Apiko

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of DayOne Solutions, Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Building Lifecycle platform from Construction to Operations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Apiko to accomplish?

• Create new platform using only Business Processes
• Change the support nature to incorporate self-onboarding
• Multi-Tenancy

SOLUTION

How did you find Apiko?

Online Search

Why did you select Apiko over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Apiko were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

MVP Phase:

Purpose: Create a fully working basic proof-of-concept application. 
In this version we should only include non-trivial technical features and basic user features that are required to show the application
Extreme Value Provided:
Product can be tested and used internally
Feedback can be given on a tangible software
Product can be demonstrated to stakeholders: Potential investors, current customers, prospects
Experience real-time intelligent sync
Experience real-time reactivity (i.e. where we have listeners on certain functions that update the page without the need for page refresh)
Be able to use the 90% of the application that is most often used by customers: Use the various navigation options of floorplans, create and edit punches, change status of items, work with to-do lists, and generate reports
Ensure that the technical challenges are solved 
Proposed Features:
Platform features:
AWS Cloud environment
“Core” implementation
“Wrapper” implementation (at least one, but possibly demonstrate a second wrapper, so proof of concept can be validated)
Prep for Multi-Lingual/Labels selection
Offline capability with “intelligent sync”
iOS, Android, Web app (with appropriate features – e.g. Admin is only on Web, etc)
User authentication (but without granular permissions model)
Software features:
Basic design – don’t alter the base components look, but keep them at their default skin, so it’s easier to modify them in the next version
Basic admin
Add projects
Add, edit, delete of any of the various dropdowns and ISDs
Configure pre-defined “To-Dos”
Add users
Plan view management admin
Full functionality of plan view handling
Upload PDFs and prepare for deep zoom
Define plan views within a plan
Plan View templates
Space definition
Hyperlinks
Blocked spaces
Plan View tree
Add/Edit/Delete/Move Punch Item
Punch on the plan
List View
Plan View
Punch Item View Layout
Punch Item Edit Layout
Batch Status Change of punch items from the list view
History Log/Audit Trail (track punch changes)
Add Attachments to Punch
Photos
Annotations
Signature
File from device
Add/Edit To-Dos to a punch item
Automatically attach a To-do list based on ISD selection
Manually attach a To-Do list from inside the punch item form
If requirements for to-do is not finalize, we can just proceed with basic implementation
Reports
Create new report
Limited filters – Plan View, Resource, and Date Range
Report Preview (i.e. on screen)
Generate Single or Broken Down by Resource PDF Report
 

NOT for MVP (“Not a technical challenge” features) - I propose that all these features should NOT end up being in MVP, but move to the next version or later ones, based on feedback that we get from our sales team:
Documents Manager
Payment processing
Purchasing workflow
Subscription plan details
Permissions – once the features that we want are in place, permission is implemented to enable/disable access to certain features and data based on the permission
GUI to create a new tenant/site – we can set that up in the back-end so it can be demonstrated
All-in-one ISD configurator – instead of an elaborate ISD configuration, I proposed same configuration we currently have
Okta authentication
Bulk import of any kind
Batch updates (except for batch status change for punches)
Any wizards that make the users’ life easier
Any features that make the users’ life easier
Any automation
Contextual help
Various legends and tooltip info
Dashboard
 

Version 1 (v6):

Purpose: Add the features that need to be added in order to start SELLING the product
Extreme Value Provided:
Sales team can start selling the application at the end of this phase (or sooner)
Features can be easily prioritized and released incrementally
Design can be easily applied to match new branding
While at the end of each sprint we will have potentially shippable features, we can make a decision if we want to release it to our customers or not 
Software Features:
Re-prioritized features from the “Not for MVP” list above
Any other features that might come up as we start using the MVP and incremental releases (scrum is a living process and allow us to change requirements and priorities along the way)

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Weekly meetings to reiew development and testing results.

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

Great project managements team.

Very responsive and cohesive.

What was your primary form of communication with Apiko?

Virtual Meeting

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

They have quality engineers and team members

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

Tracking items due dates and resources.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Partner of MyBasicCRM

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

CRM solution for micro companies

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Apiko to accomplish?

• Revamping the UI/UX design for the desktop website and mobile application

SOLUTION

How did you find Apiko?

