ProArea

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

 I am the Founder,CEO of a human resources company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Recruitment of qualified tech specialists and HR outsourcing services

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Create an attractive UI/UX design
• Develop a web & mobile platform

SOLUTION

How did you find ProArea?

Clutch Site

Why did you select ProArea over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from ProArea were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

We started with the UI/UX design in the Discovery Stage. ProArea helped us research our target audience to understand their needs, create wireframes and prototypes to visualize the design, and develop high-fidelity designs for both mobile and web platforms. This ensured a seamless and intuitive user experience.
For the development, ProArea used Flutter to build a cross-platform mobile app for both iOS and Android, as well as a responsive web app. They included essential features like user registration, job postings, application tracking, and communication tools. They also integrated backend services to securely manage user data, job listings, and applications. Finally, ProArea thoroughly tested the platform to ensure it performs well, is secure, and is easy to use.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Working with ProArea, we developed our recruitment platform from scratch. Daily active users rose by 30% within the first three months. The platform handled a 60% increase in traffic without performance issues, demonstrating its scalability.

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

ProArea's project management was spot-on. They always delivered on time and were quick to address our needs whenever they arose.

What was your primary form of communication with ProArea?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their ability to seamlessly blend creativity with technical expertise was truly impressive.

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

Integrating messaging platforms for communication, in addition to email, could have facilitated quicker and more efficient exchanges of information.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder and CEO of 3Wella

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Mindfulness app

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Profession coding
• Perfection service
• Uniqueness Design

SOLUTION

How did you find ProArea?

Online Search

Why did you select ProArea over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from ProArea were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

we are starting from scratch, Pro Area co-created with me. The concept was a mindfulness design and meditation app. it contains 3 keys function; sacred sound, library, meditation avatar. Pro Area had helped me with sensitive and efficient approached.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Most pleasing aspects of the Pro Area team was the great effort of hard work to understand my vision through the difficulties of each phase of the project. They responded very thoroughly to each request. Additionally, Pro Area has finally present the very fine product that match my needs the most. #3wella check in out ! Namaste

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

Professionally delivered. Warmly managed, time-sensitive. Thankful on all counts!

What was your primary form of communication with ProArea?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The team was very open-minded, helpful, and dedicated to the project's success.

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

A lot of time was spent at the beginning of the process as we were developing a shared understanding of the vision. It would have been difficult to speed up this opening phase.Overall, no complaints and would certainly recommend!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the owner of the animation studio INOVIT. We make complex ideas look easy with different types of animated videos (explainer, training, marketing, etc).

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I hired Incode Group to create a multifunctional back-office app. The main tasks were to track the efficiency of motion designers and accelerate the calculation of the cost of work for our clients. The challenge was to make an easy tool for counting the creative part of the process.

So that managers could quickly make decisions about the profitability of work without diving into the creative part. As in any creative production, there are some difficulties with calculating the cost of projects by employees who are not directly involved in the creative part (management, financial department).

This complicates the work because it takes more time to evaluate the project, and the effectiveness of each individual designer is determined intuitively. We needed to develop an app that would have an algorithm for quick calculations of the cost of work, as well as evaluation of the work of each team member.

SOLUTION

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

After reading the reviews and case studies of the company, I realized that Incode Group can be the right company to perform this task at an affordable price.

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

At the first several contacts, we described the specifics of our work and identified the key tasks. Incode Group offered to make an app on the Next.js server-side rendering React-based framework. They started development with a prototype so that we could evaluate the approach and approve the functionality.

When the product was ready, we tested the app. Any minor bugs were fixed in a short time. We decided to implement additional features and API integrations with side services. That was also done expertly.

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

We had communicated with the project manager. And we could also contact the developer for some specific technical issues.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Once we started using the app, the financial decision-making speed increased significantly. We were able to calculate and increase the profitability of the designers. That had a direct impact on the increase of our income. We also now have a statistical tool to study our workflow, which allows us to look at internal processes deeply.

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

We were satisfied with the communication and scheduling. Everything was done on time. We were contacted daily and received weekly reports on the work done. Once a month, we had a meeting to discuss progress. We used Slack to coordinate and Jira for task tracking.

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

I was impressed by their sincere desire to understand the specifics of our business to create a simple and intuitive product that would meet the objectives. Also, their communication was top-level.

The project manager was in touch constantly to address any issues. The process was utterly transparent to us, so there were any misunderstandings.

