Shaping the Future of the Software-Driven Economy
Powered by a passion for technology, Spiria designs and develops custom digital solutions for industry leaders who want to run better businesses, deliver more value to their customers and generate growth through digital transformation. As we grow, we stay true to what we love: quality software, technological innovation, and creative collaboration.
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Autodesk, Shutterstock, Acosta, Shaw, Desjardins, Broadsign, Autolog, Harvard Business Review, Novatel, Makoto, Garda World, iBwave, Radio-Canada, Effigis, Bosch, Zoll, Party City, Trilliant, Healthpro, Complete Concussion Management, Dog Watch, evenko, PBSC, Centura, Zazz, Labatt, Jitney Trade, All Pharma, Arhoma, WeCannect, Sgsco, Skillable, Alberta Milk, British Columbia Marketing Board, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba
Milk Data Collection and Transportation System
In collaboration with BC Milk Marketing Board, Alberta Milk, and Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, three key players of Canada's dairy industry, we developed a state-of-the-art software that has redefined dairy transportation in the country.
The Challenge
British Columbia Milk Marketing Board, Alberta Milk, and Dairy Farmers of Manitoba are key players in the milk supply chain in their respective provinces. These organizations manage milk collection from producers and delivery to processors. In 2014, they formed a partnership to set up a common information system to gather data on milk collection and transportation across the three provinces. However, due to distinct provincial requirements and regulations, each had to maintain its own proprietary version of the system with significant customizations.
Furthermore, the technology on which the system was based eventually became obsolete and was no longer supported, posing reliability and security issues that exposed the entire dairy industry to unacceptable risks. The organizations were faced with the inevitability of replacing this mission-critical system. They called on Spiria to help them achieve their goal of designing and implementing a new, single enterprise mobility platform based on modern technology, robust, and scalable.
Best video-editing application on Android
The Challenge
Designed with outdoor enthusiasts in mind, Crosscall’s Action-X5 phone is meant to replace an action camera, with its 120º wide angle lens, stabilized image, IP68 waterproof rating, and a 3850 mAh battery that lasts longer than any other. The device is supported by a whole ecosystem, both hardware and software, so users can best leverage all its technological capabilities.
To round out this ecosystem, the company wanted to add quick and intuitive video editing so customers could share their experiences on the go. With no pre-existing, readily available software that could meet its needs, Crosscall turned to Spiria to help it develop a custom-made mobile application.
The Results
The new application, X-Story, hit the market on time and budget, with hundreds of thousands of people using it daily. The experience is easy, seamless and intuitive for those fortunate owners of Crosscall phones, who can create movies without needing to load videos to a computer.
Given its success, Crosscall decided to pre-install X-Story on all models, including the line of Core products for professionals. The company is currently thinking about how to add features to further improve the user experience and to make it even more “magical.”
Development of a web platform that supports the national brand while adapting to local markets.
The Challenge
Centura was seeking to develop its web presence on a national scale, achieving this by uniting its regional distribution centers on a single website while adapting to local differences. The site needed to present the entire range of products, which varies from one region to another, and to offer personalized services to multiple markets with different needs: consumers, retailers, installers, architects and designers.
The Results
The foundation for Centura’s digital strategy is now an elegant, completely bilingual website. The site dedicates considerable real estate to graphics to better display the products. Much more than just an online catalog, its advanced features exhibit the quality and diversity of the product offering while complying with the operations of each department. With advanced customization possibilities, the website has enhanced its response to various clienteles — retail buyer as well as professional — and delivers to each of them a specific message. This new, evolving platform will soon include a blog, a regional news section and e-commerce features.
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Consulting a healthcare professional by video conference via a Mobile application.
The Challenge
Luong & Leclerc wanted to provide its clients with virtual pharmaceutical counter services. The mobile application had to enable patients to sign up for the service, order medication by sending a photo of their prescription, and see a pharmacist by videoconference. Having unsuccessfully searched for an off-the-shelf solution, Luong & Leclerc turned to Spiria to obtain a custom-made solution that would meet its needs exactly.
