7Devs

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a distributer of hair care products to salons. I am CEO

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 7Devs, and what were your goals?

A white label booking app tied to a shopify site to repatriate professional products being sold by amazon and sephora

SOLUTION

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

The offered the best solution when I vetted the project

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

They started from scratch- I gave what I wanted and the designed the road map. We needed a app with a complicated back end. The idea was for the app to have some type of customization so it felt individualized. The industry is antiquated so the pairing of a booking app with on line shopping is very compelling. Time lines and price have been respected and costs have been in line.

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

We have really worked with one team leader. Alex and Curtis have monitored progress in the background, but I am not aware how many developers are on the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The quality of the work and the support has been awesome. The only important measurable for us is revenue. This has not yet to met our expectations, but with a little tweaking, I am confident our expectations will be exceeded.

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

This evolved over time. They are eager to please. Now, every invoice can be tied back to additional scope of work that we authorized. My project manage(our employee) and their team leader talk often to keep the project moving forward. We all meet once a week by zoom to recap what's been done and what other measures or project are required.

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

I enjoyed having someone (Alex) overseeing the project in Ukraine and also having a local contact (Curtis) to vet challenges and opportunities.

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

No one has a crystal ball, but a better understanding of the lack of technological skills of our clients (our hair salons) would have likely led to a more favorable outcome.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the owner of a digital agency focused on creating Marketing Websites, Consumer Web Apps, E-commerce solutions, and Content Platforms.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 7Devs, and what were your goals?

The goal was to build a Backend for a collectibles Investment Platform, we needed Backend support, so we sourced Backend Developers from 7Devs to help us build out the complex Logic behind the Investment Platform.

SOLUTION

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

After interviewing them and speaking to their CTO, it was clear that they weren't just trying to sell me something, but were technical masterminds who understood their craft and thought-through a suitable strategy for our project while talking.

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

We had a kick-off meeting to discuss our goals and objectives. I have planned out the whole Project in their Project Management and structured it into multiple Phase with strict deadlines - we discussed each Stage briefly and then worked in iterations from Phase to Phase until we finished all of them. The Team adjusted the proposed Strapi CMS, Node.js Tech Stack.

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

The CTO worked with us and 1 Backend Developer who was doing the execution of the work.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We managed to complete the whole Backend in the proposed time.

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

Slack was used for communication. Timelines were always held in on time.

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

They were a team with a good quality-cost ratio and talented developers eager to finish the project.

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

If they worked as they did on this Project, I don't see anything that could have been better at first glance. They should´ve been more persistent when I mentioned I needed help on the Frontend Development of the project too.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of Aimi. Aimi develops software technology to allow artists to create generative music using AI.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 7Devs, and what were your goals?

We hired 7devs to build out all our customer facing web assets.

SOLUTION

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

I've worked with 7devs across several companies and they have always been exceptional across the board. Highly ethical, committed, and diligent. They work hard, deliver consistently, and provide outstanding follow through. They also have deep expertise in web development.

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

Full stack development induing front-end, DB integration, CMS, and AWS integration.

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

We had:

• 3-5 developers
• QA professionals
• PMs working on the project as it scaled up

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

7devs delivered on time and on spec. They were highly responsive to changes as they came up and they integrated tightly with our team to the point that they felt like our team.

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

We used clubhouse/shortcut as our task management system and their PM worked seamlessly with us on this. We never had an issue with timing or quality of work product. If there were ever issues with the code, they were responsive and quick to address them.

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

7devs management team is likely the most ethical and honorable team I have worked with in my career.

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

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a start-up based in Australia, our vision is to improve the hiring process for both the applicant and the employer by enabling applicants to submit a video when applying for a role.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 7Devs?

We already had some mocks completed for our application, but we wanted someone to take that a step further and create a design that would really bring the idea to life.

SOLUTION

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

Via Upwork, I interviewed 5 different vendors for the project and decided to go with 7Devs based on their previous work, communication skills and most importantly - the fact they got the vision straight away.

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

For this part of the project, we required a Figma design as the final artifact. 7Devs initiated communications via Slack and we were able to work through the design process together. It was very successful.

