✅ IT Outsourcing & Staff Augmentation since 2007
Innowise Group is an international full-cycle software development company with key delivery centres in Europe and offices worldwide. Our team has over 1000 top-notch IT professionals, leveraging their software engineering expertise to make the businesses of our customers more innovative and successful.
We deliver a full spectrum of IT services:
- Team Extension (Staff Augmentation, Dedicated Teams)
- IT Outsourcing
- Custom Software Development
- Enterprise Application Integration
- Software Project Rescue
- IT Audit & Consulting
- Web & Mobile Development
- UI/UX Design
- 2D & 3D Design
- Quality Assurance & Software Testing
Innowise Group employs more than 1000 full-time IT experts with strong technology skills:
- Back-end & Full-stack Developers (Java, .NET/C#, Node.JS, PHP, Python, Go, Ruby, Unity, Magento, Laravel)
- Front-end Developers (JavaScript, ReactJS, Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript, Svelte)
- Mobile Developers (Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native, Ionic, Xamarin, .NET MAUI, Objective-C)
- DevOps Engineers
- QA Engineers
- QC Specialists
- Business Analysts
- Project Managers
- UI/UX Designers
- 3D Designers
Our team has a profound expertise in:
- Cloud & DevOps
- Microservices
- High Load systems
- Blockchain
- Business Intelligence
- Digital Transformation
- Big Data
- Data Engineering
- Data Analytics & Visualization
- Data Science
- Machine Learning (ML)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Computer Vision (CV)
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Artificial & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
Since 2007, we have a proven track record of over 600 delivered projects in:
- FinTech
- MedTech
- eCommerce
- eLearning
- Enterprise
- Public Services
- Logistics & Transportation
- Construction & Real Estate
- Tourism & Hospitality
- Telecommunications
- Media & Entertainment
By combining solid technical skills with business expertise gained over the years and across various industries, we tackle challenges of any complexity and scale, always following the highest quality coding standards and our philosophy of sharing wise innovations.
Let’s develop software together!
7 Languages
- English
- Spanish
- German
- French
- Italian
- Polish
- Ukrainian
9 Timezones
- GMT
- ECT
- EET
- PST
- PNT
- MST
- CST
- EST
- CNT
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Custom Software Development for Gas Manufacturing Company
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"They ensured the project was handled carefully and things were delivered on time."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
Tech Lead at a leading gas manufacturing agency.
For what projects/services did your company hire Innowise Group, and what were your goals?
Innowise Group was hired for developing custom software for our company. We had a lot of moving pieces to our business and thus needed an efficient system to manage all our resources. The Innowise team had developed similar software applications earlier and thus we onboarded them as our technology partner.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
We discovered them on Google, reviewed their services, portfolio, past clients, etc. and felt comfortable working with them. They had a flexible engagement model and proven track record in software development.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
Their team was supposed to develop software that can help us manage our resources efficiently. For this, we initially sat on a discovery call to map out the features and functions of the software. In the later stage, their team created wireframes, and designs of the software. After a few iterations, we settled on a design that looked minimal and was easy to use. After this, they moved to the second phase - development. Their team built custom modules for features we needed in the software and integrated them all to it. In the last phase, their team tested the application thoroughly to ensure it worked seamlessly as intended. As of now, they are deploying the software on the server.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We worked with a team of software developers, UI/UX designers, copywriters, and a project manager who was leading this project.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
We got our hands on the beta version of the software and from the looks of it, the software is designed as per our needs. It is simple, intuitive, easy to work with. If our estimate is accurate, we will be able to save more than 40 hours a week with this software.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
The project was managed autonomously via JIRA. We communicated mostly through that software itself. Their team submitted their work, we added suggestions, and then they would revise the application accordingly. The cycle repeated. We held weekly meetings to discuss additional details about the project.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
We have worked with several agencies. But working with Innowise was the best experience so far. The kind of support we received from their team was remarkable. They treated us like their partners and not one from many ‘clients’. They ensured the project was handled carefully and things were delivered on time. Thank you so much for the amazing work you’ve done.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
They have been a really good technology partner so far. We expect the same amount of professionalism and dedication from them.
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Portfolio
Terraces.io, Voka, Belyagdar, Instatsport
Blockchain-based document management mobile app
Innowise Group developed the front-end part of the mobile application, both iOS and Android versions, for document and data management on the base of blockchain technology. Within the app, users can
- Create new documents (records)
- Attach digital content (pdf, images, audio)
- Create unique digital signatures
- Confirm the authenticity of a document with a digital signature
- Secure, prove and timestamp documents
- Generate a unique QR code for each record
- Use a QR-code scanner to find docs in one click
- Share and find documents using ID-tags
- Bookmark available documents
White label NFT marketplace solution
Innowise Group developed from scratch the versatile whitelabel NFT marketplace platform which allows users to create, buy and sell NFT assets via web and mobile applications.
