Innovantes IT Solutions LLP

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am handling Training and Development department at one of the leading auto manufacturers in the world.

For what projects/services did your company hire Innovantes IT Solutions LLP?

We had hired Innovantes to develop a cloud-based digital solution to improve our dealership manpower management. We were using multiple fragmented systems at our dealerships resulting in overlaps and redundancies in the data. The systems were not integrated and we lacked a consolidated view of the dealership manpower. Having end-to-end manpower visibility was critical to our business and we wanted to develop a new scalable solution capable of presenting a consolidated view by integrating with existing systems while ensuring data consistency. We also wanted to automate our incentive management process.

What were your goals for this project?

The project intended to create a single view of every employee by consolidating information from multiple systems. The other goal was to have a robust, rule-based system in place to automate incentive management. Right from incentive calculation to payouts, the aim was to have a minimal manual intervention.

How did you select this vendor?

We had floated an RFP and assessed multiple vendors on domain strength and technical capabilities and finally decided to go ahead with Innovantes.

Describe the project in detail.

The project intended to create a single view of every employee by consolidating information from multiple systems and sources. Having a single view of the employee was critical to reduce operational complexities while ensuring optimal resource utilization. The most critical part of the project was to integrate and merge data from multiple sources while maintaining the highest levels of accuracy. The new workflows were to be designed with adequate checks and balances in place. Another part was to create new workflows for incentive management. The data was supposed to be collated and validated from multiple sources followed by calculation based on business rules and then monies transferred to employees upon approval, all without any manual intervention.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of a Project Manager, Business Analyst, Team Leader, and a technical team comprising of developers and QA team.

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

The system has completely transformed our existing processes and dashboards. We have a robust and scalable system that can present us with consolidated and credible data to help us with decision making. The incentive management process has been completely automated right from the calculation based on the actual sales data to payouts with new workflows that are consistent and have rigorous in-built controls. The dashboard prepared by Innovantes has been highly appreciated by the leadership and has helped us speed up decision making by having access to real-time information.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The project management was good and communication was clear and concise. The team followed agile practices and was able to handle various changes.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The team was able to come out with a technology architecture that is robust and scalable. We are also happy with the timelines in which the project was delivered.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We have had a good experience and wish Innovantes all the best.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of Nita Mehta Group. Nita Mehta is one of the world's leading chefs and cookbook authors providing expert guidance for cooking and crafting speciality recipes. We have our customer base spread across 10 countries including the US, United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.

For what projects/services did your company hire Innovantes IT Solutions LLP?

We had an innovative idea to launch a unique online platform centred around the concept of healthy cooking at home. With thousands of ventures competing to grab the share of wallet of the dine-out consumer, we wanted to reverse the trend and promote healthy cooking at home.

The idea was to empower the consumers to make the perfect gourmet meal at their own homes in the most hygienic way, using their own cookware, that too in 10-15 minutes.

We wanted to deliver meal-boxes with farm-fresh, pre-cooked ingredients in measured quantities with step by step self-explanatory recipe cards so that the consumers could prepare their own gourmet meals in flat 15 minutes. Innovantes was hired to give a shape to the idea.

What were your goals for this project?

Focus and goal were to develop a High-Performance mobile app based scalable and customized eCommerce platform for our new food venture.

How did you select this vendor?

For us, the primary parameter to search and finalize any vendor was the attitude and willingness to understand the concept at the inception stage.

Innovantes was able to prove their mettle and come up with solutions to the complex scenarios discussed with the team. In fact, all the aspects got covered in the initial stage creating a firm foundation of a robust e-commerce platform.

This actually showcased their ability to deep dive to get a good grasp of the application requirement and come up with more and more innovative ideas which actually helped firm up the final design and functionality of a highly scalable and robust e-Commerce platform capable of rendering superior performance at all times.

Describe the project in detail.

