Volpis - Mobile and Web Development

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Managing Director of Hoerman-Intralogistics PL/CZ

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We implement custom-made intralogistics solutions in a wide range of industrial sectors, mainly implementing new, complex storage systems and modernizing existing systems even during active operations integrating everything with our HiLIS warehouse management system.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Volpis - Mobile and Web Development to accomplish?

• Design an innovative user experience for our new warehouse management system
• Revamp the user interface to align with modern standards
• Integrate our marketing goals seamlessly into the user interface
• Empower our development team along their implementation journey

SOLUTION

How did you find Volpis - Mobile and Web Development?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select Volpis - Mobile and Web Development over others?

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

How many teammates from Volpis - Mobile and Web Development were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The team of UX/UI Designer and Business Analyst diligently works on crafting essential software modules for our new WMS. This encompasses elicitation meetings to capture business processes and product requirements, analysis & wireframing, design review sessions to collect stakeholder feedback, and eventually UI design. The team also collaborates with the Product Owner on User Stories documentation. Throughout the process, UX/UI Designer and Business Analyst actively support sprint refinement and review sessions, contributing to continuous improvement.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project is still in the development phase, and a notable outcome is the successful creation of a WMS interface that harmoniously aligns with the product vision, business processes, and marketing objectives and effectively addresses key stakeholder needs. Looking ahead, as the product is launched, our yardstick for success will be the degree of user satisfaction achieved, supported by ongoing daily feedback.

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

The team consistently delivered work items on time, demonstrating a strong commitment to meeting deadlines. Their proactive approach, timely deliveries, and attentive responsiveness significantly contributed to a positive collaboration experience.

What was your primary form of communication with Volpis - Mobile and Web Development?

Virtual Meeting

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

What stands out most impressively about this company is its unwavering dedication to the client's success and the team's exceptional ability to delve deep into the project's core, understanding its nuances and intricacies. Also, the team seamlessly adapts to change requirements without compromising on quality.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Volpis - Mobile and Web Development could have done differently?

There's nothing they need to improve on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Our company is creating new mobile applications and I am working there on a position of Product Owner.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Volpis - Mobile and Web Development, and what were your goals?

Volpis was hired as outsourced developers team for one of our mobile apps development.

SOLUTION

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

After meeting with management and making sure they are capable of solving complicated tasks. One of the main factors was honesty of management and deep analysis of our technical task by the CTO.

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

We provided design and detailed technical task at the beginning, which has been modified several times over the development process. The concept of the app was changed multiple times during the development. The technologies used were nodeJS for backend, Kotlin for android app and Swift for IOS app.

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

Over the course of the project the team size was variable, but we always tried to maintain approximately 4 full-time developers to cover backend, Android and iOS frontends and a tester.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

In result we received fully functional and tested product and all challenges was solved. There was no detected major bugs or problems which could stop us from further project development and growth.

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

Project management was done with the help of part-time Project Manager from Volpis. There was no signs of mismanagement in the team. Communication was perfectly configured with the help of Jira, Slack, daily team standups and weekly management calls in google meet.

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

I was pleasantly surprised of their CTO communication skills and ability to understand and listen to the client (in this case - me, the product owner) by both their management and backend developers. Since I am experienced backend developer myself - my ideas was heard, properly discussed and implemented. I would describe the ability to communicate about technical questions as the most positive in the company.

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

The only improvement which I would recommend to do is gaining global experience in backend development by hiring senior backend developer to the core team for supervision and improvements.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am Founder and CEO ofmatchmaking company IT Export Union. ITEU unites Software Development companies and independent Teams/devs with a proven track record and top global clients under one umbrella. Also, independent developers and remote R&D teams with high unique tech stacks, skills and capabilities.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We've had request from Client to develop Mobile Application (Android and iOs)

SOLUTION

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

We have done a reverse auction (internal tender) with few Mobile Vendors on price, time, best relevant experience and Volpis Team wins this competition and time shows that the choice was right.

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

We have a series of discovery meetings to discuss goals and timeline, as well as technologies that will be used: iOS and Android. Volpis team also provided wireframes and designs.

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

I worked personally with Volpis CEO Kostyantyn Khuta as the main contact. Highly recommended professional to have business with.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Within a year after we started this project, we saw increasing in all metrics such as app store rating, downloads and they totally met the client's expectations.

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

Project Managers were very skilled and experienced. Everything has been delivered on time and with excellence.

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

Their ability to solve complex tasks and proficiency in solving common issues was surprisingly professional to me.

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

All was fine and smooth.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Head of Product for a SaaS connected vehicle and fleet management platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We engaged Volpis to design and build a companion mobile application for our SaaS platform. We had built an initial version of the mobile app but want to move this onto a native code base and improve overall stability and user experience.