Online Search

Why did you select Apiko over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Apiko were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The scope of this project involves a complete overhaul of the existing user interface and user experience for both the desktop website and the mobile application. The goal is to modernize the design, enhance usability, and ensure a seamless and consistent experience across all devices.

Key Deliverables:

User Research & UX Audit,UI Design,Developer Handoff

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

As the project was limited to the design phase, the development/implementation stage has not commenced yet.

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

Their project management was highly professional and well-structured. From the very beginning, they provided a clear timeline, communicated milestones effectively, and ensured that all deliverables were submitted on time—or even earlier in some cases.

We especially appreciated their responsiveness and attention to detail. Any questions or requests we had were addressed quickly and thoughtfully. This level of communication made the entire collaboration smooth and productive.

What was your primary form of communication with Apiko?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

What impressed us most about this company was their deep understanding of user-centered design and their ability to translate abstract ideas into clean, intuitive interfaces.

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

There were no significant areas for improvement; Apiko exceeded our expectations in every aspect of the project. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Assc. Director of Quality Assurance of Jun Group

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Digital Advertisment

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Apiko to accomplish?

• Augment internal QA team
• Support QA on multiple concurrent projects

SOLUTION

How did you find Apiko?

Referral

Why did you select Apiko over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Apiko were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We have had multiple QA contractors that have prefromed a myriad of duties across mnay projects to this point. With support of Apiko QA's we have been able to release multiple new features with an exceptionally low bug escape rate.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Bug escape rate below 5% across 15 plus major releases.

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

All team members from Apiko have consistanly delivered within the expected timesline for each project. At no point in our contract has this team been responsible for delays in moving releases forward. 

What was your primary form of communication with Apiko?

Virtual Meeting

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

The quality of the suggested contractors was higher than I expected, historically I expect to have to "trade out" contractors to find a fit, and the expected skills. To this point I have only had to replace contractors that have left Apiko entirely.

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

The only ask I would make of Apiko is to commuincate if and when contrators under thier purview will be expected to need updates to titling and rates. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of BetDEX Ltd.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Build and operate a distributed sports betting exchange.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Apiko to accomplish?

• Improve our the onboarding flow for our webapp
• Improve webapp performance
• Decrease webapp complexity and refactor critical areas of the code

SOLUTION

How did you find Apiko?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select Apiko over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Apiko were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Our aim is to provide a web applicatioin to allow users to place bets on the Monaco Protocol. Key deliverables were to: ensure that the process was as frictionless as possible, improve performance of the application and add new features as required (e.g. user address selection, banner management etc.) 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Onboarding metrics for the webapp are improved, the overall complexity of the app has also improved and feature development is much quicker thanks to the refactor.

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

Apiko were amazing, delivering on time and better than required - the engineers we worked with solved complex problems without much guidence and always aligned to company goals.

What was your primary form of communication with Apiko?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The calibre of people we were working with was exceptional - always eager to make the system better while looking forward to upcoming challenges, they very quickly understood the unique issues of the company and tailored their solutions as required. Culturaly they were amazing to work with, integrating with our existing team seamlessly and providing immediate benefits as soon as they started work.

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

Nothing - the whole experience was exceptional, and I couldn't recommend them more.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Business & Sustainability Consultant of an environmental company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Our company offers a comprehensive range of consulting services including environmental, industrial safety, workplace quality, and sustainability.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Apiko to accomplish?

• Before getting straight to the development stage, we hired Apiko for discovery to refine our product concept, outline requirements, and negotiate key features. The ultimate aim was to create a prototype for a carbon calculation tool that enables us to seamlessly collect emission data from our client companies.

SOLUTION

How did you find Apiko?

• Online Search
• Referral
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Apiko over others?

• High ratings
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Apiko were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

At our company, where we specialize in providing environmental consultancy services to firms, we recognize the growing significance of carbon accounting and sustainable digitalization. Many companies currently rely on manual data collection, as there are no immediate regulatory pressures driving them to adopt more advanced practices. However, we understand that regulations will likely necessitate reporting on sustainability data in the future. 

