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Full-Cycle Software Development Company

Bamboo Agile is a software development company with an office in Tallinn (Estonia).

For more than a decade, we’ve been delivering quality IT solutions for clients from different business sectors all over the world. We’re experts in EdTech, Healthcare software, Telecommunications, Martech and Adtech, Shopify solutions development, High-load systems, Fintech solutions, and more.

Developing software, we go full cycle. We’ll take you from a concept to a smoothly running service, suite, or site—every step of the way including software requirements, prototype design, architecture design, front-end and back-end development, quality assurance, deployment, and maintenance.

Estonia

Kesklinna linnaosa, Kentmanni 4, Tallinn, Harju 10116

+3726346294

Service Focus

Focus of Web Development

Wordpress - 100%

Focus of Software Development

Java - 20%
Javascript - 10%
AngularJS - 15%
C# - 10%
Node.js - 15%
.NET - 10%
ReactJS - 20%

Industry Focus

Telecommunication - 30%
Education - 20%
Information Technology - 20%
E-commerce - 20%
Financial & Payments - 10%

Client Focus

70% Medium Business

30% Small Business

Review Analytics of Bamboo Agile

16
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5.0/5
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What Users Say

Strong technical talent and they gave us good pricing

Robert Roosalu , CTO at MindTitan

They were professional, responsive, and exceeded my expectations in every aspect of the project.

Kristian Snellman , Chief Operating Officer at Snellman Motosport

Development of an Educational Mobile App

Ulyana Pavlikova

A very professional and fruitful collaboration. The Bamboo Agile team works like clockwork

Lars Pedersen , Product Manager at Diggle Interactive

VAS platform development

Dmitry Nikolaychik

What Users Like The Most

What I appreciate most about Bamboo Agile is their commitment to excellence. From the initial consultation to the final product, their team was always available to answer any questions or concerns I had. They were patient and attentive to my needs, and consistently delivered high-quality work.
The collaboration with Bamboo left only a pleasant aftertaste. From the first call to the final app release, all the work was done on time, and communication with the team was clear and comfortable. I want to mention the quality of project management and App development; Ann (PM) expertly supervised the development process and the process of subsequent publishing to the App Store; Andrew (iOS Developer) demonstrated a high level of knowledge in his field.
Strong technical talent, good price

What Users Like The Least

I do not have any negative feedback for the team at Bamboo Agile. They were always available and responsive to my needs
Nothing comes to mind.
Couldn't bring out anything

Detailed Reviews of Bamboo Agile

5.0 16 Reviews

Robert Roosalu, CTO at MindTitan

Posted on Apr 15, 2024

Strong technical talent and they gave us good pricing

We met Bamboo Agile’s representatives at the MWC 2021 exhibition and shared contacts.

One of our projects ran into resource bottlenecks in October 2021. We turned to Bamboo Agile and quickly found good quality talent to help us out. The cooperation was smooth and fruitful.

What was the project name that you have worked with Bamboo Agile?

Customer Support Chatbot

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

Describe your project in brief

We needed additional help in maintaining and developing an AI based chatbot. The inner workings of the software are quite complex and Bamboo Agile managed to bring good quality engineering to the project. The main goals were enchaning it with features and regular maintenance.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Strong technical talent, good price

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Couldn't bring out anything

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Project Detail

$50001 to $200000
Completed
Information Technology

Kristian Snellman, Chief Operating Officer at Snellman Motosport

Posted on May 15, 2023

They were professional, responsive, and exceeded my expectations in every aspect of the project.

Throughout the project, the team at Bamboo Agile went above and beyond to ensure that every detail was just right. They provided regular updates and were always willing to make any necessary changes to ensure the final product met my expectations. Their attention to detail and willingness to work closely with me to achieve my vision for the website was truly commendable.

The process of transferring the website to the Shopify platform was seamless, thanks to their expertise. They also integrated features from our partners' websites seamlessly, making the software more connected to our CMS. The management features they implemented have made it much easier for us to manage the website, and we have received numerous compliments on the visual appearance of the website.

What was the project name that you have worked with Bamboo Agile?

Snellmanmotosport.com

What service was provided as part of the project?

