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Android Parking App for West African Market

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development

Industry

Logistics & Transportation

Duration

27 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 March 2015

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

70/100

Good

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Client

Red Flash Mobile

Stockholm, Sweden

Project Summary

Ardas developed an Android app and cloud-based services for a parking solution aimed at the West African market, working from provided wireframes and specifications through sequential sprints. The market shifted and the app was ultimately not launched, but several elements were reused in a later version. The vendor maintained good communication and provided strong project management throughout the engagement.

Key Challenges

Develop an Android parking app tailored for the West African market
Replace or avoid existing parking platforms that were unsuitable

Project Deliverables

Android mobile application
Cloud-based backend services
Implementation from provided wireframes and specifications
Sequential sprint deliverables

Project Solution

Ardas developed the full Android application based on the client's wireframes and specifications, using mobile phones and cloud-based services. The team worked in sequential sprints, grew and shrank between four and six people depending on phase, and provided requirements feedback and suggestions throughout development. Communication was primarily via email, WhatsApp and phone.

Project Outcome

Provided actionable requirements feedback and suggestions during development
Helped the client advance toward getting a product into the market (the project's major KPI)
Elements from the work were reused in a subsequent version after the market shifted
Maintained strong project management and consistent communication

Platforms

Mobile
Cloud

Tech Stack

Android

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Ultimately, the market shifted and the app Ardas created was never launched. Several elements from that app were used in a subsequent version. All of Ardas’s work was good, and they maintained a good level of communication throughout the project.”
Hans Becker
Founder and CEO
Date: 09/17/2019