On a scale of 1 to 5, how was the quality of the work delivered by the company?
On a scale of 1 to 5, rate whether the deliverables were given in a timely manner or not?
On a scale of 1 to 5 how likely would you recommend this company to other people?
How did you find out about this company?
We had been planning to work with them for a while. They had been referred to us, so we knew about their good reputation and the quality of their services. So, we had a plan to work with them but didn’t manage to do it until this year.
We had always wanted to work with them, but we also wanted to do some research to learn more about costs, reach, quality, and more. We contacted about five companies in this process (three in Colombia, one in Mexico, and another one in Argentina). In the end, Foonkie Monkey was still the best option considering the cost-benefit of their services.
Did you have some documents like wireframes ready or you just had an idea when you approached this company?
We had an old product which needed to be complete transform a since the beginning
How was the first few interaction with this company, did you find anything interesting in first few interactions that helped you decided on hiring this company?
Yes, they always were able to help and give ideas and options to increase the availability of the development
How did the process look like? How often were you interacting with company representatives?
In general, IT projects tend to last longer than originally planned. But, Foonkie Monkey has been extremely strict about respecting the deadlines. They have a great organization. They were able to understand our ideas really quickly and reflect those ideas in the project.
In general, their project management has been flawless. We shared all our documents via Google Drive and had meetings. All logistics and meeting plans went perfectly; they never changed or canceled a meeting.
How involved were you in the whole process? How did company tackle changing requirements or budgets?
I am the CEO of the company and the main stakeholder in the client side
We review in detail if a requirement is out of the scope or not, if that is the case they present the budget estimation to get to the proposed goal
In terms of timeline, how frequently were the milestones delivered? Were you happy with the timeline of the deliverables?
Yes we are happy with their timing, communication and quality of the product, that’s why the relation continues for all evolutiva maintenance
On a scale of 1 to 5, how was the quality of the work delivered by the company?
On a scale of 1 to 5, rate whether the deliverables were given in a timely manner or not?
On a scale of 1 to 5 how likely would you recommend this company to other people?
How did you find out about this company?
We started looking for companies to help us out with mobile app development. We wanted to work with a Latin American company, preferably from Colombia. So, with that in mind, we started our search.
We did some online research, and we found platforms where we chose the agencies that would be the best fit for us based on the reviews and price range. After meeting up with different companies, some of which were in the US and India, we ended up choosing FOONKIE MONKEY.
Did you have some documents like wireframes ready or you just had an idea when you approached this company?
we created an approach of a non-functional prototype in Marvel
How was the first few interaction with this company, did you find anything interesting in first few interactions that helped you decided on hiring this company?
FOONKIE MONKEY has provided us with excellent advice. They are helping us create a great product, always providing useful insight on how to improve it. It’s been a wonderful experience.
How did the process look like? How often were you interacting with company representatives?
The communication has been great. We use Slack to communicate and InVision for the project follow up. We also have meetings on Zoom and Google hangouts. Anything we ask for is always ready in less than a week. Usually, we are the ones who are behind. FOONKIE MONKEY keeps working according to the schedule we created and adjusting it accordingly.
How involved were you in the whole process? How did company tackle changing requirements or budgets?
At the moment, FOONKIE MONKEY is in the process of developing the MVP. We’re still in the initial process of brainstorming and finishing the wireframing, but we expect the project to have several phases. We know that as soon as we launch the app to the market there will be growth, changes, and more requirements.
The team recommended the Azure stack for cloud development. However, these are just recommendations, we still have to choose which technologies we are using. The app will be developed both for iOS and Android.
In terms of timeline, how frequently were the milestones delivered? Were you happy with the timeline of the deliverables?
We have at least a remote weekly meeting, and their ability to deliver is great.
