Muto: from fleet management to one mobility platform
From company cars to complete mobility solutions: the market needed more than traditional fleet management. Behind Muto was an established SaaS platform with more than 200 customers in 25 countries, managing over 125,000 assets.
In 2023, Muto worked with GlobalOrange on a new platform bringing cars, bikes and charging solutions together. The goal was to improve usability, create a scalable technical foundation and reduce customer-specific customisation.
With Product Discovery, a joint development team and cloud infrastructure based on InfraKit, the first commercial version was launched within six months.
Challenge
- Manage different mobility options and suppliers in one place.
- Modernise the technology and user experience without accumulating customer-specific customisations.
- Develop the new platform while the in-house team supported the existing product.
Approach
- Product Discovery with users and specialists from three countries.
- A shared foundation for functionality, UX and technical architecture.
- A joint SaaS development team and scalable AWS infrastructure with InfraKit.
Results
- The first commercial version launched within six months.
- Positive user feedback on the design and ease of use.
- A collaboration Muto describes as proactive, pragmatic and high-quality.
“We are mega happy with you as a partner. You guys don’t stop at the technology but really think along strategically.”
From Product Discovery to a first release
In Product Discovery workshops, end users, subject specialists and account managers from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany mapped out their needs. A foundation phase then established the functionality, technical architecture and UX design.
Development focused on a first commercial release with a user-friendly interface and a scalable cloud environment. Internally, this version was called an MVP, although its scope went beyond testing a product idea. The launch followed after six months. A dual-track agile approach then allowed further product discovery and development to run alongside each other.
Designed for secure, intensive use
Muto processes employee and financial data. Security and requirements relating to ISO 27001 therefore received close attention. The application also needed to support international expansion, large volumes of data and peak demand while maintaining a clear, user-friendly design.
A scalable cloud foundation with InfraKit
InfraKit was used to manage Muto’s AWS cloud environment. It gave the development team a foundation for automated scaling, high availability and security, without having to set up the infrastructure from scratch each time.
This allows Muto to focus on developing the product while InfraKit supports infrastructure management. InfraKit is an AWS Qualified Solution.
“You are a fantastic partner, and I am grateful for the many qualities you bring to our project; strong adaptability, patience, but also decisiveness and perseverance at the right times…and much more 😊”
Why GlobalOrange?
Muto had an in-house tech team, but it was also responsible for the existing platform. GlobalOrange brought together additional capacity and SaaS expertise to accelerate development of the new product.
The teams worked together on a platform that needed to be fast, scalable and extensible. Product Thinking helped connect technical decisions to what users needed.
The rapport established in the initial conversations and experience with SaaS product development gave Muto confidence in the collaboration. Eric and Paul sum it up in three words: ownership, initiative and pragmatism.
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