SOLUTION

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

We conducted an online search across multiple global regions and shortlisted 3 different mobile development companies in 3 different global location. We then conducted meetings and initial workshops with each company, review their proposals and ultimately selected Volpis as our preferred partner.

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

We completed initial scoping and design workshops with the Volpis team before detailing the initial requirements for the project. These included a complete UI design of our mobile app and UX flow. Once the scope of work was defined, the Volpis team built Android and iOS versions of our app as per our requirements. Following internal testing the app builds were provided to us for acceptance testing. Once the app builds were finalised, Volpis worked with us to create all collateral for publishing the apps to the Apple and Google Play stores and managed the app publishing process, including supporting us through Apple Store approval. Since completed the initial builds of the app, we have continued to work with Volpis over the last 3 year, to add new features and functionality into the mobile app, along with developing a second app.

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

We were assigned a Project Manager, who coordinated the UI/UX designer and subsequently the mobile app development team comprising of x2 Android and x2 iOS developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Within 3 months of engaging Volpis we had published the first version of our mobile application and used this to assist the launch of our product into new verticals and territories. We have subsequently add many new features and capabilities to the mobile application and it has become a key USP for our broader SaaS platform offering.

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

Volpis is open, transparent, friendly, and passionate. We have worked with two PM's during our time with Volpis and both have been great to work with. The core tools used are Jira for managing development pipeline.

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

The Volpis team are highly dedicated and talented. The developers have always produced high-quality code and mobile applications and have been able to quickly and effectively take our requirements and deliver them within estimated timelines. They have become a core partner to our development and product teams and we have built a strong collaborative and supportive relationship.

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

Nothing

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

This was a side project that I am working to turn into a new business

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Volpis?

Volpis was hired to create UI wireframes for the marketplace website

What were your goals for this project?

To translate my ideas and vision for the design into a proper UI

SOLUTION

How did you select Volpis?

I found them on UpWork. Reviewed their portfolio and met the team. They seemed to understand the full design process well.

Describe the project in detail.

I provided a product specification with an overview of the product we were building, as well as some of the pain points that we are solving for.

Once we understood the high-level objective, we were able to jump into wire frames and collaborate through Figma. I will provide comments and at times my own design tweaks, and we would iterate based on that.

What was the team composition?

1 designer, 1 project manager, 1 manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We handed this design off to a front end developer who was able to take the wire frames and customize an ecommerce to match

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Pretty good… We pulled a project manager into the process early on which helped align the designer and me.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They quickly provided a project manager to facilitate the discussions between me and the designer in order to keep the project moving forward without letting new ideas take over

Are there any areas for improvement?

Knowing what I know now, I believe we could have pulled in some pre-designed templates and modified from there to save a bit of time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the co-founder of a small digital health startup.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Volpis?

We needed experienced mobile app developers to build an MVP.

What were your goals for this project?

• Mobile app MVP in 2 weeks
• Fast iterations towards product
• Market fit

SOLUTION

How did you select Volpis?

We interviewed 4 providers that offer mobile app development. We selected Volpis based on interviews with their developers. They showed great communication skills and understood our goals quickly.

Describe the project in detail.

We started with Android and added iOS a week later. Based on our preliminary research we knew that iOS would be an uphill battle. Android made it into the play store after two weeks which met our expectations. At a later stage, we also added another android developer and UI/UX to test different value propositions and to improve the usability of the app.

Over time, the complexity of the apps have increased significantly but the developers are able to keep up and provide high-quality output.

What was the team composition?

• 2 x Kotlin
• 1 x Swift
• 1 x UI/UX

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our solution is the leader in its space and it wouldn't have been possible without the mobile apps.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very effective. We made sure that the developers work directly as part of our team. The whole team coordination happens internally.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The CEO is very responsive and there are no unnecessary middlemen involved.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Not at this point

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Fit Society LLC is information technology company that owns the rights to the Fit Society Mobile Application. The company is focused on health and fitness services. I am the founder and designer of the product.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Volpis?

Volpis was hired to complete the iOS development for the application.

What were your goals for this project?

The app was built to give users an easy and quick way to create and share workouts. While many fitness app platforms exist, they can be confusing to use or require purchase. This app was meant to address those issues and provide a free app that gives users the ability to create the workouts and routines they desire with the option to purchase expert plans if desired. I anticipate a positive response once the app launches and the many enhancements already planned for the future.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I interviewed numerous companies online and associates. After speaking with Volpis, I felt as though they had the passion and know how to make this project a success.

Describe the project in detail.

