Azikus

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director / CEO of HITEAD GmbH

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Providing data-driven advertising in the public space (outdoor).

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Android app for advertising displays
• Create feature to scan devices using Bluetooth
• Integration of 3rd party solution into our mobile app (Android)

SOLUTION

How did you find Azikus?

Referral

Why did you select Azikus over others?

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

What was the size of Azikus’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

We hired Azikus to develop the app that’s going to be run on Android devices connected to the display. Our goal was to create a scalable solution that can be remotely controlled and configured, given that the devices are running in public spaces. The scope of work for this project involved several key steps and deliverables. The initial task was to do the code handover with the previous development team.

After that, Azikus worked on integrating various different face recognition providers, utilizing various ML techniques to conduct image processing and extract data from detected faces. The team also implemented BLE device detection, and over-the-air updates and is continuously improving the system as Adluux is pivoting and adapting their product to the market.

To accomplish these goals, the main technology used for the Android component was Kotlin, Java, Google Play Services, Camera2, CameraX, Firebase ML kit and Visage face recognition SDK.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• The solutions they have deployed are running successfully in various places, giving us valuable insights about the ads viewers and their demographics, enabling us with valuable data to further develop our product. Also, the systems are running up 24/7, without any hiccups, which is extremely critical for us.

What was your primary form of communication with Azikus?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The workflow is very effective. Our CTO is in constant communication with the team. Everything was delivered on time and with high quality.

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

What I found most impressive and unique about this company was their unwavering commitment to helping. They were always available and willing to assist in any way possible.

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

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BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

The Football Company is a startup that aims to boost football culture through technology. I serve as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at The Football Company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We have hired Azikus to support our team in building a cutting-edge Football App and NFT Marketplace for digital goods. They were explicitly contracted for the iOS component of these projects.

SOLUTION

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

Our decision to choose Azikus as a vendor was based on a recommendation from a colleague who had a successful collaboration with them. After conducting interviews with their developers and a trial period, we were impressed with the smooth operation and decided to continue our collaboration.

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

The scope of work for this project involved several key steps and deliverables. The initial task was to catch up with the progress made by the Android team. Subsequently, we focused on team management, real-time games, and the development of 3D avatars.

To accomplish these goals, the leading technology used for the iOS component was Swift, along with RxSwift, ARKit, and SceneKit. These tools allowed the team to create 3D avatars and effectively deliver a seamless gaming experience.

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

We collaborated with three iOS developers ranging from mid-level to senior-level expertise. Also, before utilizing some cutting-edge technologies, exploratory prototyping and analysis were conducted by the CEO himself, which proved to be a full-fledged success and gave the company a market advantage over the competition.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The outcome was exceptional. All aspects operated smoothly and exceeded our expectations in terms of construction. The performance was remarkable, with the team quickly adapting to the new systems, and the positive results were noticeable.

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

The collaboration between our team and theirs was highly efficient.

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

What I found most impressive and unique about this company was its unwavering commitment to helping. They were always available and willing to assist in any way possible.

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

Nothing I can think of.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a member of the founding team and the company CEO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Azikus initially joined the Pando engineering and product team to support in the maintenance of a stable and high performance native mobile product. Through working with them we were quickly impressed as they demonstrated the engineering rigour, and problem solving ability we needed to not just maintain the platform but drive forward feature development. Their work is measured on service uptime, releases without bugs or roll backs, and ongoing NPS. In addition we measure release velocity and ways of working.

SOLUTION

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

They have an optimistic and winning attitude, their working culture is focussed and delivery based, they also had very strong recommendations.

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

Continuous ticket and rolling schedule of development across native iOS and Android platforms. Close working with backend teams and participation in refinement and retro sessions.

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

4 member of the team. Native iOS and Android, CTO.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Higher release velocity than ever, delighted users, and some the best new features we've launched yet.

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

Hyper communicative. Constructive approach to giving and receiving feedback. They work with our tools which our team loves. They care about what we care about and this shows through in their work.

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

The founding team are very open to feedback and refining ways of working. All relationships require investment to reach their potential, and we found the team at Azikus is always ready to think critically and constructively about improving how we work together. They are a very strong remote resource and highly professional and communicative in their approach to being an extension of our core team.

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

All areas for improvement have been addressed and their overall attitude towards continuous improvement is part of the reason why we recommend them so wholeheartedly.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a CEO/founder of the CredoExto company. We started our business in Croatia, Zagreb.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to develop a social mobile app for sports fans. We started with football, but planning to include other sports very soon after the launch. Our goal was to have user-friendly platform with great feautures for end client.

SOLUTION

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

We searched on LinkedIn for mobile app developers and we found Azikus company. They were very experienced in mobile development and communication was easy with them, that is why we hired them.

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

First part of the project was to implement desings on iOS/Android using mock data. Second part of the project was to implement connection with our backend. After that, plan is to maintain the app, improve the existing and implement additional features.

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

I had monthly sync with their CEO and day to day communication with their project manager and mobile developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Withing 6 months they have delivered first phase. Everything was perfect. They also gave good suggestions and improved UX/UI. Currently we are working on phase 2.

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

The project manager was easy to communicate. It was also easy to agree on everything with their CEO. They were very experienced, and I was very happy that we worked together.

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

Their mobile app development skills are amazing, specificly when it comes of doing some crazy UI and animation. Also, communication is very natural and smooth.

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

At the moment, I can not think of anything.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a co-founder of the Flaster Media company. We started our business in Croatia, Zagreb.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had an idea to advertise using cars. We needed mobile application so we can track drivers and provide metrics to the clients.

