Zignuts Technolab

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Resercher of KAUST

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Research and Education

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Zignuts Technolab to accomplish?

• Design web-based application compatible with DTN technology

SOLUTION

How did you find Zignuts Technolab?

Referral

Why did you select Zignuts Technolab over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Zignuts Technolab were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

This project entails the development of a web-based application aimed at providing connectivity solutions for audiences located in regions with no internet access. Utilizing Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN), the application allows administrators to manage content via an intranet connection, facilitating its transfer to mobile nodes. 

These mobile nodes, equipped with efficient data transmission protocols, then relay the content to local servers in remote areas. The ultimate goal is to empower users in these regions by enabling them to access curated materials through a local server, overcoming connectivity challenges and fostering information exchange and learning.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Weekly progress resport
• Test the application in periodic basis

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

They were EXCELLENT in all aspects. They bet our expectations and beyond. They provided an exceptional service for us. We highly recommend them for any software-related services.

What was your primary form of communication with Zignuts Technolab?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

• Timely response
• Profesional communication
• They addressed all our comments and did extra work on our project, which we highly appreciate.
• Excellent technical expertise

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

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of Labelscoin

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Development of new technologies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Zignuts Technolab to accomplish?

• Development and integration of artificial intelligence into an app.

SOLUTION

How did you find Zignuts Technolab?

Referral

Why did you select Zignuts Technolab over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Zignuts Technolab were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

The objective of this project was to develop and implement an AI-powered mobile application. The project was divided into 3 milestones, each focusing on a specific aspect of the development. The first milestone involved consulting to determine whether the project was feasible. After a thorough review, we received positive feedback on the technical feasibility.

The second milestone focused on UX design, ensuring that the app was user-friendly and intuitive. The third milestone involved the implementation of the API and integration of artificial intelligence.

We are pleased with the services provided by Zignuts Technolab. They consistently provided excellent customer service during our working hours. Their team of efficient and expert professionals demonstrated exceptional capabilities in delivering a sophisticated technology solution.

In conclusion, this project was successfully completed, resulting in the development of an AI-powered mobile application. The milestones were strategically divided, ensuring that each stage of the project was executed with precision and expertise. The services provided by Zignuts Technolab were commendable, with their excellent customer support and efficient team ensuring a smooth and successful process.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Measurable Outcomes from the Project:

• Increased Revenue
• Improved Customer Satisfaction
• Reduced Operating Costs

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

The project was delivered on time and in accordance with our expectations.

What was your primary form of communication with Zignuts Technolab?

Virtual Meeting

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

As well as being proficient with new technologies, Zignuts Technolab is also kind and emphatic, which gives us a sense of security and trust.

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

There are no suggestions since we have not encountered any issues and they are working perfectly fine for us.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Managing Director of CarLogik

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Online marketplace for auto services and repairs

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Zignuts Technolab to accomplish?

• Takeover from existing developers and simplify the code
• Redesign the platform and add many more controls and features
• Upgrade the customer experience

SOLUTION

How did you find Zignuts Technolab?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Zignuts Technolab over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Zignuts Technolab were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

• Successful takeover from existing developers 
• Inspect the code with the intent to fix any issues and simplify the entire code to improve platform performance 
• Redesign key aspects from the backend and integrate with payment gateways and service providers 
• Re design front end and improve customer journey 
• Add new key features to the platform

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Takeover in 2 weeks 
• Code simplification project in 2 weeks 
• Start adding new features by end of 30 days 
• Redesign entire platform within 60 days from signing

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

The best thing about Zignuts are their project management skills. They use multiple platforms such as Trello and Slack to manage requests, pipeline, updates and changes. We were always up to date by viewing trello. Timelines are accurate to the day +/- a day with little buffer

What was your primary form of communication with Zignuts Technolab?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

• Very organised (timelines are accurate) 
• Very capable (proposing improvements) 
• Relevant experience (knows what can be done) 
• Always available (we thought they worked 24/7) 
• Great communication

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

Honestly cannot think of anything. They are great and have a friendly attitude from the Co-founders all the way to the developers.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the co-founder of a startup based in the UK. We’re developing a property and fintech portal to help senior citizens look for a place to live.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Zignuts Technolab?

I needed assistance with backend engineering to develop our product.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Zignuts Technolab works on our product’s backend engineering. I initially provided Zignuts Technolab with user stories and acceptance criteria to show what I was trying to accomplish. Now, Zignuts Technolab provides the engineering resources, and I work as a project manager and scrum master since I’m experienced in this field. We’re running a scrum process and have a backlog, and we’ve been iteratively shipping the product. 

