GogoApps

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the director of design for an early-stage startup in the clean energy space. 

What challenge were you trying to address with GogoApps?

I joined our company in December 2021. Prior to that, we didn’t have any in-house designers, so GogoApps was handling all of our design work. 

What was the scope of their involvement?

GogoApps mainly handles UI/UX design work for us using Figma. They work on our website, which is an energy platform where users can switch their energy plans. It also has data about people’s energy usage. 

The team has also worked on some initiatives we’ve started but decided not to pursue. For one, they’ve provided the design for an app that previously worked on but canceled. Moreover, their resources also provide illustrations for our website. They’ve also done some development work for us, but we’ve eventually hired a separate development team.

What is the team composition?

We’ve been working with one full-time designer and a product manager on a daily basis. We also have meetings with their head of design. They also provide additional help that we may need. If there’s more work than usual or when we need someone with a different specialty, they provide more resources to us.  

How did you come to work with GogoApps?

They were already working with the company when I joined it. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested between $50,000–$200,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

Our group started working with GogoApps in September 2017. We’re still engaged with them, although we’ll be ramping down the engagement starting next month. 

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

GogoApps has provided so much more designs than what we need on the website, and that’s good. They’ve also been responsive and flexible in giving us multiple variations of any designs they do. As a result, whenever I ask for any design, I get various options. 

Moreover, regardless of the amount of direction they get from us, GogoApps still does a great job of interpreting our instructions and providing designs that make sense. Simply put, they produce high-quality designs. 

How did GogoApps perform from a project management standpoint?

In terms of meeting deadlines, GogoApps is quite fast. I work with their designer to make sure that our deadlines make sense by asking them when they can finish a certain deliverable. If we truly need something by a certain date, I tell them that. In any case, everything is done on time. We use Jira to manage the project, while we communicate via Slack. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

GogoApps is highly responsive and flexible. I trust them since they’re reliable; if I need something, I know they’ll do it — and it will be done well. Even when we have non-standard requests, they figure out ways to help us. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

Their designer is great in terms of UI design, but he’s weaker when it comes to UX designs.  They do have other UX designers, but it’s a little inconvenient to have one designer for UI and a different designer for the UX. I can do UX designs myself, but I’m also busy since I’m our group’s in-house designer. As a result, I sometimes wish that the designer assigned to us has better skills. 

To be fair, this problem is specific to small teams like ours; we don’t have a lot of resources. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be clear about what you need. That way, you can avoid back-and-forth conversations that take more time. While it’s good that GogoApps can ask any follow-up questions when something’s not clear, being clear about your expectations in the first place will save everybody’s time. This advice applies to all situations.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a leading provider of innovative hearing care solutions. The group operates through its core business brands Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, Advanced Bionics and AudioNova.

We reach our consumers through multiple channels; this diversity lets them benefit from our broad range of solutions – hearing aids, cochlear implants, wireless communication products, eSolutions, and professional audiological care – in the way that best suits their individual needs.

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

The contractor was responsible for developing a segment of B2B sales management software. The purpose of creating such software is to improve the work of the controlling and sales department, data archiving and automation of processes related to the circulation of documents.

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

The main factor influencing the selection of the contractor was the personal recommendation. We also paid attention to the experience in implementing similar projects. Positive opinions on industry portals were a great help in choosing this company

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

The first contact we made was with a representative of the sales department. After getting acquainted with the assumptions of the project, we had a meeting with a technical representative of the company. An offer was prepared in the next few days. It mainly involved backend work, but a frontned specialist and designer was also involved. The technologies used to create the software are primarily Golang and React.

When it comes to design, we worked on Figma. We have agreed that meetings between the contractor and us will take place: at the beginning - every three days; at a later stage in weekly sprints. Everything went smoothly

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

From the contractor side, 7 people were involved, including the sales department, backend developers, frontend developer, designer, project manager and QA.

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

The software is already used by one of our company's divisions and so far we have only received positive feedback. Employees working on the software appreciate its ease of use, intuitiveness and functionality. After the trial period in one of the branches, we plan to implement the system in all our branches.