SOLUTION

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

We knew about this company because friend for my works there. We considered them with along 2 other vendors. We decided to go with them because they offered end to end product with very good price.

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

1. definition of MVP
2. basic UI/wireframes
3. UX/UI - collaboration with their designer
4. implementation of the product, they have deliered iOS and Android application and ADMIN cms.
5. after that we started testing and then we went live on google play and app store

For iOS they have used Swfit, and for Android they have used Kotlin. Backend was implemented in .NET and fronted using react.

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

7 people 1 iOS developer, 2 android developers, 1 UX/UI designer, 1 full stack developer, 1 project manager / team lead 1 frontend developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to run project on time and the drivers feedback was great. We are still in eary phase, but this project gave us something unique that we can offer to our clients.

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

They are very friendly to us and they give their best. We communicated via Slack.

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

We had direct communication with CEO and we were able to get full support almost all the time.

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

Nothing I can think about it now.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Speck Agency, a design and development agency for web and mobile apps. We generally work with US clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Azikus?

I needed help with mobile app projects because we didn’t have our own internal resources.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They helped with both Native Android and iOS app projects. The apps function as learning management platform systems. They integrated the apps with external element systems as well.

Additionally, they made the architecture for certain features of the mobile app alongside technical support. They weren’t the only development resources on this project, so they were tasked with a level of collaboration across teams as well. We collaboratively started the code from scratch and are now are working on a maintenance model for the applications.

What is the team composition?

There were two developers on the Android side and two on the iOS side. Their work was nearly full-time for at least one resource from each side.

How did you come to work with Azikus?

They were in my personal network. The CEO and I were acquaintances. We chose them because of their experience with native technologies. This was a really complex project, so we needed a trusted partner.

How much have you invested with them?

We've spent about $65,000. We still pay them on a monthly basis as much as there is work on the mobile app.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in July 2020, and it's an ongoing project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We're closely tracking the app's responsiveness and the number of bugs found on the platform. The app is performing well, loading quickly, and has few bugs. For all of them, the app performed quite well. Everything was communicated fairly and on time.

How did Azikus perform from a project management standpoint?

They're always available when we need them. We use Slack and Jira to communicate, and they're always timely in their responses.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their knowledge is impressive. We needed a strong app experience and reliable development, and that's what we received. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t pinpoint anything they didn’t do well. Everything has been great. There were some challenges in terms of the integration with our providers, but those challenges were expected based on our selected communication.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Make sure all development work is specified upfront. They are very good developers, but they don’t know what’s in your mind.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Azzumi Inc., an internet company that was founded six months ago.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Azikus?

We needed to outsource some of our work. Our company was supposed to be launched earlier but due to COVID-19, we postponed it.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They provided iOS development, using Firebase and Swift. We’re still in touch but not working together at the moment.

What is the team composition?

We worked with just one person.

How did you come to work with Azikus?

The person who I spoke with seemed genuine, confident, and competent in his work. We found them through an online search.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent between $50,000–$100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together in March–October 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The result was great. Other than their actual boundaries, they made a lot of suggestions to us in order to improve the project. That’s what impressed us the most. Everyone was happy with their work and communication skills.

How did Azikus perform from a project management standpoint?

We had a friendly relationship with them and were in touch every day through email or Skype.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their suggestions made our project much better. Some people just do their tasks and don’t care how successful the project is. This wasn’t the case for Azikus.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there’s nothing that comes to mind right now.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Don’t treat them as outsiders. Treat them as friends, track their work, and everything will be fine.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Head of Projects for a Mobile Startup

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Azikus?

We needed high quality Mobile developers.

SOLUTION

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

Azikus provided great developers at a reasonable cost and was highly flexible with our needs (especially on start dates and end dates).

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

Azikus provided developers that onboarded on our technological stack and then proceeded to deliver work. The work required understanding requirements and progressing with development and into customer-facing meeting.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

Given the job specification, profiles are submitted in 2-3 days. The candidates are then subject to a coding test and a f2f interview. In specific cases Azikus allowed us to test a candidate for a few days before confirming the fit.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They allow us to deliver at speed, and in general we have built great trust with them.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very effective. Aziku resources join our teams and seamlessly adap to our ways of working,

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

The general caliber of the talent and the professionalism.

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

N/a

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am IT lead in our company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

When our app development company announced they are closing their mobile app department, Azikus offered to take over mobile development for our android and iphone apps for our news portal. Our goals were to continue app development without any disturbance.

SOLUTION

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

They were recommended by our previous app developer.

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

We had several introductory meetings, followed by app audit. Shortly after that, Azikus took over entire development pipeline without any problems.

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

We worked closely with founders and always with at least two additional devs. One for android and one for iphone.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Within one month, entire project handover was done, and since then, we are collaborating without any problems.

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

Most of the communication goes trough Slack. There are no unnecessary meetings and misunderstandings in communication. We text, they ask questions if any, and a few days later, apps are on the app store.

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

They are highly adaptable and flexible. It's very easy to work with company like that.

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

We had no problems until now, so nothing to suggest.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a cofounder and a director of Meddox digital company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to develop IOS solution for Meddox app. The goal was to achieve best possible UX for I phone users with native functions integrated.

SOLUTION

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

We contacted several companies and chose the one who had experience in IOS adjustments of android applications that could meet our time schedule.

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

We used Figma for design solution having android app already live there was a need to adjust design and Ux. The reviews of IOS solution are very positive that makes us satisfied with development company.

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

Project manager and IOS developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app was launched as scheduled with no bugs, downtime or other problems.

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

Very lean project organization that shortened development time. With weekly coordination all team members were up to date with key statuses.

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

We were impressed with their efficiency and punctuality!

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

Not that we could think of.