Mobivery

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Executive Director (CEO) of GESDISER, a company focused, among other things, on supporting companies and tour guides through radio guide teams to accompany and manage tour groups.

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

For a long time, we had the idea of adapting our service to new technologies, and we created a project to develop a mobile application that would replace physical devices, adapting it to current times. The appearance of Covid reinforced this idea since it allowed the freedom to use their own means to provide the best service to customers and tourists.

The challenge was that the idea was so innovative that it required a proof of concept to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the product, but Mobivery also solved this part prior to the design and development. The investment at the beginning of the project was worth it because it allowed me to better understand the product, to analyze external tools that could support the development and to finally validate that it was possible to carry out the project, investing in a development with a guarantee of success.

On Guide is a mobile application that replaces physical devices to guide tourists on their visits to museums and city walks. This solution allows us to eliminate the dependency on external devices, improving social distance, avoiding contact with other equipment, and enhancing group management with many utilities that have been incorporated into the app which facilitate the work of agencies and tour guides. In addition, it can also be used in other sectors such as events, training, coaching, etc.

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

We analyzed some companies that could provide us with this service, and we selected Mobivery for its experience in this type of mobile application development, verified results and proposed solutions.

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

The Project consists of creating two apps, one for iOS and another for Android, 100 % native, in order to reach all types of devices. Likewise, it has two destinations and functionalities, one of them for the issuer (tourist guide, group leader, trainer, etc.) and another for the receivers (tourists, clients, etc.).

On the other hand, the solution offers a powerful CMS that allow the companies that offer tourist visits add information and organized the routes. In this platform, the users can manage the tourists visits: number of people, who the guide is, visit options, sites information…

Tourists will receive the guide's instructions on their mobile phones during the course of the visit/s, also adding different functionalities that will allow the tourism company to have effective and quality control of the groups they manage, being able to have statistics, effective control of the people they lead, quality control of the visit, etc.

Likewise, from the tourist side they will have some advantages that until now they could not have, such as prior information on the visit they are going to make, direct communication with the tourist company, guides, etc., assistance options in case they get lost, etc.

Not only have we managed to eliminate physical devices, and the dependency on them, but we have also increased utilities that will help and improve the quality of the visit. In addition, we favor the environment and create a more Sustainable Tourism adapted to new technologies, eliminating physical devices, the use of disposable headphones, etc.

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

To carry out the proof of concept, an expert in product definition and a senior tech specialist joined forces to find out about the feasibility of the product and designed the solution according our requirements. After a satisfactory result ans since the kick-off, a full stack team composed by 1 product owner, 1 UX/UI designer, 1 Swift developer and 1 Kotlin developer were at our disposal.

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

There are many tourism companies that are interested in incorporating On Guide into their regular work, showing great interest in an app that gives them enormous independence from physical devices (indispensable to take care of their voice, manage groups and improve the quality of their services). . In addition, by having other additional advantages, it is not just a simple sender and receiver does not offer, the quality of your work rises exponentially.

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

The continuous communication, together with the constant adaptation of the proposals made, as well as the monitoring of the entire project, continuous improvement, etc., makes working with Mobivery very easy and progress is made positively, and in the shortest possible time. Either through its monitoring software, like all the personnel assigned to the project.

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

The ability to adapt to the needs that arise, the understanding of the project entrusted to them. The teamwork that they've shown allows the results to appear in a simple and successful way.

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

The result has been completely satisfactory. Not only the image but the result offered to the needs raised, have been outstanding at all times, we have always had help in all areas where we raised any questions, both in production, design, development, etc., the work has been excellent.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work as IT system admin in Airgrup, which is a manufacturing company dedicated to the production of pipes and ducts, as well as structural parts, mainly for the aerospace sector.

For what projects/services did your company hire Mobivery?

We had the project to develop different apps that could help Production team to handle with the complexity of daily manufacturing issues, and to better coordinate the different areas.

What were your goals for this project?

