Blink22

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Project Manager of a financial services company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Asset Management firm specialized in private, real estate, and alternative investments

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Blink22 to accomplish?

• IOS native application
• Android native application
• Back-End Proxy and Integration with Third Party Applications
• UI/UX Design

SOLUTION

How did you find Blink22?

• Online Search
• Referral
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Blink22 over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Blink22 were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Blink were entirely responsible for developing our mobile applications in iOS and Android (investment application, in a heavily regulated space). They were responsible for driving the discovery phase, leading the spec documents, and ultimately managing the sprints to deliver key milestones during the development process. Blink was also responsible to communicate with our existing back-end engineering team to understand all interactions of the product from Finance, compliance, money movement, fund deployment, marketing, and even customer success.

They were also key in integrating our application with a MMP (mobile measurement partner) and also a CC engagement platform. All in all, we moved from a SoW basis to a retainer model given how integral the team has been to our development. They are not an external vendor to us but truly an extension of our core team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Outcomes were clearly defined in increments. The entire application build in particular was split into 4-5 sprints with key milestones. For example, in the first milestone we ensured that users had a way to login and sign up the application. In the second milestone, we implemented the KYC process; and so on. Communication at every step was and has always been stellar.

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

Blink is by far the most responsible development agency we have worked with. While our project was delayed, none of it can be attributed to Blink butrather the nature of third party dependencies with a financial application such as ours. On one occasion, we asked Blink to tweak a figma prototype for a video shoot at 3am (while this was not in the scope of their responsibility). Blink came through immediately.

It is at that point we fully appreciated that we truly made the right decision to partner up with Blink - they were always willing to go above and beyond and provide exceptional value.

What was your primary form of communication with Blink22?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting

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

• Agile development process
• Exceptional communication
• Motivated staff Down to earth and exceptional founders

Are there any areas for improvement or something Blink22 could have done differently?

Naturally, every agency or service provider can improve. While we certainly provided continuous feedback to Blink to suit our development process, there have never been any red flags or major concerns whatsoever.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of a telecommunications company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Build a platform for value communication and selling digital products

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Blink22 to accomplish?

• Software development

SOLUTION

How did you find Blink22?

Online Search

Why did you select Blink22 over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Blink22 were assigned to this project?

Other

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

Build cross functional App ( Android, IOS ) , and integrated with web app , We develop Critical features related to communication and payments methods

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Actual app building , demos and QA testing

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

Yes , they are cooperative and flexible to our requirements, we’re comfortable dealing with their team

What was your primary form of communication with Blink22?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They have a fantastic culture. The team members are cooperative with each other, which leads to easy communication and high work quality.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Blink22 could have done differently?

No they’re fantastic, We did feedback loop in retrospective meetings for improvements after big release

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of a news access management service called NICKLpass based in Philadelphia.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Blink22, and what were your goals?

We wanted to hire Blink22 to build a mobile app for the company that would help them access their content.

SOLUTION

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

We went through a rigorous interview process that narrowed our search to Blink22 and a few other firms.

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

iOS, javascript Take functionality of desktop extension, and then apply them to mobile app that consisted of wrapper around chromium.

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

3 - designer, mobile developer, front end engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We shipped v2 of our mobile app.

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

We project managed overarching, but they did a good jab managing the tactics.

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

They were flexible and delivered quality solutions.

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

I think they should hire more PMs to help with large complex projects (which they have proven they are worthy of)

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of a AI and Big Data company headquarteredin Paris. Our company has 17 employees and we deliver AI powered cloud solution to large and global organisations operating in Automotive, banking and Energy industries in Europe, MENA, and starting 2020, the USA.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Blink22?

We work with leading software editors like HPE and SAP. For a public institution based in the MENA we needed to Co-Develop a mobile application version of our Data management interface designed for governmental organisations like ministries of interior. Mobile development expertise was missing, thus we needed to find a contractor able to develop the solution in 5 weeks.

What were your goals for this project?

Deliver a top noch solution to our client.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We sourced the contractors on UpWork.

Describe the project in detail.

For obvious reason, We can not give any details about this project.

What was the team composition?

Full stack, Devops, Mobile developer (react native) for iOS and Android development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Big impact on our client and our partner HPE.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Their workflow was perfectly effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Commitment. Effectiveness. Quality of the listening.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Design.