Zignuts Technolab uses MongoDB for development, and our platform is on MongoDB Atlas Database.

What is the team composition?

I work with two developers from Zignuts Technolab; one junior developer and one senior developer and architect that works part-time on the project.  

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested around $10,000 with Zignuts Technolab. We have a monthly fee of $2,000—$3,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We’ve been working together since December 2022, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I’m really happy with Zignuts Technolab’s work. The portal’s functionality works really well. We’ve only used it in private since we haven’t launched the portal properly, but the functionality work is excellent, and I’m happy with what Zignuts Technolab has created.

How did Zignuts Technolab perform from a project management standpoint?

Zignuts Technolab’s project management through Jira is good. We use Slack for communication and work under the agile methodology having daily stand-ups. We also work under weekly sprints and do a monthly cadence around the original road map. 

Additionally, Zignuts Technolab’s junior developer has come by leaps and bounds. I’m at a point where I can’t feed him stories fast enough because his work speed has increased over the months. We can track the stories that are coming through. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

Zignuts Technolab’s written communication is excellent. They immediately understand what I’m trying to say and express themselves clearly through Slack. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

The only thing Zignuts Technolab could improve is that sometimes, the junior developer’s audio quality during our daily stand-ups isn’t great. However, their written communication is excellent; it’s just a matter of having better equipment. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I’m an experienced scrum master; if you’re also in that position, I’d recommend to explain the context of your product and encourage Zignuts Technolab to push back. If you encourage Zignuts Technolab, they’ll come up with great ideas, but this needs to be nurtured. I do retrospectives; this way, I get more value from their work.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Real estate App

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Zignuts Technolab to accomplish?

• Android & IOS app
• Website

SOLUTION

How did you find Zignuts Technolab?

Clutch Site

Why did you select Zignuts Technolab over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing first our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

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

To provide an IOS & android application for real estate app, as well as a landing page.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Fully functioning applications on both platforms
• Landing page completion

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

Extremely helpful management team, did everything they could to work with you on your ideas and requests. As a team they really take an interest in the business, not just the development - great people throughout the organisation from the developers to the project managers and business development team.

What was your primary form of communication with Zignuts Technolab?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

As a UK client as a bootstrapped startup I wanted to take advantage of the great cost savings and expertise from Indian app developers. Having researched and interviewed many Zignuts had a genuine interest in the project as well as some great applications already developed. Great quality work and they will try to help in any way that they can.

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

Testing Isn’t particularly thorough had to test most of the application areas myself for bugs etc - would like a more through testing as part of the QA final stages to make sure everything major is working as expected.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of watchandbuild.com GmbH. With our SaaS-solution MagicManuals® we support manufacturers of products in need of explanation to provide all product-relevant information in all formats on our Customer Self-Enabling Platform easily, intuitively, efficiently and cost-effectively for their end customers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Frontend and backend-development, UI/UX design from scratch based on our ideas and mock-ups. Goal was a full-blown Saas solution with threee modules: Client app, Visitor UI, admin panel

SOLUTION

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

We became aware of Zignuts through research and put them on the shortlist. Deciding factors were overall project approach, commitment, design samples, price and reference projects

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

• Software requirements documentation
• project planning
• development
• testing
• go-live

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

Around 15:

• Business Development
• Project Lead
• Project Manager/Business Analyst
• UI-Design
• Frontend Developer
• Backend Developer
• QA

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project was implemented on time and within budget. Shortly before the go-live we received the Red Dot Design Award in the category Interaction & User Experience for our design concept

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

Zignuts use tools like Jira, Slack Trello and others to manage the project. We were more than satisfied with the performance and flexibility, as some of our requirements changed during the project.

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

They've understood our idea very quickly and have helped us design and think even more customer-centric and efficient. Staff at all levels were very engaged, communicated excellently, and shared their excitement about our idea

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

No, we were happy on all levels

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO and Founder of New2. New2 app aims to bundle reliable information for expats and offer value-added services through forums and a digital marketplace. This app is supported by Federal Ministry for Economic affairs and Energy.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired this team to design and develop website, iOS and android app. To develop a platform where all the information related to relocation is evenly distributed and easily accessible.

SOLUTION

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

We chose them after interviewing them about the past projects, design and cost effective work. The founder of the coy has studied in Germany and is well versed with German and Indian culture.

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

Full scope of the Project starting from Ideation & wireframing, till scalable application design and development for Web and Mobile applications.