The solution allows brands to create, manage and put their NFT assets for sale. Users can put and get out already owned NFTs for sale, buy them directly from brands or other users, or participate in the auctions.
Read more: https://innowise-group.com/nft-marketplace/
eLearning platform
Innowise Group has created desktop and web eLearning applications for video training with state-of-the-art functionality facilitating the perception of information and the acquisition/retention of theoretical knowledge. Within the desktop and web eLearning solution, trainees can watch video lectures in the player but can’t fast-forward it or adjust the speed. On the tab, there is a detailed course structure with brief descriptions. Access to each section is opened only after completing the previous one.
Technologies we used:
Web: ASP.NET Core, WCF
Desktop: UWP
UI/UX: UI Kit, Core Graphics
Cloud services: Azure CDN
Truck fleet management system
Innowise Group has delivered A custom data management platform for the customer's truck fleet with a miscellaneous feature set. The designed web app provides employees with two primary functional modules that allow record keeping, control, and analytics of the company's truck fleet. Module 1 is designed to keep track of the company's vehicle fleet. Module 2 is dedicated to freight project management.
Technologies we used:
Backend: .Net, ASP.NET Core, RavenDB
Frontend: React, Material UI, React Form Hooks, TypeScript
Remote patient monitoring platform
Innowise Group’s engineering team has developed a cloud-native remote patient monitoring solution, which is companion software to the customer’s cardiac wearable monitors. The RPM solution is used for managing cardiac monitoring outside of the clinical environment complemented with a hospital web application. The cloud RPM platform’s core function is to gather data from cardiac wearables, securely store it and analyze it. From there, patient data flows to the healthcare organizations’ EHR/EMR systems and can be accessed by medical staff in the web application.
Technologies we used:
Backend: C#, ASP. NET MVC, .NET Core 3, .Net 5, Web Api
Frontend: JavaScript, JQuery
Cloud services: Azure CosmosDB, Azure Service Bus, Azure Blob, Azure Queue, Azure Tables, MSSQL, Dapper, DevExpress, DevExtreme, Azure Functions, Azure AD B2C, Azure Application Insights, RedisCache, Azure DevOps
Live Streaming Platform for Distance Learning
The solution enables teachers to organize online school lessons in an effective and interactive way
The online platform created from scratch by our team takes into account all aspects of the learning process and helps to enrich it with new tools and experiences. We aimed to develop a high-load video conference platform with a set of features to simulate real lessons as accurately as possible.
It helps teachers to schedule, prepare and conduct lessons, store educational materials, invite pupils from different classes or other people to broadcast. Lessons are taught in real-time through a browser with the help of a video conference, so users may connect via any device – PC, tablet, or smartphone. Lots of functions are provided to make the process more interactive – pupils can raise their hands if they want to answer, paint and type on a virtual blackboard, communicate in chat, and take quizzes created by a teacher on the platform.
While engineering the platform, our development team paid special attention to the stability and security of the solution. Thanks to intelligent server distribution, the system handles high loads and can be scaled up automatically without significant effort and cost. Good connection quality and high speed are realized with geographically distributed network architecture. The system is resistant against OWASP TOP 10 vulnerabilities, connections are protected according to TLS and SRTP protocols. Personal data are stored only in encrypted form, and access rights, including access to view personal data, are strictly delimited.
The solution has already proved its effective and reliable work for more than 200,000 simultaneous users and is planned to be scaled up soon.
Technologies and tools: Java 11, Reactor, Spring Cloud Gateway, Spring Cloud Config, Vault, Spring Data, Spring Security, Lombok, MapStruct, WebFlux, PostgreSQL, Redis
Mobile Application for Instant Payments
Native iOS and Android applications serving as a digital wallet for instant payments
The mobile application is integrated with APIs of several major banks of the country. After registration and verification in the app, users get access to their digital wallets. To replenish the account, residents transfer money from their local bank accounts, while tourists just add their bank cards for that.
Users can make requests for payment (e.g., split a restaurant bill for several people), pay using QR codes, make money transfers to another person by her or his mobile phone number or email. The app also provides information about bank account balances and stores the history of payments.
Our team worked on backend and native iOS and Android applications, as well as business analysis and quality assurance of the project. The solution is developed in accordance with ISO 20022 standard, uses Swift MT, and integrates RTJS for real-time payments between banks. To protect confidential data, we integrated a security system (TLS 1.2, SSL Pinning, check for rooted devices), used PIN code validation and data encryption. The solution has multi-tenant architecture and thus can be used and tailored to the peculiarities of any bank system.
