Devathon

What was the scope of their involvement?

They developed a mobile app that has full syncing capabilities across multiple devices. It allows clinicians to manage patients. Devathon created complex functions patients can use to complete assessments within the app. The second app was a tool based on Google Maps to classify all US healthcare providers. They developed a classification system so each region can be analyzed separately.  

They performed complex data integration and created a CMS. They used Apache Cordova for the framework and JavaScript for the modules. Their team developed the apps to be compatible with iOS, Android, and the web. They created a drag and drop tool to build diagrams and manage documentation and data. In addition, they made a user subsystem for the web app, which includes managing users, accounts, and other administrative tasks. They are currently providing resources for various development projects.

What is the team composition?

Each stage of the project includes between 1–3 resources, depending on the amount of work.

How did you come to work with Devathon?

I had professional connections who worked with Devathon before. We interviewed their developers and were pleased with their team's quality. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent $250,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We’ve been working together since March 2015, and the project is ongoing.

What was the scope of their involvement?

They handled the entire product development. They took on everything, not only creating the overall product roadmap and vision, but also managing the engineering and design process.

I led the communication with them, providing business insights. They translated those into technical requirements, and managed the timelines and the team of engineers internally, including hiring resources.

From a product perspective, the web aspect was pretty basic. They created a quick landing page, but the main thing they developed was an Android application. The engineering part is similar to how a service-sharing application would work. We were trying to accommodate users looking to travel short distances within the city. After downloading the app, they could demand a ride from point A to point B—short distances that weren’t necessarily suited for a car but were for a bike.

On the other side, there is a driver app that shows users where the requests are coming in, for them to position themselves in advance so that, as soon as the demand comes in, they can reach those points.

What is the team composition?

There were five fixed members and one floating member assigned to us. Depending on the need, they were able to assign 1–2 more members to us. We didn’t have a fixed arrangement.

The fixed team members included a product manager, a quality control person, 1–2 backend engineers—depending on the need during the project—an Android developer, and a UI/UX specialist.

Depending on the need, we were assigned a person who looked after analytics and published them on the web interface, so that we could see what kind of demand we were generating. That person used tools like Slack so that we could receive notifications quickly.

How did you come to work with Devathon?

We found them through a reference. We evaluated a lot of other vendors before the project began, giving them test assignments. We found Devathon to be above those other vendors.

We approached them with a basic public statement, detailing the business we were in and the fact that we were looking for a technology partner.

How much have you invested with them?

We invested around $30,000 in their work.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked with them between September 2015–March 2016.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We approached Devathon with our product and scalability requirements. During our first couple of meetings, we explained our high-level business specifications. We laid out how the web application should perform and its intended functionalities. The team conducted a thorough analysis of all these materials. Based on the results, they recommended the best type of technology to use and which features to include. 

Once we finalized the scope, they began developing our web application using the MEAN stack. Devathon used a Mongo database and programmed the frontend UI in Angular.js. They built a substantial backend to handle, retrieve, and process a high volume of data from third-party applications. It executes cloud integrations that users contribute.

During the two years we have worked together, they’ve helped our product take form. Their services have ranged from consulting, design, and product development to maintenance and technical support. 

What is the team composition? 

We directly coordinate with the technical lead who is our contact point for every requirement. The rest of the team worked together internally to deliver our products. 

How did you come to work with Devathon?

We received a reference from one of their former customers.  We considered one other vendor, but Devathon had a much better approach. 

How much have you invested with them?

We've spent about $70,000 so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We’ve had an ongoing engagement since we first started working together in August 2015.