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Augmented Frontend Dev for Nutrition Startup

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development

Industry

Wellness and Fitness

Duration

3 months

Budget

Less than 10K

Start Date

1 June 2017

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

70/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Hamburg, Germany

Project Summary

Uptech augmented frontend development for a nutrition/e-health startup, providing feature implementation, styling, bug fixes, refactoring, and process-management suggestions. The engagement ran from June to September 2017 and primarily involved a single assigned developer. The client praised Uptech's communication, reliability, and organization and intends to re-engage when development resumes.

Key Challenges

Needed additional frontend/manpower to deliver white-label technology solutions
Required bug fixing, refactoring, new white-label and feature development, and process management
Needed a vendor experienced with React Native

Project Deliverables

Implemented features and styling
Fixed bugs
Refactored legacy/poor code
Implemented white-label style and design changes
Fixed app-specific shopping list

Project Solution

Uptech augmented the client's frontend/mobile development by implementing UI features and styling, fixing bugs, and refactoring hurried or poor code. They delivered white-label style and design changes per customer requests and fixed a shopping-list feature specific to the client's app. The engagement was delivered mainly by a single assigned developer (Max) with brief support from a second developer.

Project Outcome

Enabled the client to complete projects they could not have managed internally
Development was paused but the client intends to re-engage in the future
Improved project-management practices and reliable, timely communication from the vendor

Platforms

Mobile

Tech Stack

React Native

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“They offer prompt delivery, effective communication, skilled developers, and the ability to make suggestions regarding overall processes. Although development has been temporarily paused, the relationship will likely continue in the future due to their reliability and efficiency.”
Anonymous
Head of Products
Date: 09/29/2017