Technologies and tools: Java, RxJava, Kotlin, MVVM and Clean Architecture, Coroutines, Dagger 2, JUnit, Mockito, REST, Robolectric, Espresso; Swift, MVP and VIPER, RxSwift, GCD, XCTest, Firebase
Sales Forecast for a Store
The solution helps stores to forecast sales and prevent customers outflow, thus optimizing many business processes
Our team created a solution for retailers and online stores which makes forecasts for 5,000+ products. We used accumulated for three years data on daily sales, purchased items, average checks, loyalty card types, promotions, and so on to teach the application to identify seasonality in demand by month and day of the week, determine trends for each product group, and evaluate the impact of discounts and promotions on product sales. Based on this analysis, the program builds sales forecasts for a month, a quarter, and a year and identifies changes in demand for individual groups of customers. The solution increased the accuracy of forecasting for the next three months from 77% to 93%.
Another part of the program calculated the likelihood of customers outflow within 1-3 months. Our Python development team examined many parameters that impact customer activity: frequency and volume of purchases, number of site visits, date of the last purchase, viewed and selected products, positive or negative user experience. We identified groups that are "at-risk zone" and helped the client find out the proper offer, which will motivate customers to make purchases. For instance, we defined the most relevant goods based on the customer's previous purchases and figured out the right time for sending a message. It allowed the store to tailor the communication to each customer's needs and resulted in higher CTR (from 2.8% to 5.1%) and lower churn rate (from 9.4% to 5.6%).
Altogether, the system helped the business retain customers, boost sales through repeat purchases, and optimize business processes such as marketing communication, logistics, and storage of goods in the warehouse.
Technologies and tools: Python, ARIMA, ARCH, Recurrent neural networks, Prophet; Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn.
Semantic Analysis of Social Media Hashtag
NLP algorithm helps to analyze the tone of publications about bitcoins to predict changes in the rate of the cryptocurrency
Innowise Group created the solution for a cryptocurrency exchange to make more exact forecasts of the rise or fall of the bitcoin. As its rate movement depends highly on the mood of investors, it is necessary to take into account and rationalize some emotional factors as well. In addition to standard methods of predicting exchange rates, the system analyzes a huge amount of data from social networks and media, correlates them with trading data, and gives a better forecast.
Our team of Python Developers and Data Scientists used the NLP algorithm that enabled the system to collect and analyze data from Twitter posts that mention the word "bitcoin." Semantic technology processes the logical structure of sentences to identify the most significant elements in the text and understand the discussions' essence. In the next step, the system collects and stores data and then uses analysis to predict changes in the bitcoin exchange rate for a given period (a week or a month).
The advantage of the system is that it is constantly learning. For instance, it can already recognize tiny details such as personal humor or sarcasm, thus making forecasts even more accurate.
Technologies and tools: Python, spaCy, Gensim, Keras, Scikit-learn.
AR Application to Visualize Historical Objects
Mobile application with the Augmented Reality module allows users to witness past events and visit lost historical sites in 3D
Built-in Google Maps and geolocation function help tourists to navigate in an unfamiliar city, as well as show the nearest sightseeings.
When users reach the attraction, e.g. a ruined building or historical site, they can learn more about it by listening to an audio guide, watching a video with past events, or studying 3D models of already non-existent buildings in the format of augmented reality: life-size, in all details.
The application also lets tourists take a photo with historical characters or objects in AR. Users can download photos and videos for offline access, add to favorites, and share links to them with friends. Thus, the app enriches traveling with new immersive experiences.
The peculiarity of the project was the reconstruction of the archive photos of old buildings and artifacts into detailed three-dimensional models, recreated by our 3D designers and “made alive” by Unity Developers. Our .NET team focused on creating commercial content for the customer. For example, in order to take a photo with an augmented reality object, it is necessary to subscribe to the app and make a payment. The resulting photos can be shared on social media pages, which the user subscribes to during registration.
Technologies and tools: Unity, C#, Mapbox, AR Foundation, Unity IAP 3DStudio Max, 3D-Coat, Photoshop, .NET Core 3.1, WebAPI, MSSQL, EF Core, Azure BLOB Storage, Swagger, Google, Apple & Facebook public APIs, Serilog, Swift, Kotlin, MVP, GCD, Alamofire, Maps/CoreLocation, REST, Firebase (Analytics, Crashlytics, Distribution), REST.
Employee mobile application "My Innowise"
Innowise Group developed a cross-platform application available for iOS and Android devices with functionality that offers quick access to the information helpful for employees. It also allows sending user requests to the company’s internal systems to resolve various issues swiftly. Within the app, users can
- Filter corporate information by topic, subscribe, evaluate company-related information using reactions (likes, shares)
- View colleagues’ profiles (status, birthday with the ability to subscribe to a related notification)
- Get notifications for quick access to the latest company news;
- Access the corporate task manager, a section with information on the company’s organizational processes
- Discover the employee loyalty programs information, covering discounts and bonuses
- Use employee profile as a virtual discount card
- Sign up for corporate activities
- Obtain the information on recruitment conditions and functionality for sending CVs directly from the application
Medical Application with Add-on for Cardiac Monitoring
Custom electronic data capture (EDC) system with a special add-on for portable heart monitors supports the whole cycle of clinical testing
We developed a flexible constructor which allows clinics and hospitals to set and customize all working processes. It helps to create study workflows with special rules and roles depending on user needs. Some clinical groups may have a separate work cycle with specific rules within the study if required.
