Plavno

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m an executive and department head at our company. We provide software development services, mainly for clients in the US and the Middle East.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Plavno?

We do not have expertise in PHP and WordPress, so we hired Plavno to augment our current team.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Plavno provides IT staff augmentation services. They’ve helped us build a website for selling music and software for video and photo processing; the site is built with React, HTML, PHP, and WordPress. They’ve also provided testing services for these products.

What is the team composition?

We work with 8–10 people from their side for each project; there’s usually a project manager, a tech lead, developers, and testers.

How did you come to work with Plavno?

We found five to six different vendors on Clutch. We interviewed them and decided to go with Plavno because they were much more experienced than the other vendors.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent approximately $1 million.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Plavno in January 2021, and it’s still an ongoing collaboration.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They’ve performed quite well and proved themselves experts in React, PHP, and WordPress. Overall, their team always knows what they’re doing and delivers exactly what we ask for.

How did Plavno perform from a project management standpoint?

The communication, task tracking, planning, and quality assurance procedures are all well planned out. Their project manager has strong management skills, and they assign a separate person for different tasks, which helps speed up the process. We use Slack as our main communication channel and Jira as our task-tracking system.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We’re impressed with their development expertise, particularly in PHP.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They should expand their expertise to other technological spaces.

Any advice for potential customers?

Build a structured team within Plavno; have a project manager, a tech lead, a development team, and testers. Having a fully structured team helps create very efficient and good processes.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Mobile App development company, Head of Growth

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Plavno should create a secure digital system, which combines health testing with advanced mobile technologies. It is an app which includes patient app and guardian scanner to be used for scanning patents' COVID statuses and print the entrance ticket.

SOLUTION

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

Plavno has already had an expertise in working with healthcare projects. We had several tech interviews with Plavno developers, both hard and soft skills were a great fit!

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

The platform was outdated, and Plavno’s task was to enhance the platform at all levels, including the UI and functional for iOS and Android app. React developers created a user-friendly interface design with typical UI components. They also restyled admin panel without changing its functionality. They ensured that all interactive elements work as intended by our designers team.

Plavno made the platform to support 2 user roles: medical staff has an access to the admin panel, where they can edit patient’s status data. the app for patients stores data on visits, appointments, vaccination history and their COVID-19 status. The platform also includes scanner used at public access terminals. Plavno developers also delivered code review and legacy code refactoring. End-to-end testing was also provided by Plavno, which allowed to avoid the risk of interconnection with all of the subsystems of this complex application.

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

2 Front-End developers have worked with us, they used JavaScript, React Native, Redux, Prettier, Detox and other tools and technologies.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It was comfortable to work with Plavno developers as they have a really professional view of the project’s tasks. Code and design both developed in a user-friendly way. Besides, all tasks were completed on time without missing the deadlines.

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

Everything was good

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

We were impressed with how quickly the Plavno developers joined the team and adapted to the already established workflows. In addition, they have a clear understanding of what the end user needs and how certain changes will affect the project as a whole. In general, the team has fulfilled everything that was promised.

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

No, they’ve performed very well.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Marketing Creatives Lead of a gaming company. My responsibilities: writing technical tasks (videos, static creatives, playable ads), participating in different processes such as strategy building, creative research, tests of hypotheses/results analyzing etc.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Plavno?

We were looking for a company that would help us with a question in the solution of collecting data about user interests and the course of the game.

SOLUTION

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

We asked for a recommendation from a few people, and they recommended 4–5. From the interviews we conducted, we picked them.

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

Considering all our requirements and needs, the Plavno team decided to organize the system structure as follows: The server backend, invisible to end users, located in a virtualized environment, was designed to be scalable. The frontend was divided into two main parts—the user part and the admin panel. The admin panel has an advanced set of features, allowing for easy manipulation of the stored data. Additionally, our admins can add new content and integrate new titles into the system.

