Brightify

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a Project Management Lead at the GINA Software company producing GINA System - a map software technology for computers, tablets and mobile devices, which enables its users to navigate through difficult terrain, coordinate teams and exchange information effectively.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Brightify has been helping us with improvement and maintenance of mobile apps. The goal is to continuously take care of customer support tickets (enhancements and bugfixing) and assure the applications work as expected.

SOLUTION

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

Brightify was a company within South Moravian Innovation Centre (as well as GINA). They met our expectations in terms of experience, skills, and price, and exceeded expectations in professional communication and attitude.

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

Brightify took over the full ownership of existing mobile apps built on obsolete technologies and deprecated APIs. After their contribution, there were considerable improvements in stability, performance, and maintenance. Thanks to Brightify, GINA is able to provide the applications to customers and solve their requirements promptly, both in Android and iOS.

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

CEO - high-level contact point, strategic planning CTO - technical consultancy Project Manager - operational contact point for work distribution, specification refinement, work package delivery

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

In the period of 2 years, Brightify managed to deliver all (100 %) work packages in agreed time on expected level of quality, moreover they many times absorbed unexpected workload and extended the scope of iterations understanding the occasional urgency. Thanks to Brightify, the average monthly amount of bugs reported by customers/users decreased from 8 to 1 which is very important either for GINA (reputation) or for our customers (reliability).

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

Brightify team is very honest and willing to help on all their levels - CEO, CTO, PM. Their communication is very transparent and open. They built our trust in fair estimations and deliveries in less time spent than estimated. What we appreciate is their eagerness to help despite late hours or weekend work. Before the pandemic, we could communicate in-person, nowadays we communicate via Slack and they manage issues in JIRA. Their attitude is to go extra miles until delivered what they can proudly sign.

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

Their honesty and mobile app development skills proven not only by top-quality deliveries, but also technical consultancy and advice.

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

No areas for improvement. We are 100% satisfied with their services.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

PowerHUB Institute for Technology Transfer, Research and Education

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Making a web portal. Functional user interface within technology transfer

SOLUTION

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

Excellent previous personal experience.

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

• Portal structure
• About us, Team information
• Business Creation (Industry) Focused on external users.
• Researchers
• Events & News & Success stories
• Contact us o Instructions on how to reach us, including a map.
• "Search" field

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

3. Project coordinator Professional guarantor Administrative worker

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Excellent feedback within 100% functionality. Subsequent request of the contracting authority to expand the portal

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

Communication during the project implementation was fast, matter-of-fact, effective. Main communication channel - Microsoft Teams

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

I was impressed with their originality, flexibility, and individual approach.

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

I think not. All requirements of the contracting authority were processed and submitted without major comments.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner and CEO of Evntly, LLC.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Brightify?

Brightify was hired to build the frontend and backend of the Evntly App.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal of the project was to build a user-friendly app for customers and professionals.

SOLUTION

How did you select Brightify?

I searched various websites and could not find a developer or a reliable team to build the app I wanted. I found Brightify through a social app where I saw their work and many projects. I saw that they could build an app that was reliable and within my budget.

Describe the project in detail.

Brightify was brought into to design and develop an app for iOS for Evntly LLC. Some of features have included letting customers view and browse a wide range of professionals, allowing customers to book professionals for their events, and adding a marketplace where professionals can add their merch and customers can purchase them.

What was the team composition?

I was assigned a project manager that took down my ideas for the project. She worked closely with the frontend and backend developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Usability and feel of the app is very smooth. The app was fully developed in a year in a half and added to the app store. Since then, we have received many good reviews and hundreds of downloads.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

I am blown away by the responsiveness of the Bightify project manager and strong team. Even though we are in the US and they are in the Czech Republic communication with the team was never a problem. There was never any language barrier and I was able to communicate to every team member using Slack or over video chat.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Bightify is reliable and always on time with their deadlines. Our project manager would set a meeting every two weeks to talk about the status of the project. I would receive a beta of the app every 2-3 months so I could see the progress and if I had any questions or concerns, everything would be considered in consideration for the next beta.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Overall Brightify has been great working with.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am one of the managing partners of a medical professionals education company specializing in iPhone applications.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Brightify?

Our company had been developing mobile applications since the iPhone was first released. The old version of the application was a few years old and needed some updating.

We also had a couple of additions to include based on user suggestions. We no longer have any in-house engineers so we needed to outsource the update.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to ensure our app was optimized for users and we were keeping our app up to date.

SOLUTION

How did you select Brightify?

We have worked with them for a number of years. We were impressed with the speed and skill of their engineers.

Describe the project in detail.

We rebuild the UI of the application from the ground up as well as some back end updates.

What was the team composition?

we were assigned project manager and a developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The update was successful. The app was well received by the users and functions as promised.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The team was easy to communicate with and very responsive.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I felt the skills of their engineers was superior to that of other companies that had done business with in the past. They were able to get the work done in a timely manner.

Are there any areas for improvement?

They were faster and more experienced with iOS development than with Android development. We plan to continue to use them for future projects on both platforms.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We are a startup data company and online agency for the music industry. Our platform, Tootoot, collects concert requests from fans. The app is free. It is also used to sell tickets. We receive a percentage of every sale.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Brightify?

As a startup, we needed to figure out everything, including how our iOS app should look. Unfortunately, we had to fire our internal iOS developer at the beginning of the project. It was still in its early stages when we started the collaboration with Brightify.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Brightify developed our iOS application. They helped us a lot with its design, particularly with the screen designs. Brightify’s iOS team was connected with our internal developers for Android and web backend. We interacted with the head of development. There were 2 other people working on the application, whom we never met. They collaborated on the project the whole time. We kept in touch with Brightify every day, discussing every important detail. We were in touch with Michael Chlubna, their CEO. He was responsible for the communication. We discussed a few other possibilities, but our contract was only for development.

How did you come to work with Brightify?

We also looked at other companies, but Brightify was ready to start immediately. There were more companies ready to start, but Brightify's references, style of communication and proactiveness stood out. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Brightify in the spring of 2015. We plan to ask them to do a few updates for our Android and iOS apps.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate the productivity, quality of work, or the impact of the engagement?

From the start, Brightify tried to find solutions to our problems. They’re a very proactive company. Brightify’s team was always helpful, and they made an effort to reach our goals.

How did Brightify perform from a project management standpoint?

Nothing is perfect in this world. There were a few miscalculations at the beginning of the project, so we had some timing issues. However, Brightify dedicated enough hours for the development.

What did you find most impressive about Brightify?

I don’t like collaborations where I have to dictate everything that needs to be done. I am not an expert in development, and I am trying to build a company. Brightify showed me how particular items could be done better than what we envisioned.

Are there any areas Brightify could improve?

We had a 30% delay in the beginning, which was our only issue. Brightify acknowledged this as their fault. They made an effort to finish the project as fast as possible.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

developers of woftware for ticketing companies and it support for companies

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

for developing mobile apps

SOLUTION

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

seems the best option after market research

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

we make analyze and specification of mobile apps with android apps developers. then we developed API for the mobile apps and then we send specification of app and API to Brightify, we consult it with them and in cooperation with them we make necessarry and wantable changes and then Brightify delivered prototype of mobile app for iOS. together we test and tune out it and finally Brightify published app on Appstore. later after our rquests they also make some new features into app and also some mainenance/bug fixes..

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

4: 1 ceo and 3 developers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

there is and mobile app which is using by customers

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

they are working in week sprints. we use Slack and emails for communication

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

they are able to deliver what we require in acceptable time and price

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

negotiate less on price