Codewave Technologies

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO for Mobile World, a specialized company in Carrier Billing and Chat Bot services.

For what projects/services did your company hire Codewave Technologies?

Develop a convenience App for consumers who want to track Job posts on multiple job sites so they keep track of what jobs are made available that matches their predefined criteria.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to realize our concept as a Mobile App with Web App and make it available for users. We needed also to enable Carrier Billing for customers to use in case they had no credit card to use.

How did you select Codewave Technologies?

We had a due diligence process for more than 15 companies. That included face to face meetings and discussions,face to face interviews, and references' check. Codewave was our choice for the project.

Describe the project in detail.

We want to realize the concept into a working App (Mobile and Web) where customers finds it easy and super convenient to track jobs available in the market. Whether the user is looking for a job or not, it is important to keep an eye on the market and keep an eye on relevant jobs availability.

We started by identifying the roles between both parties and started by putting together our concept paper. We worked with Codewave to develop the specifications documentation to make sure we utilize their long experience so we make sure we employ the best technology and best customer experience.

The design process ended up quickly to what makes sense and realizes the concept in its best with a beautiful design and best industry experience. We went with agile sprints and we ended up having a great Mobile App and Web App.

What was the team composition?

There was a hands on project manager, a talented graphics designer, and developers covering different technologies to deliver the project - in addition to a dev-ops team who was taking case of infrastructure on AWS.

Their suggested Serverless implementation actually shows a great advantage from a price perspective with great performance. It feels like we have a superior setup that is capable to take us for long in the future growth of the app.

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

Codewave was making sure we are aware of the progress and normal alignment was a code of conduct for them. We ended up with a beautiful application and superior infrastructure and a customer experience that is well designed - thanks to their great work. We also finished as per the plan.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

I mentioned before how it is a code of conduct at Codewave to keep both sides aware of all project details. Even when a team member needs to be replaced, their internal handovers were great and we continue normally.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The leaders in the company are building a great culture in the company. Their employees are happy and that reflects on the work being done.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Nothing that comes to my mind. We had a pleasant experience with Codewave, from a team and work perspective - Well done!!

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a Co-Founder at Greenroom, a digital marketing agency and marketing technology company

For what projects/services did your company hire Codewave Technologies?

We worked with Codewave for a UI/UX design project. We were building a marketing analytics platform, and needed help with designing our web application.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal was to create a smooth UX for our analytics dashboards, search interfaces, and campaign tracking views.

How did you select Codewave Technologies?

I met the founders of Codewave at a startup conference in 2016. I've since been familiar with their portfolio of work, and found that they've designed and built several products that came close to the quality that we were looking for.

Describe the project in detail.

We had a tight timeline of 60 days to get our product to market with new designs. Codewave's design lead worked with us on weekly sprints to ideate and design multiple views and UX flows for our webapp.

We received new designs every few days and iterated quickly on each of them. Our development team coordinated with Codewave's team over weekly calls.

What was the team composition?

Codewave's co founder kicked off the project for us with high level direction. Following that, their design lead took ownership of the project and interacted with us each week to create the designs that we were working on.

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

We took our product to market within a month after executing the designs that Codewave created for us, and closed our first enterprise customer - one of the largest marketing agencies in the country.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very effective. Weekly calls and daily chat messages kept us on track, and we got the job done on time. Their design lead was very available to take our calls and inputs, and their co founder was available to help us through more complex UX problems.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I'm impressed by the positive and helpful attitudes of the their team members, and the diversity and quality of their portfolio of work. You get what they commit, and that's highly appreciated.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None for this project. I was really happy with their work

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am Senior Manager for IOT programs and I manage delivery and clients at electronic connectivity solutions provider.

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

Added resources for web application and Mobile apps development using ReactNative technology for helping us on few POCs. It required to understand the domain and quick development of screens for a client demo.

How did you select Codewave Technologies and what were the deciding factors?

Codewaves commitments and involvement was well appreciated and their enthusiasm to help us was the key factor.

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

They participated in an overview session to understand the requirements initially and later set the expectations on the delivery.

They demonstrated timely progress and incremental changes. They adapted to the sprint culture and provided interim demonstrations on th progress to ensure the work was done in time and with quality.

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

3 resources, all around 4-5 years of experience.

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

In the first Sprint, they could produce 10 screens as required for our clients and ensured that the feedback was well received and corrected them in the next 3 days. Accelerated delivery and openness was detected during this engagement.

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

Jira, Swift, Butbucket, MS-Teams were primary tools and methods used and Codewave was well equipped with using these. iOS and Android applications along with Web Technologies were primary project areas.