Mobile App Development, Web Development, Software Development

Describe your project in brief

Our goal was to redesign an existing website without creating a new one to improve its visual appearance and implement management features. Also we wanted the website to be transferred to the Shopify platform and to integrate features from our partnersâ€™ websites, as well as make the software more connected to our CMS.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

What I appreciate most about Bamboo Agile is their commitment to excellence. From the initial consultation to the final product, their team was always available to answer any questions or concerns I had. They were patient and attentive to my needs, and consistently delivered high-quality work.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

I do not have any negative feedback for the team at Bamboo Agile. They were always available and responsive to my needs

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Project Detail

$10001 to $50000
Completed
Consumer Products

Ulyana Pavlikova

Posted on Apr 17, 2023

Development of an Educational Mobile App

The main purpose of our project was to create an educational Mobile App for teenagers to assist them in overcoming puberty-related challenges by focusing on the main problems that every teenager faces, such as health issues, body changes, relationships with parents and peers. Therefore, in collaboration with Bamboo, we developed a Mobile App with different types of content on the topic of sexual education gathered in one place. We have tried to present the information in the most convenient way for teenagers, for this Bamboo has developed a video section. The App also contained educational courses and articles, as well as the ability to anonymously share their problem or ask a psychologist a question.

After publishing, the App had a rating of 4.8/5 on the Apple App Store, which shows the success of our collaboration.

What was the project name that you have worked with Bamboo Agile?

Application Development

What service was provided as part of the project?

Mobile App Development

Describe your project in brief

Intimatica is an MVP of an educational mobile app for teenagers with different types of content on the topic of sexual education gathered in one place. It contains educational courses, videos and articles created by psychologists. Using the app, teenagers can anonymously share their growing-up stories and receive professional help from experts with many years of expertise in adolescent psychology.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

The collaboration with Bamboo left only a pleasant aftertaste. From the first call to the final app release, all the work was done on time, and communication with the team was clear and comfortable. I want to mention the quality of project management and App development; Ann (PM) expertly supervised the development process and the process of subsequent publishing to the App Store; Andrew (iOS Developer) demonstrated a high level of knowledge in his field.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Nothing comes to mind.

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Project Detail

$10001 to $50000
Completed
Education

Lars Pedersen, Product Manager at Diggle Interactive

Posted on Feb 13, 2023

A very professional and fruitful collaboration. The Bamboo Agile team works like clockwork

The collaboration with the Bamboo Agile team was organized most efficiently. We were involved in daily meetings dedicated to the previously made work. We were also in immediate contact with the team whenever we needed it.

The workflow was built on Scrum with two-week sprints. At the end of each sprint, there was a planning stage with the addition of new tasks. The daily calls helped keep both sides up to date.

The Bamboo Agile team works like clockwork. We like that they are available at any time and ready to fix any urgent problems as soon as possible without losing quality. The workflows are transparent, and it is always clear what the status of the tasks is. The new design, developed and implemented by the team, is liked by the end users and us. Most importantly, Bamboo Agile developers do not take on all the tasks without question but think and discuss the

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

A variety of available competences to draw on whenever needed

Professional and trustworthy in all parts of the deliveries .

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

We do not have much to add here. Our collaboration is successful

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Dmitry Nikolaychik

Posted on Oct 14, 2020

VAS platform development

We’ve chosen Bamboo Agile to help us develop a custom VAS aggregation platform that would provide customers with quick access to tech support services, information about their subscription plans, personal accounts and various payment options, as well as help our company gather valuable marketing and performance-related data. We were looking for a developer whose expertise we could fully confide in, and Bamboo Agile was by far the best company for the job. Their dev team made active efforts to keep us involved over the course of the whole development process. After defining project and business requirements, their BA constructed a complete plan of the forthcoming development cycle. Then, the software engineers got down to coding. The QA, meanwhile, carried out extensive testing, ensuring that the end result’s performance will be smooth, effective and agile. Those efforts had definitely paid off - the finished platform was deployed on time, functioning just as perfectly as everyone had hoped. We were kept updated throughout every stage of the project - regular online meetings and progress reports have ensured that we are fully in-tune with the ongoing state of things. No decision was made without our absolute direct approval - we never felt like anything was out of our control. To add to that, I can’t help but mention the team’s positive attitude, which made this project an absolute joy to work on.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

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Jafar Asimov, Head of Automation Department at at CJSC Babilon-Mobile