The Results
The ability to see a health professional by videoconference is a major attraction for clients. The mobile application, natively developed for iOS at first, was such a hit that Luong & Leclerc asked us to develop a native Android version. Luong & Leclerc’s ability to provide such practical and unique health-care services sets it apart from the competition while enhancing customer satisfaction and signalling its commitment to service excellence.
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Support strong user growth and integrate monitoring tools for strategic data-based decisions.
The Challenge
Experiencing sustained growth, Skillable had to ensure that its learning platform could scale up and evolve. In order to achieve this, the company sought out a robust and versatile technological partner that could keep up with their growth and guarantee their application’s performance and reliability, while enhancing learner experience by making it more human, reactive and interactive.
The Results
Skillable is now able to serve more large-scale clients, providing them with an enhanced user experience. The company now has the solid technological foundations it needs to continuously add functional features and evolve its platform seamlessly. Skillable continues to work with Spiria to enhance its SaaS capabilities and support ever-more learners and organizations all over the world.
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Apple Watch application that creates a virtual leash between your phone and smartwatch.
The Challenge
Like many of us, Bryan has left his iPhone behind in a public place on more than one occasion. His story is familiar: “Getting back to my car on a freezing winter night, I realized I had left my phone behind. Knowing that my Apple Watch can ‘ping’ my iPhone via Bluetooth, I wondered why it couldn’t alert me while I was in the act of forgetting my phone. When I got home, I immediately developed a conceptual framework. Needing a software company to build the app, I called the best companies in my region. I decided to engage with Spiria, based on their responsiveness, talent, creativity and confidence. Working with Spiria is like having your personal, talented development team.”
The Results
Developed on a tight schedule and a reasonable budget, Mobeleash has been approved by Apple and is now available on the App Store. The client appreciated the fact that the Spiria team worked closely with him throughout the project and was committed to delivering the best technical solutions and user experience possible. Thanks to this application, countless iPhones throughout the world are not left behind.
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Web application development for a financial transaction platform.
The Challenge
The discount brokerage firm wanted to optimize the user experience with a new web application. This platform would provide users with a wide variety of transactional solutions and needed scale to match with Jitneytrade’s user growth.
The Results
This new web application was essential to Jitneytrade’s user growth. It provided a great platform where users could access a wide variety of financial tools, execute transactions and securely manage their portfolio. Within a year, Jitneytrade could save on resources, eliminate the use of third-party software and gain a full return on the investment made with Spiria.
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Building business opportunities by connecting the cannabis industry in a new way.
The Challenge
WeCannect wanted a web platform that could host and connect businesses from all sectors of the cannabis industry in North America. They needed a strong technical partner who could understand their business model and quickly deliver an attractive and functional minimum viable product. After the initial launch, they turned to Spiria again for assistance with product strategy and enhanced customer experience.
The Results
Today, WeCannect has emerged as a leader in the cannabis industry. Its platform has over 500 subscribers and hosts close to 5,000 partners from all branches of the sector. WeCannect continues to work with Spiria to improve operations and add functionalities to better serve its users.
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Improving trend tracking and supply management for a sales analytics platform.
The Challenge
Shutterstock needed a new system to centralize large volumes of data from several different sources. The system had to integrate into some legacy tools and replace others while inspiring real user engagement. Spiria was expected to work in partnership with Shutterstock in a completely transparent manner, fully sharing and documenting development work for the in-house team to eventually take ownership of the outsourced expertise.This exercise required that Spiria act as a transparent partner who would document and share information about the system’s development so that Shutterstock’s in-house team could fully assimilate the delivered expertise.
The Results
Shutterstock had access to a versatile team of experts under the same roof, which meant that it could efficiently address all of the development challenges that came up and concentrate on its other strategic projects. The new sales analytics platform facilitates the extraction of Key Performance Indicators (KPI). Equipped with our functions to visualize, compare and share sales data, users could quickly identify trends and react to them in real time.Since this first contract, Spiria has continued to develop inspiring, high-performance digital solutions for Shutterstock.
