Evangelist Apps

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a Programme Manager for a Specialist Network company

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

We wanted to provide mobile access to our content for subscribers to our service.

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

Following a review of the market and taking recommendations, we met with the CEO and found their solution compelling. They clearly understood the app development process, showed enthusiasm for the project and offered very competitive pricing.

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

The project includes the design and development of an iOS App using Swift UI.

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

6 team members including CEO, Project Management, 3 developers and a QA.

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

The app has not yet launched so it's difficult to provide quantifiable outcomes, however, the deliverables have been well considered, of good quality and we don't have any concerns that it will bring benefit to the organisation,.

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

Good, easy, open communication with CEO and Project Manager making themselves available daily on stand-ups. We also integrated them into our Slack environment and they are responsive to any messages.

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

Their flexibility. They are always happy to help and show a real determination to make the project a success. There is a great feeling of "one team"; working with us to meet our business needs.

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

Nothing of consequence

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the digital transformation lead for a furniture company. 

What challenge were you trying to address with Evangelist Apps?

We hired Evangelist Apps to provide mobile app development services. We have extremely demanding customers, so everything we have in our stores needs to be of the highest quality and have a nice design. It also needs to provide an expert-level UX for the store and customers.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We had many meetings with them in the first four weeks to let them know how our business works and what we wanted to achieve. We had an app built using an old technology stack, and Evangelist Apps suggested using the latest technology to rebuild the app and make it more modular and compatible with iOS. We’re building a standalone ERP retail system on Salesforce, with a native iOS UI. 

What is the team composition?

Right now, we are working with seven people. We mostly interact with Amit (Senior iOS Architect) and a project coordinator.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent over  €1 million (approximately $1.1 million USD).

What is the status of the engagement?

We began working with them in the beginning of 2020, and the partnership is ongoing.

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

The biggest benefit of the retail app is that all our salespeople can be mobile and don't need to be in the store all the time. Everything is in the retail app, so users can see their inventory and complete all procedures remotely.

Previously, the average time for a salesperson in our stores to process one purchase in the system was between 20–30 minutes; it now takes the system takes less than two minutes. The salesperson in the store can now devote this time to other activities. 

How did Evangelist Apps perform from a management standpoint?

It’s easy for us to keep track of everything because Amit is very structured and stringent with the Jira planning and tickets. We ask fewer questions because we can look into Jira, and see the progress directly. 

We use an Agile process; Evangelist Apps is very productive and delivers on time or before the deadline. They’re very flexible when it comes to working hours, and if something is needed, they’ll work in the evenings or on weekends because they see this as a long-term relationship. We use Slack and Zoom for communication.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They're very proactive and always try to find better solutions. Evangelist Apps puts a lot of effort into learning the mindset of our business and has the ability to come up with helpful information for projects. Evangelist Apps has been instrumental in understanding our business and our need to make every small detail in the system work well. They also understand how to handle the vast number of possible and flexible combinations in the system.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I have nothing in mind at the moment.

Any advice for potential customers?

Any company that engages with them will be lucky because they deliver a lot.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Founder and CEO of ImpactQA

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

ImpactQA needed an iOS native application to be developed for one of their leading clients based out of US. The client did not have enough information about the mobile apps, Evangelist helped to gather requirements, propose UX designs and delivered the iOS app in 2 stages - proof of concept, final deliverable app and they did a stellar job. This app helped ImpactQA to establish strong relationship with its clients.

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

We were looking for a partner who could be trusted and someone who brought the tech expertise as well as credentials with them. Evangelist impressed us during the due diligence phase and their local presence in the UK, along with a strong tech team, put decision in their favour.

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

Technologies used: Swift, SwiftUIl, UIKit, StoryBoard, MVVM architecture etc. The work was around providing a great UI/ UX app without any performance and security issues.

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

There was a team of 3-4 IoS developers, UI/UX staff, and a Business Analyst

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

Evangelist helped to gather requirements, propose UX designs and delivered the iOS app in 2 stages - proof of concept, final deliverable app. The first phase was 2 months and the final app was delivered in about six months. During UAT there were hardly any issues found by the client and they were super impressed with the work performed by Evangelist.

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

Evangelist had great communication and project management throughout the project duration. Slack and Jira were used for PM and task allocation and project communication. Regular huddle meetings and weekly status reports were also published. MRM also happened with senior management.

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

Their proactiveness and ability to provide solutions to complex problems. Also, their understanding of business impressed us.

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

Not that I can think. They charge premium rates however that's justified by the value they bring to the table.