Posted on Sep 30, 2020

Custom integrations of MTX and a chat

We wanted to streamline microtransactions within our inner commercial systems, as well as to accelerate the work and quality of our customer services. The solution would have to be stable, scalable and secure, which is why we hired Bamboo Agile to develop a VAS platform to feature strong MTX-focused integrations alongside a fast customer chat. The team’s years-spanning telecom expertise gave us the impression of a vendor that we could trust completely; that impression, luckily for us, turned out to be true.
Bamboo Agile carefully guided us through the whole development process, start to finish. It all began with their BA determining our key project requirements and then conjuring up a plan that would ensure the most efficient and transparent workflow. Next, the team of software engineers began their work. While a few minor issues were encountered in the coding stage, they were quickly resolved thanks to the staff’s active communication and raw skill. The QA experts watched over the project throughout the full development cycle, so it’s not surprising that the end product turned out to be just as good as we’d expected. All of the work was extremely well-organized. The willingness of the team to communicate and carefully listen to their clients’ suggestions has also contributed to the quality of our collaboration.
In the end, making and managing microtransactions became a breeze, which not only raised our company’s income and efficiency, but also increased our customer loyalty and retention rates. To add to that, the client chat has allowed us to provide instant tech support and respond to invaluable feedback, which resulted in great improvement for our service quality and reputation.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

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Dimitri Bushik

Posted on Sep 14, 2020

VAS aggregation platform

We wanted to build a custom VAS platform with third-party VAS and Internet services integration to give our customers a common access point. The platform itself had to incorporate interactive voice response (IVR) services, which would communicate with our clients, gather data and route calls to appropriate recipients. We chose Bamboo Agile from a list of vendors, since we believed they were the best fit for our development project. At first, the team determined our functional and non-functional requirements by means of a thorough business and technical analysis. Next, we were sent several UX/UI design mockups to make sure that our visions of the final product were aligned. After receiving our approval on the designs, the software engineers got to work. The incorporation of IVR services went smoothly, giving our company the opportunity to interact with its customers without the need for a live operator. Finally, after the testing stage was complete, the Bamboo Agile team helped us with the deployment of the platform. I was particularly impressed by their outstanding Telecom expertise and positive, goal-oriented attitude, not to mention the diligence and foresight of the crew.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

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Sergey Zubkov

Posted on Aug 31, 2020

VAS developer, provider and aggregator

I was working as Startup Business Developer and CTIO for starting up a new, greenfield mobile operator Smart Mobile in Cambodia (currently names "Smart Axiata").
We chose to partner with Bamboo Agile in creating a VAS platform with aggregated services. Third-party VAS incorporation and Internet integration were essential, as well as the inclusion of a smart transport router, IVR and carrier billing features for our customers. It all began with an in-depth analysis of our requirements, the results of which were used to figure out the most stable and efficient course of action. Soon after that, a UX/UI designer sent us several mockups, one of which got our immediate approval. The developers got to work and, despite some passing trouble with third-party VAS integration, every performance issue got quickly resolved and the finished platform was delivered on time, perfectly functional. We got exactly what we wanted, and the whole Bamboo Agile team has surpassed our expectations with their outstanding work ethic and great market expertise.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Bamboo Agile were very experienced in the Telecom software development field. Their professionalism and proficiency in creating VAS solutions turned the rocky road that any software development cycle often is into a pleasant journey. Of course, the crew’s positive attitude also played a part in enhancing the already smooth, efficient workflow.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

The Bamboo Agile team has far surpassed our expectations. We have no particular critiques.

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Dmitri Podolinski, Chief Marketing and E-commerce Officer at at РИВ ГОШ

Posted on Aug 27, 2020

Call Center Software Development

We needed a flexible call center software handling call queues, generating regular reports and delivering the data into our current CRM system. After making the decision to attract a partner with a focus specifically on IP telephony and custom integrations, we found the Bamboo Agile team that had relevant expertise and projects. Bamboo Agile enhanced the software by lots of features, including automatic call distributor, encrypted connection channels, iterative voice response, call recording and many others. They integrated the solution with our CRM and designed the repository of calls, reports and analytics visualised through the dashboards. After the development stage came to an end, they kept managing maintenance. Once we have more resources, our intent is to expand their team to take over more areas of the solution future enhancements. We're beyond pleased with our collaboration and would recommend Bamboo Agile as a reliable software dev partner

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Speed, flexibility and quality together with competitive pricing