Innovantes was mandated to develop high-performance e-Commerce platform for NM Foods. The idea revolved around healthy cooking at home facilitated by our meal-boxes with farm-fresh, pre-cooked ingredients in a measured quantity to prepare a perfect gourmet meal, all by yourself.

We also have introduced the concept of home parties with our meal boxes. The digital platform was required to deliver superior performance and exceptional user experience. The users could order the meals or set up a subscription to our healthy meals through our app or the website.

Users could avail of a discount using our digital coupon codes and pay the amount using a Payment Gateway. More than the technical know-how, a strong business understanding was the key to deliver the project successfully.

The platform has been developed on the stable .NET platform and the mobile apps on the hybrid Xamarin framework. It took about 4 months to complete the development. There was a special provision created for integrations multiple third-party systems for delightful and seamless user experience. We are now working on further enhancements.

What was the team composition?

The team comprised of a dedicated Project Manager, Team Leader, and a technical team comprising of application developers, quality analysts and support engineers.

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

We have had a reasonably successful launch with an increase in orders on a MOM basis. Our home parties section has also experienced exceptionally good traction. We now want to expand this part of the business and have been working with Innovantes to recalibrate the system to our future business needs.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We are satisfied with the workflow and communication between our teams. Their team always remained engaged throughout the project. Management support also added to our comfort.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Domain knowledge and clear and concise communication were the hallmarks of the engagement.

Are there any areas for improvement?

As of now, we have had a good working relationship with their team.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Managing Director at The Wheelman, Australia's largest alloy wheel repair company.

For what projects/services did your company hire Innovantes IT Solutions LLP?

Innovantes was hired to help us in our digital transformation. Internal processes had many manual inputs prone to errors and without appropriate insights. Our mandate was to redesign processes, workflows, and develop a robust and scalable technology-enabled solution that would help us drive efficiencies and improve customer experience.

We wanted a custom CRM and mobile application for our customers and the workforce which would help us streamline our internal and customer-focused processes and emerge as an agile enterprise.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to have a robust and scalable technology platform including custom CRM and mobile applications for our customers and workforce that would help us further improve service levels and retain our leadership position in our field, through appropriate automation of manual processes, insights and fast customer response.

We believe the project will deliver savings in the vicinity of AUD$38,000pa over the next 5 years whilst delivering a key competitive advantage to our customers.

How did you select this vendor?

Innovantes approached us through a digital medium. We had detailed calls with their leadership team to ascertain their competency and management commitment to complete a successful outcome. An assessment of their domain knowledge & technical competency was then undertaken prior to signing them up.

Given that we had a couple of unsuccessful attempts to implement a CRM with two other organizations, we were extremely cautious in our approach and ensured they crossed all hurdles before we finalized a partnership with Innovantes.

Describe the project in detail.

The project was intended to improve our service capability and our internal and customer-facing processes. Our work processes were outdated and mostly manual, which was prone to errors, lack of follow up and insights.

The Innovantes' team had detailed discussions to understand our existing processes & workflows and explored what our team had theorised in our pre development of the product. Thereafter, Innovantes conceptualized and developed a state-of-the-art digital platform comprising tailor-made mobile applications for iOS and Android and a custom CRM solution.

The new platform- mobile apps and CRM ensured that the entire workflow- from enquiry generation to job completion and invoicing, was fully digitized. The new workflows proposed by Innovantes were efficient and have freed up considerable management bandwidth to focus on the core business.

The CRM application had to be integrated with a customer data system and our finance and accounting system to ensure that the management had real-time operational and financial information handy at all times.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of a Delivery Manager, Project Manager, Team Leader, and a technical team comprising of app developers and QA.

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

We are in the final stages of testing and expect it to be deployed by end May. The custom CRM and mobile applications, built to our exact needs, look and work great and we are very confident and extremely excited about the success of this project.