The main goal was to give access to manufacturing information in real time by using smartphones. Production teams spend a lot of time on the workshop solving issues and coordinating people and works, without having access to their laptops. Quick access to critical information saves time and helps taking better decisions on the go.

How did you select Mobivery?

After doing some research and asking for recommendations, we came up with different options from which we decided to select Mobivery. The first impression was great from a professional and technical standpoint. As soon as we started the project, we confirmed they were the right decision.

Describe the project in detail.

The project consisted in developing different apps to provide useful real-data to help Production team to coordinate the daily operations along the workshop, as well as giving them the ability to perform certain operations directly with their smartphones. With the support of Mobivery we came up with three different apps:

• Manufacturing orders: this app allows the user to access all the information related to a work order simply by scanning its QR code. From that you can get the operations or the work order and their status, materials required for the manufacturing, costing information, quality records or any type of incident.
• Operators: this app provides you with a list of the different plants and work stations under your supervision, so that you can see in real time the tracking of the different operations performed along the day by a certain operator.
• Pictures: this app allows you to take a picture or film a video with the smartphone, so that you can link it to different type of concepts directly on the workshop: non quality issues, part numbers, delivery orders, manufacturing tools, incidents… All three apps really helped save time and cost during the manufacturing process.

What was the team composition?

1 product owner, 1 designer and 2 developers.

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

An increase of the efficiency on the manufacturing operations has been the main outcome. We made it by reducing bureaucracy in paper along the workshop and allowing quicker solutions to incidents thanks to real time information.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Apart from the different meetings stablished from the beginning of the project (kick-off, preliminary design review, etc.), the project coordination was mainly run through Basecamp. This tool was new for us, but we found it to be very easy to use, and a great tool to keep everything organized and everybody updated.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their ability to organize and structure the development phases from the beginning was impressive. Right questions from the very first meeting and a good definition of the apps helped the project to run smoothly. In addition to that, they also showed agility and capacity to adapt and react well to changes on our side.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There might be some, as it normally happens to all of us, but I cannot pick any clear one.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Sevilla Football Club is one of the most successful clubs at the European level, winning the UEFA Europa League six times, more than any other European club. Based in Seville, the capital of Andalusia, it is Spain's oldest sporting club solely devoted to football. Sevilla FC plays in Spanish footballs top fight, La Liga. I am writing this review from my position of Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer at Sevilla Futbol Club S.A.D.

For what projects/services did your company hire Mobivery?

We hired Mobivery when we realized that we need to built a new mobile app for our fans

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal was to find a tech partner that can build a product that our fans love when uses it.

How did you select Mobivery?

We validate different providers and it was a hard decision, but Mobivery ́s proposal stood out from the rest for its UI/UX design and the willingness of suggestion improvements.

Describe the project in detail.

The project includes the concepting, design and development of two mobile apps for iOS and Android devices. The Mobivery team set out a kick-off meeting, in which we began to make important decisions for the product based on their recommendations, such as the use of native technology. In the early stages of the project, Mobivery worked on the graphic line and design of the views, later the development phase came into play. We held regular meetings every 2 weeks throughout the definition and implementation of version 1.0 of the app. They were very productive, allowing us to see a demo of the project progress and to make decisions to outline the solution in an agile way. At the end of the project, Mobivery was in charge of preparing everything we needed to

What was the team composition?

Initially we were assigned a product owner as main link with the team thorough the project. Also we had one UX/UI specialist, one iOS developer, one Android developer and one advisor.

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

Within 1 week after submit the apps to the stores we head the SFC apps, we’ve got over 130,000 downloads and 4,5-star ratings in Apple Store and Google Play. The app smooth the contact with the fans thanks to the push notifications and we’ve received great feedback on the usability and look and feel of the app.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They are very transparent thanks to the communication tools they share with the client. You have an easy access to the product owner, and the team provided us fortnightly sprint reviews. We connected regularly over Basecamp and you can see the real-time progress of your project in Trello.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They care about your product as it were theirs. The team is very professional and come with several solutions for each challenge. They have an impressive knowledge about mobile app design and development so their advice was very valuable. They understood very well our purpose and they went above and beyond to get it.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO and Cofounder of wemuse app. Wemuse is the first application specifically designed for the process of product selection. Thanks to WeMuse you can quickly and easily share your products and the information you choose with your employees around the world.