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

2 people worked on my project - account manager and head designer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The purpose of the work was to produce a design in Figma that could be shared with both developers, but also potential clients or investors. The mock shows how the application will work from end to end.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Communication was first class, the project was not rushed and all feedback was executed the next day.

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

The standard of work is first class, they are sure to be successful, you can tell they have had years of experience together and the level of communication is added bonus.

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

In this project - nothing.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am an individual working on a side project. Looking to have get a protoype and landing page created.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 7Devs, and what were your goals?

I hired 7Devs to create a logo, prototype and landing page. My goals were to get a quality prototype designed in order to test the concept. If the concept was proved the prototype could then be converted into a real product.

SOLUTION

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

I had been recommended 7devs by a colleague of mine. The deciding factors included the price, timelines, and quality of work. My friend had extremely good things to say so I was willing to perform a small project first to see the quality of work and timelines.

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

The scope of the work included the design of a logo. The 2nd part of the project included a prototype of the product. Designed using Figma. The goal was to get a user to easily understand the functionality of the product. The last part of the design included a website landing page and functional videos showcasing the product.

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

Just myself.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

1) Functioning prototype that a user could understand and use. 2) Clear and concise logo. 3) Landing page that showcased the product clearly.

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

These guys are clear and flexible. They make it clear what their capabilities are and what the price is. They are flexible on timelines and can move at your pace. You will agree on the price before beginning. They use slack to communicate. When they say they will give an update later today, you will get an update later today.

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

Their ability to execute to our standards has been outstanding. When I spoke to the designer I mentioned to him that he could put his own spin on the product. I felt he had a good understanding and was happy for him to make UI/UX decisions. This turned out to be a great decision as it turned out that he knew the customer better than I had.

He knew the target market would mainly be women and adjusted the colors to suit. The colors however were not overly feminine and not off-putting to a male. But definitely designed for a female user. Seriously impressive work!

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

Not an area for improvement but a suggestion. Maybe ask for a 1 page summary of the client's idea before beginning work. I only think this would improve their understanding of the project and allow them to deliver to a higher standard.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Product & Project Manager for Digital Mosaic Corp. Mosaic provides carwash owners, from independent operators to national chains, with an industry-leading digital software platform to run their carwash business on. Our cloud-based platform helps wash operators make more money, clean more cars, and ensure the best outcome of all — a consistent convoy of happy customers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 7Devs?

We hired 7Devs to build the mobile app (iOS and Android) components of our software offering.

What were your goals for this project?

Our business model revolves largely around providing our various clients with a custom, white-labeled, mobile app for their carwash operators. We set out to build a mobile app codebase that could be quickly and easily duplicated, reskinned, and deployed for new clients. 7Devs enthusiastically accepted the challenge and delivered an incredibly flexible and robust solution.

SOLUTION

How did you select 7Devs?

I was not working for Mosaic at the time when the partnership with 7Devs was started, but my understanding is that our CTO had worked on previous projects with them and had a great experience.

Describe the project in detail.

We set out to build a mobile app codebase that could be quickly and easily duplicated, reskinned, and deployed for new clients. Early on in the project, we spent a lot of time in a "discovery phase", working with 7Devs to clearly outline and articulate our vision for the "white-labeling" structure.

Because 7Devs had never worked on a project like this before, they were very thorough in their process of acquiring a clear understanding of what our requirements were. The end product was a singular "master" codebase that we maintain and enhance with new features over time.

To build the apps for each of our carwash clients, be a branch off of this master codebase and spin up a new app with unique UI colors and branding. The content of each app (carwash locations, products, etc.) is dynamically controlled via our Admin Web-App and our API.

This formula has allowed us to create custom, white-labeled, iOS, and Android applications for over a dozen different clients across North America. In addition to the development of these mobile applications, 7Devs continues to provide us with development and QA services for the new features we constantly are building into the app.

What was the team composition?

When I transitioned into the role of Project Manager with Mosaic, I became the person on our team who was responsible for interfacing with the 7Devs team. At that time, the 7Devs team composition was: - 1 iOS dev - 1 Android dev - 1 QA tester Since then, we have brought on 1 additional QA tester to assist with the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The biggest success of this project was achieving a singular mobile app codebase that could be branched off of and white-labeled to any brand. This truly transformed our business and allowed us to pivot to a much more profitable and manageable model.

