Denovers

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Product Manager at Cleanlife where we provide IoT Powered Smart lighting solutions to the consumers globally.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Denovers?

We were looking for an ongoing Product Design Partner for our multiple Mobile Apps. The idea was to have a design partner who can take care of our global design system and can design different mobile apps according to it.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were approached by the Denovers team and their portfolio looked impressive. Especially we liked their model of being an ongoing design partner.

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

We were looking for hiring a Product Design team that can manage and extend our global design system for mobile Apps and can create new Apps based on that. With Denovers, we have worked on different new App Products and the results are wonderful.

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

We worked with one Product Designer and CEO Muzammil at Denovers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were getting ongoing designs from the Denovers team. They designed multiple Apps for us as well as the comprehensive Design System.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The coordination is very smooth. We work directly with the Product Designer and have made him part of our internal team and processes.

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

The communications was very good between Denovers and our company.

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

Maybe a bit of improvement on the visuals.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the VP of Product Manager at ARIVE, a Quick Commerce company that helps our customers shop their favorite brand online with Fastest delivery at their doorstep in less than 2 hours

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Denovers?

Initially, we focused on Mobile App and we had our App up and running. We launched our webshop later on but it needed improvement in terms of Conversion optimization, UX, and UI. We were looking for someone who can help us in this domain.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were contacted by the Denovers team and we liked their Free trial idea. We started the Free Trial and got the chance to work with the Product Designer directly. We liked the output and hence decided to work with them.

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

The project revolved around upgrading our Webshop. We focused on setting up grid systems, introducing standard Breakpoints in the design system, improving responsiveness, and working on the new Home screen, Navbar, and Footer concepts. UX for Search and Filters was also included in the scope.

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

My team (product managers + one other designer) worked directly with the Product Designer at Denovers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We've upgraded our initial version of the webshop to a standardized grid and responsive breakpoints and introduced a new navbar and search. This increased conversion and average order value in our webshop significantly (not allowed to share actual numbers here).

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The Product Designer from Denovers became part of our internal team. We used to have daily scrum meetings in the morning along with meetings with Engineers, QA, and CEO for Review. Hence the coordination was very good, and they were very responsive.

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

Quickly onboarded to our project and after a short time felt like working with internal team member.

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

Not many, due to the daily interaction we had tight feedback loops and the team discussed UX issues and questions on the spot together.

BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We design & build AI & Data Powered Products for our customers all across the globe including enterprises and I am the Product Manager over there

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Denovers?

We partnered up with a giant FMCG to design & build their AI-Powered Sales platform so we were looking for an Enterprise Product Design & Frontend Engineering partner for executing this project with us in collaboration, hence we partnered with Denovers.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

As a company, we are specialized in data engineering, data analysis, and artificial engineering along with creating the backend so we partnered up with Denovers for designing & frontend engineering of the product.

How has the team composition changed?

For this project, Two front-end engineers and one product designer from Denovers worked with us along with the CEO Muzammil Kesrani who was co-ordinating with us initially

How did you come to work with Denovers?

We already had an amazing experience with Denovers in the last project we did together so when this project came up, Denovers was the only choice

How much have you invested with them?

Around $100K

What is the status of this engagement?

After almost 2 and a half years of development and ongoing partnership, currently, the project

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

How has your relationship with the vendor evolved?

The relationship has evolved pretty well and it’s been almost four years now working with Denovers on two different projects. Anytime we have a need of outsourcing the Frontend and Product Design part of the project, Denovers will always be our first choice.

Describe the impact this engagement has had on your business.

Yes, the project went really well, and our Client loved the overall outcome, especially the design. Partnering with Denovers allowed us to focus on our core part which is Artificial Intelligence and backend engineering without worrying about Product Design and Frontend Engineering as Denovers took really good care of it.

How was project management handled?

I was managing the Designers and Frontend Engineers from Denovers directly. Also in the initial phases, Denovers CEO Muzammil Kesrani was deeply involved in managing the requirements engineering, initial concept design, and frontend part.

Are there any areas of improvement?

They are very good at B2B Product Designing & Frontend Engineering. I would now encourage them to explore backend engineering services as well.

UPDATED REVIEW

This review was published on September 18, 2019.