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Accelerating the product development of a worldwide digital marketing platform.
The Challenge
Managing the rapid expansion and transformation of the business from a simple product company to a worldwide platform has had its challenges, not the least of which is access to talent. To sustain its leadership position, Broadsign needed to broaden its capabilities to respond more quickly to the needs of its customers and the industry.
The Results
Broadsign can rely on a trusted partner to accelerate the development of new and existing products at any time, to provide specific domain knowledge to help resolve complex hardware and software problems, and to participate in short-term projects such as conducting UX customer interviews and helping with high-priority issue resolution. Spiria enables Broadsign to start priority projects on schedule and allows the company to quickly adapt to any change in business needs.
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Turn-key development services for large-scale mobile applications.
The Challenge
In the early 2000s, Acosta decided that mobile technologies had a large part to play in the innovation of its business processes. They needed an experienced mobile application developer to help them optimize and modernize their processes through a mobile application: Strategy Lite.
The Results
Acosta field representatives can now manage the schedule of visits, optimize data collection, manage client information, take photos and comments, and synchronize data in near real-time despite intermittent network access thanks to a powerful and functional cross-platform application. The application for team managers increases the amount of staff they can manage, optimizes their time allocation, their access to new data, metrics and KPIs, allowing a more efficient overall management.
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Providing a better quality of information for users who need to access live traffic conditions on strategic infrastructures.
The Challenge
Following the upgrade of analog surveillance cameras with IP versions, PJCCI wanted to make improve a feature already available to the public: the ability to view the live-stream video of traffic flow online. The new network also had to meet certain security constraints.
The Results
PJCCI has a scalable, reliable, and secure system allowing it to manage video broadcasts on its website in real time. Accordingly, the corporation can better respond to users’ expectations by giving them live information as to traffic conditions on key roadways in Greater Montreal. This project establishes PJCCI as a key player in major infrastructure management in its role of expert in innovation, mobility leader, and social and urban actor.
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Digital transformation of a bakery's productions line order management system.
The Challenge
Arhoma, a Montreal bakery with some one hundred employees, needed a tool to make order-taking more efficient and to help it optimize its production of breads and pastries. As it couldn’t find an off-the-shelf solution to fit its industrial logic, the company turned to a bespoke Web application solution.
The Results
The Web application developed by Spiria supports order-taking, production and delivery management as well as billing, all from a single data-entry operation. This user-friendly, quick and efficient solution simplifies processes, avoids errors and increases productivity, allowing the bakery to concentrate on what it does best: making exquisite products that its clients love.
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Concussion management and communication system helping healthcare professionals further research and provide better care.
The Challenge
CCMI is committed to improving concussion care and patient outcomes through ongoing large-scale research and innovation. Some clinics already use some specific healthcare web solutions to manage concussions and other injuries. However, there are very few practical solutions that address the needs of treating healthcare professionals, efficiently track patient recovery and integrate with established clinic systems. CCMI also realized that parents, coaches and trainers are critical to concussion care. Therefore, they needed to improve their existing platform to feature a mobile application for reporting injuries and tracking recovery for athletes outside of a clinical setting.
The Results
Connecting trainers, teachers, athletes, families and healthcare professionals through app-based technology improves communication, adherence to a recovery program and injury tracking. CCMI can build a vast database of patients and concussion injuries sustained by athletes of all genders and ages, in various sports and game positions, over several years, which can be used to further concussion research, and ultimately, provide better care. The platform is now a communication network that can expand and scale to various segments of the healthcare industry. CCMI won the 2018 COPA Series Innovation of the Year Award, which recognizes pioneers and organizations that have had a significant and innovative impact on the rehabilitation industry. Spiria continues to expand the platform with functional improvements.
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Optimizing the contract offer creation and editing process.
The Challenge
evenko is the top organizer and promoter of cultural events in Canada. When evenko decided to transform its internal processes, they called on Spiria to develop nucleus, a digital solution created to help streamline the processing of its contract offers to artists.