We feel the mobile applications will bring in the additional delight factor for our customers and help us further strengthen our leadership position in this segment. This project will bring about a complete digital transformation at The Wheelman and has the potential to disrupt the market as a game changer for our business in this segment.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The communication skills and Project Management were the hallmarks of the engagement. The entire project followed the agile principles of collaborative working and continuous delivery. The domain knowledge of the team was great. The continuous workflow not only developed a great product, but great relationships between our teams in a true agile environment.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

A project of this nature required great collaboration and a strong digital acumen and I can only congratulate the Innovantes team on their masterful digital skill set. Collaboration however is often delivered through intelligent debates and a passion for the right answer and it is in this area I believe that separates Innovantes from their competitors.

We had never expected Innovantes dogged approach would match our own but they continually go above and beyond to develop the right solution for our needs, even through our testing phase. We are delighted with the overall approach and the commitment of their team right from requirement analysis to deployment.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We are happy with the overall approach and standards of delivery.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Co-founder and CEO of QNA, a data analytics platform on social issues for young Indians. I also lead Asha Impact, an impact investing and policy advocacy organisation operating a multi-family office for Indian business leaders and philanthropists to jointly invest in social enterprises and engage with the government.

For what projects/services did your company hire Innovantes IT Solutions LLP?

Over the last decade, we have witnessed complete erosion of independent media. Paid news, censorship, polarized debate and sensationalism are at an all time high. Online social media platforms have not helped either. There is no credible, neutral, open source of data on public attitudes on national issues. We wanted to address this issue by creating a truly independent, credible, unbiased platform, which can be used by common people to get a sense of true pulse of the nation.

What were your goals for this project?

The focus was to create the world's first independent, open-data driven citizen engagement platform. The envisioned platform was supposed to be an analytical platform which lets users engage with the latest news and generate attitudinal insights on any major topic of interest.

How did you select this vendor?

Innovantes was referred to us by an existing client of ours. We held multiple discussions with Innovantes and assessed them on various parameters including domain knowledge, technical competency, communication skills and reference checks with their existing clients. A platform of this kind required deep analytical capabilities to be executed well.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Innovantes worked closely with our core team to understand the concept and asked us the right set of questions. Right from the product conceptualization to design and functionality development, their team was deeply involved at every stage.

As we were attempting to create something which had not been done earlier, there were frequent iterations but the team was agile enough to accommodate these changes at various stages of development and even beyond. The application has been developed in English & Hindi, and is focussed on being an open source of data on public attitudes on national issues. Post development, the platform is still being maintained by Innovantes.

What was the team composition?

The team comprised of a Business Analyst, Project Manager, and 3 software developers, working dedicatedly on our project

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

QNA has emerged India's first online polling platform on sensitive social, political and economic issues.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

There was effective communication with all stakeholders. Strong analytical skill set of the team ensured the project was delivered timely and launched in time. We are quite happy with the project planning and technical skillset of the team.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

There was complete transparency about cost and clarity in communication. Timely Application launch helped us meet our goals. We are happy to refer them for mobile and web application development, especially in domains which require high analytical capabilities.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Manager at a leading consultancy handling the account of one of the largest auto manufacturers of the world.

For what projects/services did your company hire Innovantes IT Solutions LLP?

Innovantes was mandated to develop an app based digital solution to overhaul the existing training and evaluation process for the dealership employees of our client. Our existing process involved the trainers visiting the dealerships, conduct training and on-the-job evaluations and finally filling up the excel sheets with the details of the training. The process was manually intensive and filling up multiple documents and uploading images were time-consuming and prone to errors. We felt a digital solution would address these issues while ensuring data consistency. In line with the strategic goals, the management also required real-time data access to plug gaps and make the programs more effective.

What were your goals for this project?

The intent was to leverage technology and to improve the training process through a digital solution, thus enabling the workforce to deliver stellar services and add value to company's strategic and tactical goals.

How did you select this vendor?