To proactively address this, we've initiated the development of a Corporate Sustainability Management System. Teaming up with Apiko, we conducted a thorough Discovery process, leading to the creation of a beta version. Our goal is to present this solution to our clients and investors, showcasing its potential to enhance sustainability practices. Our roadmap involves progressing to the development of the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and beyond.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

A working customized software that we are now available to share with our clients to fulfill their ESG requirements.

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

Apiko is outstanding in their proactive approach and ability to execute tasks without explicit instructions. They utilize a variety of project management tools to ensure efficient operations. In situations with tight deadlines, the team collaborates seamlessly, ensuring timely delivery. Any concerns are promptly addressed, minimizing the risk of delays. Importantly, Apiko maintains a commitment to quality, refusing to compromise even when faced with tight schedules.

What was your primary form of communication with Apiko?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Apiko is fully committed to our project on an emotional level, giving 100% at all times. Their technical expertise is truly exceptional. They not only excel in their role as contractors but genuinely care about the product and being an integral part of our team—something that's rare to find. What sets Apiko apart is their profound industry knowledge, particularly in sustainable digitalization. They proved themselves not just as technical partners but as true industry experts. 

We found common ground easily, and their team often went beyond our expectations, presenting ideas and solutions that seemed to anticipate our thoughts. The Apiko team doesn't just create high-quality software; they craft solutions that not only meet but exceed the needs of our target audience. They have a knack for delivering software that resonates with and addresses the specific issues our audience faces, providing them with everything they need and a little extra.

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

Avalibility of consultants that could have spoken italian

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of Piraeus Bank Ukraine

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Piraeus bank Ukraine. Retail and corporate banking.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Apiko to accomplish?

• UX UI guidelines
• Mobile Application UX UI audit
• Propose new concept based on our requirements
• Onboarding of new customers from scratch
• Landing pages design
• Step by step app redesign roadmap
• Full responsibility for UX UI of all new features

SOLUTION

How did you find Apiko?

Tender

Why did you select Apiko over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned
• Mindset

How many teammates from Apiko were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We as the new team responsible for in-house mobile application development that was inherited from previous business team, were not happy with its UX UI. We have partnered with Apiko to review our mobile app UX and UI before the launch of mobile application. Key deliverables: 

• full audit of UX UI as is 
• roadmap of changes to be implemented based on audit 
• Documentation/guidelines 
• Onboarding process for new customer (from scratch) 
• Main screen and card account details redesign 
• Virtual cards design in app 
• New deposit opening process 
• Card tokenisation process 
• Deposit section full redesign 
• Cashback UI 
• Landing pages for marketing campaigns 
• Autorization/Passwors reset process etc

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Total number of new customers onboarded 13 500+ 
• Digitalization (app usage) of existing customer portfolio increased from 42% to 74%

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

All items are delivered faster than expected. Super fast feedback even on big requests, you woud get a concept next day, and it helps a lot to synchronise if we are on the right track and not to loose time later

What was your primary form of communication with Apiko?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I’m impressed with their people-oriented communication.

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

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Product Manager of DASH

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

DASH is a real estate market intelligence platform for residential real estate agents.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Apiko to accomplish?

• Software Development (SaaS Webapp)

SOLUTION

How did you find Apiko?

Online Search

Why did you select Apiko over others?

• High ratings
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Apiko were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Apiko was brought on to develop our entire SaaS Webapp platform. They provided everything from design, project management and business analysis, to technical development, DevOps and deployment of the custom software to meet the requirements of our business needs and saw it through to the go-to-market launch initiatives.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Completion of a custom SaaS platform that met all criteria/requirements for our business.

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

They were very clear and concise about project deliverables, sprints and expected delivery timelines against the resources available. They worked on a priority task basis to identify key tasks for planning and workflow processes.

What was your primary form of communication with Apiko?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Despite the evident geopolitical challenges they face as a Ukrainian company, Apiko was always, and I mean always, a pleasure to work with. Communications were never delayed and they always gave ample attention to our needs. They were friendly, skillful and effective from the beginning of the project to its completion and hand off to an internal team. 

They are very detailed in planning and project management, and always very transparent on any questions or concerns raised through the life of the project. They also made accommodations for our needs above and beyond expectations.

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

Including automated testing and more thorough documentation are two areas I feel they could improve upon, however their skill and efficiency in software development and project management quickly and deftly handled any issues that arose.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Engineering

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are an online platform that helps companies share warehouse space.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Apiko to accomplish?

