AllBright.io

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the COO of a software agency delivering projects for international clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AllBright.io, and what were your goals?

We are a software agency but we don't specialize in Flutter development. We hired AllBright.io to help us develop the Flutter mobile App for one of our Clients.

SOLUTION

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

We worked together in the past on a web development project and I was very impressed with the vast experience that the AllBright team has.

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

The project is a mobile app written in Flutter. It's a startup project that revolves around keeping users engaged in the streaks of activities - building habits over time. Core features included beautiful UI and push notifications, both internal and external. The app had to be extremely performant.

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

We worked with three people from the AllBright team - Lead Engineer, Flutter Developer and Project Manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app was developed on time - exactly as estimated by the AllBright team. The project took a total of a little over 4 months and was a complete success. Our Client was very happy with the results and will definitely want to continue developing the next phases of the project together.

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

AllBright communication is great. They are very responsive, we could always reach them on slack, e-mail and over the phone. The project was developed in Agile methodology. We used Jira for task tracking.

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

They have a ton of experience developing various apps. They brought innovative ideas to the table and were very engaged in the project. We actually learned a lot working with them.

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

None that I can think of.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a medical doctor but I’m also working on some med-tech startups on the side. I currently have different projects in the works under my company, NextGen Medical Solutions. Some are very technical medical products and technologies and others are aimed at supporting a medical environment, but they are not all strictly medical products.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Allbright.io?

We needed a professional booking portal for patients but with high data security standards and a complex infrastructure. I contacted Allbright.io to develop a platform where primary physicians and general practitioners could connect with hospitals and refer patients.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

In the beginning, we had quite a lot of discussions and structured interviews to go over the scenarios and user cases, which gave Allbright.io a good understanding of what I wanted to achieve. This phase of discussions helped me refine my concept and opened up my mind regarding the smaller details and how users would perceive them. 

The project was quite complex since our electronic patient record systems needed to have a specific way of being sealed from the outside world for security purposes. A colleague of mine who is also a doctor provided insight on how our product should work from a user’s perspective and what should be on the platform. The idea was to use a technology that’s very trusted in the medical field. 

Based on that technology, Allbright.io developed the prototype for it with our initial concept, which unfortunately wasn’t very scalable when their team tested it. Upon realizing that the platform would be hard to scale and would have connectivity and interoperability issues, we decided to change everything to a web-based platform, which AllBright.io has developed from scratch.

What is the team composition?

Even though this isn’t a big project, we’re doing it in steps, so there’s been between 3–6 people from AllBright.io working with us. Currently, I think there are three people. The team size is always changing. 

We also have freelance developers working on some dedicated solutions, which is quite nice because it helps us avoid the running costs of having a huge team. Overall, there have been about nine people that have worked on this project in its different stages and who can contribute as needed for further development.

How did you come to work with Allbright.io?

Allbright.io was recommended to me by some colleagues who are also medical doctors and who had launched an application. They explained everything about the team, including their background in FinTech, which was very important to me since a crucial part of my business is data security and security protocols. 

I figured that they would be a good match because at the time I reached out to them, about two years ago, they were also moving away from FinTech and into MedTech.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent about €200,000 (approximately $243,000 USD) on the project, with €160,000 (approximately $194,000 USD) going into AllBright.io’s work.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working together about three years ago. We spent about 6–8 months getting to know each other, during which they helped me narrow down the concept for the product. So there was a bit of brainstorming, inquiring about customer needs, and field research before officially starting the collaboration.

The first contact was around February–March 2019 and, after the discovery phase, we began the work on the product in August 2019. The collaboration is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’re now testing the product in a clinical setting and people are quite impressed with it. A good product is supposed to be so simple that no one understands why it hadn’t been done before, and feedback on its simplicity is exactly what we’ve been receiving so far. 

The product has helped streamline the patient workflow for the healthcare system. We’re currently still struggling with marketing, but it has nothing to do with the development work. It’s more due to the current state of the market in Germany, where the government has put new laws in place and bidding for projects is paralyzed.

How did Allbright.io perform from a project management standpoint?

Allbright.io has done all the work on their own while I’ve only provided supervision. We talk regularly through Zoom calls and discuss what should be done and which direction we want to go in. They’ve consistently delivered and it’s been very pleasant in that regard. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

They are very professional when it comes to security and are also very up-to-date with the latest technology and requirements. AllBright.io also has a very user-centric approach, guiding us through production to translate our ideas into code.

Are there any areas they could improve?

The only problems we’ve had have been on delays since it’s hard to find people with the specific skills that we need sometimes. We’re a small startup, so I’ve set some financial limits on AllBright.io. This means that they often have a hard time finding someone to do the difficult programming work within our budget.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Someone like me who’s not directly immersed in the programming world should listen carefully to what AllBright.io has to say at the beginning of the project. Their advice, process of analyzing the problem, and architecture of the solution can be a little tiresome but will extremely improve the whole process.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a website dedicated to share the knowledge about digital transformation. I am the founder and chief editor.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AllBright.io, and what were your goals?

Allbright was hired to develop the online platform.

SOLUTION

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

Found them online, convinced me with their experience and professionalism while discussing the details.

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

1. Architecture
2. Website development
3. Website platform development, including membership/ subscription platform

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

3 persons: CTO, Flutter developer, Front-end dev

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

1. Architecture - positive
2. Website - positive
3. Platform - in progress

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

Everything is working very well. The team is responsive and meets deadlines.

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

No overselling, being reliable,

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

no