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

We communicated through tools such as meets, zoom, slack and we even managed to have two face-to-face meetings. Due to the lack of language barriers, the same time zone and understanding of the topic, communication was extremely smooth. After discussions with the representative of the sales department, at the stage of refining the terms of the contract, the contact was transferred to the delivery manager.

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

We had concrete and very productive talks. Their quick implementation and transparency of cooperation made the greatest impression on us

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

At the very beginning of our cooperation, we spent a lot of time fine-tuning the terms of the contract, but this cannot be seen as part of an improvement. During the development of the project, it turned out that the contract was exemplary and contained all the elements that allowed us to expand the team.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I was an Android engineer for a mobile application company. I led their international contracting effort, which involved multiple companies in Poland working on assigned projects for us.

What challenge were you trying to address with GogoApps?

We needed GogoApps because resources constrained us, and we needed a lot of software development to happen to enable our product roadmap to stay on schedule. This business problem enabled us to accelerate hiring, and we weren't able to do that locally. We needed to hire a big team of engineers within an affordable budget, and GogoApps came as a solution.

What was the scope of their involvement?

GogoApps worked on a variety of projects for different departments in our company, mostly over open-source mobile. One of these projects, a massively parallel test runner, needed six mobile engineers to resolve bugs and add new features. I believe they’re still working on providing the company with that support. Another project they’ve worked on is deploying Gradle Enterprise, a commercial software that improves build speeds for the business, which was complicated since it required DevOps engineers. GogoApps provided us with their Ops team, who handled the deployment, and that ended up speeding up our ability. 

They’ve also provided us with a technical program management team that helped us coordinate all the projects that were in flight. Since we had multiple departments involved, that was very helpful. They’ve also helped by outlining expectations and communicating status updates. 

Moreover, their design team has been very helpful, creating Figma prototypes for the websites and internal dashboards we needed to develop. 

Overall, they’ve helped us with the internal development tools and infrastructure. If there have been any pieces of developer productivity engineering that needed to happen, they could come in and optimize it. 

What is the team composition?

There have been probably 20 people from GogoApps involved. We’d organize them by team as the project came in and then set up a team with the appropriate engineers. There have been backend and frontend engineers involved for security projects, and for some of the research that we did into web testing, we had a QA engineer and a couple of web engineers.

How did you come to work with GogoApps?

We did an extensive research project in partnership with our base operations team, and we looked at multiple countries, multiple vendors. They were shortlisted based on feedback that we got from clients who had previously worked with GogoApps. 

I gave all the selected vendors a small test project, and GogoApps’ project had the sense of code quality and communication we were looking for. They did a fantastic job in the pilot, which made us confident in expanding the variety of work that we allocated to GogoApps. They ended up being our most successful partner in Poland. They were multiple levels above other partnerships we had, and their team was able to come in and hit the ground running.

How much have you invested with them?

The company has spent over $2.2 million so far. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started in February 2020. I’m no longer with the company, but I know they still work together.

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

We partnered with a company with whom we do team analytics. It was important for us to be able to benchmark the GogoApps team against the internal teams to make sure that they’ve been high performing and analyze the cycle time and throughput, starting in time for individual work and analyze how many requests are they actually delivering per hour and per week each month. Moreover, we’re in the process of publishing a case study on the team specifically to see if there's a little bit more objective data. 

Overall, that was our barometer for the success of these projects to see if they were on schedule and budget and if we are maintaining consistency on cycle time throughput. I believe GogoApps ended up being business-critical for the company, and I know they’re really happy with their work. 

How did GogoApps perform from a project management standpoint?

I provided them with a structured way of working, and we’d typically communicate weekly on Google Meet, just to check on status, review retrospectives, and do planning. During my time in the company, we had weekly sprints, retrospective meetings with planning, and daily stand-ups. Our daily stand-ups are mostly internal for other groups, teams where they are running signatures to ensure they're on track.