Users can create any necessary data collection and reporting forms with all required fields and special validation rules for each of them. For instance, it's possible to activate the task tracker to monitor the status of forms. The system allows flexible customization of the user interface (graphics, placement of elements, etc.). If needed, it's possible to import certain data into the system after checking them for integrity and correctness. Protecting data against alteration and preventing data breaches, all user actions are registered and stored in the audit trail available to the administrator. The system also enables users to generate various reports and export them in XLS, CSV, and PDF formats.
Later on, our team also created an add-on for cardiac monitors. It allows cardiologists to monitor the condition of patients and prescribe treatment based on data from cardiac monitors. We developed a system of additional protection of personal data, whereby doctors have access to their patients' information only.
Our team also implemented the Web API, which integrates third-party services such as patient registration systems, records keeping, insurance systems, etc. It allowed to expand the functionality of the app and add new users over time.
Technologies and tools: .ASP .NET MVC, ADO .NET, Devexpress, Devextreme, MS SQL, Azure; .NET Core Web API, T-SQL, Azure, Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, Dapper, Azure Appication Insights, Azure AD B2C, Azure WebJobs, Azure Datastorage, jquery, RedisCache, Azure DevOps
Cloud health data management platform
Innowise Group’s team has rejuvenated the customer’s obsolete health data management platform for clinical trials, updating solution architecture to retire technical debt, adding new features, and migrating to a new code platform. The solution supports a complete research work cycle and provides its users with advanced reporting capabilities.
Technologies we used:
Backend: Net 4.6
Frontend: JavaScript, JQuery
Cloud services: Azure AD, custom UI for Azure Active Directory (AAD) admin center, Azure DevOps
Reviews
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Web App Dev & Support for Transportation Company
''They're doing a great job.''
the reviewer
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the CEO of Traxi, a transportation software company.
What challenge were you trying to address with Innowise Group?
I needed someone to develop my software.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Innowise Group did every aspect of developing my web app, including QA and U/UX design — they're a one-stop-shop. The app is for my clients; every user gets the same database and the same application, which is a fully IoT platform that connects to GPS units or personal volume sensors. It's for autonomous vehicles, truck drivers, bus drivers, and smart city drivers to collect or take care of the invoice that this IoT opened.
It's a ready-made application that we modify according to the needs of our clients. In the end, it will be shelf software where you can self-install it.
What is the team composition?
I'm in contact with one developer from their team and a client manager.
How did you come to work with Innowise Group?
I found them on LinkedIn, and from the beginning, Innowise Group gave me what I wanted.
How much have you invested with them?
We've spent $100,000 with them so far.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working together in March 2021, and the engagement is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
I'm a very satisfied client with their high-quality work and ability to deliver exactly what I want through a very professional approach.
How did Innowise Group perform from a project management standpoint?
They're very flexible, and I can speak directly to the developer as much as I want. Regarding tools, we use Trello and Google Meet. Overall, the client manager is very helpful and professional.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They're professional, and I know I'll get what I need.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I don't think there's anything they can improve on — they're doing a great job.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
I recommend working with them; engaging with their team is very easy because people can talk to the developers and the client manager in a second.
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Custom Software Dev & Design for Telecommunications Company
“They’ve allowed us to compete with much larger companies. We wouldn’t be able to do this without them.”
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the CIO of a voice-over IP company that serves all 50 states.
What challenge were you trying to address with Innowise Group?
We wanted to create new telephony-related products for the business space. In particular, we required frontend resources that would allow us to build and scale these new products more quickly, with higher quality and more features. We already had a high-functioning engineering team, but it was small. We didn't have enough resources to pull off the product development we wanted. Therefore, we were looking specifically for React developers that were good with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Figma for the design components.
What was the scope of their involvement?
We’ve done many projects with Innowise Group. In particular, we’ve worked with them on three main products and deployed one of them. First, we’ve done a web RTC softphone, which is actually a software development kit (SDK) that can be embedded into other applications. It provides state-of-the-art softphone functionality for our users and includes an address book, contacts, call history, SMS and MMS text messaging, and probably one of the best call center phone functionality available on desktops.
Also, we’ve done a mobile version of that application; it’s nearly complete. Finally, we’re in the process of building an entirely new telecommunications platform with Innowise Group. For these projects, the combined effort includes both their resources and the resources on our side. However, they’ve done nearly 100% of the user-facing frontend work.
What is the team composition?
We have four people working full-time for us.
How did you come to work with Innowise Group?
