A Mobile App MVP for Invoice Management Software Built in 16 Weeks

Candis offers an AI-powered, invoice processing software that eliminates a large chunk of manual accounting work. The web application is able to fetch invoices from email messages and extract all payment-relevant information, giving finance team members visibility into the data and simplifying approvals as well as other financial processes.

Client’s challenge – building a user-centric app having no in-house mobile development team

When Candis approached Netguru, they were providing their customers with a web-based application. Responding to their needs, Candis wanted to build a dedicated mobile app to allow their users to process invoices even faster, more conveniently, and on the go.

To this end, Candis asked us to build a mobile app MVP to complement their core web platform. More specifically, the customer expected:

• An MVP of the mobile app, with the complete invoice processing flow and notification system that would make the approval process even more convenient for the customers.
• Enabling of 2-factor authentication (2FA) in preparation for Candis Wallet – a credit card processing feature to be implemented both on web and mobile apps.
• Delivery of the product within the estimated timeline.
• Bringing expertise and best practices of mobile development.
• Taking ownership of the entire app building process.

The solution – a team of experts to take responsibility for the MVP development lifecycle

To deliver on the client’s needs, Netguru provided a team of experts ready to develop the mobile application and take ownership of the development process.

The team consisted of React Native developers, a project manager, and a Quality Assurance expert.

Results

• Candis received the mobile app MVP (available on both Android and iOS) within the requested time frame of 16 weeks as well as within the specified budget.
• The client received a full-fledged tool that allowed it to fulfill its customers’ needs: they can now process invoices anytime, anywhere, and faster than before.
• Thanks to the mobile app, the average invoice approval duration decreased from 3-4 days in the web application to below 2 days for approvals done in the mobile application
• The mobile app has around 2000 iOS and 400 Android users
• The monthly approvals number (via the mobile app) is 1200
• 2FA was enabled, allowing the addition of the Wallet functionality for both web and mobile platforms.
• Full support and expertise were provided with regard to defining the product roadmap, features, choosing tools, technologies, and processes.
• The Netguru team integrated smoothly with the client’s organization while maintaining the autonomy required to deliver the high-quality product.

Our process

Since the client asked Netguru to take ownership of the project, the dedicated team approached the development process in the following stages:

Kick-off

• Defining business objectives and establishing metrics of project success
• Specifying roles and responsibilities, as well as clarifying expectations
• Specifying the toolset to use in the project and assigning action items to get things done
• Drafting an action plan and mapping areas to be discussed during Sprint 0

Sprint 0 focused on product discovery and tool setup

• Defining expectations related to particular project areas
• In-depth discussion of the key issues
• Creating goals and backlog for the sprint

Development phase (further divided into short feedback loops)

• Weekly iterations (sprints) that concentrated on clearly defined business deliverables
• Daily demos
• Continuous discovery and development through bi-weekly refinements
• Ensuring high quality and a smooth process for each release

Bugbash

• Group testing sessions that took place before each upcoming release

MVP release phase

• Subsequent product discovery
• Development updates
• Further releases