• Build a public-facing extension to our online platform
• Launch a new website focused on our company's new brand

SOLUTION

How did you find Apiko?

Online Search

Why did you select Apiko over others?

• Good value for cost
• Apiko's experience building multiple sites with similar requirements to ours

What was the size of Apiko’s team?

20

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

The project was to create an entirely new website for our company. The high-level requirements were that most of the content be driven by a CMS backend, and that the site contain a full-featured application interface integrated with our platform backend. Apiko oversaw and executed on most aspects of the project, including:

• business analysis and requirements gathering / documentation
• UI / UX design
• implementation of frontend and backend code, including integration with existing platform backend
• software testing
• project management
• devops services including design, implementation and operation of the system both pre and post launch

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Successful launch of the site
• User signups

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

Apiko had a very professional, thorough and organized approach to project management. They were comfortable integrating into our existing project management platform. They ensured everything was tracked and gave us regular reports.

What was your primary form of communication with Apiko?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They are professional in their approach to the work but also flexible enough to be able to adjust very quickly. Among other companies we considered, they had numerous projects in their existing portfolio that closely matched the user requirements and technologies we were most interested in.

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

Looking back I wish we would have collectively identified areas of the project that started out with unusually high levels of ambiguity and uncertainty, so that we could have adapted the requirements gathering process to be more flexible in those cases.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of the music education and social media platform SYNTHO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to develop a bespoke application for users to be able to learn on both mobile and web. Along with the educational content we have recorded over the last 3 years, we wanted to integrate social features such as a newsfeed and direct messaging so we can connect like minded individuals.

SOLUTION

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

The pricing they presented was competitive and had a strong proposal in how we could build the application.

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

We had a discovery phase to outline the plan for the app. Then we worked on all of the designs for the application before the programming.

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

There was a project manager throughout who kept me updated and I felt I had full support from the team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Within 8 weeks of launching, we have already surpassed our expected amount of users in this period of time.

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

We stayed in touch with slack and they used hubspot and jira to further manage the projects.

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

That they were able to use their initiative to go away and put together designs for the ideas I mentioned. They were very proactive in coming up with the functionality of the product and figuring out how to best turn the ideas into a reality.

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

They could have been more accurate with their timing and a few features took a lot longer than we expected. I appreciate these things happen especially given there have been exceptional circumstances this year.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a CEO at Conexwest, a nationwide storage and shipping container supplier. We sell, rent, fabricate and modify shipping and storage containers for various industries. https://www.conexwest.com/

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed a tool to help us track tasks in his business, assign them to employees, and see how much work they do. We hired Apiko to build a heavily tailored solution, as no solution available on the market could meet our business needs.

SOLUTION

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

We got in touch with Apiko through Upwork. After researching and considering proposals from different companies, we ultimately chose Apiko for further cooperation and product development. Their expertise, tech stack, and cost were just right for us.

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

Apiko built a product from scratch. From wireframes creation to complete functionality development and, at present, further improvements, Apiko has assisted us in making the project just what we need. The web and mobile solutions we created allow employees to manage tasks, assign them to the available workers, and track their progress and working hours making the manufacturing workflow much more efficient.

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

We’ve been working with a team at Apiko that includes a backend developer, two front-end developers, a mobile developer, two quality assurance engineers, a business analyst, and a project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our experience working with Apiko has been truly collaborative. Their project management skills are excellent. They use various tools like Jira and organize daily standups to keep everyone on the same page. They never compromise quality, being a very initiative to make sure any concerns are addressed as soon as possible.

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

Apiko is a valuable long-term partner for custom software development. Their dedication and commitment to our project result in high-quality of their work. The developers they employ are true professionals who work quickly and efficiently to meet our requirements. They always find needed resources and solutions to satisfy any arising needs of the project.

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

I’m happy with Apiko’s services and enjoy our cooperation. They are responsive and reliable. We’ve achieved a ton of progress working together.

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

Prepare a detailed proposal about what you want to achieve. The more precise you are about what you want out of the engagement, the more Apiko will be able to satisfy your project needs. They are an excellent pick for a long-term partnership, very transparent and considerate. So just get in touch with them.