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

Team: 1 Project Manager, 1 Ux Designer, 1 Backend Web developer, 1 Fronted web developer, 1 Fullstack Web developer, 1 Cloud Architect & Tech Lead,  2 Mobile Apps developers, 1 QA/Tester

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were happy with their timely deliveries and effectiveness. You may visit our website www.new2app.com to view the project they have completed. Overall it was a very satisfactory work. Would hire them again for our next project.

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

We had weekly team meetings with them. They used ticketing system Jira for raising the tickets. If there was any delay they used to inform us by email in advance. Very supportive and organised team.

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

They were 24*7 supportive and had a good knowledge about the intercultural aspects, which were much needed for this product.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CPO at docjo.com which is a health and wellness platform for kids aged 0 to 18

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Zignuts Technolab?

We need to hire qualified and experienced full stack developers with good knowledge of Laravel and web development technologies

SOLUTION

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

Zignuts was recommended to us from a friend we trusted and who had worked with the agency on a previous project and was very satisfied with the company's performance.

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

Zignuts provided us with dedicated web developers who were able to execute the tasks assigned to them. The project involved back-end and front end work. The work included integrating different payment gateways, developing subscription plan management for our platform, creating an appointment system, creating test scenarios and fixing bugs.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

Zignuts provided us with candidates and were very flexible in replacing any candidate who did not meet our quality and work standards.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The resources we hired became part of our core technical team and we could rely on them to execute difficult tasks. They were able to finish tasks in an efficient and high-quality manner.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The communication with Zignuts is very easy and fast. They are very responsive to our requests. We relied on Jira to manage the tasks with the development team and everything went smoothly.

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

The fast response time and their attention to our needs.

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

Developers with little experience (1-2 years) should not be assigned using same rate like experienced developers (5+)

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

The app is the newcomer app for parents 2022 and the best family activity product in one single app. Our users can share family experiences and build relationships by completing challenges. I am the founder and CEO of the product.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I needed a reliable and experienced development partner to implement the entire infrastructure with criteria of cost, scalability and speed. Zignuts implemented the two native apps, the backend, the web application and all the technology.

SOLUTION

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

Zignuts contacted me and was able to convince me with great best practices, a great offer and very friendly advice.

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

Technologies Swift Java Vuejs with Nuxtjs Laravel MySQL AWS Google Analytics Firebase Tech Environment Live App in german Dev App in english Web Application Development

• Homepage (home page with Header, Hero image, subscription section and footer)
• User Management ○ Register (parents can register through 5 step registration process like mobile app) ○ Login (sign in using email/google/facebook) ○ Edit profile ○ Delete Profile
• Become a provider (Provider registration and listing)
• Search & Find Classes/Family Places/Events
• Book Classes (Parents can book classes for their children)
• Listing ○ Rate & Reviews (rate and share feedback on specific listing based on their experience) ○ Add listings (user can add listing) ○ Share listing (user can share the listing) ○ Assume Ownership (claim listing) ○ Edit listing ○ Add to favorite listing Sign in and Registration For User
• Sign in using Email/Google/Facebook
• Five-step registration process ○ Step 1: Enter Name and Select Mom/Dad ○ Step 2: Create an account using email and password and accept permissions ○ Step 3: Create a profile by entering other required details like age, bio, language, occupation, photo, etc ○ Step 4: Add kids ○ Step 5: Select picture from random images
• Manage User Profile 2 Registration For Provider
• Sign in using Email
• Five-step registration process ○ Step 1: Enter Name and Select Provider ○ Step 2: Create an account using email and password and accept permissions ○ Step 3: Create a provider profile by entering other required details like age, language, gender, skills, email, phone number, address, and photos, etc. ○ Step 4: Add team members ○ Step 5: Enter contact details
• Manage Provider Profile Home page
• After register/login, the user will be directed to the home page. The home page will display the profile of the people around. Their age, age of their children, no. of weeks of pregnancy if any and most important the distance at which the other user is.
• Users can swipe left too in case he/she doesn't like anyone (tinder-like feature)
• User can swipe right if he/she likes someone. By swiping right, the user can know more about the person like his interests, the user can also see more of his/her pictures.
• By swiping right again the user will get to see a small introduction about the user like his Bio, language he/she speaks, Hometown, etc.
• By clicking on the profile picture user get to see a detailed version of the user’s profile. Which includes his/her kids, interests, photos everything.
• Two options will be given below “Nudge” and “Reject”. User may choose accordingly.
• User will have Filter to do various settings. ○ If the user wants to show his home address or wants to show his current location ○ Who can contact him/her? ○ Within what radius the user wants to keep up. ○ The age group of children ○ Does he/she want to see “skipped users” again or not
• User can also report about other users if there seems to be any issue Activity
• For the first time when the user will go to this page, the user will see a few questions like ○ What kind of events are you looking for you?