The Results
The Web application developed by Spiria accelerates the decision-making process. It provides a simplified access to a consolidated overview of a large amount of data that had previously been scattered across several different systems. Forecasting capacity has been enhanced with an intuitive interface and new multi-platform tools providing an overview of upcoming productions at a glance.
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Designing an engaging user-centred digital experience for a ride-sharing application.
The Challenge
Zazz wanted to develop and launch an engaging and powerful mobile application in the competitive ride-hailing and carpooling segment. Their development team needed a design plan to help them integrate many different features into an esthetically pleasing yet efficiently designed interface.
The Results
Spiria designed an intuitive interface to optimize the functionality output and user engagement for an iOS and Android-based mobile application. The clear and consistent customer journey was based on user-persona analysis and UX/UI best practice. From initial customer analysis to final prototype, Spiria created the blueprint to help Zazz develop a mobile application with an interface that customers would quickly adopt and appreciate.
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Award-wining website development and UX/UI
The Challenge
HealthPRO’s Website no longer met its marketing needs. Its look had to be updated and its written content was not consistent with the company’s new strategic objectives. Further, it had become difficult to modify the content due to an aging platform, and visitors experienced viewing problems when using some browsers. In order to meet the needs of its various professional markets, HealthPRO decided to recast its Web presence, define a content strategy and develop a new, more relevant structure.
The Results
Thanks to its collaboration with Spiria during the Discovery phase, HealthPRO now has a clear road map as well as a solid foundation to carry out its development project in ideal conditions, secure in the knowledge that the final result will meet its needs completely. The new website, developed by Spiria, offers a modern look, intuitive navigation, persona-specific flows, user-friendly content management tools for the marketing team, and a scalable platform able to support future needs. In fact, the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals (AMCP) awarded it the Platinum Award, in recognition of HealthPRO’s digital communications excellence and creativity.
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Reviews
the project
Web Development for Health & Wellness Editorial
"They were always responsive and flexible."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
We are a health and wellness website delivering editorial and medical content to users to help manage unique healthcare journeys. I am the Sr. Product Manager of the site and manage the day-to-day planning and development.
For what projects/services did your company hire Spiria, and what were your goals?
Spiria was brought in to help develop the entire site, including platform architecture, tools and service, database models, and frontend user experience. Our objective is to deliver the most relevant and useful content to users based on their healthcare needs.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
I was not included in the selection of this vendor.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
We work concurrently on many initiatives, including platform architecture, tools and service, database models, and frontend user experience. The site is built on the Django platform in collaboration with Wordpress.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
Two members of the Spiria team worked with us. Nathan and Ivan were our developers.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
User experience and content delivery has drastically improved in my time working with Spiria. The site is stable among our large network of sites and communicates with many of our internal tools despite its unique architecture.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
We worked very closely with Ivan and Nathan to map out project timelines and objectives, including valuable grooming and planning sessions for our development sprints. We shared documentation through Confluence, Miro, and Figma to accomplish our goals. The team is always very responsive to all communications.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
The ability to explain a problem and uncover a solution that fit the unique needs of the site. This allowed us to prepare more effectively for upcoming initiatives and manage various projects at the same time.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
No.
the project
Mobile Booking App for Executive Home Service Provider
"There are a lot of basic functions that have never worked."
the reviewer
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the CEO of a tech start-up from Montreal with the goal to offer at home services with help of technology.
For what projects/services did your company hire Spiria, and what were your goals?
We hired Spiria Digital Inc, to build an really simple App for our customers to be able to book appointements for the services that we offer and subscribe to a membership if wanted, they was also supposed to create an Admin and employee plate-form for us to manage the requests and the technology.
How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?
We searched online for a few days then we end up on their google Ads, we called them since they are from our area and did some projects with businesses that we heard of before.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
We talked about the technologic needs of our company and then planned to develop the UX,UI in first place, once this step done they were supposed to create the Data base (Admin) plate-form plus the IOS and Android side of the technology. Once everything ready we were supposed to Beta-test the app then summit it to Google and Apple, the project was estimated to last 20 weeks at most.