They saw me on LinkedIn and randomly reached out to me. I get many requests from people on LinkedIn, and I ignore almost all of them. However, I happened to reply to Innowise Group’s message because we were in the market for outsourced development services. Afterward, we started working with them.
How much have you invested with them?
At this point, we’ve spent over $100,000, which will be well over $200,000 by the end of 2022.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with them in April 2021, and our relationship is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
The work they do is beautiful. It’s well-conceived, well-designed, and well-implemented. These are by far the best products we’ve ever delivered to customers. Also, Innowise Group has delivered reasonably quickly. We’ve never met anyone in software who has overestimated the time they need, but they’ve been good at measuring how long it’ll take to complete something.
They do code reviews among themselves and are very committed to their work. They frequently come up with ideas, questions, concerns, and comments to improve the product. They’re genuinely wonderful partners. Overall, they’ve allowed us to compete with much larger companies. We wouldn’t be able to do this without them.
How did Innowise Group perform from a project management standpoint?
Occasionally, there are some language and time zone challenges. However, it’s expected because we’re outsourcing resources that are eight hours ahead and speak a different language as their native tongue. In general, those issues have only been a minor annoyance.
We use GitHub for project management and resource control, Slack for communication, and Google Meet for daily standups.
What did you find most impressive about them?
One of their most wonderful traits is that they all work together as a team. Moreover, this is the first time we’ve been part of a successful outsourcing project. When we’ve been involved with other companies, it’s always been a painful and disappointing experience. However, this has been a spectacular outsourcing endeavor.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I wouldn’t level any complaints that aren’t broadly applicable to other software development resources. Practically every staff person in software development underestimates how long a task will take, and they aren’t different in this regard. Nonetheless, I wouldn’t criticize them on that note because I’m also a software engineer, and I also do it.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
To do any kind of outsourcing, you need somebody who understands the project from the business and technical sides. Otherwise, you’ll probably be disappointed with the results.
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iOS App Dev & QA for Hiking Software Company
“The QA work has been outstanding and helped moved the project along.”
the reviewer
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I work for a software development company that creates apps for long-distance hiking. I’m the COO and the general council.
What challenge were you trying to address with Innowise Group?
We had a project that we didn’t have the internal resources to complete in the time frame we wanted. We engaged with Innowise to help us finish that project.
What was the scope of their involvement?
They completed a branding component in our app that they built for iOS. We gave the developer detailed specifications and they grew the feature from the ground up. He’s written the entire thing. The project is wrapping up now but we’ve decided to engage with them on a web application in the near future.
What is the team composition?
We hired a developer and a full-time QA professional.
How did you come to work with Innowise Group?
I found them via a cold-contact through LinkedIn from one of their representatives.
One of their business development representatives was accommodating and available. They also had a huge team that could provide pretty much everything we needed.
How much have you invested with them?
We’ve spent $45,000.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working together in August 2020, and our work is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
They got the job done well. The QA work has been outstanding and helped moved the project along. The development has been high quality, too.
How did Innowise Group perform from a project management standpoint?
We managed the project on our end. We communicated via Slack and Jira.
What did you find most impressive about them?
The breadth of experience that they have stands out. Whatever you need to be done, they can do it.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, nothing comes to mind.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Communication is key. They’re always there to communicate with you. Don’t be shy about asking a lot of questions.
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Custom Dev for Consulting Co
"Overall, the speed with which they deliver quality code is wonderful."
the reviewer
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
Trumpet provides software and business process consulting services for the financial, legal and healthcare markets. I am one of the founders, and have extensive technical experience.
For what projects/services did your company hire Innowise Group?
One of our internal applications (Java, Spring, JPA) is used for license management, invoicing and billing. We had a single developer working on this project, and needed to increase the release cadence so we could get features added more quickly. We also wanted a new perspective on the code base, recommendations for leveraging 3rd party libraries, etc...
What were your goals for this project?
To decrease the cycle time for enhancement implementations from 2 months to 1 week while increasing code quality.
How did you select this vendor?
Innowise reached out to us initially. After several phone calls with Innowise - including interviewing the developer we would be working with
- I spoke with 3 of Innowise's current clients that were of similar size and scope to us. We then scoped a very tight project and let them work. This proved out their ability to work with our version control system, and gave us a chance to evaluate their speed and code quality. The results of that test project were exceptional
- super quick turnaround, very, very clean code
- plus a willingness to push to improve things (not just do what we told them to).
- Finally, we scoped a full project enhancing our LMS software - but we selected a project that was fairly surgical so they only needed to deeply understand two or three sub-systems to be successful. Since then, we've added more and more projects, which have increased the scope of their understanding of the various sub-systems. At this point, Innowise understands about 95% of the code base.
Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.