Statistical evaluations of collected data and methods can be obtained to maintain the system or expand it with new titles. The client portal is accessible from any platform via the client API or via the https port from any web browser. Using the API provides functionality for sending and receiving special game functions. The user frontend has a limited set of functions, including actions such as logging in, changing a password, resending a verification email and deleting an account. Players can also use their achievements and in-game features, such as special items, bonus levels or trophies in different games or from different platforms.

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

Backend: Java, JPA, Hibernate, Spring (MVC, IoC, Data, Secutiry), Jersey (JAX-RS) Frontend: JavaScript (Backbone.js, Underscore.js, jQuery, Require.js), HTML, CSS, JSP.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Plavno has developed an organized gaming platform according to our requirements and within the planned cost and timeline of custom software development. The platform allows us to provide the best content that meets gamers' desires and improves their experience.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Communication was through correspondence and 2-3 Zoom calls every two weeks.

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

The communication was top-notch, they heard our demands and quickly fulfilled them.

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

I wish I could say price, but the team does their job 100 percent and is worth each dollar.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a recruiter at Expert Soft.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We were looking for a reliable crypto software development partner, not just a typical IT outsourcing firm for ad-hoc development requests.

SOLUTION

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

We knew the company owner from the previous projects.

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

Plavno was rapidly developing a core set of cutting-edge tools from scratch that put them ahead of the competition from the technology point of view. Additionally, established, well-maintained solutions which bring data and Web 3.0 together. Plavno created a multi-layered ecosystem designed to accelerate the ownership economy by leveraging the latest advancements in hardware, software, and a tokenized economy. Our addressed three main paradigm shifts: Accessibility in the Digital Era, BigData and the key to Ownership, Decentralization, and WEB3.

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

This project was covered by Plavno employees:

• Product manager
• Head of marketing
• CTO and developers

Technology stack:

• Node JS
• Solidity
• Postgredb

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We saved by $400K on the launch of our crypto startup. A turnkey solution was developed from the get-go in 5 months. 1М of on-boarded users in a year who own, manage, and monetize their largest digital commodity—data;

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

We made our first calls with the CTO and Founder and then draft up a description of what product we'd like to receive and compiled a list of requirements. Team velocity control was thrown at Google Hangouts, Slack, Jira. Plavno has provided ongoing support and continuous improvement of the system, providing us a fully tech part complex interactive support 24/7.

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

The quality of their work speaks for itself. It’s almost a given that we’re going to have good quality work and code. They can also work autonomously. Rather than having us guide them in the right direction, they’ll come up with their own suggestions. It’s nice to have a team like that.

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

Maybe, I can recommend better communication between departments, sometimes we had to repeat some points at different meetings.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a CEO at Software development company with 6 offices around US and Europe.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Plavno developers were integrated in our team and had to create a secure digital system that combines medical testing with advanced mobile technology. The system had to be specifically designed to work with all official test types, including PCR and rapid tests. It should be an app that includes a patient app and a guardian scanner that will be used to scan COVID patent statuses and print the admission ticket.

SOLUTION

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

The company Plavno has been our partner for several years now. They have established themselves as a reliable and experienced company with dedicated developers.

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

Plavno should create: healthcare app for both patients and medical staff, receipt printer integration and qr scanning, dynamics of COVID status tracking. Plavno React developers created a user-friendly interface design with typical UI components. They also restyled admin panel without changing its functionality and ensured that all interactive elements work as intended by the client’s designers team.

Plavno developed a platform that supports 2 user roles: medical staff has access to the administrator panel where they can edit patient status data. The patient application also stores data on visits, appointments, immunization history and includes a scanner used in public access terminals. Plavno developers have conducted E2E testing. This end-to-end testing covers the entire software product from start to finish ensuring that all required features work as expected. Each test covers a real-world application use case.

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

Our team was: JavaScript, React Native, Redux, ESLint, Prettier, Detox.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Plavno refactored the previous version of the project, adding new user interface and functionality for iOS and Android apps, conducting e2e and functional testing. Additionally, developers reviewed the code and provided multi-language support.