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
Spiria created a team of 6, the project manager, the UX-UI designer, the back-end developper, the IOS developper, the Android developper and the Q&A member.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
They published the App on App Store and Google Play, the app is not working at all the user cannot even create an account on the plate-form at this moment... There are a lot of basic functions that have never worked.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.
Their project management style is horrible, they change the project manager on my project one month and a half after the project started, which creates a lot of delays for her integration, they did it also for our UX-UI designer 3-4 months in since he wasn't productive enough and delayed our project of over 30 days then they changed the back end developper also 4 months in the project since he wasn't capable of getting the job done.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Nothing at all.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Of course they should make sure that their employees have the knowledge and the experience to take on some app development projects before accepting the contract and the money from their potential customers. They should keep an eye open on projects that shows a lot of problems in the progress and should accept when something is too hard to do for them without pushing the client to keep paying for their faith to just maybe make it happen.
The vendor responded on October 18, 2021.
The client requested the development of a mobile application to essentially facilitate customers' booking for varied home services. Early on and shortly after coming to a detailed agreement, the project's initial scope had to be expanded, as the client's CEO's vision for the application and desired functionalities changed significantly. The agreement, the project's scope, and the price were thus revised and approved by the client, including the services' costs.
Further, along with the development of the application, the client requested numerous changes to the application's functionalities, often backtracking from previous demands or putting forward entirely new requests (out of the agreed-upon scope). These issues and the client's representatives' collaboration and involvement in the project were lackluster and caused multiple and important delays.
The client also failed to pay for Spiria's services in a timely manner and tried to renegotiate the price and scope of the agreement on multiple occasions – both of which caused delays in Spiria's work on the application.
The client thereafter unilaterally ended the agreement, the whole despite having agreed to the project's scope and price and having approved and complimented Spiria's work throughout the development of the application.
the project
Customer Portal Redesign for Healthcare Purchasing Services
"They are well organized and have the right staff assigned for the right parts of the process."
the reviewer
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the CIO of HealthPRO Procurement Services Inc. We are a healthcare group purchasing and services company in Canada.
For what projects/services did your company hire Spiria?
We have hired Spiria for a variety of projects over the last several years including a complete rebuild of our public website. The project of this discussion has been the complete redesign of our customer/member portal including all UX/UI components.
How did you select this vendor?
Because we have worked with Spiria in the past, and have always been delighted with their work, and their ability to meet project and budget deadlines it was a no-brainer.
Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.
Their team conducted extensive interviews with our staff and our members, gathering user feedback and detailed information and current state shortcomings and future state vision. From there, they broke down the portal into separate and areas, reduced redundancy, and made sure that the portal was more intuitive and user friendly.
They also worked to streamline the user journey. Because of the scope of the ask it took two months, but they produced a prototype. We had to pause this project temporarily due to internal issues unrelated to this project or Spiria. However, we will resume this project shortly.
How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
We had six people from Spiria work with us. Project Manager CX/UX Research Lead Strategy UX & UI Account Manager Senior Director – National Sales
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
I am pleased with the deliverables from Spiria team. The UX/UI prototype has been well received by all stakeholders and the feedback has been positive. Their work also perfectly reflects the vision we had at the start, helping us create a user-friendly and easy-to-navigate member portal.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
The project manager, Strategy team, and CX/UX/UI team were amazing to work with. They communicated often and provided us frequent updates. Because of COVID all our meetings and workshops were virtual but it worked fine. Feedback was almost exclusively done through the workshops, but some follow-up was through email. Everything was delivered on time and to our satisfaction.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Their ability to take a very disparate set of requirements from a variety of sources we provided them and the have them return a cohesive and brilliant solution was just brilliant.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
No areas of improvement needed for our latest engagement with Spiria.
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Automated Testing for E-Commerce Software Company
"The quality was the best I’ve had with an external company."