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

Commitment, participated and communicated the ambiguities to well resolve the issue and presented solution options. Young set of people with open mindset and willingness to adapt to changing needs.

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

More interactions with senior folks who can nurture the talent and improved delivery can help.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a FinTech firm based in India. We provide an online platform for our clients which can enable them to invest their hard earned money. I am one of the Co-Founders & Director

For what projects/services did your company hire Codewave Technologies?

We worked with Codewave to build a mobile app based on our custom requirements

What were your goals for this project?

The goal of the app was to build an extremely simple, intuitive and interactive mobile app for our users

How did you select Codewave Technologies?

We came across several firms but Codewave stood out because of their ability to understand our requirements and chalking out a roadmap on how to achieve our end goals.

Describe the project in detail.

The project was aimed to build a mobile app for our users. It was aimed at providing plenty of features with the most seamless user experience which is uncluttered and easy to use on the go.

What was the team composition?

The team composition was as follows: 1 Project Manager 1 Technical Lead 2 Developers 1 Tester

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

The result of the app has been good. Our users have really liked the app and it shows as the app has a rating of 4.2 on the PlayStore as of now.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had a great experiencing when it comes to collaboration. The interaction between the teams was extremely seamless and our team thoroughly enjoyed working with them.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

• Their ability to understand the requirement
• Their approach and roadmap to achieve the project goals
• Their ability to keep up to the timelines

Are there any areas for improvement?

We were overall happy.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Smartmask. We’re a medical device design & development firm for hardware, software, mechanical products, and more. We are a small boutique firm.

What challenge were you trying to address with Codewave Technologies?

We needed an app developed for a device our client was creating. It’s a wearable device for the healthcare vertical.

What was the scope of their involvement?

The app is a basic Native Android application for tablets. It collects data and interacts with patients, in order to help them use the device better. It connects to a Cloud system. We gave them our design files and they developed and implemented the app to communicate with the physical product and the Cloud. This allows the device to gather information from the patient.

What is the team composition?

We primarily worked with three people; the main developer, the technical lead, and the tester.

How did you come to work with Codewave Technologies?

They were recommended by my friend and colleague.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent between $10,000–$20,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from August 2018 until January 2019. The bulk of the work wrapped up around October 2018, but we continued working together for another 2-3 months.

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

The team works in a very friendly environment. They did the integration job very well, including Bluetooth and Cloud connectivity. They ensured the final results were working to the satisfaction of us and our client.

How did Codewave Technologies perform from a project management standpoint?

There was a project manager initially, but eventually, we worked directly with the engineers. It was more efficient and productive that way.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They worked diligently to meet deadlines, including late nights sometimes.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could use some more engineers for hardware and mechanical projects, rather than just software engineers. This posed some challenges for us occasionally through the project.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Interact directly with the engineers. They’re great for software but there are some challenges if you’re dealing with a physical device.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Founder at an amateur sports platform.

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

We required the development of a web based platform, business landing page and Django based Admin back end for our product. We needed a

How did you select Codewave Technologies and what were the deciding factors?

We found them on Clutch. They took over our project from an existing developer and made the transition process quite smooth. Abhijith ( founder of Codewave ) met us directly and understood our needs pretty well, which gave us a lot of confidence in going forward.

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

The objective was to take over our very basic MVP ( from previous developer ) and to significantly redesign and add crucial functionalities which we felt were needed for our MVP i.e. the frontend Web-App. They also finished our Django based Admin Panel.

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

3-4. Project manager, Designer and Lead Developer were all in touch with us regularly.

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

Unfortunately we have not been able to launch because the COVID 19 situation. Having said that we are quite happy with how the platform has turned out and hope to launch very soon.

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

Virtual Meetups and Phone communication with project manager was done regularly.

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

Their technical ability was very good, taking over a project and transitioning from that is always a challenge but they did a commendable job. Most importantly, we felt that there was a two-way exchange of ideas which helped us as first time founders.

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

Project Management Communication should be done via email as well.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CTO of a company that specializes in developing social learning tools in the educational space to help address the talent gap in the market.

For what projects/services did your company hire Codewave Technologies?

For designing and developing a web based social learning application that connects learners with the right mentors for appropriate skill-based tasks in the software engineering space.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to build a knowledge management system that also connected learners with the right mentors to help them achieve their learning goals.

How did you select this vendor?

I found them online and went through their prior works, which were very convincing that they could deliver a v1 MVP on a product startup initiative. I also had an initial short trial assignment with them that convinced me of their leadership capabilities and employee talent base.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The project connected learners and mentors through their registered profiles on the site. The project involved both backend and front end development, with AWS as the cloud provider, and Facebook login integration.

