables clients to customize a product in real-time. People can choose from various colors, options, and materials to design a unique final product that fits exactly with what they want or is at least close to their expectations.

The 3D configurator is connected to different management systems such as ERP or CRM, which allows full product customization inside and outside. They’ve built the frontend on React.js and the backend on Laravel. The product is deployed for scalable and global coverage.

We started with a discovery phase. From there, they did the UX/UI design of the web app.

What is the team composition?

We have four people on the team: two senior React developers, one Laravel developer, and one project manager. The product owner is on our side.

How did you come to work with Plavno?

A former colleague referred them to me.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent between $50,000–$100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in January 2022, and our relationship is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’ve had 100 positive reviews from the customers and around a 30% increase in business. The 3D configurator has gotten us a significant increase in leads. It gives us confidence for the future. Currently, we’re in contact regarding several presales.

How did Plavno perform from a project management standpoint?

They meet deadlines; I don’t remember any delays. We have some control on our side, but they’re pretty responsible. We use Jira for project management.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They really understand what we need. They’re very professional.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Sometimes we have language issues because not all team members speak English perfectly. However, I can’t think of anything they could do better.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I recommend trying them and taking their advice. Don’t make decisions on your end without listening to your partner.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm an assistant to CEO at a YouTube MCN

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our company is included into MCN group partners but the reports that Google send to their partners aren't convenient. Plavno had to create an internal portal for bloggers that handles tons of reports from Google. Additionally, to make a system where users' statistical and financial information was collected, implemented the function of “e-wallet”.

SOLUTION

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

Basically, the most important deciding factors for us were their availability and excellent communication. The company already had examples of similar projects. We were pleasantly surprised and immediately chose Plavno team.

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

Plavno had to automate managers' work, and they started backend development in PHP. The team implemented collection of users' statistical and financial information, as well as timely payments and “e-wallet” functions. Later the company was given a task to make a system containing data about millions of channels in order to keep their analytics, track the decline of views and much more.

Plavno team developed a mega-catalogue of all YouTubers, which we can filter by various parameters and select according to requests (audience, topics, geography, etc.). Front-end: Vue and Next—front-end stack used to build interfaces and provide Server Side Rendering Thanks to Plavno, a multi-tiered ecosystem has been created that has accelerated the development of the ownership economy, using the latest advances in hardware and software.

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

Our team was: 2 front-end developers, 1 QA, 2 PHP developers and project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Plavno fully automated the stage where more than 100 people were involved. They spent too much time on redoing Google reports and sending it to bloggers. Our company raced up from zero to an investment of about $10 million. Right now we have over 40 million connected channels who use the system daily.

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

After an initial call with a project manager, the company sent us a full technical description and layouts of the future project within two weeks. We made the edits and got to work. We communicated and monitored the work mainly through Zoom and Jira. We were constantly in touch, we did not wait for weeks for answers and received the desired product in time.

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

We enjoyed that after the first call, they understood our requirements and tried to do their best to fulfil them. We received updates on the project down to the smallest detail, as if we were personally present during the development. The team is very responsive and quick to respond to our requests.

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

In conclusion, we are very satisfied, and nothing specific comes to mind.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of Yellow Systems.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed to find Node.js (AngularJS), JavaScript (TypeScript), and React Native to develop a web platform for a bank.

SOLUTION

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

We chose Plavno based on extensive research. Personal connections who had already worked with Plavno for several years were one of the main deciding factors.

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

Relying on Plavno experience in web portal development, developers created a new version of the internet banking portal with a modern user interface, covering a broader range of user scenarios. Following a detailed specification, Plavno delivered a new version of the internet banking app that allowed the bank’s clients to: access the information about their debit and credit cards, accounts, savings, and loans; manage payments, money transfers, and credit payments; manage deposits and funds.

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

We had a team of one project manager, Node.js (AngularJS), JavaScript (TypeScript) and React Native developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Plavno did a great job developing this piece of software for a client. Their team is reliable, competent and asks the right questions to understand the client's needs. Plavno created a modular architecture that made it possible for the bank’s internal developers to replace or add any functionality without affecting the rest of the system.

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

Since they worked for our client the workflow was built according to our accepted norms. Communication was seamless, using tools such as Jira, Slack, Google Docs and regular video calls.

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

They were eager to find solutions and were very flexible. We encountered several problems, and they were able to find several different ways to solve them. In addition, they are flexible when adapting easily to our teams. Other partners prefer to work exclusively on projects we give them, while Plavno is always happy to work as a team with our engineers.

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

Frankly, nothing comes to my mind that I can recommend to improve them