What was the scope of their involvement?
Our in-house development team on this project was six or seven people. 8th Light contributed on the backend system as well as the front-end. Most of the front-end work was around Android development and there was a smaller amount of iOS work. 8th Light contributed to both platforms. The majority of their contribution was both in the leadership of the team, the architecture decisions around the backend, and the Android side of the app. They provided two resources, namely a dev lead and a developer. The dev lead performed multiple functions including leading our daily scrums and architectural decisions with other teams. We had an existing app but the screens were all built from scratch. They would tie into pre-existing functionalities like logins and account functionality. But for the most part, the user facing app was from scratch.
How did you come to work with 8th Light?
The relationship with 8th Light existed before I joined the company.
How much have you invested with 8th Light?
I don’t know what we spent but I do know 8th Light was more expensive than other contracting companies we work with. That factored into our decision to discontinue working with them.
What is the status of this engagement?
The project started in early 2016 and the relationship with 8th Light ended in December 2016. Because of the nature of the product, it would continue to be an ongoing project. We ended the relationship with 8th Light because of budget decisions, engineering headcount, and overall strategy with regards to whether we want full-time employees versus contracted employees.
8th Light was able to adapt to the project management style of the client which led to a seamless partnership. Although the app has yet to officially launch, the client was pleased with the product and the engagement.