For e.g. outdoor or indoor, sports or reading books ○ For Whom are you looking for? Like for your children, couple activity or parents and kid activity ○ When you wish to perform today, tomorrow, next week or one has to select date and time 3○ And then one has to add location ○ After this user will click on the Apply filter. Then the application will search for events and classes according to the user preference. ○ On top of the page, there will be three tabs indicating “Activities”, “Favorites” and “Hosting”.

○ When user will click on the “Activity” tab, list of Activities will appear. ○ At the right corner of every activity, there is a star symbol. User can click on that star symbol to add the activity in the favorites. ○ Activities that have been added to the favorite section will be visible separately under the “Favorites” tab. ○ Last option is of “Hosting”. Under this tag, the user can create his own event, entry or class and will send an invitation. User will give a full description of the event i.e when, where, what and for whom.

○ Then the user will send invitation either to the connections or it can be public or it can be an open invitation within a certain radius for eg. within 5 km it will pop up to all the application users.

• Types of Activity There can be two types of activities. It can be an event or it can be a Class.

○ Event ■ By clicking on any event in the “activities” tab user will come to know about the details of the event. ■ Date and time of the Event ■ No. of people liked the even ■ The age group that can attend the event. ■ Description of the event that what will be exactly done over there on that day ■ Participants that are participating in the event. ■ Location of the event

■ In the end, there will be a button that says “I am in”. Clicking that button will confirm your registration to that event. ○ Class ■ By clicking on any class in the “activities” tab user will come to know about the details of the class. ■ This click will take the user to the other screen which will have 5 tabs. Those are Overview, Gallery, Teacher, Rating, and Contact.

■ Overview will have general information about the class explaining what class is about. What will be the timing of the class? How many times a week the class will be conducted? Which age group can join it? Reviews of the class. Etc. ■ Gallery will have picture form the class ■ Teachers tab will have a list of the teachers/instructors with their 4 specialization.

■ Rating tab will have the rating of the teachers given by the people. ■ Contact will have the contact information Payment & Booking ● Booking ○ Next Screen will be of the booking. User needs to select the Date and Time slot. ○ Then the user will select the number of children/person which will take part in the activity. ○ Next Screen will be of the “Order Details”. It will show the total payment that has to be done by the user.

• Payment ○ For payment customer will have 3-4 options. Paypal, Credit card, Invoice with Klarna, Gift card, etc. ○ User can use any of these according to his or her comfort.

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

• Project Coordinator/Architect
• UI Developer
• React Native Mobile App Developer
• Backend Developer
• Manual QA

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Within 8 months, the entire project was implemented without big issues. After an extensive closed beta, the application went live and is currently used by more than 6000 parents in Germany.

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

Weekly coordination Milestone meetings Sprint process Backlog Meetings Daily coordination In case of errors, work was also done on weekends or late at night and the issues were fixed. I am very grateful for that!

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

They are great consultants showing different ways without trying to sell. I always felt met and well advised to make a decision.

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

time plannings, product multilingualism

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and managing director of Top Ease Asia Investment, Ltd., a consultancy firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Zignuts Technolab?

We needed help developing our mobile app.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Zignuts developed our meditation music service app for Android and iOS. We provided them with the app’s concept and basic designs. From there, they coded our app and designed its UI/UX. They also built our app’s landing page using WordPress. We currently have a maintenance contract with them.

What is the team composition?

I work with 10–15 resources, including one point of contact.

How did you come to work with Zignuts Technolab?

I looked for Indian developers and found them to be the best. They were flexible, their price was good, and they had good English skills, so I hired them. 

How much have you invested with them?

I’ve spent $18,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We’ve started working together in February 2021, and it’s ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’re very satisfied with Zignuts’ work — it’s user-friendly. 

How did Zignuts Technolab perform from a project management standpoint?

Zignuts’ team constantly meets deadlines, and they’re quick and flexible. We’ve had some miscommunication over the telephone because we aren’t technical people. We switched to collaborating through Slack, and now everything is okay.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Zignuts is flexible whenever we come up with a new idea, and they’re happy to accommodate changes. Additionally, their communication skills are excellent.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Make a contract with milestones, and divide the payment accordingly. Use an app like Slack to communicate so there won't be any verbal misunderstandings.