Project Manager, AI & Data Provider

IT Services

11-50 Employees

Pakistan

Pakistan (586)

$10,000 to $49,999

Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

Project summary

An AI & data product developer hired Denovers for UI/UX Design and Frontend Development in React.js for one of its clients.

Feedback summary

The company was impressed by the quality of the team's work considering the complexity of both the UI and frontend that they were working on. The team maintained contact with the company through a variety of channels ensuring that they were always available. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We make AI & Data Powered Products for our customers all across the globe and I am the Senior Project Manager over there.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Denovers for the UI/UX Designing and Frontend Development in React.js for one of our AI-Powered Data heavy projects. The goal was to create something awe-inspiring in terms of design as well as achieving some of the complex tasks in React.js in terms of front-end development.

SOLUTION

How did you select Denovers and what were the deciding factors?

We find Denovers through a referral. Deciding factors were,

• Denovers had an impressive portfolio and;
• We found them especially founder Muzammil very much passionate about Digital Products, hence we decided to go with them

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

The scope of the project was to design (UI/UX) and Frontend Development of the AI-Powered Editor for lawyers. The goal of the project was to make easy contract management, determine to uncover insights about the contract health, analyze and minimize the risk associated with the contract, and fully automate the contract process flow.

The key deliverables were UI/UX Design, clickable prototype, and Frontend Development in React.js.

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

A group of three react front-end developers and two UI/UX designers along with the founder himself worked on this project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The results were awesome. The UI/UX was a complex task to achieve but we were able to get the design as we wanted. Similarly, regarding front-end, it was challenging to pull off an App like this but in the end, it was thoroughly done by Frontend Developers at Denovers.

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

The founder himself was the point of contact and he managed the entire project on Denover's end. We used slack, Miro, Invision, and Jira for collaboration and Project Management. The overall communication with Denovers was smooth and they were always available.

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

Their passion for Design and overall Product is on a different level. Their commitment is on the next level and once they commit to something, they will deliver it by hook or crook. They take ownership of what they do. Their work environment is also very friendly. Highly impressive.

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

Their work is overall amazing. But I would recommend them to explore the cloud and data science side in the future as I am sure this will be beneficial for them.

Star Ratings

Overall rating: 5

Quality: 5

Cost: 5, Reasonable for the required work

Schedule: 5, Always on time

Willing to refer: 5, Always, we have include them in our other projects as well.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO and Founder of Honeybricks, a blockchain-based high-tech-powered real estate investment platform that provides investing in tokenized and managed real estate.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Denovers?

We were looking for a professional ongoing SaaS Product Designer for designing and maintaining different features of our SaaS marketplace.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were approached by the Denovers team. I had a discovery call with their CEO Muzammil and liked what I saw about them. Their portfolio was also impressive which includes working on a complex design system. We agreed on executing a trial sprint together and I liked the output

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

We were looking for hiring a Product Designer with experience in managing and updating existing design systems along with designing SaaS Products and Platforms. When Denovers reached out, it seems like a perfect match as their designers have the right set of skillsets that we needed.

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

We are working directly with one Product Designer at Denovers. We are also in touch with CEO Muzammil who looks after things.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Their team has been great - very strong design skills and we've been able to rapidly iterate and develop a great product.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The coordination is very smooth. We work directly with the Product Designer and have made him part of our internal team and processes.

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

Speed and quality

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

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the co-founder and CPO of Marble, a customer education toolkit allowing you to create a customizable academy in just 10 minutes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Denovers?

Redesigning the UX/UI of our Web App

SOLUTION

How did you select Denovers?

Denovers team approached us. I liked their portfolio and there was an interesting approach to collaborating together, hence I hired them for the project.

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

We started with a deep understanding of the product from Denovers side. We found out some key imperfections with the logic on the platform and how they can be resolved. Then, the key layers of the platform were defined and the process of screen creation started. Then there was an iterative process of creating and assessing the work done.

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

A product designer and project manager from Denovers were directly coordinating with us whereas CEO & Lead UX Architect Muzammil was involved initially in setting up the tone of the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We've got the following deliverables: Design System, The Project with all screens approved and Playground file with all the screens that have been developed throughout the project. Still, we're waiting for proper prototyping but we were assured that everything is coming soon.