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Everything was flawless

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Yury Osipenko

Posted on Aug 25, 2020

Content Delivery Platform Development

We turned to Bamboo Agile for the creation of the platform, which would allow our company to connect to VAS providers for content delivery via mobile operators. We were in interaction with several mobile operators by working on different projects for them, primarily building the largest content supply network in Cambodia for the Cellcard Digital Store. For this reason, we decided that a VAS platform could become a valuable marketing tool for content delivery to the target audience. First of all, we were looking for a software development company that had a great experience in VAS implementation and strong expertise both in telecom and marketing industries. And for these requirements, Bamboo Agile seemed the best match company to us. We entrusted to them the development of our platform. Bamboo Agile took into consideration our main requirements: a widespread scope of functionality for prompt and simple content delivery, hassle-free integration of the VAS and content services, SMS shortcodes and, in addition, easy-to-use, clear interface, which developers and a UX/UI designer successfully delivered. Furthermore, there was a testing part that helped us be sure in the final full-fledged product. With the help of this platform, we were able to add a new channel for content distribution and revenue generation, as well as help mobile operators, expand their range of services and thereby increase the loyalty of their existing subscribers. Bamboo Agile did a good job. We were impressed by how respectful they were and how professionally solved difficulties during the whole project.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Qualitative visible results on each stage of the platform development that emphasize Bamboo Agile team’s attitude to the details, responsibility for their work and eagerness to develop a high-quality product.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Bamboo Agile did a good job. We were impressed by how respectful they were and how professionally solved difficulties during the whole project.

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Project Detail

$10001 to $50000

Kirill Mankovski, Managing Director at at ADA Indonesia

Posted on Aug 06, 2020

VAS services aggregation platform

We hired Bamboo Agile to help us build a custom VAS services aggregation platform that would contain third-party VAS and Content services providing our customers, mobile network subscribers with one common access point. The platform had to consist of a smart transport (SMS shortcodes) router and charging gateway - direct billing, MT-billing, etc. Bamboo Agile guided us through the entire development process.
They started with a thorough business and technical analysis to determine functional and non-functional requirements. After that, their UX/UI designer prepared the mockups to align our visions of the final platform. Then after getting an approval from us, their engineers took the designs into development.
Due to the specifics of our IT systems and platforms, we had to overcome significant integration challenges, however because of their expertise and knowledge we managed to complete the project on time despite that.
The development process was followed by UAT, and on-site support from their side with the platform's deployment.
Bamboo Agile delivered good quality work with enthusiasm and a positive attitude, and their expertise in Telecom was impressive. It's not easy to find a software development partner that knows the domain better than they do, so highly recommend.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development, App Designing (UI/UX)

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Знай Бай

Posted on Jul 30, 2020

Mobile App Dev for Educational Platform

Since having successful previous experience of cooperation on development of our web platform, we reached Bamboo Agile out to improve the design and increase the number of features of an Android application and create mobile apps on iOS and Huawei. We wanted to increase the usability of our platform and make it more accessible for all users. Therefore, we initiated the development of mobile apps. In addition, there was a goal to provide all the necessary functionality, which has already been available on the web, in the mobile version. After deep analysis of our requirements and with extensive background knowledge of Znaj.by, the Bamboo Agile’s team helped us with mobile app development for it. They improved and modernized a mobile app on Android to get it more user-friendly and created a brand new mobile app on two other operating systems: iOS and Huawei. All these new features were intended for providing users with a foolproof design, a full cycle of functions available on the web and optimize the overall performance of the application.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Mobile App Development

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Peter Williams, Chief Technology Officer at at Emirates HR

Posted on Jul 20, 2020

HR software modernization and development

I'm the CTO at a software development company that designs solutions to streamline HR processes and engage businesses with their employees.

We invited Bamboo Agile to contribute to the full-cycle web and mobile development and set up the infrastructure for our HR solution. I was in charge of the product, delivering the requirements for the software updates and new features' development. The project required advanced expertise in cutting-edge technology and the team's ability to modernize the app for reaching its higher productivity.

All of Bamboo Agile's work was extremely solid. We used agile planning and a scrum approach that involved daily stand-ups, sync calls and bi-weekly rituals of retrospective meetings. Besides, the board in Jira allowed us to track the project status and leave the comments to each task. Our communication went smoothly, happening via phone calls, online meetings or the Microsoft teams chat.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Mobile App Development, Software Development

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Iskander ZG

Posted on Jul 08, 2020

Promo campaigns development

In order to increase the attractiveness of our offers for clients and establish new partnerships with famous local brands, we needed to develop extra features for setting up promo games. The speed of development and the team's expertise primarily mattered that time, therefore approaching Bamboo Agile's developers seemed to be the most proper solution. They built a platform with a couple of third-party integrations to synchronize our mobile marketing tools with it. Moreover, they had to customize the content builder to make it more flexible in terms of media support and potential extensions. The work was based on a specification drawn up by our management team that worked alongside Bamboo Agile. The clients' feedback we received has been phenomenal - they nailed this project in the exact estimated time what helped us arrange dozens of promo games. In addition, they created several shortcodes to help us edit separately the templates we needed to use while launching the campaigns. I had no complaints regarding their work and would definitely recommend working with them.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