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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 test automation manager of Lightspeed HQ, an e-commerce software company.
What challenge were you trying to address with Spiria?
We had a surge of work and needed help. We want to find a third-party vendor that could support our in-house team.
What was the scope of their involvement?
We had a developer from Spiria help with test automation. They used Python, Pytest, and Selenium. They also helped the CI/CD pipeline with continuous integration and delivery pipeline. CircleCI was used in the CI process to do automatic launch of testing suites. They also did QA, including creating test cases, planning, and some work in Jira and the backlog tasks that we needed to be done.
We had our internal test automation framework that only had the capability of doing API testing. We didn’t have the option to do end-to-end tests using UI components like a web browser. They helped us to develop the capability to do UI testing with Selenium.
What is the team composition?
There were three people including a team lead, who was my main point of contact. We also worked with the director who joined some of the meetings and did assessments if we needed more people.
How did you come to work with Spiria?
When I joined the team, we were already in negotiations with them. They were a referral from our VP who had used them at one of his previous jobs.
What is the status of this engagement?
We worked together from April 2019–May 2020.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
They were on par or above the expectations we have of our permanent employees.
How did Spiria perform from a project management standpoint?
Project management was very good. They were very accommodating to changing priorities. They gave great granularity in the monthly reports of the work they’ve done. We track the work in Jira. We communicated a lot on Slack. The bug tracking was done on TestRail.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They’re very good in terms of service, follow-up, and making sure that we are satisfied with their work. They’re flexible. I found them to be very open to discussion and very good at tracking the work of their team and doing a follow-up.
Are there any areas they could improve?
The quality is there and we get what we pay for, but the cost was a bit high for us compared to other companies. However, the quality was the best I’ve had with an external company.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Make your expectations clear on the project and the type of support you want.
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CAD Software Dev for 3D Printer Manufacturer
"They helped me do things that I would have taken much longer to figure out on my own."
the reviewer
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
We develop 3d printers. I am the lead developer on the CAD software used to prepare designs for printing
For what projects/services did your company hire Spiria?
Spiria was tasked with helping us develop the initial version of the CAD software.
What were your goals for this project?
The goal was to produce an MVP version of the application within approximately one year.
How did you select this vendor?
Our manager had previous positive experiences working with Spiria. Spiria was known to have deep expertise in 3D software development and c++.
Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.
Spiria helped design the foundational framework for the application. They did a lot of the more difficult initial development tasks in the 3D view, such as building the transformation tool
What was the team composition?
We had 2 people from Spiria and 2 people within the company working on the product.
Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?
We were successful at launching the product and it was very well received. We have been able to continue the development of the product without much hand holding from Spiria.
How was project management arranged and how effective was it?
Our side handled the project management.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
They have a lot of technical knowledge. They helped me do things that I would have taken much longer to figure out on my own. They are very easy to work with. No ego, no bs., just working together to get the job done.
Are there any areas for improvement?
There were occasional miscommunications so perhaps communication could be improved. But this is pretty normal when dealing with remote, outside contractors.
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Mobile App Dev for Renewable Energy Co
"Their breadth of experience goes beyond mobile app development."
the reviewer
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I'm VP Product Management at Power Factors, a Renewable Energy IoT SaaS company.
For what projects/services did your company hire Spiria?
We worked with Spiria to design and develop a brand new iPhone mobile app.
What were your goals for this project?
Our goal was to increase engagement on our Drive platform by Solar and Wind asset managers.
How did you select this vendor?
We were interested in working with a local vendor who could collaborate closely with our PM & UI staff. We received proposals from a couple vendors. We chose Spiria because of their technical knowledge, prior experience with our sister company, and willingness to meet our aggressive timeline while staying within our budget.
Describe the project in detail.
The project was split into three parts. The first part was UX design of the mobile app. This was based on the home page of our current web application but optimized for mobile navigation. We iterated on several mockups before finalizing the UI. The second part was agile sprints to develop the application. At the end of each sprint, we received a demo of the sprint deliverables and discussed scope for the next sprint. Finally after approving and making any last minute changes we were able to test and deploy the app to Apple App Store.