All aspects were evaluated including professional calibre, domain strength, technical capabilities, delivery processes, industry ranking and client references.

Describe the project in detail.

The project was intended to improve the existing training process. Innovantes did a deep dive to understand the management requirements, thereafter conceptualised and developed a state-of-the-art digital platform comprising of tailor-made mobile applications for iOS and Android and a CRM solution. The new platform ensured that the trainers are able to conduct the training and evaluation using the mobile apps and the data is available in real-time in the new CRM dashboard. We also required the functionality to conduct training in offline mode and then push the same later to the central system. The management could use the dashboard to see the efficacy of training and productivity on a real-time basis.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of a Project Manager, Team Leader and a technical team comprising of app developers and QA.

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

The Mobile and CRM Applications developed brought about a complete digital transformation resulting in enhanced top-line and bottom-line benefits. Now we have a robust platform in place having multiple features incorporated making it a unique application otherwise not available in the market. We have seen significant improvement in training adherence and training coverage. We have also seen a significant improvement in man-hours required to process the training reports.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The communication skills and technical and domain knowledge of the point of contact from the delivery team was good which ensured that they captured the requirements well. There was timely and frequent interaction between us and the delivery team.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

We were happy with the timelines in which the project of this size and nature was delivered. Communication as great so were the charges of development and the post-deployment support. The team was quick to pick up our requirements and quickly developed the components as we found befitting to have a robust digital platform.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We had a great experience and wish Innovantes all the best to maintain their current standards of quality delivery for their clients. However, we do feel that timelines for delivery could have been improved at times.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of IJCP Publications Ltd

For what projects/services did your company hire Innovantes IT Solutions LLP?

We have been in the Medical Communication space for over 2 decades. Having seen the industry closely, there has been a dramatic shift in the way health information is sought. Patients want to take greater control of their health but unfortunately, do not have access to reliable information most of the times.

We have also realized that videos increase the patient’s comprehension of their ailments or the subject. Reliance on Google for health needs is a dangerous trend as it is difficult to differentiate between right and the wrong.

Similarly, it is imperative that healthcare providers keep themselves updated with the latest in their domain, enabling them to improve the quality of care. We tried to address these twin challenges with Medtalks.

What were your goals for this project?

The focus was to develop a digital platform that can leverage the web to disseminate trustworthy information to knowledge seekers and provide the healthcare providers with self-paced courses, certification programs and the much-awaited live webcasts delivered by globally renowned medical experts on a wide range of topics aimed at enhancing their skillsets.

How did you select this vendor?

The focus was to develop a digital platform that can leverage the web to disseminate trustworthy information to knowledge seekers and provide the healthcare providers with self-paced courses, certification programs and the much-awaited live webcasts delivered by globally renowned medical experts on a wide range of topics aimed at enhancing their skillset.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Innovantes worked in close collaboration with us, took a good grasp of the requirements to design the solution. There was dedicated channelization of energies to develop a robust digital platform to keep the doctors and the healthcare providers abreast with the latest breakthroughs in their respective domains.

The application was custom developed using PHP, MySQL and had multiple integrations for live streaming. It is hosted on AWS.

The application has been developed in multiple languages- English & Hindi and has 3 sections- Medbytes, aimed at providing trustworthy health information to the patients and general users, while the other 2 sections- CMEs and Webinars meant for the healthcare providers, provide them with live webinars and self-paced learning programs.

We are also collaborating with Innovantes to build a custom chatbot to address patient's queries on our social media accounts and website.

What was the team composition?