We had a structured approach to the software development process as well, which involved getting us to having a backlog stock, where we had two engineers working on it. We introduced a buddy system to ensure that we got to them faster, compared to having one engineer, and they were able to really succeed once I provided that structured way of working, which is how the teams work out. Their lead technical program manager has been fantastic. He was able to rally their engineers and explain the steps into new information whenever their teams haven’t had the experience of doing it before, collaborating at the scale of what they could take. 

I did a point formal structure to have a technical lead, TPM, an engineering manager, and we were thinking of GogoApps as another of our offices. We wanted to build up structure and roll out clarity on giving them a mission to be autonomous, and they would have weekly check-ins on a per-project basis. The company’s processes that I developed, our internal teams, and their productivity were significantly increased after we adopted those measures.

What did you find most impressive about them?

GogoApps did what many other companies couldn't do for us, and they were able to deliver on a couple of key projects that continue to be funded to this day. Their designs were amazing. They sent over their design portfolio, and even though the company has great designers, GogoApps was able to apply their design skills towards internal tools, which was really impressive. The other area that was equally impressive was their engineering talent for architecture, which is why we ended up having to completely rebuild us with the new architecture and new coding patterns. GogoApps was able to deeply understand the project and make some large-scale changes, which was awesome. 

Typically, my experience with consulting firms is they're not able to drive strategic change and only make small changes, so it was good to see they were meeting the bar of our expectations. We were able to get a lot more of them because there was a combination of design and engineering excellence. Their high performance and our company’s development philosophy unlocked the true potential of our collaboration. 

Moreover, they were very affordable. They saved us a fortune compared to other companies. Their team size felt like an entire department that was just solving our developer productivity, which was pretty awesome. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

We spent a lot of money trying to find GogoApps, so I’d love it if they did a better job showcasing their skills. Originally, we had a project with the company in GoLand, which is their specialty, but I had to work with them on a marketing message because they have other outstanding services, like high-performing teams, which is what they ended up delivering for us.

Any advice for potential customers?

Be clear and upfront about your project's purpose and mission and what work needs to be done. For our most successful projects, we had to know the requirements in advance, and they did not change the life cycle of the project. We invested a lot of time making sure they were kicking off and they were aligned with the business needs and what the company wanted to build. 

The projects we struggled the most with were those when the other company didn’t know what they wanted or the team didn’t invest or share context. I think it’s important to do all this in order to build a solution.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I worked for a company at the time, for almost 3 years. I started as an intern and then I became a lead developer.

For what projects/services did your company hire GogoApps?

Nikkei Chart Builder which is a web application where you can generate a chart that is then printed in the world's largest financial newspaper - The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Japan Economics Newspaper.

What were your goals for this project?

Development a new chart type.

How did you select this vendor?

Gogo Apps traveled to Tokyo due to a bitcoin-related conference and they sent me the message via Linkedin to meet and talk about the lifestyle in Japan and about the various IT topics. It came out that Gogo Apps hires great developers and are looking for new opportunities. At the same time, WIZE NET was looking for experienced developers to help with the ongoing project. I set up a meeting where we discussed the details.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Nikkei Chart Builder which is a web application where you can generate a chart that is then printed in the world's largest financial newspaper - The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Japan Economics Newspaper. Those charts are written with D3.js, customizable by a journalist (end-user), by using forms and drag and drop features in Angular. The SVG chart is sent to our server (Node.js) where the conversion from SVG to PDF, PNG, JPG is done. Then, the converted file is sent to Nikkei API, which handles the request and displays that file in a system that performs some validations. Ultimately, the file is printed in the newspaper.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of 4 developers, Me and another developer from WIZE NET, one frontend developer from Gogo Apps and one backend developer.

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

We met the deadlines and customer scheduled development of another charts.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Their project management was professional, we were well informed as they kept tracking the progress and making sure we're on schedule with the development.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They produced high-quality code, took care of the product, and proposed improvements. Although we were working in different time zones, it was easy to communicate and sync up for daily standup.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I have no remarks.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I worked with Arizona State University at the time, as lead developer for eight years on an interactive and adaptive digital astrobiology course.

For what projects/services did your company hire GogoApps?

