Accede

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Not Forgotten Operations

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Capture and archive peoples stories and memories.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Accede to accomplish?

• Develop an integrated platform - apps, websites, archiving services, online store, customer messaging
• Operate a full integrated IT platform for our consumer operations
• Develop a video conferencing facility

SOLUTION

How did you find Accede?

Referral

Why did you select Accede over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Accede were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Developed an end to end integrated front and back full IT platform. Websites, AWS set up, blockchain integrations, apps, high definition video platforms, community forums, e-commerce stores and more.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

A fully operational IT ecosystem Sales. Customer issues SLA

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Frank is highly committed and dedicated to his work, and best he always finds a solution for fairly complex issues. His team is reliable and has a great attitude - the entire team meets every week and shows great progress. Their work was excellent and very high-quality, and we loved working with them.

What was your primary form of communication with Accede?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They are on the other side of the world, but feels like we are in the same room working together. Slack and Zoom are a gift - but this team gets virtual working in an outstanding way.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Accede could have done differently?

Sometimes by nature of the project there are a lot of unknowns and timing can slip.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of LegalTech company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a legaltech marketplace connecting users and businesses with vetted lawyers

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Accede to accomplish?

• Rollout a 2 sided marketplace
• Develop in-app communication capabilities
• Provide a full payment ecosystem

SOLUTION

How did you find Accede?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select Accede over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Accede were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

To deploy a fully functional marketplace built on a microservices architecture. Build out capabilities from sign up, booking, in platform communication (including document signing)

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Completion on time, without bugs and on budget

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Delivered on time and on budget. Weekly cadence call with updates on progress and any obstacles or roadblocks

What was your primary form of communication with Accede?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their willingness to deliver quality work was impressive. They come up with better ways to deliver on the scope and flexibility to make minor pivots in the middle of the project where needed

Are there any areas for improvement or something Accede could have done differently?

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Touchstone Pathway

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Digital Client Discovery and Decision Support to support and enhance financial planning for consumers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Accede to accomplish?

• Further develop Decision Support capabilities
• Upgrade platform to current Ruby and Rails
• integrate with ChatGPT to enable AI Insights

SOLUTION

How did you find Accede?

Referral

Why did you select Accede over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Accede were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

• Develop schematic of user experience look and feel based on experience/features requested by company. 
• Develop software to implement into application. 
• Multiple features, multiple pages.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Features were implemented and worked. 
• Progress meetings showed incremental progress in staging and eventually to live launch.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Yes, on time and on budget deliveries. I gave feedback in demo/progress meetings and they took good notes and implemented feedback readily.

What was your primary form of communication with Accede?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They were good problem solvers and made steady progress towards the goals.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Accede could have done differently?

Not really.