Today we estimate roughly 50k app downloads across our various clients. Furthermore, our app stands out in the industry as some of, if not THE best UX relative to any other carwash mobile apps on the market. Operators are constantly impressed by the simplicity, elegance, and quality of our app.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Communication is, without a doubt, one of the key strengths of 7Devs and the project managers that they employ. Even despite a major difference in native spoken languages, 7Devs employees speak eloquently and effectively (in English). This communication gives our team confidence and comfort as we rely on 7Devs for a significant portion of our software offering.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The pride they take in their work, their communication skills, and the quality of their QA testers.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We always hope for faster timelines, but we understand that 7Devs has a tried-and-tested process that they are committed to sticking to.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I work for Endanik, the parent company of Strings. Strings is a social media company for the publisher in all of us. It is an iOS app. We have a small team in the US and a small team in Ukraine. I’m the chief of staff for Endanik and the general manager in Strings.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with 7Devs?

In 2018, we were a pretty new app and we had a team in California. We were trying a bunch of different things to see what would stick for our app. We were looking for partners that were flexible. We needed a lot of help in developing our iOS social media. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We had an iOS app that was very basic. They helped us develop all of our services. They created a desktop uploader because we had a lot of publishers who have tons of content on their computers.

We needed a way for someone to help us integrate features like the ability to send codes to a computer for phone users and upload pictures that would go back to the iOS version for the desktop users, too, so they've helped us.

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with around 20 different people throughout the engagement. I personally work with their CTO and two iOS developers.

How did you come to work with 7Devs?

I wasn’t part of the company in 2018, so I wasn’t included in the process of choosing their team. However, we already had some developers in Ukraine, so that likely weighed into the consideration process.

Our team mentions that 7Devs is partner-focused and flexible, so those were some of the reasons we've continued to use them. They are willing to get the job done and take whatever role necessary.

Even when we had a bunch of engineers in California, 7Devs took the support position or back up role then, even though they had more experience. We ended up shiting and getting rid of some of our California team. 7Devs, along with our Ukraine team, ended up taking the lead role.

What is the status of this engagement?

It started in January 2018 and it is still ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The quality of their work is great. We have a very small team and when a project isn’t getting done we know it. We really think highly of our Ukraine team and they never have any problem with them, and they trust each other’s code. It is very rare for a development team to have to work with an outside agency and it is going well.

How did 7Devs perform from a project management standpoint?

The people I work with are basically the channel for us. Even though I am the project manager, they are doing a lot of hard work for me. They are very transparent about their deadlines. I don’t think I can recall any major deadlines they missed either.

They provide communication way ahead of the time on why we aren't going to hit a deadline. If there are some sort of issues or errors, it is communicated across the team so we are never surprised.

It has been a smooth process, they’ve been extremely flexible which is really important to any startup, especially in social media. No pushbacks, no fights, or anything like that has happened. They’ve just been partner-focused and are trying to get our objectives done.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They are responsible and easy to work with. They are ethical partners, focused, and are willing to make things right.

Are there any areas they could improve?

The only roadblock is that there are not a lot of English speakers.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

With 7Devs, they are the type of people that respond really well when you or your team is being direct. For example, when we give them directions, we tell them how it should look and what needs to be done. It is important to be very direct and don’t leave any loopholes or any open air.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Transchem is a leader in the vehicle washing industry, as a manufacturer of cleaning solutions and wash equipment. As Innovation Technical Manager, I oversee several hardware design projects.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 7Devs, and what were your goals?

7Devs was contracted to develop a web portal for controlling a piece of IoT hardware being designed by Transchem.

SOLUTION

How did you select 7Devs and what were the deciding factors?

7Devs has worked with other divisions of our company on several projects in the past. Their experience working with our industry has been highly valuable in getting our project off the ground.

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

The scope of work included reworking a similar platform from a previous project to apply to our project. IoT communication was established to our hardware devices, and several control and reporting web pages were created. Key deliverable was a secure webpage allowing remote control and monitoring of several IoT devices. Work is based on the AWS platform, with most coding in javascript.