Your employees will immediately receive the product photo and information, allowing them to assess it wherever they are. WeMuse allows all of its collaborators to get instant and detailed feedback on their products before launching them, from the very people who know your clients best. Your will receive all the up-to-date statistics and results instantly, on your mobile phone.

For what projects/services did your company hire Mobivery?

We are a team of two cofounder. One has a lot of experience in Retail sector and the other one a Business Developer. We hired Mobivery in order to contract them for developing us all the software (app ad web) related with the idea and the business model that we wanted to launch.

What were your goals for this project?

We were obsessed on having an efficient app for providing our customers an useful app used for internal communication. We would like to have a MVP that allow us to show first customers and leads that the idea was solved by an efficient app.

How did you select this vendor?

At the beginning we were validating different providers. However, asking 3 or 4 startup cofounders that we have in our network, two of them strongly recommend Mobivery for an tailor made software development project.

We did calls in order to explain them briefly our project and we spent two day full-time working with Mobivery team in order to explain them what we want and how we would like to structure the app and options.

Describe the project in detail.

After these two full-time working days, we decided a calendar in order to check how they bring us the initial work . We were a lit bit worried at the beggining because we wanted to be sure that they understood the project. We were really surprised because they got the idea perfectly.

What was the team composition?

Initially, they had a project manager, two developers, one UX specialist and two advisors. All of them showed us that they had a lot of experience in their areas.

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

They developed our app in 4 months. We visited our first potential lead on Dec 2018. We could used a Beta version in this meeting but was enough for show them that the product will give them a lots of improvements in their product selection feedback and internal communications. We convinced them.

We launched the app in Apple store and Google Play on Jan 2019. One week later we signed our first contract with the lead visited on Dec.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow between us and Mobivery team was high effective. We worked together using agile methodologies (Trello, slack, etc). We were informed every week regarding to progresses that they have been achieved.

The level of communication from them was high and really professional. On the other hand, when we ask them for changes or extra work that was not approved in the initial project, their answer and Proposal/solution was really good.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

How they understood our idea and mission. I was also really impressed regarding their level of motivation and passion that they put in our project. We consider Mobivery a key partner on the WEMUSE canvas.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Director of Operations of Enzyme Advising Group, a company dedicated to create Artificial Intelligence solutions for companies.

For what projects/services did your company hire Mobivery?

Mobile is fundamental in the solutions we build and for one of our solutions: Cowin-19, a contact tracing system that has served to control the Covid19 virus to several of our clients, we needed Mobivery to carry out the mobile app for tracking and also for the visual design of the entire solution.

How did you select Mobivery and what were the deciding factors?

We knew Mobivery thanks to the recommendation of other clients and for the development of this project we needed very expert people in mobile solutions, because what we had to build was not an easy solution. They could also take care of the design part very well, which was very important to us.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

The Project consisted on the creation of two apps, one for iOS and one for Android, 100 % native, that would connect via bluetooth with some devices that we had built and that could send the data to a central server. Mobivery was in charge of making the mobile apps and coordinating very well with our internal development team.

A very fast project to execute in an agile way and with results from the first sprint.

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

On our part, 1 product owner, 3 consultants. On the side of Mobivery, 1 product owner, 1 designer and 2 developers.

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

The main result of the Project has been that we have been able to help several companies to prevent Covid19 and also to guarantee the return to work in a safer way. We are very proud of the project.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Communication with them has been very agile, initial meetings were established to define the deliverables and then continuous communication, especially with the Basecamp tool.