Innowise is now a partner in our sprint planning-we create specifications for upcoming enhancements and invite them to comment. We then maintain a shared prioritized work queue (using Trello) for specs that don't have further questions. Innowise works off that queue and delivers new functionality each week. This work has included everything from re-writing our PayPal merchant services interaction library (which was 10 years old) using modern development approaches to adding additional REST endpoints, to implementing a PDF templating system.
What was the team composition?
- Customer Operations manager
- Product Owner
- myself
- Innowise developer
- Project Manager
- Innowise PM (primarily helping with balancing scheduling at Innowise
- I do most of the in-project PM work as the Product Owner)
Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?
New functionality is being added weekly (instead of taking months). Our Operations group recieves the enhancements they need to work faster. We are being exposed to new libraries and ideas of how to solve the development challenges. This enables our Operations group to become much more innovative, and we are implementing efficiency enhancements at a record rate.
How was project management arranged and how effective was it?
We use a combination of google docs for writing product specs, and Trello to manage priorities and communicate which enhancements are being worked on, ready for code review, ready for deploy. This has been very, very effective. We also use Slack for more rapid communication when the developer has questions for the product owner.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
Their willingness to work with our processes and systems - but to also provide recommendations. All of our communication has been friendly, professional and solution oriented. Overall, the speed with which they deliver quality code is wonderful.
Are there any areas for improvement?
Initially, there were a few times when we asked for changes that are outside the developers skill set. The developer reached out to us after the fact to let us know that while he was able to get things working, it would be a lot more efficient if we included another member of the Innowise team who specialized in HTML/CSS/Javascript. So we are evaluating that right now. We have to explicitly ask for unit tests to be created. Once requested, they do a good job with building the tests - they just don't have a TDD instinct. This is fine - we just needed to start including test requirements in our specifications.
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Mobile App Development for Blockchain Solutions Company
"The development team has easily familiarized themselves with our token economy operating system and its components."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am CEO of CoreLedger AG. We provide an infrastructure for blockchain applications.
For what projects/services did your company hire Innowise Group, and what were your goals?
For a customer Project we needed a software partner capable of using our blockchain-based App template to be used for a notarization project. The goal was not only to get the project built but also to find a reliable permanent partner for future projects with our customers who could do App and Web development.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
We have a couple of potential future sofware development partners in the pipeline while we try to get a suitable pilot project for a first test-run. Innowise convinced with quick and straight-forward communication, no delays in getting the paperwork done, pragmatic approaches and also with their economic prices, which are especially important in a pilot stage.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
The project is done in four stages. Three of them relevant for App development and thereby for Innowise. The first task - Stage 2 - was to use our Whitelabel App template and modify/extend it in such a way that it has all the features of the web application that was built in Stage 1 by another software partner. Key deliverable of Stage 2 is the NOTRZR App, available for public download in the Google Play store.
It's based on React Native. The planning is done with Microsoft Team Foundation Services TFS. Innowise first had to overhaul the design according to their UX/UI experience. Then to implement and link with the NOTRZR API. The whole project is based on a huge blockchain architecture and PKI infrastructure. We are currently in the testing phase of Stage 2 and are looking forward to get the App enriched with new and exciting features in Stage 3 and Stage 4.
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We are working with 1 Project Manager, 1 Business Analyst/Designer, 1 Developer -> soon 2, 1 Quality Assurance engineer
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
The App has been built in an amazingly short time of just about 3 weeks and costed just a fraction of an App that is built from scratch. This is partly owed to the fact that the App was already existing as a template and all its backend components were in place, especially a generic multi-purpose Token Economy infrastructure on blockchain. The Innowise team excelled on top of this favorable starting condition and did not only deliver the App but also completed a proof of concept for the App template approach.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
Project management is done internally at Innowise. That was important for us, because we don't want to manage the development team directly. Urgent issues are communicated through Microsoft Teams. Once a week we have an alignment call to go through the backlog items and get a status update.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
The development team has easily familiarized themselves with our token economy operating system and its components. They have experienced people, seniors in their area of expertise are a big plus in such a project and save a lot of time.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
We have different approaches in time reporting and resource planning, however that is not a big issue.
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Plugin Development for Events Management Company
"The transparency throughout the team is amazing."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the co-founder and CTO of an event management company.
For what projects/services did your company hire Innowise Group, and what were your goals?
