Brain Inventory

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of Revolution Travel Group Ltd. We are are travel business offering technology to support travel agents be more efficient at their jobs. We have developed a CRM system dedicated specifically to travel agents.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

The travel industry is plagued by out of date systems and processes to assist travel agents with running and operating a profitable business. Our goal was to build a CRM system that added a lot of automation to the travel agents daily tasks. This allows them to focus more on selling and less on managing their business.

SOLUTION

How did you select Brain Inventory and what were the deciding factors?

I have over 20 years of development experience at a large Canadian Financial Institution. Part of my role was managing outsourced development work from various parts of the world. This experience allowed me to know the key items to look for in an offshore vendor. Right from our first meeting the Brain Inventory team stood out from all the others.

Their experience managing contract with North American companies stood out and they also understood the challenges that can occur in such arrangements.

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

The project was a complete start to finish project. I approached the team with my idea. They took that idea and turned it into wireframes for my approval and estimated the entire project.

The team recommended that the program be built using Larvel and clearly explained why it was the correct choice. Following the wireframes the team quickly started working on a MVP for me to look at. Each step in the process had well documented gates to pass through and costs associated with those gates.

After we approved the MVP the team continued to develop the core functions within the system. Brain Inventory was always open to change requests and went above and beyond in making those changes within the scope and hours estimated.

They kept a detailed record of their work and next steps as well as providing additional estimates if a change could not be completed in the timeframe expected. Following a couple of final strong pushes the team delivered the final product and continued to provide warranty support as agreed. We have since started new contracts for continued enhancements

How many people from the Brain Inventory team worked with you, and what were their positions?

At the highest point in the project the team had up to 7 people working on the project. They provided a Tech Lead/Consultant who ran the majority of the project from a business perspective.

They provided a Team Lead Developer who was the go to for all technical support issues as they arose. They provided a designer who built the wireframes and all other prototypes. There were at least 4 other developers who worked on the project. They also provided a DevOps resource to manage the production process and workflow.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team successfully delivered the entire project into a Production environment in order for us to start to sell the product to our target market and continue to support the ongoing operation of the product.

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

The teams project management was setup right from the start of the initial call. They outlined their work in separate stages and the amount of work and resources needed to manage the project. I had asked the team to use JIRA to manage the specific work tasks as well as all error and bug reporting.

The team managed all of this process flawlessly. The team also uses Slack for ongoing communication and organization of resources. The team would also meet with me as required on Zoom to ensure that both teams were always on the same page.

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

As mentioned before I have worked with many offshore development teams such as Tata (TCS) and other big players in the market. Brain Inventory has the right people in the right places to help make everything seamless and smooth. Their processes are well defined and their communication is always on point.

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

If there was one area I felt they could have done better was some of their QA verification. There were times that they would report something as fixed but a quick test proved that this was not the case. This was discussed with the team at those times and the team make quick changes to ensure that it didn't happen.

We also added an additional step in the JIRA bug reporting to ensure that the developers posted proof that their fix was working in the environment stated. This improved the flow of work and the consistency of tested verified changes.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Ocureel

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Ocureel is a one of a kind video sharing game that guides you on the ultimate adventure of creating real life connections & building deep relationships.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Brain Inventory to accomplish?

• Create iOS mobile application
• Create Android application

SOLUTION

How did you find Brain Inventory?

Online Search

Why did you select Brain Inventory over others?

• High ratings
• Good value for cost
• Other

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

We hired Brain Inventory to develope and create a native Android and iOS mobile application for Ocureel which is a one of a kind video sharing game that guides users on the ultimate adventure of creating real life connections & building deep relationships.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Live iOS application

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

Brain Inventory did a great job.The project took much longer than anticipated but the scope of the project also continued to grow and evolve

What was your primary form of communication with Brain Inventory?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email
• Messaging App

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

They have an incredible company culture and take excellent care of their team.

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

Sometimes there were gaps in communication. More frequent touch points.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CTO of a technical consulting company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our goal was to create a SaaS accounting software in Arabic and English, easy to use by non-accountants and targets SMEs.We hired Brain Inventory to research and create the web service from scratch.

SOLUTION

How did you select Brain Inventory and what were the deciding factors?

We searched for suitable web development companies and shortlisted BI after an interview. BI was eventually selected due to its delivery estimate and portfolio.

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

We divided the project into milestones, once agreed upon we started with the UI designs and prototyping, then proceeded into development.

How many people from the Brain Inventory team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We had a project manager, UI/UX designer, and 2 lead developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project was completed successfully and on time.

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

We communicated mostly through Slack and Google Meet and Jira.

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

Their attention to detail and availability was impressive in the workflow.

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

Not really.