Also, the team provided us with Zeplin files that are going to be extremely useful for our developers to start implementing these ideas.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We could always reach the guys through Slack. We had Zoom meeting a couple of times a week. The most feedback was through our common Slack channel

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

We were always ready to find a satisfying solution when there were some inconsistency. TThey listened and took different ideas into account.

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

That would be great if we could set up clearer goals (for a week, a month, a project) in the beginning, check them weekly so we have a better understanding if we fit the schedule.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Our company builds custom healthcare data middleware. We focus on tools to manage pandemic testing data and other telehealth integrations. I am the Founder & CEO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed to revamp the UI on our web platform in a very short amount of time. Goals were a stable platform with modern UI/UX in 6 weeks.

SOLUTION

How did you select Denovers and what were the deciding factors?

We interviewed many firms and considered doing it in-house. Denovers provided a timeline that worked for us at a reasonable price point with very personal service. Muzammil, the CEO, was incredibly hands-on and accountable from the first interaction.

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

Redesign and build-out of a complex web platform and mobile application. High volume data and graphical analytics. Front-end in React/ReactNative, backend Laravel/Lumin on AWS.

The team was very well versed in these technologies and quickly learned where needed. More than 100 screens with intricate animations and attention to detail at every step was required.

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

Denovers provided access to 2-3 developers and designers as well as high-level access to company leadership whenever needed. This was helpful when deadlines were tight or project scope needed last-minute tweaks.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Denovers did an incredible job under very tight timelines. The product received very positive reviews and is now in use by more than 200,000 users. It is durable, sleek and was completed in record time. I would highly recommend working with Denovers for any project.

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

Timelines were faster than we could have develop in-house and the communication was impeccable. From the business leadership to the development team, Slack was a quick and reliable way to communicate and they were willing to transpose deliverables into Invision, Adobe xd and Zeplin when needed.

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

The personal communication and willingness to go above and beyond. The team was eager to collaborate and able to adapt to our existing frameworks.

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

Fantastic work.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder & CEO of the content Repurposing SaaS Repurpose.io. Our company helps content creators in auto repurposing the content to multiple channels.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Denovers?

We hired Denovers for redesigning the experience of our SaaS App Repurpose.io as well as the landing page

What were your goals for this project?

To improve the retention rate by redesigning the entire product experience of Repurpose.io as well as improving the conversion rate by redesigning the landing pages as well

SOLUTION

How did you select Denovers?

Denovers CEO & Founder approached me for the UX Audit of my SaaS Repurpose. I really liked what they came up with, hence I hired them for the project.

Describe the project in detail.

When we launched Repurpose.io, we didn’t focus much on the UX Design of the App which eventually kept neglecting till the point we started realizing that we are losing customer retention by bit difficult to understand product experience of Repurpose.

Also, we realized that our users are not exploring the product to its full potential as a lot of our best features are hidden behind the bad UX layer. So we decided finally to revamp the experience of our Product by hiring a UX company.

What was the team composition?

The Founder & CEO Muzammil was directly coordinating with us and two of the Denovers Product UI/UX Designers were working on the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Full UX/UI improvement for our SaaS. Not only a new skin, but also a new much more user friendly user experience. Our team has started implementing the changes very quickly.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The coordination was super smooth. CEO Muzammil was always available and we had a lot of calls and meetings where he walked us through the entire ongoing process along with details on “what” they did and “why”. Currently, they are also working closely with our devs to implement the new UI.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They are best when it comes to Product UI/UX Designing. The way they merged and aligned the business goals with designing was superb. Finding someone who is equally good with UX as with UI is rare but at Denovers, they are best at both of them.

They just don’t give a fresh look in terms of UI to our product but they changed the entire UX. The new UI/UX is exactly the way I wanted it to be and I got it. I highly recommend them.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Yeh, they can make their process a bit faster but in the end, quality is very important. If they took some time to think about the UX, I am happy to give it because, in the end, we ended up with an intuitive experience and a beautiful looking product.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a co-founder and CEO of the firm. We’re a blockchain-based health and wellness institution for corporate employees.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Denovers?

