endorsedOngoing

iOS Social Calendar App Development

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

108 months

Budget

Less than 10K

Start Date

1 August 2017

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Offshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

79/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

New York City, United States of America

Project Summary

Amalgama is developing an iOS social calendar application that helps users share content around events and follow people by interests. They picked up an existing minimally viable product and focused on evaluating and fixing code produced by another group while prioritizing the client's needs. The client praised the team's planning, communication, meeting of deadlines, and use of a planning platform (tmp) for dynamic prioritization and time transparency.

Key Challenges

Turn around an existing iOS MVP built with a financer.
Evaluate and fix code previously written by another group while prioritizing the client's needs.

Project Deliverables

iOS application
Code evaluation and fixes
Project management and prioritization

Project Solution

The vendor evaluated code produced by a previous team, prioritized the client's needs and implemented fixes and improvements. They staffed the engagement with two developers and a team manager and managed delivery and planning through their platform. They worked iteratively to deliver features within the client's budget and timeline.

Project Outcome

App published on the App Store.
Good quality results given the limited budget and timing.
Improved planning and transparency via tmp platform enabling dynamic prioritization and hours tracking.

Platforms

Mobile

Tech Stack

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The team is amazing in terms of putting ideas down on paper, quoting, planning, and allocating the needed resources. They meet all deadlines, provide extremely fluent communication, and are always available for when needed.”
Anonymous
Founder
Date: 10/12/2017