A key component of my course is interactive simulators that illustrated complex scientific concepts. My group hired Gogo Apps to build some of the simulators required for the course.

What were your goals for this project?

The goals of this project included scientifically rigorous simulators, the capability of being deployed on the web, intuitive and simple user interface, and ability to be integrated into Smart Sparrow's Adaptive e-Learning Platform.

All sims needed to be developed in HTML5 to replace existing Flash sims.

How did you select this vendor?

This vendor was identified by a personal connection of one of the team members. We selected this vendor because of their impressive portfolio and exceptional work on the first test simulator we sent them to work on.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Gogo Apps worked on two sims, a Phases of Water simulator and a Stellar Nursery simulator.

In the Phases of Water simulator, students select solid/liquid/gaseous materials and place them on a 3D globe of the various terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars) and observe whether the phase is stable or transitions.

The simulator also had graphing capabilities for plotting students' observations and drawing tools for grouping like data points for analysis. The graph also plotted the phase diagrams of the materials under investigation (water, carbon dioxide, and methane).

The Stellar Nursery sim allowed students to create stars of varying masses and watch them evolve over time. The data was derived from actual scientific research of a colleague, and the sim rendered the data in a visual format, as well as plotted its various parameters.

This sim was especially challenging considering the large scales of space and time that needed to be represented in a way that was comprehensible to students.

Gogo Apps constructed both sims, starting with my mathematical models and designs, adding a significant amount of functionality above and beyond what was required.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of the lead designer (myself) who wrote and refined curricula based on eight years of student data, as well as designed the simulators.

A project manager was in weekly contact with Gogo Apps. Two programmers translated my designs and mathematical models into design documents and web accessible data sets. Several learning designers integrated the simulator into existing activities and modified accordingly.

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

Both simulators are my go-to demos when showing the benefit of sims in a digital science course. We had previously worked with a number of vendors who were problematic, resulting in subpar results.

Gogo Apps was a breath of fresh air, delivering phenomenal products. In observing student usage of these simulators, they were able to intuitively navigate them and absorb the content more easily than with simulators developed by other vendors.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was very effective, with the team in constant communication with us. Deadlines were met and if there were any difficulties, were communicated well ahead of time.

We were shown frequent builds and allowed input as the projects progressed, allowing us to catch problems early and develop effective solutions. The time difference did not impact the project and worked out well, with our workday beginning as theirs ended.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I found their interest in the science of the simulators most impressive.

While developing the simulators, their developers took several days to review and learn the science behind the concepts that the simulators were to illustrate. Their justification was that they wanted to ensure that the simulators would not have misconceptions built into them as a result of lack of knowledge.

Because of their background work prior to starting work on the simulators, they were in a position to innovate from a place of understanding, often suggesting valuable modifications to help students with misconceptions that they themselves encountered while learning the topic.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Not much that can be improved. I'm eager to work with them again on new projects.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the lead backend developer for Epic! Kids, an online platform that provides learning materials for children.  

What challenge were you trying to address with GogoApps?

We were having challenges with our previous developers, who were being outsourced from another country. We found communication and reliability to be a problem. We were seeking to diversify our outsourcing by looking at European developers.

What was the scope of their involvement?

GogoApps has been a critical component of our staff augmentation efforts. They’ve assisted us in the bulk of our work; their engineers have integrated very well into our environment. They’ve provided PHP and iOS backend development. They’ve developed new features and have deployed production-ready systems. They’re familiar with APIs, Linux, cloud computing, and more.

They followed the exact same workflow that our in-house engineers do—they’re on Slack and GitHub and create PR requests for the work that they do. I review their work, then merge it into the rest of the project for production.

What is the team composition?

I’m currently working with an iOS engineer and a PHP specialist.

How did you come to work with GogoApps?

After experiencing difficulties with our previous agency, we were looking for development companies in Poland. I ran through my connections and stumbled upon GogoApps. I met with the founder and saw the engineers’ resumes, and that’s when I decided to work with them.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve probably spent somewhere between $50,000–$100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

I started working with them in August 2018, and it’s an ongoing relationship. They’re really part of my team, now.

