Case Study | The Development Zone

Vice President of Engineering Needed 7 Additional Resources For Mobile and Progressive Web App

NodeJS, VueJS, DynamoDB, React Native, PWA

Estimated Project

7 TDZ | 53 Internal

6 months

Full stack software engineers, Mobile Engineers, QA, Project manager

95%

The Client

From when it created its first local business mixer over a decade ago, the US operations of this global event planning organization has grown into a 300-employee full-service events and conferences management organization. With over 90 events planned and produced nationwide each year and gathering hundreds of businesspeople, the event organizer has become a major player in its industry and received several innovation awards.

The Challenge

A business event’s success from the attendees’ standpoint can be measured by the new relationships and opportunities it has generated. However, many people end up connecting with known acquaintances and leaving an event without having made any new significant contacts. Getting the right people together is a recurring challenge faced by event organizers and the award-winning company turned to The Development Zone to help create an innovative solution to facilitate networking at its venues.

The Solution

To collect the attendees’ interests and pair them with relevant contacts, The Digital Zone created a multi-platform solution: a Progressive Web App built using NodeJs, VueJS and Amazon’s DynamoDB and a React Native mobile app. Project managers can create events on the backend and include a series of questions used by the platform’s algorithm for people matching. Once matched, attendees are located using their mobile device’s GPS and receive a push notification instructing them where to meet their group. The app also gives them information on the people in their group and possible icebreakers.

The Outcome

It’s been a few months since the initial release of the mobile application and The Development Zone's team of senior software engineers are working on added features like a video conferencing system for virtual encounters.

So far, not only did the application fulfill its primary objective of adding value to events registration packages and increasing participants’ engagement, it also created new marketing and revenue opportunities for the event organizer through user data collection and in-app advertising.

Value Proposition

This is what you get

Experts

Our consultants have an average of 10+ years experience with custom software development in highly complex environments. They have also passed a proprietary hiring process that includes live coding.

200+ Skillsets & Candidate database of 400K

With a database of 400,000+ candidates, We give you access to vetted available software developers, business analysts, designers, and QA testers across 200+ skill sets.

A Global Pool of Resources

Our development talent is based on 4 continents and work across 12 different time zones, in 3 languages.

Whether you are looking for a 100% US-based team or prefer a hybrid model, our highly experienced global team will adjust to your specific needs.

Fast, On demand, No obligation

Your project is staffed and kicked off within 2 weeks and you have direct access to vetted top tier resources worldwide, on demand, on a pay-as-you go basis.

Significant Savings

The Development Zone directly manages, maintains and motivates a resource for the work being performed and tracks time down to 30-min increments with weekly status reporting.

Human Validation

All our resources are pre-qualified for availability by a human 1-to-1 verification. This is a major time-saver for you.

Staff Augmentation or Project-Based

We offer flexible monthly agreements to augment your team or fully outsource your project.

Remote Only

At our attractive price point, and recruiting attraction for top talent, all our resources work remotely. Some limited on-site visits are available on a case-by-case basis.

Working remotely?

At The Development Zone, we've been working remotely for over 10 years and have the tools and processes in place to ensure successful collaboration internally and with our clients.