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

No, everything was done just as it should be.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of the agency, and we specialize in social media and marketing.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

The ultimate goal was to facilitate the work processes in the company. Thanks to this project many of our business processes became easier for employees and stakeholders and, probably, in the future will optimize the work of other companies.

SOLUTION

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

Our partners’ company worked with this agency last year and were satisfied with the quality of services. I asked for their contacts and its manager replied really quickly.

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

I suppose that I had a chance to meet the whole C-level management: the CEO, as well the Head of the Business Development Department. Guys was very nice. I saw that the project seemed fascinating for them. We discussed the details and on the next day they send me a list with step-by-step instructions how we can realize my idea. Then I met their Business analyst and a project manager. We made SRS together and description to the UI/UX.

Then I collaborated with the designer, Ira, and I was pleasantly impressed by the initiative, creativity and the work speed. She is a real professional. The next step was to introduce me to the development team and a product manager who, it seems to me, was in touch 24/7 until the last release of the project. So, at least 10 people were engaged in the project along with my in-house specialists.

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

The development and implementation period took us almost a year. In the process, the guys have further improved our corporate CMS, added new functions. We are currently working on an update and new features. And I think this process will continue for at least several months, and we will turn to the Proarea team again if we have another project to implement.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I am quite happy with the communication. My internal team and I were always in touch with the product manager and developers. We have regular work calls. I was worried about the significant time gap at first, but it wasn’t an issue after all, the guys found a compromise.

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

We used the Scrum method for project management. This means that we worked two weeks in iterations or sprints. This is the first time I have worked with such a management system. It turned out to be very convenient. I could track my progress in Jira. We also had weekly calls and constant communication in the Slack chat.

Timelines have always been respected. Twice it was that the deadlines for the completed tasks were postponed, but I was warned and this was justified. We also had a project manager. Charming girl with good English. She was always in touch. Even on weekends sometimes. The guys have a high level of customer service.

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

I was really impressed by the communication and management skills at all levels. These guys are real professionals. It is important for me to work on the agreed results within the stated time frame and the quality of the service - this team receives 10 out of 10 in my personal contractors’ list.

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

At the moment, everything suits me perfectly, and I think that the guys need to grow and develop further. I am sure that with this approach they will be able to achieve top positions in the field of technical services.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

University, I am the head of a social project

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProArea?

We are implementing a social project to support the elderly, which means that it has to be a convenient and intuitive application, with the help of which the elderly could receive help from those who are nearby. For example, going to a store or a pharmacy, paying bills in the bank, or any other help.

What were your goals for this project?

We needed to create the most intuitive application with the ability to register users, track their geolocations, gathering feedback and stories as well as requests.

SOLUTION

How did you select ProArea?

We found ProArea company through the open tenders for the IT market, since our project is social and was implemented with a grant from charitable foundations. We chose to work with this team 'cause they quickly made an estimation, their price was competitive, after the first call with the CEO and developers, we realized that the declared skills correspond to reality, and the guys really understand what they are talking about. It was a plus that we found a lot of positive reviews on various resources. This contributed to the choice.

Describe the project in detail.

The first meeting was conducted with the CEO and the СTO of the company. I liked the way they approached the project. On the second call, I met the team that was formed for me: a project manager and two developers. The guys are communicative and proactive. I should mention that they were always in touch. We were on the same page so to say at all stages, reports were done on time. They have quite a nice sense of humor. I wouldn’t say that there were no issues. We made edits during the project, so some tasks were delayed, but it's great that none of this became a problem 'cause we established cool communication and reached an agreement.

What was the team composition?

The first meeting was conducted with the CEO and the СTO of the company. I liked the way they approached the project. On the second call, I met the team that was formed for me: a project manager and two developers. The guys are communicative and proactive. I should mention that they were always in touch. We were on the same page so to say at all stages, reports were done on time. They have quite a nice sense of humor. I wouldn’t say that there were no issues. We made edits during the project, so some tasks were delayed, but it's great that none of this became a problem 'cause we established cool communication and reached an agreement.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The application works on IOS and Android, it’s being used by our volunteers. I consider this a successful collaboration.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

I consider it to be quite effective. We had called once a week, we could quickly solve some small tasks online in chats, we had open access to the tasks in progress.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The most impressive thing for me was the ability to easily explain technical details to people far from development and total transparency of workflow for the project stakeholders.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Just for me, I’ll do a more detailed statement of work, ‘cause it’s better to draw away at the beginning to avoid unnecessary movements during the work. As for ProArea, I wish you guys all the best, you’re cool!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

This is a startup. I'm a founder there.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProArea?

