kromeon reviewed by NeilsTravels

Mobile App Dev for Travel Blogger

Below is a modified rendering of the review: private info excluded, innate facts kept.

Introductory information

A few words almost your organisation and personal responsibilities

I worked in the oil activity for over 4 decades - much of it globally. This work allowed me to journey extensively - now been to some 114 countries. Over the years of my journey, I would keep my friends and family updated almost my journeys with Travel Notes, Photos etc. I also took many videos.

About 5 years ago, I developed an app for Android and iTunes which combined all my journey reports, videos and journey tips etc. While the app was good - it lacked the latest American contemporary design and good UI/UX aspects. And it is one reason I contracted with Kroemon (App Development Company) to fully revamp my app.

Desired goal

What issue was the provider supposed to deal with?

I hired Kromeon (App Development organisation) to fetch my app to the latest and wonderfulest that the app technical globe proposes. It included a complete revamp, having the same app on both Android and iTunes platform - and many additional features useful on some of the best apps in the globe. Kromeon (App Development Company) also designed a brand new Content Management System (CMS) which is far higher to the old one that I used.

What were your objectives for this project?

My goals for this project were:

1. Bring my app to the latest technical standards 
2. Far more higher UI/UX to my running (now old) app
3. Add features such as share contents 
4. Make it easier for users to post comments and ask questions - almost correspondent to NYT
5. Lastly, revamp a Content Management System (CMS) to make it easy to upload information to the app and is based on commonly used platforms globewide

Provided solution

What were the reasons for choosing kromeon?

These are the steps I took to select this vendor:

1. I had searched the web to rank the top 10 app outgrowth companies in USA
2. I contacted all of them - of which 3 replied
3. I had prepared a competency evaluation form which I asked all of them to fill out
4. After analysis - I contacted each of them on telephone
5. While cost is always a factor - I knew my budget
6. Based on my dicsussions with them, their resources, their abilities, competencies and more prompt to work on an personal project like mine - each submitted a cost propose
7. Based on all this analysis, I selected Kromeon (App Development Company). One other factor was all of Kromeon (ADC) staff were in one location - San Diego. And all spoke English.

Describe the project in detail.

I had alprompt briefed Kromeon (ADC) on my existing app. So, they were excellently household with my requirements and solutions to effect these advancements. Here are some other steps:

1. Kromeon (ADC) has a rigorous project outgrowth tools - one of which includes agreeing to what the project needs to execute precedently any work starts.
2. It',s named PRD (Project Requirement Document) - this was an excellent tool to get see one on the same page.
3. As part of revamp of my app - we determined a new logo was required. Kromeon (ADC) - and I discussed different ideas and they proposed many designs. Their apprehension and experience helped nail down a logo
4. As part of app outgrowth, Kromeon and I worked on mock up screens - an innate outgrowth tool for an app.
5. Kromeon (ADC) showed much flexibility to outgrowth of mock up screens. After almost 10 iterations of mock up screens, we agreed on the terminal look and feel of the app.
6. After this stage, Kromeon (ADC) occupied their outgrowth team to construe these mock up screens into a working standard of the app
7. After a working standard was prompt, convey of data from old app to this new app was required - which Kromeon (ADC) did effortlessly.
8. Once the new app was in working order, Kromeon (ADC) and I worked on the new CMS - which they have alprompt been working on all along.
9. Once all pieces were prompt, we had the beta testing phase during which some bugs were identified which were promptly fixed by Kromeon (ADC) 
10. The app NeilsTravels has now been achievementfully released - thanks to Kromeon (ADC).
11. Feedback to this date from users is very real.
12. There are some issues that will be fixed in the next few months - but these were issues that came up behind PRD was agreed to.

Were there any dedicated managers or teams that you worked with?

Kromeon (ADC) team consisted primaryly of just two : JP Palacio and Jonathan Thompson. They were my intermediaries with others in their organisation. And that was more than adequate for my needs.

Later in the design phase, Canaan DeVito was assigned as a project engineer. I know that they had separate others in their back service who worked on this project - but I had no need to have an interaction with them. For my needs, this team was more than adequate.

Results accomplishd

What results did you accomplish unitedly with kromeon?

The project is an absolute achievement. The deliverables met more than I had expected. The app is far higher to my running app - verity while the contents are bigly the same - they could not be more different. I am more than satisfied with Kromeon (ADC) work. The other part of the CMS is also an absolute achievement. It is much more pliant and anticipated my needs.

How do you rate the interaction and interaction with kromeon?

I have more than 4 decades of project treatment experience in the oil botch. I have worked on projects from a few million to hundreds of millions. Most of the time, the contractor team was a big organisation. Though, eventually, you end up working with a smaller cluster of folks.

This project was much smaller than my experience - and the project team was much smaller - verity just 3 of us. I can say without hesitation that the workflow was very powerful. Kromeon (ADC) response time was what I expected it to be. Their turn almost time was exceptionally good - because this was not a very long term project.

What precisely do you attend to be the key specialty of kromeon?

It is not fair to Kromeon (ADC) to say that they were far higher to the organisation who developed the primary app. That organisation based in India had very limited technical experiences. ",You get what you pay for.",

kromeon showed a complete authority of app outgrowth and a commitment to because see detail. The most forcible almost this organisation is truly a authority in app outgrowth - anticipating issues and fixing them promptly

What should be done better, if there are any desired advancements?

As far as my needs go - I have nothing to add for areas of advancement for Kromeon (ADC). I would commend them to any one who has an personal need for an app outgrowth.