AKitoGroup

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Group Head of HR at Zendbox in United kingdom

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AKitoGroup, and what were your goals?

We had serious data entry problems because we documented everything manually, and our legacy business management solution was unstable. As a result, we hired this team to develop a custom solution that could handle our needs

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We found them through Google search. However, we decided to hire them due to their cost estimate and their portfolio.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

AKitoGroup developed a GOC’s e-commerce marketplace on an accelerated schedule to support local SMBs. The merged project team continues to evolve the product as it grows

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked with three people in their team. The project manager and two senior developers who also worked rigorously to make sure the project was a success. All thanks to the vendor!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The launched platform successfully streamlines online payments for independent sellers, underscoring the technical skills brought to bear by AKitoGroup. Another impressive aspect was how carefully the team documented their work.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The project management was great compared to some vendors. They were always available for clients to make sure they carry their clients along. We communicated on phone calls and via emails too

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

We've always had constructive cooperation with them

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

No. Nothing really comes to mind

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Sales Representative at Atlantic Beverage Distributors in United States

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AKitoGroup, and what were your goals?

On Squarespace, we swiftly developed our initial website, but we needed to significantly increase functionality. We collaborate with a variety of partners in the Cities region, and we really wanted to find a more compelling and visual method to highlight all our many events.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We had initially sought a larger agency, but we discovered that working with them was out of our price range. This agency suggested AkitoGroup as a substitute because they were so enthusiastic about what we were doing. One of our board members was working on his own technology company at the same time, and he had an extremely positive experience working with AkitoGroup.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

To discuss our goals and objectives, we had a kickoff meeting. AkitoGroup then, provides a variety of IT services ranging from website development to inner point of sales system.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

A project manager was assigned to be our main point of contact through out the project. We also worked with 2 full stack developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The projects have been extremely successful. Thanks to AKitoGroup we structured and digitized our working processes.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We had meetings with their project manager, who was always available for us throughout the project and carried us along, if there's delay. We communicated mostly via Jira and Skype

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

They are very good in organizing things and keeping track of tasks.

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

No. They did an excellent work

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the New Business & Strategic Accounts at Mustard Foods in United Kingdom

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AKitoGroup, and what were your goals?

We wanted to build a HR platform for our company to increase our visibility and online presence for this reason, we hired AKitoGroup.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We conducted an online search for local web developers and shortlisted 4. We chose AKitoGroup based on their prior work, design prowess, and cost estimate after interviewing them.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We started with discussing our goals and objectives with them. AKitoGroup has established and continues to maintain a human resources platform. Services include roadmapping, web design, development, server management and providing growth hacking techniques.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

A project was our main point of contact and we also worked the a developer and a designer who was working behind the scene.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The strategic roadmap created by AKitoGroup enabled us create a visible and responsive platform. The platform uses novel growth techniques to reach thousands of candidates. Their team ensure efficient and organized project management.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We had meetings mostly with their project manager, who was always available for us. Very easy to communicate with and provided us with frequent updates on the project. We communicated using Slack and Github.

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

AKitoGroup's team really helped us build the HR platform we wanted and achieve the visibility we expected.

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

No. They did an excellent for us.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Business Controller at LANDAUER in United States

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AKitoGroup, and what were your goals?

We needed to develop and design a web and a mobile app for our company for this we hired the vendor

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We found through a referral. However we decided to hire them due to their reviews from pat clients and their portifolio

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We had series of meetings with the vendor discussing our goals and objectives with them. After that, AkitoGroup then worked with the internal team to develop the web frontend from scratch using React framework. They also developed a crossplatform mobile app.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

They were 3 people in the core team. Including the project manager, a designer and two developers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

AkitoGroup successfully developed the front end and both end users and our colleagues shared positive feedback. The stability of their work and the synchronicity between web and mobile apps is commendable. The program coordinator always keeps the lines of communication open and proactively handles issues

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

They project management was great, especially compared to other vendors we've worked with. The project manager was really amazing and always available for us to carry us along throughout the project. We communicated mostly via skype and Jira

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

We trust their ability to deliver, and they are reliable. This sets them apart from other service providers

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

No. They did an excellent work actually.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Branch Manager at AFN in United States.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AKitoGroup, and what were your goals?

We intended to develop a mobile application that would let users subscribe to our service.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We searched online for web developers in our area and shortlisted 3. However we decided to choose this vendor due to their amazing reviews from past client and their reasonable cost estimates

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We had a kick-off meeting to discuss our goals and objectives. AkitoGroup developed a fully manageable system for us that controls sales cycles, tracks client communication, connects our projects and displays metrics of marketing activities. They also integrated many 3rd party APIs for a more convenient system use

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

A project manager was assigned to be our main point of contact. We also worked with 2 developers and a designer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The AkitoGroup team met all deadlines on time and delivered high-quality code. We were most impressed with how quickly the team responded with how quickly the team responded and helped us whenever our project encountered issues and roadblocks.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We communicated mostly with their project manager who was always available for us and updated us if at all there is any issue. we talked mostly via e-mails and phone calls

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

AkitoGroup is seamlessly integrated with our core team, with access to our project management and communication channels

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

No. They did perfect work!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the President at LAPHAM-HICKEY STEEL in United States

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AKitoGroup, and what were your goals?

To assist us in rebuilding a platform that acts as a payment aggregator, we recruited AkitoGroup. Another company had first created the software, however there were some serious UI/UX problems. The menus were challenging to use, and the features weren't very good.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We searched around our area for perfect web developers vendor. Then, we came accross AkitoGroup via google search. We decided to hire them due to their amazing reviews and portfolio

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

The platform was completely redesigned by AkitoGroup, making it more user-friendly and bug-resistant' With them, we got down and went over the project and our vision for the wep app's role as a payment aggregator with more than 15 payment gateways. They then got to work redesigning and creating the platform. Now, users of iOS, Android, and the web can access the site..