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Светлана Волкова

Posted on Jun 11, 2020

Custom application for a contact center

In need of establishment and maintenance of the phone systems, we were searching for a software developer able to build the custom solution to support call queues, IVRs, outbound dialing, monitoring and reporting. We found out that Bamboo Agile had an experience of setting up contact centers and IP telephony and consequently enquired their services. Bamboo Agile provided custom development in Asterisk, covering custom queue, encrypted connection channels, outbound dialing, IVR, billing, voice to text and some other features. They wrote AGI scripts, integrated the system with mobile operators and created the repository of calls, calls statistics and 10-year history and reports for our monitoring and control. After the completion of the development process, they kept updating the system in accordance with our upcoming requests. We didn't expect that the system's development would take so little time since when received other offers, noticed that the estimated timelines were much longer there in comparison to what'd been promised by Bamboo Agile. They showed themselves as great and reliable software development partners.

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

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Client Portfolio of Bamboo Agile

Project Industry

Education - 12.5%
Telecommunication - 37.5%
E-commerce - 12.5%
Other Industries - 12.5%
Advertising & Marketing - 12.5%
Gaming - 12.5%

Major Industry Focus

Telecommunication

Project Cost

$100001 to $500000 - 25.0%
$50001 to $100000 - 62.5%
$10001 to $50000 - 12.5%

Common Project Cost

$50001 to $100000

Project Timeline

1 to 25 Weeks - 87.5%
26 to 50 Weeks - 12.5%

Project Timeline

1 to 25 Weeks

Portfolios: 8

SCHOOL OS

A secure AI-powered solution that helps parents to track their children's progress, and the staff to organize the tuition process.
Using web and/or mobile app, parents, teachers, and headmasters can monitor pupils’ progress, and access the schedule, teachers’ notes, etc. Both apps allow parents to monitor their children’s grades and attendance. Teachers can view and fill in the class register, leave notes for students, and see their schedule.

Features for Parents

Monitor children's progress
View the pupil’s educational journal
See homework due the next day
Access the electronic diary
Access pupil rankings
Receive notes from teachers

Features for Teachers

Access the working schedule
Access teacher rankings
Leave and receive notes
Review notes

Features for Headmasters

Make notes for pupils
Review educational journals
Review studies statistics
Review notes

Challenge

School OS aunique product developed by the Bamboo Agile team from scratch. Before startingwork on the project, we had to do lots of research (including big dataanalysis) to better understand modern educators’ specific needs and to refinethe vision of the product. Our goal was to create apps which would simplifyparental monitoring of their children’s progress allowing to view their gradesand rankings, and facilitate the parent-teacher communication. An importantrequirement was that the final product should be accessible via web and mobileapps.

Solution

On the backend: using MySQL database for data storage; using Redis data storage for keeping cached data and user sessions, manual and performance testing, creation of server monitoring settings, integration with payment systems; using sockets for real-time updates on mobile devices, plus FCM integration for subscriptions and push notifications.
On the web side: creation of web interface for various user roles, slow internet connection support, offline mode, setting up the functionality for sending SMSsin different countries.
On the API side: adding functionality for sending push notifications to the mobile app;localizing the system interface into different languages.
On the mobile side: uploading app builds to Google Play and iTunes Connect, promo website launch.

Results

The BambooAgile team created web and mobile apps which allow users to monitor and managethe educational process. With School OS, users are able to view the schedule,homework, academic achievements in every subject, and benefit from many otherfeatures essential for today’s digitally connected students, teachers, andadministrators. Depending on user type, the system enables different features.
Allrelevant information is available: students’ grades, attendance, assignments,schedules, teachers' notes, etc. The solution offers a unique feature:providing an insight into a pupil’s performance and making data-basedsuggestions on how to improve it.
School OShas three different UIs: one for parents, one for teachers, and one for schooladministrators. Each version has specific functionality. Each user is given aunique ID and password for the system so a parent can access only their child’sprofile.

Web App

VELCOM PAPERLESS OFFICE

An e-docs web app supporting the Wacom DTU 1141 interactive pen display for Velcom, a major Belarusian TSP.
The key function of this web application is electronic document signing. Customers can read and e-sign the e-docs at a sales point, using an interactive pen display. Then the dealer can send signed documents to the company server for further processing and storage.

Features for Dealers

View, send, and remove signed e-docs
Store e-signatures
Show e-docs on customers’ devices

Features for System Administrators

View list of users in the system
Send and edit users’ e-docs
Remove e-docs from the list

Features for Customers

Read e-docs
Sign e-docs

Challenge

Following the global trend of transitioning from physical to electronic paperwork, Velcom made the decision o modernize the process of signing, storing, and processing documents. Velcom hired a Bamboo Agile team to define, engineer, and implement that the optimal e-docs solution.

