| Client | VoteOne |
|---|---|
| Sector | Social platforms |
| Country | Germany |
| Our role | Mobile development as part of the international team; product management and decisions remained with the project owner’s team |
| Technologies | Mobile app development, international API integrations |
About the Project
VoteOne is a Germany-based social media project. We took part in the project’s mobile development process together with the international team. Our role in this project was to develop on the mobile app side as part of the international team. Overall project management and product decisions sat with the project owner’s team; mobile development was carried out within a shared way of working. This case study therefore does not describe a project we took on from start to finish, but the mobile development contribution we made to a global product.
The Need and the Problem Solved
The Germany-based international social media project needed mobile app development. In social media apps, most of the user experience happens on mobile, so developing the mobile side strongly is decisive for the success of the project. Social media apps are apps that users open frequently and for short periods. This usage pattern requires the app to open quickly, content to load smoothly and interactions to be reflected without delay. In a collaboration of this kind, the goals are usually:
- Increasing mobile development capacity in a way that is compatible with the international team
- Teams in different countries working to the same code standards
- Keeping communication open and regular
Our Solution
We worked together with the international team in the project’s mobile app development process. The scope of the work consisted of two parts:
- Mobile development: development on the mobile app side, the part of the project closest to and most visible for the user.
- Joint work with the international team: a way of working that fits the existing product decisions and technical structure, within the direction set by the project owner.
Teams in different countries working on the same product requires a shared way of working in addition to technical skill. Code meeting the same standards regardless of who wrote it, changes being reviewed and knowledge being passed between teams without being lost are the core elements of this way of working.
Technologies Used
- Mobile app development
- International API integrations
In projects of this kind, the mobile app constantly exchanges data with back-end services, so it is important that the mobile team and the teams on the service side work in harmony.
Process
Our general way of working in international projects to which we contribute from outside consists of these steps:
- Onboarding and analysis: in projects of this type, the product’s existing technical structure, code standards and the teams’ working rhythm are learned first.
- Planning: meeting cadence, task tracking and code review processes are clarified from the start.
- Development: mobile development is carried out in line with the shared standards; every decision and change is kept written and traceable.
- Delivery: developments are delivered in line with the product’s own testing and release processes.
Results and Benefits
In this collaboration, the mobile side of a global social media project was brought to life. Working on projects headquartered abroad also requires managing issues such as time differences, language and business culture; the experience gained in this project helps us adapt quickly to teams in other international projects and establish a shared working rhythm. The most important rule of working with remote teams is that every decision and change is written and traceable. When meeting cadence, task tracking and code review processes are clarified from the start, collaboration between teams runs far more efficiently.
The lesson we took from this project: when working with teams in different countries, shared code standards and open communication are critical. We have made this way of working standard in our international projects. Related case studies: Resy and Coinone, two other projects where we contributed mobile development to an existing product.
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