Once I chose Volpis to develop the app, I was introduced to the team and we went over scope and responsibilities. I would provide the design and specifications and the team would produce. The team employed the agile methodology with sprints and demos concluding every two weeks. I attended standup calls twice weekly. The team delivered on all the requirements and regularly exceeded expectations. The app was only developed for iOS.

What was the team composition?

The team was comprised of a project manager, two iOS developers, one backend developer and one tester. I was the product designer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app is performing flawlessly as it stands in its current state. I will not be launching for another few weeks but have no doubt that it will perform well on the market.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The team performed excellent during the project. Communication, scheduling and expectations were all handled very professionally. Our workflow consisted of communications via slack, design-dev handoff via Zeplin and zoom for demos. The team was offshore but spoke excellent english so language barriers were non-existent.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was blown away by the knowledge and skillset that the team possessed. The team had an excellent flow with the project manager always staying in tune with their needs. If the team asked something of me, I was notified quickly and reminded if I had not provided it to them. I've worked with numerous vendors and would consider Volpis top of the league. Their service, skills and knowledge are all topnotch.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Everything can always be faster but I was satisfied with the service they provided. Quality is of upmost importance and I feel that they delivered where it mattered.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

FlowMSP is an industry-leading pre-incident planning software platform for the fire service. Our goal is, and always will be, to innovate new ways for the fire service to collect, and use, critical building and response information.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Volpis?

We asked Volpis to redevelop and redesign and redevelop our App for iOS and Google.

What were your goals for this project?

Better UX Increase features and capabilities Work within our budget

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We selected Volpis because of their technical depth and an ability to quickly understand our strategy.

What was the team composition?

Project management

iOS and Android developers

Backend 

Design

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We increase the number of downloads for our app by 118% and increased overall usage.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had daily standups describing the work that was being performed.  The meetings were fast and effecient.  Volpis was able to consistently deliver against our project milestones.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Speed

Technical depth

Cost effective

Provided strategic options 

Are there any areas for improvement?

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work for a non-profit and am in charge of mobile app development for a religious app.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Volpis?

We have had an old source code for both iOS and Android that needed to be updated to support the newest features. The source code had many issues, and was written in a quite convoluted way, so this was quite a challenging job.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to add new features to the app, like a map with directionality, alarm settings for prayer times, donations, and stability improvements.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We thoroughly searched for developers, mostly through upwork, and the Volpis team was the most qualified ones for the job that were also not outrageously expensive like many other freelancers with their qualification

Describe the project in detail.

Prior to starting the project, we had a pleasant Skype video call with all of the Volpis team, and had a chance to introduce each other, and get a better idea about what the project entailed, and what the difficulties might be. Once this was going, initially the start was a little slow, but then it really took off and Volpis was on top of getting all the new features implemented.

What was the team composition?

It was a project manager, and the Android and iOS developers I closely worked with, but the team is larger than that.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The new features were well received by the users, and I have received lots of great feedback. Some of the initial issues, which are expected in a new major update, were fixed without any bigger problems and rectified immediately when they were discovered.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The communication especially with the Android developer Vlad was incredible, he was even available to chat with me through slack on the weekends, and he was able to be the point-person for the iOS developer because of his great communication and English skills. They made testing very easy for me, and communication was good, using Slack.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The team is a young, motivated, friendly group of people. I really liked that we had a video call before starting the project, and I was impressed that they were able to work with a source code which had its issues. They were able to get the app exactly the way I needed it.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I will work with them in the future because I trust this team and I developed a great relationship with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of WISRAN. We track and analyze operating efficiency in real-time for financial impact for farm and agricultural commodity processors. The company is out of the US.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Volpis?

The project was to enhance the current WISRAN software platform for Live Freight to source, market, and transport agriculture commodities. Challenge was to manage the long truck lines.

What were your goals for this project?

We gave the following goals to Volpis: Develop a mobile application for truck drivers and centralize queue management system. 

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We selected them based on their expertise and past experience in GPS based systems. Compared to others, they understood our project very well. They understood the core project needs, which were complex and needed to be done in a very short amount of time. They also put together a visual that showed me their clear understanding of our needs, which made me very comfortable. 

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

I liked their approach. They started off with developing a detailed specification, and UI/UX mockup. After that, they designed the UI and UX flows and developed the mobile application and backend server code for both mobile and web. The web frontend was developed by another team.

What was the team composition?

The team was composed of a project manager, UI/UX designer, backend node.js developer, mobile developer, and technical lead. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Results were great. The project impressed our customers and we are now discussing the next steps of the project.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The project was managed very well. The entire team took ownership and drove the project to completion. The project manager also managed the third-party frontend developers as well.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They took ownership. I didn't feel like they were external consultants. They acted as if they are part of our company, investing their time and effort to make the company succeed.

Are there any areas for improvement?

They could certainly improve the rigor of their testing.