Solution

Developing web interfaces synchronized in real time.
Creating integrative web design (web interface integration on Android devices with progressive web applications).
Integration with LDAP Web Services and Velcom’s Oracle database.
Unit, API performance, and manual testing; monitoring.

Results

Within several months, Velcom was able to deploy an efficient customized internal e-docs/e-signature system. This allowed to speed up the company's workflow significantly.

Web App

PANGAIA

An online store plus a mobile app with NFC chip functionality.
This project incorporates a fully customized online store (based on a Shopify theme) plus a mobile app with NFC chip functionality, and was made for Pangaia—a new eco-friendly and high-tech clothing line.

Features for Users

Make purchases
Get info on unique new tech used by Pangaia
Get acquainted with Pangaia’s philosophy and initiatives

Challenge

Every individual clothing item by Pangaia features an NFC chip. Bamboo Agile was tasked with creating an online store together with a mobile app with NFC scanning function. We were to choose the most suitable e-commerce platform ourselves, and implement unique design and functionality.

Solution

Choosing Shopify GraphQL API as the most efficient tool.
Providing a deeply customized site design.
Creating a custom integration with the NFC vendor’s system.

Web App

RANKMAPP

A mobile app for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players with check-ins, combining rankings with geolocation.
RANKmapp’s name is telling: this mobile app combines rankings with maps. Its target audience are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players, enthusiastic and highly competitive. Using the mobile app, the user can learn how good their geographical neighbors are at CS:GO, where they are located, and also how big is the circular area where the user is #1.

Features for Users

Check in
See other CS:GO players on the map
See Steam-based rankings
See own “#1 circle”

Challenge

Global Rank Softwareentwicklung UG chose Bamboo Agile to deliver a mobile rankings app that required integration with multiple external API’s, including Steam, Google Places, and OpenStreetMap, and also real-time user tracking plus location search and storage over the entire OSM database.

Solution

Developing a special algorithm allowing to store the geodata and calculate rankings at any given time.
Implementing multiple optimizations and custom bypasses to the back-end part of the project (due to the algorithm being demanding to processing power).

Results

A complex project featuring back-end and mobile parts, highly informative and entertaining for the audience.

Web App

SMS-LINE

A mobile marketing platform helping create automated mailouts and send them to subscribers’ devices.
This solution created for Bamboo Group’s mobile marketing agency is available via the mobilemarketing.by website. Its paid users are able to send targeted SMS, Push, Viber, and e-mail messages up to 1,000 characters long. The mobile marketing platform also gives its users access to different types of data reports.

Features for Business Clients

Send messages to subscribers
View subscriber base
Create subscriber bases
Create subscriber blacklists
Check balance
View balance statistics
View customers’ answers for SMS
Order SMS packages

Challenge

The goal was to design and implement a platform performing automated, multi-channel electronic mailouts via the web based management tool which would enable our clients to view their account balance, the number and type of messages sent, and multiple types of reports.

Solution

Integration with the MNP and HLR API.
Development and implementation of a new Dispatch Sending Daemon.
Integration with the Telegram messenger platform.
Integration with SuperMag Loya (a loyalty management system).
Platform tech support.

Results

We designed and implemented a paid platform which allows our users to send bulk electronic messages to their clients, obtain feedback from them, and see the share of those who open and read their messages. Users can also order SMS packages so the system can work as an enterprise SMS service or web-to-SMS service. The platform can also be utilized in the e-commerce sector to send regular messages (newsletters, sales notifications, etc.) to a subscriber base. The platform’s functionality is continually extended so the solution stays cutting-edge and meets the latest market requirements.

Web App

E-WALLET

E-Wallet turns a smartphone into a payment tool allowing its user to pay their bills, buy tickets, and pay for goods and services in one application.
The MTS E-Wallet is a system that allows its users to make payments with funds on their personal accounts. Its consists of a mobile app, an API, a system core, a database, and an admin interface, and features a deep system integration with mobile operator, banking, and payment systems.

Features for Users

Make payments
Monitor e-balance
Review payments history
Create favorite payments lists
Receive payment reminders

Features for Administrators

Manage the payment workflow
Collect end-user statistics
Access the user management interface

Challenge

MTS, a major Belarusian TSP, approached Bamboo Agile with an idea for a mobile-based wallet that would enable their clients to make payments with their smartphones. All transactions were to be processed via the Belarusian National Information and Settlement System “Raschet” launched in 2008 to simplify payments between individuals and legal entities across the country.