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

They are very flexible and effective, from the beginning of the project they perfectly understood the problem and what the solution consisted of. The necessary meetings and questions are well prepared. You can see the quality of their deliverables.

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

The work that we have done with them is outstanding. If they give the go-ahead to a project they execute it excellently.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Happyforce is a tool that allows you to get the daily pulse of your team and organization. A continuous, anonymous, and real-time measurement that helps leaders and companies retain talent, motivate their teams and enhance employee engagement. I'm the co-founder of Happyforce.

For what projects/services did your company hire Mobivery?

We needed an outsourced backend development to take off our product, an outstanding survey app that measures the overall state of your workplace, listens to your employees, and recognizes good practices.

What were your goals for this project?

To find a tech partner that can build the backend for our app and willing to do a knowledge transfer when we form our own team.

How did you select Mobivery?

We selected Mobivery because we worked with them in the past, and we knew they were a reliable option.

Describe the project in detail.

The project includes the development of a backend to power the components which enable the user-frontend of the app to exist. They were responsible for creating, testing, and maintaining the entire backend during the eight months that the project lasted. After that, they transferred all the backend development knowledge to our team.

What was the team composition?

We were assigned a product owner who managed the tasks with the team and ensure the smooth running of the project. The team consisted of a backend specialist.

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

The backend development played a crucial role in our product. Thanks to Mobivery's work, our startup took off.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It was great since they integrated with our team and responded quickly to changes. Also, the team fills us in regularly during the sprint reviews

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Mobivery is an amazing advisor, unless they have a breathtaking portfolio they care about each client as it were the most important. They accompany you at every step to get the best result.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I was the head of iOS engineering at letgo, leading a team of +15 engineers. Our company had about 150+ engineers developing and mantaining our apps/website of our classified ads business mainly focused in the US and Turkey. I led our engineering team distributed across squads.

For what projects/services did your company hire Mobivery?

Our company shifted to a squad-like org so we needed engineers in many of our newly created teams. We struggled hiring talented engineers so we decided hiring externally.

We hired Mobivery to help us in a couple of squads – Products & Monetization – with Android and iOS engineering.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal of our collaboration was to deliver what our product teams were demanding in a quarterly basis. For instance we developed together with Mobivery all our ads displayed strategy or our video posting.

How did you select Mobivery?

I personally had worked with them in the past I already knew some our their talented engineers. Price was worth for the experience and the trust I already had with them.

Describe the project in detail.

Once we selected the vendor the engineers were introduced to their teams. Mobivery's engineers ramped up with our Core team. Then we tried to integrated them as much as possible .

They shared the same meetings and collaborations as every in in-house engineers. Then they started working in regular sprints. Me and Android head of engineering were having regular meetings with them to followup.

What was the team composition?

We were helped by 2 Android engineers + 2 iOS engineers.

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

We definitely covered our needs of delivering product features as expected, so it definitely was a success. OKRs [Objective and Key Results] were on track in the teams they were helping most of the times.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was very effective cos' they were fully integrated in our teams. Remote comm could have been improved though.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Good mood, always eager to help and to learn how can to things in a better way. It's always easy to have retrospective conversations with them. They are really easy going! :)

Are there any areas for improvement?

We were very satisfied with the work they delivered. I personally missed having onboard their product team members, cos of their experience, but we had that already covered in-house.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Our company is a leading developer of managed print services solutions. My position: CEO

For what projects/services did your company hire Mobivery?

Mobivery was hired to adapt our company's app to iOS and to finetune the user experience

What were your goals for this project?

Get the app working seamlessly in an iOS system

How did you select Mobivery?

Through market references

Describe the project in detail.

In a kickoff meeting, we were introduced to the developers assigned to the project and to the project manager. Meetings took place daily during which the flow of information took place smoothly. The beta version arrived on time for the testers.

Their feedback was either solved ready for the following scheduled review (if bugs) or discussed deeply to enrich the required decision, that in all cases took place meeting the original schedule. Once the final version was delivered, the documentation received met the commitments.

What was the team composition?

