EFEKT

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

We are in the middle of the development & testing phase. Our team is delighted with the outcome and having ready UX/UI allows us to create technical documentation. Our development team is much more efficient because a lot of issues have been solved upfront on UX/UI design phase.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The process was pretty good. We appreciate instant communcation tools EFEKT is using, such as Slack, and work progress sharing tools they are using, that was fitting well our own organisation that is distributed on several countries. They managed to finish a project in the budget, so we were delighted to get our work on time and without any additional costs.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Rather than blindly executing what we told them, they suggested some improvements in our initial thinking. We had solid communication through our Slack channel, so everyone in the project was aligned. When EFEKT identified possible roadblocks, they asked us early so we could figure those issues out.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Many things have been produced by EFEKT and sometimes we could have the feeling to be lost in the various versions.

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

Our internal team is happy with the outcome. What is the most important EFEKT managed to solve a lot of doubt across our internal team. We weren't exactly sure about the final features, but they helped us to make it right. The apps' professional design also helps us when pitching to new clients.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They're always reachable if we have an issue or questions. After some significant milestones, we met at EFEKT's HQ, so we could present a demo and discuss the project. Daily communication we kept via Slack.

Each Monday, EFEKT obliged to create certain tasks so we could track the progress at the end of the sprint. Designs were presented via Invision, so we had straightforward access to give our feedback and check any changes.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They're very flexible and invested in our success. What I admired most that EFEKT is not only a group of designers but people who have a solid understanding of business, MPVs, lean methodology, testing, and marketing.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I don’t have any specific recommendations.

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

We don’t have specific data about Revenue, Customers because we are still in the middle of the development phase. We shared Product Design with our internal team and in general, there was very positive feedback. We believe that adding to your company’s portfolio SmartHome solution will give us a visible edge in Swedish market.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

From time to time we had a face-to-face meeting but mostly our every week our Project Manager set the scope for upcoming sprints. EFEKT invited us to their Slack so it helped a lot in terms of exchanging information. Designs were presented in Invision which was great to understand better how it’s gonna look. at the end.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The team at EFEKT was knowledgeable, dedicated, and committed to success. They felt like part of our team. I’m aware that this project was sophisticated in terms of technical requirements and sometimes scope has been changing but EFEKT was very flexible. Whenever we had to push more scope to the development team, they always delivered on time.

Are there any areas for improvement?

The designers in Efekt do insist on their design which sometimes leads to discussions. I do believe these discussions lead to a better end result where we could combine everyone's ideas and thoroughly work on the designs.

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

As mentioned above, we work on various projects so it’s kind of hard to outline particular outcomes but in general, definitely speed of implementing new features increased. Awareness of design in our organization has raised as well. I believe we think more about users.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They're very responsive and proactive. I really like that they’ll push back when they really feel something will improve the user experience. They always met our deadlines which was very important for me as a Product Owner. We used Invision to deliver our feedback and check progress of work.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They have a very solid design team. They came up with some interesting design angles and had some very creative flows. They work with a lot of different clients from various markets, so they take the best of best practices from different places in order to see how they can apply them to a new domain. That was clearly visible when we have done one completely new project with geo-localization employees by GPS.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I didn’t have any issues with them. It’s great to have a design company that’s engaged.