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Engagement models
Dedicated team
Unlike working according to the WPE, we do not provide an estimate for a project or tasks. We allocate a full time team (40‑45 hours for each member of the team). You get weekly reports on the hours spent from the internal redmine time tracking system, but at least a full 40 hours per team member must be used up each week. Otherwise the client pays for the full load regardless. The team is formed for projects with weekly load from 120 to 640 hours.
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Hourly development according to the WPE
When the PRD is completed and approved, you will receive a Work-Plan Estimate (WPE), with an accuracy of +/- 20% and a time frame within a margin of 3‑5 business days. The Work-Plan Estimate (WPE) breaks down the project into tasks ranging from 15 min to 4 hours.
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Subcontracting for IT teams and agencies
We provide both the WPE approach which guarantees a detailed estimate which allows you to better plan out your project and a more flexible approach for long term projects from 1‑3 years or more by building a dedicated team. Our project managers will create comfortable conditions for you and your guys so that you feel that we are part of your team.
Welcome to abz.agency
Our main directions
Custom web solutions
We will do our best to deliver the project according to the PRD
Websites
Better performance and conversion rate, we guarantee load times within 1‑3 seconds
Browser extensions
Development of browser extensions of any complexity
Company information
Our goal
Every one-two days our clients receive complete functional blocks. Our clients receive the project exactly according to the PRD
Our mission
To deliver projects on time with required quality
Concepts
Company policy, Dedicated team, Development approach, PRD, WPE
Our market
We work with medium- and small-scale businesses, startups of any complexity since 2005
Projects
Usually we work with projects with a scope within 1500-45000 hours
Our team
At the moment we have 45+ employees in our HQ in Tallinn, Estonia and 2 development offices in Kiev, Ukraine
Weekly news
22 September 2022
In the past we have had successful iOS and Android app development branches, but due to drop in wider demand for app development we ultimately decided to close them down. However, some of our dedicated long term clients wanted to keep all of their development efforts with us and needed to spread their offering both to Android Play Store and iOS App store. After research we found that React Native fits best for this task: it allows us to develop native apps for both iOS and Android based on a single JavaScript codebase (we can even reuse some parts of the code from the front-end part of the website). This allowed us to quickly close this gap in projects where it was necessary while being lean and flexible as a company. Currently we are actively expanding our React Native development capabilities by improving our frontend developers skill sets. We’ve developed a set of individual tasks within our PDP (Personal Development Plan) program. Developer, who completes all tasks, acquires all necessary skills to bridge the differences between working with React.js for web development and React Native development. If you have a multiplatform idea we will be glad to help you bring it to life, just send an email to info@abz.agency and our client managers will be happy to help you get started.
16 September 2022
This week in our T1 (Tallinn) office we celebrated the 4th anniversary of our Lead PM joining our company. He received a small but very fun gift of a DJI Mini 2 quad copter. We are truly grateful for all your work! There were many difficulties on your way, but a smile, enthusiasm and perseverance allowed you to find the strength in yourself, while remaining a gentle and pleasant person. We wish you less ASAP moments in your work and personal life ;)
9 September 2022
Last Saturday, we all met at the K1 office which is our left bank Kyiv office. Everyone arrived at an agreed time by 11 a.m. and the office manager quickly distributed tasks among the team. Everyone received a pair of gloves, a rag, detergent and a respirator. We turned on the music and got into cleaning. Walls were wiped from the dust that had accumulated over time. All surfaces were dusted: cabinets, shelves, tables, appliances, etc. Other guys were painting the walls to freshen up the white paint. Then the team split up. Some of the guys went to wash the huge panoramic windows, but don't worry the office is on the first floor. The second team started cleaning the floor. We all took a break together and shared hot pizza! Around 6 pm, the work was done. Thanks to all the guys who came to help with the office voluntarily and build stronger bonds. The office shines more than ever! At the end I heard a reply from one of the girls on our team: "You are welcome, but we did it for ourselves." These are the best words that summarize an idea of subbotnik which is a tradition of voluntary work for yourself and community. Our CEO believes that there is no better team building than working together with everyone. We do everything with utmost attention to quality, even washing the floor ;)
Our process
Work cycle
Let’s briefly review our workflow with an average client on a WPE based project. Our client managers will be happy to go more in depth and provide further details. Contact us if you are interested.
Step 1
Our managers are always in touch and ready to help you with the choice of collaboration format that suits your needs best: Work-Plan Estimate (WPE), Dedicated Team or Subcontracting. We will quickly review your project brief, ask additional questions and help you find the best way to move the project forward.
Step 2
Discovery Phase is a service that our company provides for the development of PRD (Product Requirement Document). PRD is an engineering document (referred to as GD below), which includes a complete technical description of the project (up to each logo and button) and High-Fidelity Wireframes (referred to as WF below).
Step 3
WPE (Work Plan - Estimate) - once we have a completed and approved PRD, you receive a Work Plan - Estimate with an accuracy of +/-20% for total hours and 3-5 days for deadline. Work Plan - Estimate will contain a detailed breakdown of the project as a whole into the 1-4 hour tasks.
