Kivy Software

Based in Poland, Kivy Software builds web and mobile applications for startups and for established firms. The firm works in Polish and English, and the firm presents itself as a trusted partner for digital products. Its work is built around the idea that a well-made app is both a business's calling card and a practical tool for running the business.

Web and mobile applications for growing firms

The firm builds mobile apps and web applications, the online systems a company uses when it wants to reach a wider market. The company says a stylish, functional app is one of the strongest ways a business can present itself, and that the internet and modern tools can help a firm reach customers across the world. Kivy describes its mobile work as the product of planning the functions and the visual design together, so the app is usable as well as attractive.

Connected devices, AI and machine learning

The company also works with the newer parts of the technology stack. Its material describes connected devices that have been added to the global network and gained new functions, and it refers to algorithms modelled on the human brain. The firm says that AI is becoming a standard requirement in business, and that its solutions are meant to adjust themselves as conditions change. It also offers business intelligence and marketing data work, covering the collection, analysis and presentation of data.

Delivery built on Agile and Lean

Kivy's stated priority is customer satisfaction, which it says it achieves by delivering valuable software early and continuing to deliver it. The firm designs, programs and develops each product with Agile and Lean methods, so the client receives a version ready for use and sale early and then improves it as users respond. The site also lists three promises: work delivered on time, delivered honestly and delivered within budget.

Communication with clients

The firm describes communication as central to its work. Its model for clients includes weekly progress reports, joint decisions on the priorities for each next task, and full access to the project management system. Clients can also follow the work day by day on a test server. The firm says it uses Slack for day-to-day contact and invites clients to call or write.

A furniture company's ordering app

One case the firm describes is an app for a furniture company, whose staff use it to take orders, plan delivery routes and deliver goods. The firm presents this as an example of a product designed around a business's routine tasks, so that the work becomes simpler for the people who do it.

Tools and in-house development

Kivy says it is designing its own project management tool for IT work, intended to make collaboration with client teams easier, and that it will report on progress through its website and at business meetings. The firm says it usually answers all e-mails within three days, and it lists UX design and product planning, which settle the functions and look of a product before development starts.