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

We used Discord for communication, Trello for project management. All meetings were in Google Hangout.

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

Plavno developers are a very reliable and dedicated team of great professionals.

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

I have nothing to say.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the commercial director at RNDpoint, a product development company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Plavno?

We needed a company with React, JavaScript, and Laravel developers to create a web-based application and a 3D configurator.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Plavno has created a 3D configurator. It’s a web-based application that enables clients to customize a product in real-time. People can choose from various colors, options, and materials to design a unique final product that fits exactly with what they want or is at least close to their expectations.

The 3D configurator is connected to different management systems such as ERP or CRM, which allows full product customization inside and outside. They’ve built the frontend on React.js and the backend on Laravel. The product is deployed for scalable and global coverage.

We started with a discovery phase. From there, they did the UX/UI design of the web app.

What is the team composition?

We have four people on the team: two senior React developers, one Laravel developer, and one project manager. The product owner is on our side.

How did you come to work with Plavno?

A former colleague referred them to me.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent between $50,000–$100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in January 2022, and our relationship is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’ve had 100 positive reviews from the customers and around a 30% increase in business. The 3D configurator has gotten us a significant increase in leads. It gives us confidence for the future. Currently, we’re in contact regarding several presales.

How did Plavno perform from a project management standpoint?

They meet deadlines; I don’t remember any delays. We have some control on our side, but they’re pretty responsible. We use Jira for project management.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They really understand what we need. They’re very professional.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Sometimes we have language issues because not all team members speak English perfectly. However, I can’t think of anything they could do better.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I recommend trying them and taking their advice. Don’t make decisions on your end without listening to your partner.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm an assistant to CEO at a YouTube MCN

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our company is included into MCN group partners but the reports that Google send to their partners aren't convenient. Plavno had to create an internal portal for bloggers that handles tons of reports from Google. Additionally, to make a system where users' statistical and financial information was collected, implemented the function of “e-wallet”.

SOLUTION

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

Basically, the most important deciding factors for us were their availability and excellent communication. The company already had examples of similar projects. We were pleasantly surprised and immediately chose Plavno team.

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

Plavno had to automate managers' work, and they started backend development in PHP. The team implemented collection of users' statistical and financial information, as well as timely payments and “e-wallet” functions. Later the company was given a task to make a system containing data about millions of channels in order to keep their analytics, track the decline of views and much more.

Plavno team developed a mega-catalogue of all YouTubers, which we can filter by various parameters and select according to requests (audience, topics, geography, etc.). Front-end: Vue and Next—front-end stack used to build interfaces and provide Server Side Rendering Thanks to Plavno, a multi-tiered ecosystem has been created that has accelerated the development of the ownership economy, using the latest advances in hardware and software.

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

Our team was: 2 front-end developers, 1 QA, 2 PHP developers and project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Plavno fully automated the stage where more than 100 people were involved. They spent too much time on redoing Google reports and sending it to bloggers. Our company raced up from zero to an investment of about $10 million. Right now we have over 40 million connected channels who use the system daily.

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

After an initial call with a project manager, the company sent us a full technical description and layouts of the future project within two weeks. We made the edits and got to work. We communicated and monitored the work mainly through Zoom and Jira. We were constantly in touch, we did not wait for weeks for answers and received the desired product in time.

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

We enjoyed that after the first call, they understood our requirements and tried to do their best to fulfil them. We received updates on the project down to the smallest detail, as if we were personally present during the development. The team is very responsive and quick to respond to our requests.

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

In conclusion, we are very satisfied, and nothing specific comes to mind.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of Yellow Systems.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed to find Node.js (AngularJS), JavaScript (TypeScript), and React Native to develop a web platform for a bank.

SOLUTION

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

We chose Plavno based on extensive research. Personal connections who had already worked with Plavno for several years were one of the main deciding factors.