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

From a business perspective, we dealt directly with the CEO. We had a project manager assigned, along with 3 active developers working on various aspects of the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Too early to comment at this time.

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

We had a weekly scheduled Zoom call to review milestones and collectively discuss issues. Ongoing communication was through both email and Monday.com.

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

7Devs has been committed to the success of this project, and have adjusted work hours to succeed while working with a 7 hour time difference from our company.

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

We have had some MINOR invoicing issues which have been addressed by 7Devs. These were related to proper job tags etc... being referenced on invoices etc...

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

KONEKT ApS is an IoT company that helps our customers develop smart interactive solutions that digitize or improve their ongoing businesses. Often we are brought on to projects that need to be connected to the users, a cloud, and some devices. We help bind these together.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 7Devs?

We hire 7Devs for app development and light cloud development tasks. We cooperated on native IOS and Android apps.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal for the wusaa project was and still is to make an incredible and easy to use app that gives the user the best possible experience with our product.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We have worked with 7Devs on around 5 projects. They are reliable, and professional team that delivers what they promise with quality and on time.

Describe the project in detail.

The project contains a hardware device, that sits in the from the window of your car, and in countries where a "parking watch" is required to set the time of parking, this is done automatically. wusaa is the first product in the world to combine this with a mobile phone and automated app parking.

What was the team composition?

We had a project manager on our side, and on 7Devs side, and one app developer. On the konekt team, we have several team members that did graphics and specifications.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are now left with a very nice app that connects via Bluetooth to our device and uses a triggering ending to decide on whether the user is parked or not. On top of that, we have a driver's log information ending build from the app side to deliver precise trip calculations for the user.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Our workflow was very effective, we use zeplin to share graphics and Jira to share tickets. The teams did daily scrum meetings to keep the time schedule on track.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The team at 7Devs is very professional and always goes above and beyond to deliver the best possible result. I'm impressed with their skills.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Most of the team members are great at English and during our projects this improved a lot. But some of the team members could improve on the English, I suggest taking all seasons of big bang theory with out subtitles or dubbing ;o) Another point is on QA, it would be great to have more QA resources available to kick around the products.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a director of Afterwords, a new business with a focus on providing online services that help people better prepare for their future.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire 7Devs?

We had previously been working with another software development company to develop the first release of our mobile app, based upon React Native. Unfortunately that company went out of business when our project was not yet completed.

What were your goals for this project?

At the time we were seeking a new developer, the app was about 75% complete. While the user interface, general flow and back end were in place, the solution was buggy and some initial user testing had revealed a number of usability issues. We were therefore looking to the incoming team to address the defects, while helping us with redesigns and new feature implementations.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were seeking a development team with proven experience in mobile app development, especially in ReactNative . We had met the 7Devs team when we had done our original evaluation of possible vendors and had been impressed by their professionalism and by their CEO, though ultimately we selected another company.

When that other company was later unable to continue the project, we approached Alex to discuss the situation and were able to quickly come up with a way forward.

Describe the project in detail.

We first had a discovery phase, during which time the 7Devs team reviewed the code, specifications, wireframes and backlog. A new backlog was identified, scoped, sized and costed, after which we ran a series of 4-6 week iterations, over the course of around 18 months.

During this time there were a number of design changes, leading to rescoping of some elements of the solution. The solution included mobile apps for iOS and Android, using ReactNative. User and acceptance testing was done by our team. We used Jira to assist with coordination of the project activities.

What was the team composition?

7Devs had a PM and a ReactNative developer. We had a separate arrangement with another developer, who was responsible for the backend .

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

When 7Devs indicated to us that they were going to move away from ReactNative development, we were able to come to a mutually agreeable close-out of the engagement.

The 7Devs teams were able to meet all of their obligations, building quality code and helping us get our application to a fit state for the final component, In App Purchasing. (IAP was never part of the scope of works with 7Devs.)

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The 7Devs PM was very effective in working with the extended team, coordinating resources and issues well. They used Jira to manage the tasks and interactions, which proved very helpful. Though they are an offshore team, we never had any language issues.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

7Devs are a very professional, well-organized and competent team.

Are there any areas for improvement?

If they offered ReactNative and IAP development we would be very happy to continue to work with them!