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Merixstudio provides end-to-end software development services to fully address the needs of international clients across industries; however, cooperation with fintech, edtech, entertainment (incl. sport & gambling), travel & hospitality, internet & media stand out the most in our portfolio. As a one-stop IT partner, we offer you the expertise of a whole range of IT experts, from web and mobile developers, QA specialists, DevOps engineers, and software architects to project managers and product designers. In our tech stack, we embrace Python and Node.js on the backend, Angular and React on the frontend, and cross-platform technologies for mobile.

We cooperate mainly with scale-ups and mid-size enterprises, although we ensure full-fledged tech partnership throughout the digital product’s life cycle. We’ve also got ample experience building products for early-stage startups, so we understand their unique requirements just as well.

We care about preparing well-rounded estimations based on the real product requirements. That’s why we always dive deep into your business context, specifications, and environment before we get down to costs. Usually, we kick off cooperation with a discovery session to understand your product and the scope of work. Then, any materials describing the project in greater detail are welcome, including a description of the project, user’s personas, story mapping, wireframes, and the like.

If you don’t have any project documentation, that’s also fine. We’ve developed processes to lead you through the project’s preparation phase, work out assets needed to define your product, and, consequently, estimate it to be developed. If you’d like to know how to prepare the ultimate specification, read our guide.

The path to estimation differs depending on the product’s maturity, as well as the client’s and project’s requirements. Don’t hesitate to contact us to learn what action points we suggest in your case.

We make the most of Agile methodology, which has proved to be an excellent ground for successful project delivery. We also rely on battle-tested processes, which we constantly refine and adapt to the changing tech and business environment. Here’s what accounts for Merixstudio’s effectiveness:

• highly experienced Project Managers that ensure marrying technological and business goals
• ScrumBan workflow that includes planning, review and retrospectives and allows for constant project performance monitoring and improvements towards e.g. deadlines
• attentive budget vs progress tracking - we know how much has been done in relation to how much we had planned to have done
• scope management using - our teams work skillfully on prioritizing feature sets in relation to the business goals of the project
• high-quality assurance standards (Manual and Automated Testing, API Testing, Load Testing and more)
• motivation management - supported by the project’s bonuses for the teams.

We are happy to elaborate on that topic during a meeting and show how we put theory into practice.

It depends on several factors such as our current capacity, particular product’s needs, or your responsiveness. Our experience shows that we can kick off the project within 1 or 2 weeks from receiving an inquiry. Having 250+ team members on board allows us to form and scale the team quickly while ensuring a short lead time.

We offer a range of pricing models to keep flexibility in cooperation with our clients and adjust the agreement to their needs. We mainly work in a time & material model, which means that you are charged for a particular number of hours worked by your team members per billing period (e.g., monthly or daily). Still, some of our services, like Product Design Workshops and Scoping Sessions, have a fixed price. We’d love to share more details face-to-face and discuss your preferences.

As we predominantly work with clients remotely, transparent and effective communication is key. Through 20+ years in software development, we’ve successfully delivered projects with nine-hour time differences, held online kickoffs, and conducted remote design workshops and feedback sessions. That wouldn’t have been possible without the processes and tools supporting effective communication, which ensure we’re always on the same page. You can read more about them in this article, yet just to name a few practices:

• verifying English language skills is one of the essential parts of our recruitment process that ensures all Merixstudio employees can communicate with clients from around the world
• PMs send clients regular updates, as well as feedback requests
• to facilitate close day-to-day cooperation, we communicate via a dedicated channel on Slack, where you have instant access to all team members
• you also have access to Jira (task tracking tool) for full transparency concerning the status of particular tasks
• we engage you in specified Scrum ceremonies (usually review meetings) to keep abreast of the project’s progress and exchange feedback
• you are more than welcome to see us in our office from time to time to touch base and hang out in a more informal environment

Want to see how it works in practice? See what our clients say about Merixstudio’s communication standards.

Before composing a team, we need to know what the project entails. Defining the scope of work and your priorities is crucial for dedicating well-suited specialists to the project and proposing the right team size.

As regards the basic team structure, we work in agile teams consisting of a project manager (alternatively, Product Owner + Scrum Master), developers, and QA specialists. We can also grow the team with UX/UI designers, software architects, or DevOps engineers if the project requires their expertise. The team size and composition are tailored to a particular product’s requirements, and there’s always room for scaling the team throughout the development.

We encourage you to read a blog post to learn more about how we compose highly-performant teams and see our video about what’s happening after we sign a deal.

A crucial point is a project kick-off meeting that lets both your and Merixstudio’s teams get to know each other, establish rules of cooperation, and start the work the right way. We keep high flexibility in setting principles, tools, and methods to choose the ones that best support the project.

One of the main goals of our onboarding process is to achieve a perfect understanding of the project’s business and tech objectives together with a user perspective. This is usually covered during the pre-development phase, which can include a scoping session, UX audits and research, product design workshop, discovery meetings, and calls.

Some parts of this stage may take place before you start working with our team to ensure an effective handover of information and arrangements. The first month of the collaboration is a Trial Period, which you can terminate without notice if you are unsatisfied for whatever reason.

If you would like to know more about conducting successful onboarding, read our guide.

We understand that you share with us valuable information fundamental for your business’s prosperity. Bearing that in mind, we’re ready to sign a non-disclosure agreement upon your wish that legally binds us to hold the proprietary information in strict confidence and ensure the project’s confidentiality. The process is quite simple – before you share detailed information, we submit an NDA agreement to you via DocuSign, where you place an electronic signature. We’re always at your disposal if you have any questions.