We just had a concept when we started working with them. The team helped us create a complete roadmap for how this proposition could be developed.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Denovers worked with us on wireframing, mindmaps, and customer journeys. The team helped us understand what the key criteria for us would be. They took our concept and put it into a format that could be developed.

They worked with our team on developing a prototype of the application, from scoping to choosing our technology infrastructure.

What is the team composition?

We initially worked with their CEO, and he assigned 4–5 people to the project.

How did you come to work with Denovers?

They had a good level of understanding of what we wanted to do and how we wanted to do it. Denovers also had a good price compared to other companies that we looked at, and they were in the same time zone as us.

How much have you invested with them?

The cost was below $5,000. We worked with them on a fixed-price basis.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Denovers around November 2018, and the project was completed in February or March 2019.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Denovers performed well. We evaluated them based on the outcome of the wireframes and mindmap, and based on their adherence to the timeframe.

How did Denovers perform from a project management standpoint?

From a project management standpoint, they performed well. We used Jira and Skype to coordinate. We were in the same time zone, which made it much easier to work with them.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their founder is young. He understands modern technologies very well. They were always available. Their talented team of designers puts themselves in the place of the customer.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t have any suggestions. We were very pleased with Denovers, and we’ll work with them again if we have a similar project.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Clarity is key, so anyone working with them should lay everything out and ensure that they set clear timelines.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Hoorayy! is a job matching platform for the young adults in Vietnam with the objective of delivering a mobile-first job search experience for the candidates and get them connected to the hiring managers within a few minutes.

For the business, we provide a more efficient and faster way to hire the entry-level and general-skilled positions. I am the Co-founder and CEO of Hoorayy! with the key responsibilities of managing the product development, customer experience and business launch/set up in Vietnam - our first market in South East Asia.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Denovers?

As an early-stage start-up, we could not afford to build a big in-house team to develop the product until we can raise our first pre-seed round. In order to raise funds and bring in the early customers, we need to develop a Minimum Viable Product in a cost-efficient and fast manner.

Thats why we came to work with Denovers - a firm which has experience of working with start-ups on similar projects before. The service that we used from Denovers is the UX/UI development of Hoorayy! application for job seekers and Hoorayy! web portal for our corporate clients.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal is to build the best job search app in Vietnam which provide the candidates with a Tinder-style UI/UX to display the job recommendation and allows job seekers to swipe to apply for the jobs.

The app must be simple-to-use and intuitive so that young people can easily create their profile, capture a 30-second video to introduce themselves, manage their applications and conversations with the hiring managers.

For the employer portal, we want to build a very clean and well-structured platform for our users. Most of the job portal for the employers in Vietnam are packed with lots of information and we wanted our portal to stand out as a clean and easy-to-navigate portal while the key functionalities are included.

SOLUTION

How did you select Denovers?

We reviewed the list of proposals from different agencies in Vietnam and in other countries.

After having the call with Muzammil and listening to his proposal/consultation, we decided to go with Denovers due to the high-energy level, in-depth understanding and passion for UX/UI of Muzammil and the commitment to deliver the high standard product in our acceptable time frame.

Describe the project in detail.

Our engagement with Denovers include:

• Development of the UI of our Hoorayy! application and web portal in the format which the developers can pick up for the development process.
• Management of the repository of the UI design for the future changes or improvements
• Consultation of UX flow with Hoorayy team for the existing and new modules
• Working on Hoorayy! corporate websites and the landing pages

What was the team composition?

We work directly with Muzammil as the single contact point while he managed his own resources to deliver the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Thanks to the nice UX/UI developed for Hoorayy! products, our MVP is widely accepted by our clients and we have managed to raised our pre-seed round of 165k USD. User's feedback towards Hoorrayy! platform is very positive and they like the clean and nicely structured layout of the product.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The communication is very smooth. Muzammil suggested us to use some tools such as Sympli and Zepplin which make the whole work flow a lot simpler and efficient.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Denovers has a strong leader - Muzammil who has good understanding and passion towards UX/UI work.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Denovers work can be improved if they can expand their business offer to app/web development which is not really their primary business focus and core expertise right now. This will help compliment the current UX/UI work which they are offering.