Projects – Jide Williams

Selected Projects

VaarWater

Mobile | Transport

About VaarWater

VaarWater is a free app which allows people to discover Amsterdam from the water. It provides up-to-date information on the traffic flow on the waterways. Riders can mark points of interest on their screen by dropping a virtual anchor. This will allow navigation and movement on the waters from 'anchor' to 'anchor'

My Role

Software Project Manager responsible for the teams working on the mobile apps for VaarWater. I coordinated all the teams, budgets, timelines, stakeholders and project tracking.

Deliverables

Fully functional Android and iOS mobile applications
Team resource management
Stakeholder management
Risk identification and aversion

Preview Link – Get on Apple Store

Healthy Entrepreneurs

MediTech | Mobile

About Healthy Entrepreneurs

Healthy Entrepreneurs provides basic healthcare where no one else will go. Trained health workers sell health care products and educate their customers from their own mini-pharmacies. Thanks to the efforts of these passionate entrepreneurs, isolated villages transform into strong, healthy, well-informed communities

My Role

Software Project Manager responsible for the teams working on the fully functional mini-pharm app with USSD protocols to enable offline access in remote areas. I coordinated all the teams, budgets, timelines, stakeholders and project tracking.

Deliverables

24hours platform stability for all consumer touch points – USSD, Android Mobile Apps
Team resource management
Stakeholder Management
Risk identification and aversion

Preview Link – https://www.healthyentrepreneurs.nl/

Fybrr

SaaS/Web Design Tool

About Fybrr

Fybrr is a full-stack cloud infrastructure for developers and startups in Africa to launch software products quicker and safer. With Fybrr, developers can efficiently deploy, host, scale and secure applications without worrying about infrastructure. Fybrr is highly adaptable and it is easy for users of other platforms to access and control their infrastructure from Fybrr.

My Role

Software Product Manager/Product Owner responsible for ideation, prototyping, process documentation and the end-to-end development lifecycle.

Deliverables

A functional cloud hosting platform that makes it easy and affordable for users to host projects
A functional DIY platform for creating several web and mobile app projects in iterative usable models
Development team management
Product documentation

Preview Link – https://fybrr.com/

StoreMapper

Software as a Service (SaaS)

About StoreMapper

Storemapper is a DIY SaaS Store locator web application that helps your customers find your products or services across various locations anywhere in the world. It can be installed in minutes with no coding required.

My Role

Product Manager playing a hybrid role that cuts across the following roles; Scrum Master, Product Owner and Project Manager. I oversee the daily activities and all teams holistically while ensuring that the metrics stay green.

Deliverables

Platform stability across all website CMS and marketplaces – Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento, Wix, WooCommerce, and custom built sites.
A functional widget that works across all web and mobile devices
Metrics tracking to ensure product financials remain healthy
Resource and cost management across all functional departments
Product documentation
Hiring

Preview Link – https://www.storemapper.com/

Simple Purchase Orders

Software as a Service (SaaS)

About Simple Purchase Orders

Simple Purchase Orders is an Inventory Management and Order Fulfilment Shopify Application and it simplifies order fulfillment using automated purchase orders and inventory restocking for Shopify store owners working with dropshipping and wholesale suppliers.

My Role

Deliverables

Platform stability across all website CMS and marketplaces – Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento, Wix, WooCommerce, and custom built sites.
A functional widget that works across all web and mobile devices
Metrics tracking to ensure product financials remain healthy
Resource and cost management across all functional departments
Product documentation
Hiring

Preview Link – https://www.simplepurchaseorders.com/

Algorand

Crypto | Web 3.0

About Algorand

Algorand is a crypto-currency wallet, built by the team that created the Algorand Blockchain to securely manage Algorand assets while earning rewards

My Role

Freelance Product Manager that worked on the customer onboarding process for new and existing users to make it easier to personalize their wallets.

Deliverables

Specification documents for personalization feature
User research through interviews and a product audit
Feature rich user stories to be approved by the overall product team

Preview Link – https://algorandwallet.com/

Motverz

Job Board

About Motverz

MotVerz is a job board I worked on as a personal pet project to just post remote jobs that can be worked from anywhere in the world. Visitors to the website can simply apply directly to roles in any job category of their choice.

My Role

The entire platform ideation and I currently manage everything about the platform as its one of my personal pet projects to give back to anyone and everyone who needs access to a remote job.

Deliverables

Continuous testing of the deployments to ensure all API endpoints remain functional
Stakeholder engagement with all parastatals through the lifecycle of the project
Technical specs for the core development team
Market research and validation
Team management
Product roadmap

Preview Link – https://motverz.com/

Showlove

Gifting | Ecommerce | Fintech

About Showlove

Showlove is changing the narrative around gifting in Africa by simplifying the art, process and science behind giving, receiving and showing acts of benevolence.

My Role

Product Manager doubling as Agile Coach responsible for setting up the product, engineering and design teams. I also trained the teams on the usage of Jira for project management and Confluence for documentation and how to apply the usage of these tools towards more seamless internal processes.

Deliverables

Hire right candidates for the product, design and engineering teams
Coaching on the use of Jira
Initial epics specifications for the entire product roadmap
Mobile wallet product roadmap
Stable MVP for the initial launch in April 2021

Preview Link – https://showlove.io/

ADReach

Ad Tech

About ADReach

ADReach is an Outdoor Advertising Company that is leading the way in SMME development and business upliftment in South Africa with over 40,000 Street Pole Ads (SPAs) across South Africa

My Role

Manage a third party web development agency to create an automated process for billboard booking and inventory management for advertising spaces.

Deliverables

End-to-End product requirement gathering and scope definition
Managing the feature roadmap and backlog
Prototype testing for all designs for approval from management
Complete stakeholder engagement and management
User research and training
All required documentation for project handover

Preview Link – https://www.adreach.co.za/

KongaPay

FinTech

About KongaPay

A fintech product that started off as a solution to merchant payouts within the ecommerce marketplace but soon became a household mobile money and bill payments solution.

My Role

Stakeholder management, developer engagement, user experience and product support liaison.

Deliverables

Continuous user and revenue growth
Managing the Direct Integration Partnerships with billers across Africa
Vetting all User Acceptance Test (UAT) documentations
Customer Satisfaction

Preview Link – https://www.kongapay.com/

Konga

Ecommerce

About Konga

One of the first and largest ecommerce marketplaces in Africa with thousands of merchants and hundreds of thousands of customers.

My Role

Senior Product Manager

Deliverables

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Preview Link – https://www.konga.com/?k_id=willsdeals

Micserah

Ecommerce

About Micserah

An ecommerce platform that started off as a marketplace but eventually became an online retail store for lifestyle brands and high end fashion accessories and wrist watches.

My Role

Senior Product Manager

Deliverables

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Preview Link – https://micserah.com/

Aje Mart

Ecommerce and AgriTech

About Aje Mart

An online marketplace that connects farmers and local producers directly with the end consumers of their products.

My Role

Senior Product Manager

Deliverables

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Preview Link – https://ajemart.com/