Our event platform needs to integrate with multiple third-party systems, WordPress being one of them. We had already made a minimum viable product type of custom plugin but Innowise helped us to take the plugin to the next level. Our goals were to enable our customers to handle larger amount of events with attached media, better synchronization between our product and WordPress and overall smoother experience.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
We were initially contacted by Innowise and their sales reps came to visit our office. During the introduction we found that Innowise had broad expertise in the technologies we were utilizing. In the end, we did some peer reviews from the same area and found that both skill levels and pricing was in line with the other companies. The personal touch and dedicated project manager was the deciding thing for us.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
Innowise familiarized themselves with the plugin code (PHP, HTML, Javascript) and our API documentation. Then we started creating sprints with prioritized tasks and tested the milestones before creating new production versions.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
Our dedicated project manager has always been the main point of contact. We also talk directly with the team leader and with the developers themselves. Usually there is 1-2 developers involved and a designer to create necessary new views.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
We upgraded the plugin to function with our new API and added several new features with the help of Innowise. We have managed to close multiple new clients with these new features.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
Innowise team is always reachable via Slack and they are very responsive. Even when our own team is busy, they keep on giving updates and checking up if there are any more issues to handle.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
The transparency throughout the team is amazing. We can communicate directly with the developers. This way it is easier to make sure everything is going to the right direction and also developers can reach us quickly for checking details etc.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Sometimes there has been some language barriers but those were quickly fixed by adding the team leader into the meetings and they then translated the necessary bits in real time to make sure everyone understands what needs to be done. Also, in the beginning we were a bit surprised by the hours spent on tasks but Innowise was quick to allow us access to their ticket system so we have view to a more detailed break down of work done.
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IoT Development for IT Services Company
"It has been a very effective collaboration."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
beanTech is an IT reality that, for twenty years, has been supporting companies in the challenges of Digital Transformation and helping them to seize the opportunities of Industry 4.0.
Thanks to the knowledge of IT and the experience gained in hundreds of projects, beanTech offers innovative solutions that allow to improve the business through the growth of turnover and the reduction of costs, up to the optimization of the more indirect but equally important aspects such as increasing efficiency and reducing waste, increasing customer satisfaction and improving their knowledge.
beanTech is the IT partner that can help manage the entire data chain both in the company and in the factory with an offer of 360-degree solutions ranging from data acquisition to IT architecture, from customized software developments to management of internal processes, from business analysis to the implementation of sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms.
beanTech places concrete needs at the center of attention, finding together with companies the most suitable digital tools in a logic of collaboration and sharing between departments and functions and company objectives. The goal is to put passion and approach to customer service, not as a simple supplier but also as a business partner.
For what projects/services did your company hire Innowise Group?
we hired Innowise to develop our new product Brainkin.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
we searched on the internet for all the company extra Italy that offers relocated development. We chose Innowise because they cover all the technician aspects we follow
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
This product is an Industrial IOT platform with an important intelligent edge component. It collects much more data from the shopfloor and exposes them into some dashboard thought about of the targets on every single persona involved in the production, maintenance, and energy workflow management
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
in the beginning, we involved only one developer for supporting our team, after this positive experience we augmented the quota to 4 developers
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
we tried to complete the first MVP of this product in 3 months. This goal was very ambitious but it was achieved. And now we want to repeat this mission with others 3 MVP which it will complete all the product suite
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
it has been a very effective collaboration hence the increase in the number of developers
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
it was a very intense and effective collaboration, all the developers were focused on the goals and prepared about all the technologies we faced over
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
yes, it could be nice that all the developers start to study Italian
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PHP Dev for Digital Agency
"They are able to quickly scale up when necessary."
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the CEO of a digital agency.
What challenge were you trying to address with Innowise Group?
We needed a partner who could provide resources for some of our development projects.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Innowise Group helped us with a few of our projects working on front- and backend development. The technology stack used was PHP, JavaScript, and Node.js.
What is the team composition?
We work with four different team members from Innowise Group.
How did you come to work with Innowise Group?
A friend recommended them to us.
How much have you invested with them?
We’ve invested €20,000 (approximately $25,000).
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with Innowise Group in February 2020 and the engagement is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
The developers are easy to communicate with, and we are extremely satisfied with the quality of their work.
How did Innowise Group perform from a project management standpoint?
We handle project management most of the time. Overall, they communicate well and are transparent in showing us their code.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They’re skilled programmers who integrate well into our workplace. They are able to quickly scale up when necessary.
Are there any areas they could improve?
In some instances, there is difficulty contacting them, but overall, it’s good.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
In general, I recommend having some internal developers and IT staff.
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Desktop App Dev & UI Design for Software Development Co
"I would gladly work with Innowise Group on future projects."
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I'm a project manager at a development company.
What challenge were you trying to address with Innowise Group?
We had many features we wanted to implement on an internal tool, and we didn't have enough internal developers at that time. Therefore, we decided to reach out and onboard three additional developers who could handle the tasks, so we didn't need to use more internal resources.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Innowise Group helped us add features to an internal code generator tool we use for development in customer projects; it's a classic Windows desktop application. The team worked on C# development and with .NET Framework 4.8. The code generator software is a headless C# application with no UI; it uses Ampler for parsing input files and a handwritten generator framework to create C++ code, which is then executed on an embedded platform.
The team received detailed definitions of how the C++ code should look. They adapted the code generator and added examples. Then, we reviewed those in Azure DevOps together with the C# code so that we could do code reviews on both the written code and the generated code. The C++ code generation works by parsing model files with Ampler, building an internal subtree, and generating the C++ code out of that tree.