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

They’ve provided great services at an incredible rate. If I tried to find a good engineer in the Bay area, the cost would just be astronomical. They’ve provided high-quality engineers at half of that price, or better. That’s been a phenomenal value-add for us.

They also approach every project with great passion. We know that they’re not just going to disappear after finishing a product, and we hadn’t experienced that level of trust or commitment with an offshore developer, before. We’re able to hold them to the same standards as our inhouse engineers, which is great.

How did GogoApps perform from a project management standpoint?

We communicate on Slack and Github. While there’s a time difference, they’ve offered to work California hours, which we’re currently considering. They’ve been very flexible on that front. They partake in our standups and adhere to the exact same project processes of our own engineers.  

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’ve been wonderful to work with because they’re excellent communicators. While English isn’t their native tongue, they’re able to articulate and describe complicated engineering architectures clearly. Despite working with a second language, they’re able to drive projects, lead a team, and work through problems.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Although I hate to say nothing, I can’t really think of anything. Things have been great so far.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Have patience, especially during that initial uptake or learning curve. Just stick with them, and they’ll understand your systems and deliver your product. You’ll soon be off to the races, and you’ll be getting great value for the engineering dollars well spent.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the head of engineering at EcoVadis, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) rating firm. We specialize in the supply chain industry, and in the B2B market alone, we have 30,000 clients.

What challenge were you trying to address with GogoApps?

We were seeking the frontend development of our SaaS portal.

What was the scope of their involvement?

GogoApps developed the frontend of the B2B portal that we offer to our global customers and clients. After we provided them with wireframes, their team utilized JavaScript, React, Redux, and Webpack as part of their tech stack.

What is the team composition?

We started with five developers but had 15 at the peak. Currently, we’re working with three.

How did you come to work with GogoApps?

In our initial search for frontend agencies and software companies, we were looking to start with 5-6 developers who specialized in React. Out of 6–7 shortlisted companies, we chose GogoApps after interviewing them.

Their perks included the fact that they were local (they’re located in Warsaw, like us) and that they immediately assigned five developers to us, within two weeks. Their team came ready to hit the ground running. They also showed us a previous application of theirs, which we were impressed by.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent close to $1,100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in November 2017 and the work is ongoing.

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

While we assessed the results in a more qualitative manner, we were happy with their work. Their developers were highly skilled, and the completed platform was successfully marketed to our clients.

How did GogoApps perform from a project management standpoint?

We handled project management on our side. The developers became a part of our own team. While their scope was purely technical, they also knew to join our team and be collaborative, which made the engagement a smooth one.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’ve managed to be in touch with a larger community of local developers in Warsaw, which proved to be extremely helpful for turnover. Each time a developer left the project, GogoApps were able to find a replacement within a week. They have a very robust network of developers, which we really appreciated.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Their communication at the beginning of our collaboration could have been improved. We were one of their first bigger clients, and they seem to have had some difficulty handling us.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the COO at Startup Funding Club. We have a network of business angels and early-stage investment funds. We basically invest in startups.

What challenge were you trying to address with GogoApps?

We were building a platform for ourselves to make our process more efficient and to facilitate work and communication with entrepreneurs and investors. We are trying to be a bit more technological in what we do.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We wanted to expand our website’s functionality. Currently, we have user accounts, startup accounts, and investor accounts. We also have an admin panel to manage the content and the process.

We initially asked GogoApps to do website design from scratch, and they then used those designs for frontend development using Java and PHP.

Our in-house project manager managed our backend developers. GogoApps adapted their frontend code to integrate it with our existing backend using a collaborative process.

What is the team composition?

We started with designers and one project manager during the design phase. Following that, we had one designer and project manager. When we started the frontend development, we had a project manager and one frontend developer.

How did you come to work with GogoApps?

They are based in Poland and I am based in London. I was speaking at an event, and one of their sales managers approached me asking for a collaboration. She was interested in us introducing their services to our network of entrepreneurs.