What was the team composition?
We were fortunate enough to work with their Director of Mobile Development who personally created our app. We also had a project manager who managed the sprint backlog and any administrative aspects including time & costs.
Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
Our app has been downloaded and used on a regular basis by asset managers at several of our key customers. We also leverage this app for marketing purposes at trade shows and sales calls.
How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?
The entire team was extremely responsive and their communication very clear. Since we are also a software company the development process was well understood which led to a smooth collaboration.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
Their breadth of experience goes beyond mobile app development. We are now working with them for additional .NET software work.
Are there any areas for improvement?
We did run into an issue during the last major iOS upgrade. However, the team responded quickly to resolve the issue. Overall, they were a pleasure to work with and we look forward to continuing & expanding our partnership.
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Software Development for Industrial Automation Company
"We are impressed with the level of professionals that Spiria provides."
the reviewer
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
Autolog delivers highly intelligent optimization and automation solutions for the lumber transformation industry. I am the Chief Finance and Strategy Officer.
For what projects/services did your company hire Spiria?
We hired Spiria to assist us in developing very specific & specialized software.
What were your goals for this project?
Essentially, we needed to implement a specific software solution that was targeted to address stringent predefined objectives in our business strategy. Time, efficiency and reliability were the main guiding criteria.
How did you select this vendor?
We selected Spiria based on their reputation and notoriety in the Montreal Area. After a few interactions with the company leaders, we were easily convinced that Spiria could provide the level of professionalism and efficiency that was needed.
Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.
While we cannot provide specific details about the project, we can attest to the fact that Spiria approached their implication with utmost focus on our long-term objectives, on the project's viability and on its execution. They provided assistance in most technical aspects, and primarily in coding. Their software engineers were among the most experienced and professional staff that we have encountered.
What was the team composition?
The project team varied in size and composition, but essentially, it was comprised of a project manager and between one and three senior software developers, according to the project's needs. Spiria's leadership also got originally involved, in understanding out needs and devising an appropriate team composition.
Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?
While we cannot provide specific details about the product or its impact, suffice it to say that the project is a resounding success, and check all the boxes in our original scope.
How was project management arranged and how effective was it?
Project management was streamlined as to ideally interact with our own business specialists. If the result of PM is to hit all the targets on time and to avoid surprises, then the PM was perfectly successful.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
We are impressed with the level of professionals that Spiria provides. Their respective expertise and the way they seamlessly integrated our task teams blew us away.
Are there any areas for improvement?
I cannot think of a specific area of improvement.
the project
Web & Mobile App Dev for On-Demand Caregiving Platform
“Spiria has a high-quality team with a lot of experience.”
the reviewer
the review
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 BookJane.
What challenge were you trying to address with Spiria?
We were looking for a technology development partner. My company wanted to create a solution that would enable our customers to book caregiving services in real-time.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Spiria developed a market platform for J360, an on-demand caregiving services system. My team provided the details and requirements, and we also designed the UI. Spiria developed a web app using React and a mobile app using Ruby on Rails.
What is the team composition?
We had a project manager and worked directly with about seven developers.
How did you come to work with Spiria?
I had a pre-existing relationship with Spiria. It took me about a year to decide to hire them; I looked at their work, how they worked, and their team dynamic. They were more of a strategic partner than a development shop, so it made sense for us to work with them. The partnership was a win-win; they generated revenue, and we got quality work.
How much have you invested with them?
My company spent over $1 million.
What is the status of this engagement?
The project lasted from January–September 2018.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
We measured their performance by the platform’s usability and stability.
How did Spiria perform from a project management standpoint?
Spiria met deadlines and followed compliance. We communicated via Slack, phone, email, and weekly in-person meetings.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Spiria has a high-quality team with a lot of experience. They understood our requirements and executed strong QA. They were very customer-centric.
Are there any areas they could improve?