The team comprised of a dedicated Project Manager, Team Leader, and 3 software developers, working dedicatedly on our project

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

Medtalks has emerged India's fastest growing online platform helping doctors and patients improve quality of care.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

There was very satisfactory communication between business and technical stakeholders. Having good technical and business acumen enabled the project team members to capture correct complete requirements and deliver the solution timely. The team had outstanding skills and technical and domain knowledge, resulting in developing a robust application.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

• Transparency and clarity in Communication
• Agile Methodology of application development
• Knowhow of latest in technology, specifically in the Healthcare vertical was amazing
• Timely Application Development and Delivery helped us meet our strategic and tactical objectives of reaching out to the most having numerous registrations of knowledge seekers including patients and healthcare experts immediately after the launch of the platform
• The pricing was very transparent and competitive for an application of this complexity

We are happy to refer them for mobile and web application development not only in the healthcare vertical but also in other domains requiring hi-tech software applications rendering high performance.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We are happy with their services are continue to work with him.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I lead business model innovation for the Asia-Pacific Division of a large multinational healthcare company. 

However, I’ve worked with Innovantes in several other positions, including a health tech startup I launched.

What challenge were you trying to address with Innovantes IT Solutions LLP? 

In my first engagement with Innovantes, they assisted our health tech startup with the development of mobile products. After, they built a few more products in a few more companies. 

Finally, we’re partnering with them in my current organization, a multinational healthcare company, where they assist with web development.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Our startup, which was essentially a doctor network, had partnered with a US-based company to develop all of our technology. However, given the nature of our company, we needed to update our software capabilities pretty regularly. 

Innovantes helped us rebuild our modern mobile products. They used Python and MySQL, and migrated our original platform from Node.js onto a new system.

The team also provided dev-ops support, with their founder acting as our own CTO. 

In our web development projects, they support some of our higher-profile hospital clients. For this project, they use PHP and MySQL.

What is the team composition?

We’ve interacted with a large amount of Innovantes’ team members. Their CEO, lead developer, and designer have been some of our main contacts.

How did you come to work with Innovantes IT Solutions LLP?

I was referred to Innovantes by a prominent contact when I was in the health tech space. 

What is the status of this engagement?

My first engagement with Innovantes began in June 2016, and the work is ongoing.

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

We’ve greatly appreciated Innovantes’ ability to consistently support us throughout the development lifestyle of our projects. The team’s engagement levels are strong, not just with us but with our clients. 

With the startup piece, we tracked data on Google Analytics on a daily basis and saw an increase in user traction. At one point, we integrated Mixpanel as well, and noticed really great results on both platforms following the launch of Innovantes’ work.

In our current project, we’re still in the development stage. We have plans to launch in the next month or so, and are confident about the software’s performance based on the success of their previous deliverables for us. 

How did Innovantes IT Solutions LLP perform from a project management standpoint?

From a management perspective, they’re highly proactive early on, making sure processes are defined well before they begin working on tasks. It was really helpful to have them a few steps ahead in the beginning.

The team uses Trello, which allows our internal team to access consistent updates on the software lifecycle. We keep in touch over Slack.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Innovantes understands the unique healthcare market extremely fluently, which is unusual and impressive. Their approach to project and client management is fluid, maintaining one point of contact across all aspects of the software. The team is always engaged and proactively works to accomplish tasks.

They take a really agile approach towards accommodating both us and our clients, especially given how rapidly our needs and goals change.

Are there any areas they could improve?

There’s nothing negative I can say about the engagement so far.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of a leading online ERP provider based in California, US

For what projects/services did your company hire Innovantes IT Solutions LLP?

We have worked with Innovantes on multiple projects, mainly on mobile application development. Our current engagement with them has been on a food delivery app. The mobile application built on Android and iOS and has many features including API integration with multiple third-party applications. The app was to be used by the delivery associates to pick up orders from restaurants and deliver them to the consumers.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to have a robust mobile application capable of rendering superior performance. The application was to be integrated with multiple payment systems and other third-party applications.

How did you select Innovantes IT Solutions LLP?

Innovantes approached us through email. We had multiple calls with their leadership and their technical team before we signed them up.

Describe the project in detail.