There was significant complexity involved in the design - i.e. It had to be simplistic and minimal, yet offer the right touchpoints for effective mentor and mentee engagement. They delivered the proposed UX flows in effective forms on zeplin accompanied by explanation videos on the user flows. This was pretty impressive.

There was also great client interaction and feedback mechanisms. I could work directly with the team members and be part of design discussions and code reviews.

What was the team composition?

The team was 1 UX designer, 1 Product Manager, 1 Project Manager, 2 QA, 1 backend dev, 2 front end devs.

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

The prototype delivery was right on time. I was able to build on this and sell on the site, which helped the business.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The project management was done by coordinating with the team and having regular checkpoints (twice a week) on delivery items. The client feedback was taken each time to improvise.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They have a great eye for design and simplicity of flows. The tech talent is also good. They don't have a typical service company mindset and focus on building good products that are maintainable. Their ability to take client feedback and improvise is also a plus, as compared to other vendors who deliver projects as a black box.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder and CEO of the company which is a coffee company creating a farm to cup preposition which will have a better pricing mechanism to farmers.

For what projects/services did your company hire Codewave Technologies?

To design the UI ans UX as we did not have any reference companies that we could emulate. We are the first of its kind.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to build a mechanism which will enable transparency to both end of the spectrum namely , farmer and consumer.

How did you select this vendor?

Reference and Past conversations revealed the kind of work that I could get them to do.

Describe the project in detail.

This was the 3rd attempt at creating our website and we wasted 1 year of more trying to find cheaper solutions and eventually had to discard the whole website. Our company has, farm education, selling of green, coffee science and cafes and integrating them intelligently was the key.

What was the team composition?

We were of course assigned a project manager and had to go through a discovery which got all our ideas in one place. The way this was bucketed was simply incredible. We loved the juxtaposition of our offerings.

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

In this case, we were grappling with matching up to speed which revealed that we needed to have more internal clarity and this helped us doubly.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

This was very well coordinated and timelines were absolutely bang on.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Clarity of thought and the ability to bring design thinking into the whole preposition.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None that we could come Across.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Co-Head of the Company

For what projects/services did your company hire Codewave Technologies?

for UI/UX design

What were your goals for this project?

To re-design the existing app to make it more intuitive and easy to use to increase user retention and return rate

How did you select this vendor?

A thorough competitive evaluation was performed to choose the correct vendor, including candidate interviews

Describe the project in detail.

The project is to refresh the design of an existing health and wellness website and app. The project requires high skilled designers to work with a world-class product team. The team was expected to bring fresh ideas to the UX and make the app more interesting. This required good knowledge of interaction design, and tools like Invision

What was the team composition?

The team was comprised of 2 designers. The same team is still delivering value to us

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

The designs have been well accepted by the end-customer and users and extremely positive feedback

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The project management was not done by the vendor and was handled by us. However, we found the team well-versed with Agile principles and proficient in the use of tools like Jira

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The vendor brings a strong design process for every aspect and is quite open to feedback and suggestions.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Nothing as of now, all seems to be going very well

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the co-founder of AapkaPainter, an online creative marketplace for home painting and related services.

What challenge were you trying to address with Codewave Technologies?

We hired Codewave Technologies to help develop a few interconnected Android apps for internal use.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Codewave Technologies developed the various, connected Android apps. They worked with our in-house design team throughout the process. Additionally, they implemented a few changes to our CRM during development. We’re able to use the apps for our backend needs now that they are launched.

What is the team composition?

They dedicated one account manager to handle communication between teams. Codewave Technologies also provided several mobile app developers, PHP developers, and a designer.

How did you come to work with Codewave Technologies?

We found the large, stable team to be appealing, and we felt they’d deliver everything on time.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from June–September 2017.

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

The apps were completed very efficiently. We had a seamless, quick process with Codewave Technologies.

How did Codewave Technologies perform from a project management standpoint?

All of our requirements were fulfilled and everything was clearly communicated with us. Codewave Technologies provided consistent documentation and briefings. They used a project management tool and could have 4–5 meetings per day if necessary.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They truly understood our vision and were transparent throughout the project. They designed and delivered final products that matched our needs.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Final delivery of theirs is as desired and in fact better. There is nothing much I would suggest them for improvement. They know their domain very well.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Clearly communicate your needs, timeframe, and budget and give them enough space and time to work on your app.

They will develop a strong product for you. They are committed to on-time delivery and error-free handover, so even if there are any minor unprecedented lapse, it doesn't affect your schedule much.