When the need for a new design arose, I reached out to them to ask for a price. I also spoke to three other service providers, but GogoApps’ quick response and ability to start to the project promptly, in addition to their pricing, made us choose them.

How much have you invested in them?

We spent around £25,000 (approximately $32,462 USD).

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked on this project with them from August 2018–June 2019. We still work together sometimes on changes and updates.

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

They provided me with estimates and a project plan, and there were very few differences between those plans and the results. Those are the basics that I now expect from future partners. Everyone likes the design, which was very refreshing for us. We are still doing a lot of backend work, so the frontend they delivered is not fully deployed because the backend is taking a lot of time. Generally, the reception has been very positive, and I would give them an eight out of ten for how well they captured our vision for the frontend design.

How did GogoApps perform from a project management standpoint?

They were excellent. Their process was well-organized, and they were always available if I needed them to be. I knew what the cost would be, what the schedule would be, and how it would be phased, and I was very happy with the timing.

They were very open to finding solutions. They used Google Spreadsheets, which were shared with me and updated on a regular basis. From a project management point of view, I think they did very well.

What did you find most impressive about them?

It was my first project of this type, and I think GogoApps did much better than what my backend developers are doing. I was happy with how they worked on the frontend, and how they worked on the design. The design itself was approved and I think everyone is happy with it.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I had hoped I could rely more on them than they would rely on me to come up with the visual design concept. I understand that they needed guidance from the client so that the client is happy, but at the same time, I hoped that they would put something in front of me that I wouldn’t have to figure out myself because I can’t look out of the box in many ways.

However, I’m happy with the design and I think they came up with something that was very nice. My general experience with GogoApps has been very positive, and I think they do a good job. If I had more experience in dealing with this type of service, I could say more. Right now, they are my number one.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

There isn’t anything I would do differently in working with them. The only advice I would give is to just go ahead and try them.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m an IT project manager at Grupa Wirtualna Polska,

What challenge were you trying to address with GogoApps?

We hired GogoApps to develop an application to manage photos. We needed a company with a lot of expertise in Golang.

What was the scope of their involvement?

GogoApps developed our server-side app using Golang. We anticipate the app will be useable by the end of the month. As of now, our developers have reviewed the code and GogoApps has delivered work without any issues. The final product will allow users to aggregate photos and resources, and make it easier to find photos within a repository. 

What is the team composition?

There are four backend developers, five frontend developers, one quality and security (QS) teammate, and a project manager.

How did you come to work with GogoApps?

GogoApps came as a personal recommendation from our developers who knew we needed specialists in Golang. They seemed to know exactly what to do and explained the process very well. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in February 2019 and the engagement is ongoing.

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

The final product is high quality. We anticipate the app improving the speed of the overall processes for our business. 

How did GogoApps perform from a project management standpoint?

Our teams use Jira to communicate and manage the project. It feels very natural to work together.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We like that they think similarly to us and work hard to accomplish our goals. They feel like a part of our company. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

More QA at the beginning rather than just at the end could be helpful. We have some bugs that need to be fixed, but it’s not an issue.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Believe in their abilities. 

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the COO for a software agency based in Warsaw. We have multiple international clients and often reach out to our partners for help.

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

We hired GogoApps to support our team of developers on the basis of body leasing cooperation. The goal was to create an easy and quick-to-use payment application for our client. The client wanted to expand the team and deliver the finished product faster.

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

We've partnered with GogoApps for other projects and we often met during conferences, meetings and other industry-specific events. We knew they were a professional and trustworthy company.

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

The developers that GogoApps made available to us worked on the Client's side application using SCRUM methodology. For technology, we mainly used JavaScript/TypeScript and React. Due to nature of the product details are confidential.

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

3 Senior Frontend Developers, 1 Project Manager

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

The speed of progress on the works was a decisive advantage. A fresh look at problems and suggesting better solutions.

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

In our case (body leasing contract), GogoApps developers have adapted to the methodology used by our Client, i.e. SCRUM and weekly sprints.

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

Professionalism, understanding of the newest industry trends, speed of work.

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

I have no objections; everything went smoothly and in accordance with the signed contract.