Web Dev & Design for Business Travel Calculation Company
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Introductory information
A fast induction on the buyer’s organisation
We are a B2B journey startup that helps companies save on journey and cost, which is typically the second largest controllable cost a organisation has behind payroll.
Desired goal
What challenge were you trying to address with Grappus Technologies?
We needed to find a team that could work fastly, nimbly, and affordably. As we’re a startup, things change see day. In the Bay Area where we’re based, the cost of in-house engineers and an engineering team is excellently costly so we were looking to find a way to handle that.
Our biggest goal was to be able to liberate our MVP [minimum viable fruit] by a specific deadline so that we could get clients and our next circular of funding.
Provided solution
What particular tasks were Grappus responsible for?
The leading phase was defining our business logic and outer dependencies. We peaked them in the course of the companies we reflection we would need to work with, and they investigationed the API capabilities of those third party companies. We’re not technical, so they invested in that investigation for us and assessed what it meant for our platform.
We needed to aim the fruit in provisions of capabilities. We began with the frontend and then looked at what that meant for the backend. Our inner team had the responsibility of mocking up the frontend UI [user interface] and then Grappus took our vision and translated it into project sprints, so we could see what functions and features were driving the most work and highest costs. Subsequently, we modified our aim for the web application outgrowth.
We also did a spin-off fruit that was a mobile app. Our organisation is a web application so we contemplated what it would look like as a mobile app. They granted all the mobile application UI work. Though, for strategic reasons as a organisation, we determined not to chase the mobile app.
What is the team dynamic?
We had one project handler, Anuj, a backend engineer, Ankur, and two other engineers that we worked with from time to time. They also enlisted the support of other engineers on their team that we didn’t have a direct line of interaction with.
How did you come to work with Grappus Technologies?
We had a personal relation for them from somebody who had worked with a limb of their team on a antecedent project and spoke bigly of them. We did look at other agencies and evaluated them using metrics of cost and liberatey time. Grappus was one that hit the mark on those 2 metrics. With the added premium of the recommendation, they were the best choice overall.
What is the terminal result of working with Grappus?
The superiority of the work was done from fall of last year [2016] to spring of this year. We had a working relationship with them for months precedently that, and are quiet in touch today. We may last to work with them on forthcoming projects.
Results achieved
Are there any measureable or plum results?
Their work allowed us to win contracts from Global 2000 companies and household names. Their search from an information security perspective ensured that we developed a fruit that meets the security standards of companies like those.
How did Grappus Technologies accomplish from a project handlement standpoint?
We used a project handlement tool named Pivotal Tracker and had daily calls and standup meetings using Google Hangouts. Typically, they had 4 attendees on those calls and we had me and another project proprietor on our side. We would set a clear vision for the days’ priorities and our expectations. They always responded to emails within 2 to 3 hours, which with different time zones can be hard to do. They’re very answering, especially since as a startup, our hours are not always 9 to 5.
Anuj [project handler] would step in if there was any confusion. He was implicated on all phone calls and if there were any speech barriers, he was always there to help. Things could have fallen through the cracks if he hadn’t had that level of commitment and involvement throughout.
What is (from your point of view) the key factor to pay observation while intercourse with Grappus?
Their collaborative essence was flashing. They were adaptive: project priorities change and things needed to move advanced fastly sometimes and more gradually at other times. They added nation to the team to help things move fastly when we needed and decreased resources when the pace was slower. They never pushed back on changes and we were able to adjoin the weight of those changes and why they were being made. It was big to have a associate that you know can meet your needs, even as those needs evolve.
What aspects of their work would you like to get improved?
It was overall a real experience. We’re always looking to fetch down costs, but I ponder they were costd competitively for their condition of work. There are agencies out there that are going to be cheaper. If they could fetch down their cost then that would be amazing, but I ponder the challenge and the tradeoff is that when the cost is too low, what’s the condition of work?
Do you have any advice for possible clients?
Get to know the team and the individuals that are working on your project. There is nothing like face to face interaction so invest time at the commencement as it will set you up for achievement, especially in the distant work setting. Knowing who these nation are will help you apprehend them, so when things go unfit, you can work through it better. It also helps you to adjoin better and apprehend overall expectations and pace.