Solution

Developing a unique API to provide seamless integration with the TSP’s billing and “Raschet” systems.
Making a special secure protocol to connect E-Wallet to the various banks’ CMSs, ensuring the safety and instant processing of all transactions performed in the app.

Results

In Belarus, where consumers still prefer to use cash, mobile payment apps like E-Wallet can set the trend for e-payment systems, bringing various benefits to users by removing intermediate steps such as commuting, signing papers, withdrawing cash, etc. With such features as "Add to favorites", quick-to-set reminders, and payment history the E-Wallet makes over 2,000 payment types doable with a single tap.

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VELCOM RECOMMENDS

A mobile app allowing the mobile operator’s clients to control their account balance, manage their subscription plans, get automated support, and access entertaining content.
This solution made for the Velcom mobile provider allows its users to access real-time info about their mobile account, and (if they subscribe) watch online TV and listen to their favorite music. The users are also entitled to information about location of brand services and many other features, including automated support.

Features for Users

Choose 3 favorite types of music
Choose 3 favorite types of videos
See real-time balance info
See free minutes left
See MBs of traffic left
Watch online TV via the VOKA service
Check roaming connection

Challenge

Velcom chose Bamboo Agile to create a mobile app that would serve as a new communications channel between the company and its clients, while becoming part of the corporate loyalty management ecosystem.
Bamboo Agile proposed a customer-centric design going beyond mere communication and support functions to also include personalized content and services, and offering improved user experience.

Solution

Back-end: creation of modules to parse .XLS files containing information to be stored, via a back-end integration with a MySQL database, in turn integrated with Redis for storing cached data and user sessions. Server monitoring and performance testing settings were integrated with FMC for subscription and push-notification services.
Web: creation of a web interface for adding & editing information to be stored in the MySQL DB, accessible via API in the mobile app.
APIs: access to the data from the MySQL DB.

Results

The launch of the Velcom Recommends app resulted in a 27% decrease in voice calls to the operator's customer upport centers. More data on user online behavior allowed Velcom to offer personalized services, increasing revenue per customer substantially. Customer satisfaction rating went up, bolstering the clients’ loyalty.
In 2017, the app was fully redesigned and new functionality was added. Due to deep link to the CMS, subscribers could easily browse featured audio and video content according to their preferences. With a new homescreen widget, users had personalized web content and all info about their account and balance at their fingertips.

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DUELBET

A social mobile app centered around predictions and enabling users to compete against their friends.
This mobile app incorporates a set of features, including leaderboards, Amazon Web Services back end, integration with social media, SDK integrations including the Big Data & Stats Analytics platform, and complex game design implementation.

Features for Users

Choose a game
Take part in a game
View all available games
Accumulate points
Spend points
Buy points

Challenge

DuelBet, an interactive entertainment provider, needed not just a social app but an innovative social mobile game. Bamboo Agile was chosen as the developer because of its proven expertise in developing cross-platform gaming apps and using the Cocos2d-x framework for building multi-platform apps. Another challenge was to communicate instantly with a third party team responsible for the design of DuelBet app UI.

Solution

Adaptation of the UI design to different platforms and screen sizes.
Building back-end systems including databases and data processing components, with Amazon Web Services.
Speeding up the testing phase by developing a unique algorithm that enables the simulation of gameplay on back-end servers.
Using an Agile approach to project management to specify, develop, and test the features of the app in manageable, two-week cycles, making possible the implementation of rich functionality within a short term.

Results

The DualBet app became a new type of social prediction mobile game. The integration with the Stats & Analytics platform allowed users to follow game scores in real time and see final results. By accessing interactive leaderboards, players could track their progress as well as their friends’. Push notifications let the users know when matches started.

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Executive Interview of Bamboo Agile

Sergey Zubovich

CEO & COO

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Kindly share your feedback on how GoodFirms has been doing so far in increasing your visibility among potential clients.

We've been utilising the Bamboo Agile company profile on GoodFirms for the last two years and only recently got involved in providing our team members' comments for the researchers' articles. Among the significant benefits of the GoodFirms directory that we discovered, we'd emphasize the geography of its audience converted to our website traffic. The GoodFirms rankings pages have been highly featured in the search results for the countries located near us, which have always been our main focus - Nordics. We've attracted some great potential clients coming from the website, although too often felt the leads had no specific transactional intent - just made a research on the "what-if" scenario and compared the pricing of various vendors. We would also accept the fact that so far high clients' reviews ranking and featuring in the Top of software development companies in Estonia, unfortunately, haven't given us any boost of "visibility" or referral traffic, although, as an outsourcing company, we have truly competitive rates.