I have a degree in psychology and during my studies, I had the idea to create an interactive app for children, which will help them develop their soft skills.

What were your goals for this project?

The app was supposed to be educational. For users of different ages, from 3 to 16 years. It was important to make it understandable at the same time, for young children and interesting and dynamic, for older children.

It was necessary that the app automatically selects exercises for children of different ages, and the interface changes depending on age. For young children, something cartoons, for older children something more "adult".

SOLUTION

How did you select ProArea?

One of my sponsors worked with ProArea earlier and said that this team has good experience and also a lot of ideas that they are happy to share. Since I know absolutely nothing about development, the vendor needed to be thoughtful and able to transfer to a "computer language" that I can explain only in ordinary words. After we talked several times with ProArea, I was happy to realize that they could do it.

Describe the project in detail.

They not only developed the app, but also made the design and tested it to make sure that everything works correctly, and there are not any bugs. We called up about twice a week on Skype. In the process, we added new features to improve the app and tested what has already been developed.

What was the team composition?

I was assigned a project manager, with whom I mostly talked. Plus, we also talked with Bogdan, CEO of ProArea. There were 4 developers, a couple of designers, QA, and maybe someone else who was considered necessary to attract work on the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Now the app developed by ProArea is used by more than 30,000 users in different countries. I can say that my 6-year-old niece uses this app and I see that she is really interested, and she improved her soft skills in terms of communicating with other people.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We worked with Scrum and called up on Skype at least twice a week. My project manager was very cool because he could easily explain, tell, and prompt everything not in a "technical language", but in a way that I would understand. So, I always knew what was happening on the project and how the team did it.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

First of all, we were impressed that they were able to talk about development and other technical things in my language. Another thing that pleasantly surprised was that several times the developers were ahead of schedule.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I have nothing to compare with, so I don’t know how honest my answer will be. Nevertheless, if you also don’t understand anything in development, just like me, and you need someone you can completely rely on, these guys are exactly what you need.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the managing director of the social platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProArea?

We had a website that we have created since the company was founded, but we were completely upset with it. It was not convenient from the user's point of view, so we lost a significant share of the profit. Thus, we decided to completely replace it, as well as create a mobile app.

What were your goals for this project?

We decided to completely reorganize the online activities of the service. First of all, this would allow us to reach the international level of sales and attract new customers, both in England and other countries. We also wanted to become more accessible to our regular customers.

SOLUTION

How did you select ProArea?

We were looking for a vendor through freelance sites. Initially, we received more than 120 different proposals and selected about 20 of the most suitable candidates who were interviewed. As a result, we had eight candidates left and in the end, we chose ProArea, as they provided us with a complex solution and the final price of our project.

Although the price was not the lowest, this company was chosen because they "can see the forest for the trees" and as for us, it was the most important.

Describe the project in detail.

ProArea made the design and developed for us a native mobile app, website and CMS. At the very beginning, we discussed all the tasks that we set for the team and approved what our company wants to see in the end. The entire development of our project was divided into two-week sprints and after each sprint, ProArea tested the results and made improvements over the next two weeks.

Thanks to this, we know that we won't have problems using the products that ProArea provided us.

What was the team composition?

My main contact person with ProArea was the Project Manager, who was assigned to my project. I also know that a designer, QA, and four developers worked on my project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

At the moment, our client base has grown 4 times, thanks to the fact that the website and mobile application have simplified the work on the platform and allowed us to expand our target audience. Now we are at the stage of developing other services too.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The team always coped with all the deadlines, and at meetings, we discussed everything very carefully. For communication, we used Skype for calls and Jira as a task management tool.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

What struck us most was that for ProArea it was most important to make a good and functional product, and not to make more money. Some of our proposals that add hours to development were rejected because the team had more efficient and faster solutions.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There are no areas that we would like to improve in the ProArea team. At the moment, we have several ideas for development that are ripening, so we are sure we will turn to them again.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the founder of a promo code service for retail and e-commerce. It's my startup from the year 2019.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProArea?

Since I developed the platform, I have not updated the UX and all design elements. One of the tasks for 2019 was to make MVP, and for 2020 I really wanted to make the product better. I hired ProArea for UI/UX design development.

What were your goals for this project?

I wanted to make the modern design of my site to fit the business field. The goal was to make the website understandable, easy to use, and good-looking.