Later, we also onboarded Innowise Group for UI development. They used the Telerik library for the graphic frontend for the software developers to design the model and then the code generation from this graphical model to the input files for the code generator.
What is the team composition?
We worked with three developers from Innowise Group.
How did you come to work with Innowise Group?
They contacted our CEO to see if we needed external resources. He then reached out to me and told me he had a good company that could do the work we needed. From there, we started to work on the details with Innowise Group.
How much have you invested in them?
We spent roughly €400,000 (approximately $421,000 USD).
What is the status of this engagement?
We worked together from July 2019–June 2022.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
Innowise Group was able to implement every feature we asked them to do. They also wrote the unit test for the features we asked for, so from that point of view, we were satisfied.
We gave them half the workload of an internal developer, not because they worked slowly, but because we had additional work to do. I had to provide them with more detailed specifications than I would have an internal developer. I also had to do more detailed code reviews and additional integration testing, plus give them feedback. If I missed something in the specifications, it wasn't done, and I had to go back and tell them. One of our internal developers could have done the task without an additional round. Still, at that 50%, we had a positive output because Innowise Group had a lower cost per hour than an internal developer. In the end, our engagement worked out well.
Overall, I was quite happy with the work they did. Although we ended the project for internal reasons, I would gladly work with Innowise Group on future projects.
How did Innowise Group perform from a project management standpoint?
Deadlines were sometimes a bit of a problem, mainly because I gave them really detailed specifications at the start, and then during the process, my specifications got less detailed, and the team took longer. However, we readjusted and gave more detailed specifications again, so Innowise Group met the deadlines again.
We used the latest version of Azure DevOps for sprint planning. We had two-week sprints where I added tasks to the board for developers to pick the next task; they decided between them which developer was doing which task. Once they completed their work, they had to push the changes to GitHub, and then I would do a code review in Azure DevOps.
In addition to that, we had a short team call twice a week using Skype. They could write me Skype messages anytime they had questions or problems so that we could solve them, which worked quite well.
What did you find most impressive about them?
I was impressed with their quick onboarding. We had two personnel changes during the project. One developer left the company, the other moved to another project, and Innowise Group quickly provided us with replacements. Moreover, they informed us of this ahead of time, and a replacement was ready before the previous developer left so that they could provide training to the new resource. They would work in parallel for a week, where the new developer was productive and took over a few tasks.
Additionally, Innowise Group didn't charge us for the time a new developer spent learning the project. From our point of view, the new resource was effective immediately at no additional cost, which impressed me quite a lot.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, they delivered what I expected from the kind of contract work we asked them to do.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
I advise having one person in charge to detail specifications, review the word, and coach Innowise Group's developers. That setup will allow you to get the most out of their workforce.
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Platform Development for FinTech Company
''They were engaged and understood the project's purpose and our goals.''
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the CEO of Zero Beta, an Israeli-based company dealing with FinTech and developing an algorithm for the stock market.
What challenge were you trying to address with Innowise Group?
I'm using them to outsource development work.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Each developer I’ve hired through Innowise Group is in charge of a different project. They’re managing the source code, doing the ongoing development based on the roadmap, and delivering all the tickets that our team opens.
Regarding technologies, they’re using Python as the main tool, but it's synced with others like MongoDB, for example, and integrating with the frontend, which is React.
In terms of processes, they don’t start development from scratch; they receive source code as a starting point and take it over from there.
What is the team composition?
We’re working with two backend developers from Innowise Group.
How did you come to work with Innowise Group?
I’m familiar with a manager from their team; I had worked with him before he went to Innowise Group, so I trusted him for this new project and decided to move forward with them.
How much have you invested with them?
We’ve spent around $100,000 with them so far.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working together in October 2021, and our collaboration is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
I’m delighted with their work; it took some time to train them and ensure we were all on the same page, but once I found these two developers, they were engaged and understood the project's purpose and our goals.
Overall, they’re fully committed to the work.
How did Innowise Group perform from a project management standpoint?
Project management is good; I’d be more pleased if their estimations were more accurate, but overall, it's okay. Regarding tools, we're managing the tasks through Notion, and that's how we communicate.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Their developers are great at communication, and their managers are as well. If I have any issues, they take immediate action to solve them.
Are there any areas they could improve?
They need to engage an extra manager to oversee the full scope of projects and be more engaged in product roadmaps.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Make sure that the candidate you choose is the best fit for the task. Before getting into the technical, hands-on stuff, it’s important to understand the work environment. They need to know how the work will be carried out and make sure that the solutions they’re bringing in terms of work style fit the project.
The beta version of the software is now in development. The design is intuitive and effective. Innowise Group’s team delivered the project on time and met every deadline. Their level of professionalism and dedication surpassed expectations.