A social connection platform has hired Technology Rivers for web and mobile app development. The team is creating applications where users can interact with others and connect through Facebook and LinkedIn.
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the founder of Whoz, a social connection platform.
What challenges were you trying to address with Technology Rivers?
We needed help with web and mobile app development.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Technology Rivers has provided web and mobile app design and development from scratch. Based on my concept, the team has created hi-fi wireframes to create the flow and aesthetic look of the app. The team has taken those wireframes to code them and take them through a QA process before launch.
In terms of features, the product allows users to create a profile, invite people, connect their LinkedIn and Facebook profiles, and find other people available within certain tags and locations to interact with.
What was the team composition?
We’ve worked with around ten members of Technology Rivers’ team, including Ghazenfer (Owner).
How did you come to work with Technology Rivers?
Someone referred Technology Rivers to us and chose them for this project because they had the experience, resources, and price range we were looking for.
How much have you invested with them?
So far, we’ve spent about $300,000 with them.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working together in September 2022, and the engagement is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
Technology Rivers has done a great job and exceeded our expectations.
How did Technology Rivers perform from a project management standpoint?
Technology Rivers communicates well with us and delivers on time and within budget. Regarding tools, we use Slack and Zoom.
Are there any employees from the service provider's team that you would like to give a shout-out to in this review?
Technology Rivers' whole team has done an excellent job.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Technology Rivers' biggest strength is the great value we get from the price we pay.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I don't think there's anything they can improve on.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Have clear communication about what you're looking for and how much you can spend.
''Technology Rivers has been wonderful to work with.''
A healthcare company has hired Technology Rivers for custom software development. They've created the UI/UX design and developed a client-facing app and a web portal for the client's company.
''Technology Rivers has been wonderful to work with.''
Technology Rivers has successfully led a proactive, communicative, and punctual process. Technology Rivers' team uses Slack and Google Drive to ensure a solid project management experience. The client also praises the team's ability to turn their vision and ideas into a tangible product.
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and position.
I am the COO of a healthcare company
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
Offer treatment for chronic pain.
What specific goals or objectives did you hire Technology Rivers to accomplish?
How did you find Technology Rivers?
Why did you select Technology Rivers over others?
How many teammates from Technology Rivers were assigned to this project?
6-10 Employees
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
Provide software development services to support in the development of our application, as per our instructions. Scope of work will include development of the client facing app and web portal for company use. Work with us to develop list of requirements, UX development, user flow, design and graphics for use in-app.
What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
UX design, graphic design, and build out of client facing app and mobile web portal.
Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?
Very responsive. Had a weekly meeting for a period of time, until decided by both teams that it was no longer needed (in build stage). Both during this time and following, we had a shared google drive and would communicate directly on shared documents. We used Slack communicate for quick questions or updates. Technology Rivers has been responsive to questions and feedback along the way, in addition to being proactive at setting up check-ins along the way.
Ghazenfer has been our main point of communication throughout the whole process. We have needed to push back timeline on our company's end, but they have met all timelines.
What was your primary form of communication with Technology Rivers?
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Technology Rivers has been wonderful to work with. Most of all, I have been impressed with their ability to take our ideas (presented in very non-technology/non-developer terms) and turn our vision into something real. Throughout the process I have been happy with their level of responsiveness and we were extremely impressed with the graphic design (mobile app design).
Are there any areas for improvement or something Technology Rivers could have done differently?
none
"Technology Rivers has exceeded all of my expectations."
Technology Rivers has built a client portal for a therapeutic services company. The portal tracks service usage, generates invoicing and payroll reports, and collects data on each client's treatment progress.
"Technology Rivers has exceeded all of my expectations."
Technology Rivers has delivered a portal with treatment plan goals where clients and employees could input data for each treatment session. They've delivered on time and have been extremely communicative and responsive. Moreover, their professionalism, expertise, and creativity have been impressive.
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and position.
I am the President of (a/an) Education
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
Our company provides therapeutic services to individuals with Autism.
What specific goals or objectives did you hire Technology Rivers to accomplish?
How did you find Technology Rivers?
Referral
Why did you select Technology Rivers over others?
What was the size of Technology Rivers’s team?
10-15
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
Created Client Portal which tracks usage of multiple service codes and hours service was provided. Many reports can be run including running service hours used per county by client. Created Employee Portal which collects data on each client's progress towards treatment plan goals and tracks hours of service provided to create invoicing and payroll reports.
Many additional reports can be run for HR purposes such as providing benefit packages to those who qualify. Created Treatment Plan portal which allows a professional to create an individualized treatment plan for each client which meets the standard criteria. Created reportable event feature which allows team members to be notified in a crisis situation.
What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?
The team was extremely communicative, responsive, professional, experienced, talented and creative. They delivered in a timely manner. We communicate regularly on slack and have weekly virtual meetings.
What was your primary form of communication with Technology Rivers?
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Ghazenfer is very involved in the oversight of the project. He has quickly grown the development team as my vision grew to accommodate my needs. The development team is fantastic! They take much pride in their work and it shows. They listen carefully to our needs and take the time to learn the ins and outs of all of the details of our business to help us better achieve our goals.
Are there any areas for improvement or something Technology Rivers could have done differently?
I can't think of a single thing they could've done better. Technology Rivers has exceeded all of my expectations.
“Technology Rivers’ ability to effectively communicate the project’s updates and status was really great.”
Technology Rivers developed a mobile application for a software development company using the backend servers of an app’s previous version. The app allowed users to search and engage with legislative members.
“Technology Rivers’ ability to effectively communicate the project’s updates and status was really great.”