SOLUTION

How did you select ProArea?

We met with Bogdan, the founder of ProArea at one of the design conferences before the pandemic. After the conference, I looked through all the possible vendors whose contacts we received at the conference.

ProArea was chosen because I was impressed with their website and social media. Such a harmonious combination of ancient art and modern technology is commendable.

Describe the project in detail.

With the help of ProArea, we created a project brief with a description of how each page of the website should look. In the next step, the team made a prototype for me, which I approved, and then they proceeded to design.

What was the team composition?

I communicated directly with Bogdan and the project manager who was assigned for us. Two designers worked on the UX and UI design.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The activity of my website has increased significantly, as it has become more attractive and easy to use. The ProArea team has made website design better than I expected.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The project manager assigned to us was a very competent and pleasant person. The work was divided into 2-week sprints.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

ProArea has provided me with very high quality at a very affordable price.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I'm not sure that there is something.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the founder of an IoT Bike Locker System. We offer support in the online sales and rental of bikes and their service.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProArea?

It was interesting for us to work not only with the web platforms, so that's why we had needed a custom mobile app. We hired ProArea to develop it proficiently.

What were your goals for this project?

We’re hyper-focused on making sure the data’s good because this data is our business. So, we expected to receive a high-loaded mobile app with a custom design.

SOLUTION

How did you select ProArea?

I have a significant network of contacts on LinkedIn and I often find good specialists there. I found a ProArea team with my networking help. Having studied the company's social networks, having made a call with Bogdan (CEO) and a CTO, I was convinced of their expertise and made a decision.

Describe the project in detail.

They built our mobile app on Flutter for both Android and iOS systems. They not only developed the app, but also made great UI/UX design and tested it to make sure that everything works correctly, and there are not any bugs.

What was the team composition?

I was assigned a project manager, with whom I mostly talked. Also, there were 4 developers, a couple of designers, and QA.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We got the opportunity to expand our area of activity among B2B, with the help of the app, much more opportunities opened up for our regular customers and for new ones. First of all, this is increased comfort in use and excellent performance.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We called up about twice a week on Skype. In the process, we added new features to improve the app and tested what has already been developed.

The project manager was very cool because he could easily explain, tell, and prompt everything not in a "technical language", but in a way that I would understand.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was impressed that several times the developers were ahead of schedule and finished all the tasks that we set on two weeks earlier, so they set the next sprint.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I would not change absolutely anything, because they are a very good team of professionals.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CMO of the medical writing support service. We provide a full range of services in the field of medical education and practice support.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProArea?

The main task for which I hired ProArea is branding. I needed to create an attractive and memorable logo for my company as well as a brand book.

What were your goals for this project?

I needed to create a brand that can show customers what service they will receive in our company. It was also important that the brand would inspire confidence and help form a long-term preference for our company among customers.

SOLUTION

How did you select ProArea?

One of my friends worked with ProArea on some development and design and advised them when I said that I was looking for a branding vendor. I really liked their website and logo design and portfolio in general. I talked with the team, we discussed several ideas and I decided that I would not look for anyone else. Moreover, my friend praised ProArea very much.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

ProArea and I made a detailed brief, after which we signed a contract and I made a 50% prepayment. After that, the designer started to work and made several logo options to choose from. I asked to make some corrections, we discussed them and after that, I get exactly the result that I counted on. They also made for me 5 elements of corporate identity to choose from and brand book - a guide for using elements of corporate identity.

What was the team composition?

I can say with confidence that ProArea was able to realize all my ideas. Branding looks exactly as I imagined. All elements look very harmonious, the colors are perfectly matched and it fits perfectly into the style of my beauty salon. I communicated directly with the Project Manager and designer who was involved in my project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I can say with confidence that ProArea was able to realize all my ideas. Branding looks exactly as I imagined. All elements look very harmonious, the colors are perfectly matched and it fits perfectly into the style of my beauty salon. I communicated directly with the Project Manager and designer who was involved in my project.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We regularly contacted Skype with the project manager. The designer always listened to my wishes and shared his ideas, thanks to which we were able to achieve the goal and create the perfect display of our service.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

We were very pleased that the team respected the project deadlines. In addition, they showed themselves as professionals in their field and it was nice that they are ready to share their experience and find an individual approach to each customer.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There is always room for growth. I will be especially pleased to see how they become more popular. I’m sure that this will happen in the near future.