endorsedOngoing

Innovation Hub Platform — MVP to Beta

Services Covered:

Website Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

98 months

Budget

50K - 199K

Start Date

1 June 2018

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

78/100

Good

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Client

Humanitrack

Copenhagen, Denmark

Project Summary

Merixstudio developed an MVP for an innovation hub platform that connects individuals, communities, and ideas and has iterated it through multiple releases toward a polished beta. The engagement included UX/UI design, backend and frontend development, QA, and cloud setup; the UI used Material-UI and the platform is hosted on AWS. The team actively incorporates user feedback into v2.1, and the vendor provides transparent project management through Slack, Jira and daily meetings.

Key Challenges

Develop a working MVP on a limited budget without sacrificing necessary features
Create a foundation to test the platform with a core user base
Deliver an exceptional MVP because the platform and community would define the company

Project Deliverables

MVP (v1.0)
UX/UI design
Backend and frontend development
QA and testing
Updated iteration (v1.1)
Gamification features (v2.0)
Ongoing beta improvements (v2.1)
Newsfeed and custom forum
Automatic URL posting and commenting system
Notifications system
Facebook login integration
PayPal donation integration
AWS-hosted platform

Project Solution

Merixstudio built the platform starting from the client's ideas, wireframes and logo, delivering v1.0 (MVP) and subsequent iterations. They provided UX/UI design, backend and frontend development, QA, and AWS cloud setup and optimization. Releases included v1.1 and v2.0 (adding gamification); the team continues to work on v2.1 to improve accessibility and onboarding, and they implemented integrations such as Facebook login and PayPal donations.

Project Outcome

Early versions were tested with users and feedback is being implemented
The team is confident current iterations will help onboard the first core users
Project management is responsive and transparent, coordinating via Slack, Jira and daily calls
Some deadlines were missed due to holidays, scope growth and unforeseen complications
Project costs increased significantly (estimates accurate for v1.0 but costs nearly tripled and AWS setup was underestimated)

Platforms

SaaS
Web

Tech Stack

Material UI
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.75

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The project is still in the startup phase, but Merixstudio is working hard to incorporate user feedback and implement new features. Although the project costs have increased with the scope, the team strives to provide cost-effective development services. Customers can expect a transparent process.”
Maxwell Hartman
Founder and CEO
Date: 12/07/2018