Please introduce your company and give a brief about your role within the organization.

Bamboo Agile is a software development boutique with an office in Tallinn, Estonia, and an R&D center in Minsk, Belarus. As a development partner, for many years we have been famous primarily for delivering scalable software solutions to the telecom industry, being a trusted partner of numerous renowned brands, such as A1 Telekom Austria Group, Orange, or MobileTelesystems. Following our rapid growth over almost two decades, we’ve gained solid expertise in digitalizing education, healthcare, marketing, e-commerce, and other fields, with the global reach stretching from the US to the UAE.

I'm Sergey Zubovich, the Chief Executive / Operations Officer at Bamboo Agile. I've been running this unit since its foundation.

What is the story behind starting this company?

Bamboo Agile started out as a three-man team of software engineers back in 2002. We specialized in Perl-based applications for connecting the largest mobile operators, VAS, and content providers across the globe. As time went on, the team expanded and so did the amount of complex work that it had to do. Soon enough, what was initially just a tech department for a group of firms has split off into its own company - Bamboo Agile. We became a software development boutique of sorts, providing custom development services for major brands from all around the world.

What are your company’s business model in-house team or third party vendors/ outsourcing?

We have an in-house team of professionals, well prepared for custom projects of any scale.

How does your company differentiate itself from the competition?

First of all, Bamboo Agile is a boutique - i.e. a small tightly-knit team of selected middle- and senior-level specialists who know how to efficiently fulfill client requirements, whether said client is a startup or a large enterprise. Secondly, our initial field of expertise was telecom, so our knowledge of the industry is very in-depth: we understand how to handle projects like that and how to work with major clients. We also have significant experience in education, e-commerce, and marketing; our specialists have gone through training in leading industry accelerators and have regularly participated in conferences and meetups. What’s more, we specialize not just in custom software development, but also in legacy software modernization, which has become ground for many clients' success stories. And, finally, unlike a typical agency, Bamboo Agile supports sustainable software engineering - we are always honest and transparent with our customers, and do our best to properly evaluate their risks and determine the most cost-effective way to bring their idea to reality.

What industries do you generally cater to? Are your customers repetitive? If yes, what ratio of clients has been repetitive to you?

Bamboo Agile generally caters to Education, Healthcare, Marketing, e-Commerce, and Telecommunications, plus had a couple of Fintech projects. A lot of our clients come to work with us again; in fact, continuing the relationships with our current clients is one of Bamboo Agile’s main priorities. The current ratio of repetitive clients is about 65%.

Please share some of the services that you offer for which clients approach you the most for?

Custom software development (including web and mobile app development), application modernization, and software project rescue - these three are the most common.

What is your customer satisfaction rate according to you? What steps do you take to cater to your customer’s needs and requirements?

Our average clients' review ranking score is 4.9/5, or 98%. We use the Agile methodology, which implies consistent communication with the client at every stage of project implementation. The communication is carried out by means of video conferences, emails, daily standups, and retrospectives at the end of each sprint. The project manager keeps regular contact with the client, serving as the middleman between them and the development team. In addition, we try to attract a business analyst to gather and negotiate the project requirements in order to ensure that the whole team is making a product that the client will be satisfied with.

What kind of support system do you offer to your clients for catering to their queries and issues?

Bamboo Agile offers any kind of technical support depending on the client and/or project - from the post-release software support that can be implied by the agreement terms to third-party solutions' maintenance and technical support as a service.

What kind of payment structure do you follow to bill your clients? Is it Pay per Feature, Fixed Cost, Pay per Milestone (could be in phases, months, versions etc.)

We mainly use the Time & Material model, with Fixed Price serving as a secondary option. Depending on the client's needs, sometimes we also came to a Mixed model as a solution or the Dedicated Teams approach for their convenience.

Do you take in projects which meet your basic budget requirement? If yes, what is the minimum requirement? If no, on what minimum budget you have worked for?

Yes, sometimes we get requests for basic third-party software integration or something along the lines of customizing a Shopify-based solution. As a rule, this doesn’t result in a big check. The minimal budget for us to accept a project is 15,000 euro.

What is the price range (min and max) of the projects that you catered to in 2020?

The minimum was 10,000 euro, the maximum - 700,000 euro.

Where do you see your company in the next 10 years?

I see the future Bamboo Agile as a software development integrator that leads advanced clients' projects as a product company, being fully supportive at each software development lifecycle stage in terms of not only development itself but in product management and future software enhancements.