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

Relying on Plavno experience in web portal development, developers created a new version of the internet banking portal with a modern user interface, covering a broader range of user scenarios. Following a detailed specification, Plavno delivered a new version of the internet banking app that allowed the bank’s clients to: access the information about their debit and credit cards, accounts, savings, and loans; manage payments, money transfers, and credit payments; manage deposits and funds.

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

We had a team of one project manager, Node.js (AngularJS), JavaScript (TypeScript) and React Native developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Plavno did a great job developing this piece of software for a client. Their team is reliable, competent and asks the right questions to understand the client's needs. Plavno created a modular architecture that made it possible for the bank’s internal developers to replace or add any functionality without affecting the rest of the system.

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

Since they worked for our client the workflow was built according to our accepted norms. Communication was seamless, using tools such as Jira, Slack, Google Docs and regular video calls.

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

They were eager to find solutions and were very flexible. We encountered several problems, and they were able to find several different ways to solve them. In addition, they are flexible when adapting easily to our teams. Other partners prefer to work exclusively on projects we give them, while Plavno is always happy to work as a team with our engineers.

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

Frankly, nothing comes to my mind that I can recommend to improve them

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Project Manager at FasolApp. Fasol App is an online music school offering 1 on 1 music lessons for people all over the world.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We required a unique multifunctional product that took into account current market trends and had its own distinctive features. Plavno should develop a full-featured LMS platform, allowing lessons to be conducted via video link. There was a request for detailed statistics and analytics. Collection and analysis of data in all role reservoirs: for administrators, tutors, and users. Additionally, we required a mobile application

SOLUTION

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

We chose among several companies, Plavno already developed similar services, they had experience and a good staff of strong programmers.

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

We had several meetings where we described the project and detailed what we wanted. We were given design layouts, and we made edits. The work went very quickly, the team responded to our comments and communication was at the highest level. After that, Plavno began developing a web application, the technology is very complex, so the team worked hard to do their job and corrected bugs in a timely manner. Plavno developed and benchmarked available market products and technologies.

The backend and frontend architecture was developed:

• A specially designed call server that allows scaling the service horizontally based on Kurento
• Server-based video multi-stream recording/transcoding
• WebRTC based video-calls on web and mobile
• HQ Audio streaming/broadcasting
• Chat service

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

CTO was involved in the process of the project, which was very nice. The team consisted of a designer, a front-end developer, 3 back-enders, and a QA. Later on, other developers were involved in mobile application development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Since the launch of our LMS platform, our lead generation process is much better. Conversion to purchase has increased, as well as the LTV has increased from 1 month to 4 months. Our customers were thrilled with the service and business began to grow many times faster.

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

I was the project manager of the Fasol App, and I communicated with the team lead. We used Slack, GitHub, and Jira. Worked on sprints, so we even managed to release the project a month early.

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

They have a lot of experience in developing various projects. The price of developers on the market is not the highest, given that the company employs true professionals.

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

I can't think of anything. Our project was challenging, but they did better than expected.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Product Owner of an IT company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Company is developing software for business

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Plavno to accomplish?

• develop an AI content editor that automates text generation
• SEO optimization
• image selection to streamline content creation and improve quality

SOLUTION

How did you find Plavno?

Online Search

Why did you select Plavno over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Plavno were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Plavno developed an AI content editor that automates text generation, SEO optimization, and image selection. Key deliverables included the AI module, integration with marketing platforms via API, and a fully functional tool for content creation and optimization.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The AI content editor reduced content creation time by 40%, decreased manual corrections by 30%, and increased social media engagement by 25% due to improved content quality.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Plavno demonstrated excellent project management, delivering all milestones on time. They were responsive to our needs, providing regular updates and quickly addressing any changes or requests throughout the project.

What was your primary form of communication with Plavno?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

What impressed us most about Plavno was their deep expertise in AI and their ability to deliver innovative, effective solutions that addressed our specific business needs with great efficiency.

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

We didn't find any significant areas for improvement. Plavno delivered high-quality work efficiently and met our expectations throughout the project.