They could improve their budget management practices.
the project
Web App Dev for Professional Development Company
"Spiria met all challenges quickly and easily."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
Skillable offers products and services that help people to learn and change their behaviour. The company was founded 21 years ago and serves a number of national and international clients. I am in charge of IT operations.
For what projects/services did your company hire Spiria?
We had developed a first-generation web app using WAMP-type technology and wanted to develop a second-generation app in a serverless environment.
What were your goals for this project?
We wanted to complete the development of a robust platform that would be scalable, as necessary. The platform should be able to adjust to demand and be able to provide good service via mobile platforms and desktop computers.
How did you select this vendor?
Spiria was recommended by several regional stakeholders, which were on a list of a few recommended suppliers at the time. We chose Spiria after several meetings with account managers.
Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.
Spiria took over the roadmap and developed a turnkey platform. It was involved during each design phase, from project management to the data base structure, Ui and UX.
What was the team composition?
We began the project with two senior developers, 1 QA and a project manager. Several other stakeholders were then added according to development needs. When development activity was at its highest point, we had 14 people working on the project.
Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?
The arrival of Spiria allowed us to quickly develop a modern, attractive platform. Developing this platform in a serverless environment requires very specific and updated skills. Spiria met these challenges quickly and easily.
How was project management arranged and how effective was it?
We chose to operate in an agile manner, with three-week sprints for development activities. Each sprint was followed by a demonstration of the progress and achievements made. Projects were generally put into production after each sprint. We use project management tools, such as Jira, Github and Slack, which are industry standards.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
Spiria’s greatest strength is its ability to adjust the number of people involved during development phases, as well as their skills. On several occasions, we had some successful development “blitzes”, adjusting the number of people involved depending on the timing and context.
Are there any areas for improvement?
Some bugs returned on several occasions after the QA. Scenario management with QA should be improved to test more than just the basic exits.
the project
UI Development for Software Firm
"In my entire career in the software industry, I’ve never encountered a large consulting company like Spiria..."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I’m the principal research engineer of the building and infrastructure division at Autodesk, Inc. We’re a software corporation that makes software services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education, and entertainment industries.
For what projects/services did your company hire Spiria?
We hired Spiria to help with the development of a UI for a research prototype to present to customers and management.
What were your goals for this project?
The goals were to have a highly functional prototype that can be used for evaluation and user research.
Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.
The project started with one C++ developer from Spiria, who worked together with me to create a UI (using Qt) and a graphic visualization (using VTK) of some of my research algorithms. Spiria's work included the development of complex shaders and GUI elements such as custom treeviews.
What was the team composition?
At first, there was only one senior C++ software engineer from Spiria. At a later stage in the project, another C++ engineer joined us to take over the Qt part of the UI. The original developer then focused entirely on the visualization aspect.
Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?
The presentation of the prototype to select customers was a tremendous success. Their overwhelming positive feedback resonated so much with management that a full new product will be launched based on the prototype.
How was project management arranged and how effective was it?
As we were a small team, we embraced a fairly agile approach. We used Trello to write down and manage user stories. We didn't follow formal sprints, but had a grooming at the beginning of each week. Our only time constraints were monthly beta builds that had to be released. The close collaboration enabled us to move very quickly and prioritize on the go.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
Our request to Spiria came at a time where most of their C++ developers were already fully engaged. In my entire career in the software industry, I’ve never encountered a large consulting company like Spiria where an executive-level manager would roll up his sleeves, jump in hands-on, and show the best of his software engineering skills to satisfy the customer’s needs. For me, this showed me how deeply committed Spiria is to their customers. I had the chance to meet other Spiria employees and can confirm that the high motivation and positive attitude towards their customers’ goals is alive at all levels.
Are there any areas for improvement?
As this was a very agile project, we had a short period where we onboarded new developers and the quality was affected. As Spiria is very responsive to any concerns, we were able to resolve these issues promptly.
With Spiria, UX and content delivery drastically improved. The website was stable and functioning well despite its unique architecture. The Spiria team was always very responsive to all communications. They understood problems and quickly offered solutions.