Step 4
Assigned team always consists of at least three people: a developer (frontend, backend or full stack), a Project Manager or a Team Lead (both are referred to as PM below) and a QA. It is often the case that if a project is very dynamic two QAs or more are included in order to ensure best performance and flexibility.
Step 5
Usually during development we use one or more dev servers. Before deploying to the production server, if necessary, we use a stage server. Deployment to the production server is allowed only when all the checklists on the dev and stage servers have been successfully passed. After deployment to the production server a critical path test and all the additional tests of new functionality are mandatory.
Step 6
Each task in a new, current or old project goes through the stage of updating technical documentation and updating wireframes/mockups to reflect new changes. Thus, the project always has up-to-date and complete technical documentation. This guarantees our clients project security, flexibility and independence from the contractor.
Step 7
Choosing an appropriate methodology among Scrum, Kanban or task by task depends on a number of parameters like the project size, client’s preferences, whether it is an in-house project or collaboration with the client’s team. All our employees have clear regulations covering each of these cases, allowing us to be productive and flexible at the same time. Each particular methodology can only provide recommendations and not strict guidelines.
Step 8
Once clients understand the rules of the game and start playing by the rules they come back to us again and again each time. This is how we build relationships with our clients which go on for years. We have clients with whom we have been working for 5, 7 and 10+ years. We are doing our best for you!
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Client managers
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Discovery phase (PRD)
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Work Plan - Estimate (WPE)
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Development of v1 (Scrum methodology)
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Prod server
launch
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Keeping technical documentation up to date
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Development of further versions after v1 (Kanban methodology)
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You will return to us with a new project
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Work cycleLet’s briefly review our workflow with an average client on a WPE based project. Our client managers will be happy to go more in depth and provide further details. Contact us if you are interested.
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Client managersOur managers are always in touch and ready to help you with the choice of collaboration format that suits your needs best: Work-Plan Estimate (WPE), Dedicated Team or Subcontracting. We will quickly review your project brief, ask additional questions and help you find the best way to move the project forward.
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Discovery phase (PRD)Discovery Phase is a service that our company provides for the development of PRD (Product Requirement Document). PRD is an engineering document (referred to as GD below), which includes a complete technical description of the project (up to each logo and button) and High-Fidelity Wireframes (referred to as WF below).
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Work Plan - Estimate (WPE)WPE (Work Plan - Estimate) - once we have a completed and approved PRD, you receive a Work Plan - Estimate with an accuracy of +/-20% for total hours and 3-5 days for deadline. Work Plan - Estimate will contain a detailed breakdown of the project as a whole into the 1-4 hour tasks.
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Development of v1 (Scrum methodology)Assigned team always consists of at least three people: a developer (frontend, backend or full stack), a Project Manager or a Team Lead (both are referred to as PM below) and a QA. It is often the case that if a project is very dynamic two QAs or more are included in order to ensure best performance and flexibility.
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Prod serverlaunch
Usually during development we use one or more dev servers. Before deploying to the production server, if necessary, we use a stage server. Deployment to the production server is allowed only when all the checklists on the dev and stage servers have been successfully passed. After deployment to the production server a critical path test and all the additional tests of new functionality are mandatory.
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Keeping technical documentation up to dateEach task in a new, current or old project goes through the stage of updating technical documentation and updating wireframes/mockups to reflect new changes. Thus, the project always has up-to-date and complete technical documentation. This guarantees our clients project security, flexibility and independence from the contractor.
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Development of further versions after v1 (Kanban methodology)Choosing an appropriate methodology among Scrum, Kanban or task by task depends on a number of parameters like the project size, client’s preferences, whether it is an in-house project or collaboration with the client’s team. All our employees have clear regulations covering each of these cases, allowing us to be productive and flexible at the same time. Each particular methodology can only provide recommendations and not strict guidelines.
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You will return to us with an new projectOnce clients understand the rules of the game and start playing by the rules they come back to us again and again each time. This is how we build relationships with our clients which go on for years. We have clients with whom we have been working for 5, 7 and 10+ years. We are doing our best for you!
Expertise
React Native AppsFull development cycle from PRD to publishing on App Store and Google Play
Page performance optimisationWe will help you attain PageSpeed 100/100 and WebPageTest AAAAAA+
Custom ERPBusiness analytics and ERP design, development, business implementation and support
Product constructorVisual, graphic, simplified, drag and drop etc.
Bot developmentDevelopment of custom bots and other automation solutions on any complexity
DevOpsWe work with top cloud providers: AWS, Digital Ocean, Heroku
Development of parsing and scraping solutionCollecting and processing any amount of data
Custom business management systemsWe will find pain points for your business and how to solve them
A/B testing, analytics and conversion optimisationIt takes a lot of time and resources but is proven to be effective
NFT projectsWe already have expertise in this new market
PRD developmentIf you will play by our rules we guarantee that your project will work like swiss clock
Complex calculatorsComplex calculators for websites of any level of complexity and configuration
You will directly work with
- CTO, CFO, CEO
- Lead developers
- Project managers
- Frontend developers
- Backend developers
- UX/UI designers
- QA specialists