One project manager, one developer (that I know he was supported by other developers when something very specific was discussed), and a marketing specialist (for the usability of the app)

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

Just 3 months from launch we signed an agreement with the largest printer dealer in Mexico, an agreement with the second-largest chain of cartridge reseller in Italy, and an agreement with the largest stationary purchasing group in Spain.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Reviews were taken place daily. The minutes were communicated to all the people involved in the project (including myself) daily, with an executive summary but the option to jump into the details. Everything ran very smoothly. No time lost at any phase of the project (which is what you expect when you involve highly-skilled engineers in a project.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their responsiveness and their problem-solving capacity

Are there any areas for improvement?

I would say the price, but when you look for quality, you must be ready to pay for it.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We're providing a financial product that is being used hand-in-hand with an app and/or web browser account center, where the user can manage their account (balance, load, exchange, manage cards, view history, etc.)

For what projects/services did your company hire Mobivery?

We started using Mobviery wehn we transitioned to an outsourced mobile development. With time we started using them also for app UI design and not just for development because it made more sense.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goals were to find a partner that understands our product and the user experience that we want to create, and help translate our roadmap to a great UI and then to build it.

How did you select this vendor?

We had worked with them before for Android development and then decided to transition all the mobile development to them.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Design and implement of the following: - Customer on-boarding improvements - Referral program - Inapp promotional programs - General look and feel (dashboard cards, illustrations) - Improve load funds process

What was the team composition?

We worked with a UI designer, developers (iOS and Android), and a project manager

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

Communication is easy and we did daily standups which worked great. The team provides great feedback and is also comfortable with us providing feedback to them. On some projects we had many iterations and on others very few, but the team is always professional and handles it well.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Very effective, with a dedicated Project Manager and daily standup meetings.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I enjoyed working with everyone I interacted with. Working with sub-contractors can be challenging but not in this case.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Time zone differences are obviously a consideration but we are used to it in our company so it wasn't a major roadblock.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I was the CEO at Redy, an app to order in restaurants directly through a mobile app. Currently I am CEO at We, a mobile app to buy online with unique discounts in the best well-known e-commerces.

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

Design and develop a mobile app to order online at restaurants

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

I had worked at Mobivery and that's the way I got to know them and I had first hand experience on the excellent professionals that work for the company. They always hire highly prepared software developers with many years of experience. Moreover, they were the first company in Spain to ever publish an app to the App Store.

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

They designed the app from the ground up. I was always involved in the discussion but they were always doing the right questions to guide me on providing the right information. We started with the designs. they have a great designer and their Product Owner guided me through the whole process.

Once they had all the information they needed they created the UI/UX designs and presented them to me. We changed some things with continuos feedback and once everything was clear and I was happy with the proposal the mobile developers started coding it. Their approach is to always develop the app natively. They have excellent Android and iOS developers, very specialized in each platform.

Since the design and behavior was super clear they did the development very quickly. They also helped us with the publication in the App Store and in Google Play. They also created all the back end services using Ruby on Rails.

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

1 Product Owner 1 designer 1 back end developer 1 Android developer 1 iOS developer

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

They created a mobile app for iOS and another for Android, published them in their corresponding official app stores. They created all the back end and the database to service the apps.

They created a landing pages for users to get to know the app and invite them to download it and for restaurants to get to know the service and invite them to contact the sales team. They created a web app for restaurants to manage their menus and the orders. The orders were appearing automatically (no refresh needed) with a web socket. It looked amazing.

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

They are very direct and their Product Owner guides you through the whole process, making always the right questions to make sure the customer's desires are made reality. The are very transparent and honest. they also help you take sensible decisions, so that you don't end up with a useless app you paid a lot for. They take agile methodologies seriously and encourage their customers to think big but start small and iterate based on the users feedback and changing needs.

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

Highly experienced and talented team. They had mind-blowing honesty and transparency during the entire partnership. 

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

Not in my case. My satisfaction was full with the project execution.