Technology Rivers met the client’s expectations and delivered a functional mobile app that allowed the client to compete in the marketplace. This was a great benefit for the client since they didn’t have a development team. Technology Rivers met deadlines and communicated effectively through Slack.
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the former CTO of Phone2Action Grassroots, a software offered by Quorum. Quorum is a software development company that provides a platform where nonprofit organizations can launch their advocacy platform. Organizations can also create an advocacy program to engage with their user base and reach out to their local legislative body through the app.
What challenge were you trying to address with Technology Rivers?
We needed to develop a mobile application since we didn’t have a development team at the company. We had developed a previous version of the app, but it was rudimentary, and we wanted to use the same backend servers so our stakeholders could get all relevant information in the app when they met with legislative members since laptops aren’t allowed at those meetings.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Technology Rivers developed an app for iOS and Android devices using our endpoints on the backend to deliver data to the end user. The app allowed users to search for legislative members, schedule meetings, take notes during the meetings, and follow up on these meetings in real-time through the app.
Additionally, Technology Rivers provided web development resources.
What is the team composition?
I worked with one senior developer from Technology Rivers.
How did you come to work with Technology Rivers?
I knew Technology Rivers’ owner personally and knew he was in the development line of work. After checking Technology Rivers’ references, I engaged with them.
How much have you invested with them?
We invested around $50,000–$75,000 with Technology Rivers.
What is the status of this engagement?
We worked with Technology Rivers from May–December 2020.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
The mobile application that Technology Rivers developed significantly benefited our business since it allowed us to compete with companies that already had an app. Technology Rivers helped us deliver on our product roadmap since we didn’t have a development team.
How did Technology Rivers perform from a project management standpoint?
Technology Rivers met deadlines and stayed on budget. We had a good communication cadence with regular calls and updates through Slack. Overall, our communication was really effective.
What did you find most impressive about them?
I was most impressed with Technology Rivers’ flexibility to turn around work quickly and respond to our requests. Additionally, Technology Rivers’ ability to effectively communicate the project’s updates and status was really great.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I can’t think of anything for Technology Rivers to improve.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
I recommend to give Technology Rivers as much upfront information as possible. Treat them as a partner instead of a service provider, and this way, they’ll provide the right and optimum solution.
“Seeing our ideas come to fruition thanks to Technology Rivers has been outstanding.”
Technology Rivers provides UI/UX development services to an energy management company. The team supports the frontend development of the client’s energy management software using React.
“Seeing our ideas come to fruition thanks to Technology Rivers has been outstanding.”
Technology Rivers has helped improve the loading speed of the product by 95%, and they’ve been able to translate abstract ideas into technical solutions on the go. The team is very communicative, flexible, and accommodating to changes. Additionally, they offer a personable approach to projects.
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the owner of an energy management company that works with other businesses to reduce energy expense costs and help them transition to new technologies for energy production.
What challenge were you trying to address with Technology Rivers?
Our customers had been requesting a customized energy dashboard. We developed a generic dashboard in-house six years ago to allow engineers to interact with meter data in real time. However, we noticed that there were newer web applications out there, so we decided to update it to make it more user-friendly and allow users to customize their dashboards so that they could get the information they wanted immediately. Thus, we reached out to Technology Rivers to help us out.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Technology Rivers has helped us develop the frontend of our energy management dashboard. We’ve been in charge of backend development, and they’ve been in charge of UI/UX development. As for the technology stack, they decided to use React after our initial discussions and discovery process.
What is the team composition?
We’ve worked with four people and a lead developer from Technology Rivers. The lead developer is my main point of contact in between meetings. Additionally, I originally reached out to their owner, and I’ve had a lot of interaction with him throughout the project. During the initial stages, he acted as the project manager, but we later transitioned to an actual project manager in charge of scheduling our meetings with the development team.
How did you come to work with Technology Rivers?
I had invested a small sum into a friend’s company. They were using Technology Rivers to develop their web app, so being part owner of that company, I already had some indirect experience with them. Thus, when I needed to update my company’s energy management software, I got in contact with Technology Rivers’ owner and had some discussions about what we were trying to accomplish. They were the obvious choice.
How much have you invested with them?
We’ve spent approximately $80,000–$90,000.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working together around January 2021, and our engagement is ongoing. However, the project is on hold from my end until I compile a list of user feedback.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
Thanks to Technology Rivers’ work, the page load speed of our product has improved by around 95% compared to our legacy product’s loading speed — it is a lot faster now. We deal with 30,000 data points; still, it loads very quickly.
Moreover, seeing our ideas come to fruition thanks to Technology Rivers has been outstanding. Throughout the project, we’ve thrown them ideas of what our app users would like to see on our product, and we’ve had quick discussions where they’ve figured out how to implement them. Their turnaround time for coming up with solutions and making those abstract ideas a reality has been very quick.
How did Technology Rivers perform from a project management standpoint?
I’m more than satisfied with Technology Rivers’ performance, and I’m very happy with them. We use Slack to communicate and Jira for project management. On Jira, we can see what they’re doing, and they use it to track their progress and tell me their current tasks. We also use Google Docs to keep track of items and Balsamiq to create mock-ups.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Technology Rivers’ personable nature is outstanding. Initially, I felt very comfortable reaching out directly to their owner to talk about the project. Additionally, I really appreciate their flexibility. I initially didn’t have a clear understanding of our project’s end goals, but they’ve been very accommodating to different ideas and changes throughout the process.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, I don’t have any complaints about their work. If I had to restart the project, I would still choose them.
Technology Rivers' team has done an excellent job exceeding the client's expectations. Technology Rivers' team is timely and communicative via Slack and Zoom. The client also praises the team's great value for money.