The project consists of the development, implementation, and ongoing support for our product. The goal was to create an Android and iOS app that was user friendly and helped to automate the pickup and delivery process. The delivery associates could see the orders assigned to them in the app, pick up, and deliver it to the customers. The app has multiple features including bar code scanning and supports multiple payment options including integration with card readers that we are working on.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of a Project Manager, Team Leader, app developers, and QA.

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

We have had a successful launch and are now working on further optimizations and improvements. The initial feedback has been positive.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Being a remote engagement, communication is paramount. We are happy with the communication and the project workflow.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The project management approach impressed us.

Are there any areas for improvement?

The overall engagement has been positive so far.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of a leading publishing house. We have a customer base in over 30 countries and are well known in publishing children's books and recipes.

For what projects/services did your company hire Innovantes IT Solutions LLP?

We wanted to diversify our business and enter the packaged spices segment and hence, needed to create a strong technology platform that could help us build our new digital identity. We wanted to create a strong and distinct spices brand and wanted a strong digital platform to support the journey. The target audience of our products was predominantly US and western markets with a strong Asian diaspora. Innovantes was hired to build a technology platform comprising of an eCommerce engine and mobile applications that help engage with our customers.

What were your goals for this project?

The aim was to have a new technology platform that could foster our new digital identity. We wanted to have an engaging platform that could drive our topline and help us engage better with our customers.

How did you select this vendor?

We were already working with Innovantes for another project for our group company and they were the first choice to go to. They understood our requirements well.

Describe the project in detail.

The aim was to create a compelling eCommerce platform comprising of web and mobile apps that help us establish a new brand identity in the chosen markets. We also wanted to have live streaming capabilities integrated into the platform to drive engagement. The platform was supposed to support dynamic offers based on the cart composition and user's location.

What was the team composition?

The team comprised of a Project Manager, Team Leader, and associates.

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

We are happy with the outcome of the project. Our app has been liked by our users and the overall feedback has been quite positive. We have witnessed good engagement on our live webinars and a good order volume.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The approach of the team was very proactive and that is what differentiates Innovantes from others. The project was delivered as per the agreed schedule.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

We are happy with the professionalism, work ethics, and their client-centric approach.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We are happy with our engagement and continue to work with them.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Chairman and CEO of one of the largest hospital networks in India.

For what projects/services did your company hire Innovantes IT Solutions LLP?

Our engagement with Innovantes started when we hired them to develop mobile apps for our business. Over time they have grown from application development to an innovation partner helping us drive efficiencies in our internal and patient-facing processes. They have provided us with a host of technology-enabled solutions including mobile applications for workforce management, sales enablement solutions, Business Process outsourcing handling our critical patient-facing processes, feedback management, and management dashboards.

What were your goals for this project?

The focus has been to drive growth digitally and creating value for all our stakeholders.

How did you select this vendor?

Innovantes was referred to us by an existing client of ours.

Describe the project in detail.

Innovantes was tasked with revamping our existing technology architecture and develop modern mobile applications for our group. Appointment management was a key requirement as we wanted more users to move away from the phone to self-scheduling, helping drive efficiencies. We also required a mobile application for better salesforce management and a feedback management solution with a CRM that could give us a real-time overview of our sales teams and provide us with insights to take corrective actions on a real-time basis.

What was the team composition?

Our interaction has been with their CEO, Project Managers and Design teams. The complete team included app developers, architects, and QA team.

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

nnovantes' ability to support us throughout the development lifecycle of different projects and their after-sales support have been the key factors we continue to work with them. The engagement levels of the team are very strong. We have experienced an improvement in patient feedback, huge efficiency gains in our backend operations and improved sales processes.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We are happy with their Project Management approach and the flow of communication.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Innovantes' understanding of the complex healthcare domain is appreciable. They understand the nuances and complexities associated with healthcare and are able to come out with innovative solutions to manage them

Are there any areas for improvement?

We wish them all the very best and hope to continue working with them on more digital initiatives.