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

A project manager was assigned to be our main point of contact. We had worked with two full stack developers and a designer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We were happy with the outcomes overall. Their work was of good quality. It was crucial that the web app's various features worked correctly. AKitoGroup performed a wonderful job at posing questions to determine the ideal response.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We had meetings mostly with their project manager who communicated to the rest of team. He was easy to communicate with and provided us with frequent updates, if their is any delay. We communicated mostly on phone calls and e-mail

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

The application created by AkitoGroup has assisted us with directing exhibits to acquire interest from possible accomplices and clients. The team is highly communicative and offers excellent project management. Futhermore, they're focused, responsive and quick.

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

No. They did a great work!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Director for Technology Delivery (PMO) at Planet Fitness World Headquarters

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AKitoGroup, and what were your goals?

We wanted a vendor to develop our iOS and Android for our fitness company to help users have free access to our services on their various mobile phones. We'd noticed a decrease on our web traffic, So we thought have a way we can get high traffic and more visitor on our web page. They we came up with the idea of developing a mobile app so it could help reach more people and users who will be needing our services online and will be interested to have easy access to us from their android and ios phones. Our goal was to reach to more people and get more visitors on our ssite.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We searched online for various app developers and we had to choose to the best. And AkitoGroup standout amidst them all. We choose them due to recommendations and their cost estimate

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We had series of discovery meetings with the team discussing how we wanted the app to be, including the features, designs and necessary things that need to be done to have an amazing app that will be simple and easy to operates by users. We were amazed how AkitoGroup Understood everything needed and went beyond our expectations and what was requested. They were able to develop a mobile app within the time frame and delivered an amazing mobile app for us,

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

In total, we worked with three people from the team. A project manager, a frontend and backend developer who was working hand in hand with the project manager to see everything works out has discussed

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

AkitoGroup did a very great Job for our fitness company. With the few months we had a great turnaround in the company. After two months of launching the app, we had over 3,000 downloads in the app store and we were happy with various reviews about the app. We received 5-star rating from users and Clients gave compliment about the new development. Through the launching of the mobile app , we were able to connect with new visitors.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Their project manager was always available for us throughout the project and provided us with frequent updates, if there's any delay or an issue rises. We had our meetings mostly online via video conferences and we communicated mostly on slack, Jira and skype.

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

Their mobile app development skills blew us away. They were able to meet up within the scheduled time frame and delivered a mobile app for us which was beyond our expectations. AkitoGroup team are talented and passionate software engineers with thorough knowledge in software engineering from inside and out. They show initiative with developing new ways of thinking to improve projects or performance and contribute positively to the overall performance of the project through consistent and high-quality work.

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

No. They did beyond our expectations!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Head of Sustainability at Südzucker a food industry in Germany.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AKitoGroup, and what were your goals?

We wanted to develop a mobile app for users and clients to have access to our content on their various android and ios phones. We'd noticed a reductions on our site viewers, so we had to thought of a solution. We then came up with the idea of developing a mobile app to increase visibility and get more traffic. Our goal was to get a user-friendly mobile app, that will lead to getting more traffic on our company's website.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We searched online for various app developers and AkitoGroup turn out to be the best vendor. We choose them due to their amazing design skills, past project and cost estimate.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We had a series of discovery meetings to discuss our goals and objectives with them. So we gave them explanation on how will wanted the designs and the mobile app to look like. AkitoGroup is very professional and we can only recommend their service, They created the first design for our app and brought our dream app to reality. They delivered exactly what was promised and followed up to make sure the design was exactly what we wanted.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

A project manager was assigned to be our main point of contact. And also interacted mostly with two developers who also worked with us during the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

AkitoGroup did a fantastic Job! 10/10 would recommend them to anyone who wants to bring their idea to life. After 2 months of launching our mobile app, we had over 3,000 downloads in the app store and their was a tremendous boost on our site traffic. We also received 5-star reviews on the app. We had speed turnaround and we now have more visitors who converted to potential clients. All thanks to AkitoGroup!

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The project manager was easy to communicate with and made himself always available for us throughout the project. He provided us with updates on daily basis. We had meetings mostly online and communicated mostly on skype, e-mails and slack.

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

Their mobile app development skills blew us away. AkitoGroup provides delivery in a very timely manner and as described and outlined the requirement. Very easy to work with and very professional!

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

No. They're perfect team!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of Autohalle Hollenstedt Buchholz i.d.N we have two locations in Hollenstedt and Buchholz the company deals with automotive industry

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AKitoGroup?

Our company has commissioned AKitoGroup to create an internal link with our own website and autoscout24.de so that the vehicles we offer for sale on autoscout24 can also be presented on our own website at the same time without having to do any additional work. If we now add a vehicle article at autoscout24.de it will immediately be added to our own website and vice versa. This has been a great relief for us, now we do the work with less effort!

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

They called us on the phone about redesigning our company website we asked them if they could do it and they confirmed it and we started the project because we wanted to do it anyway.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

We presented our ide to detai they immediately understood what we require from them, they first sent us the written offer we looked at it and analyzed, it was very good for us because we did not have to pay in advance they first did all the work and set the linking then they contacted us in a second call and we were positively surprised because we got exactly what we were looking for! After that came the invoice and we paid by bank transfer all the time they had an open ear for us and the team understood what we needed from them.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We had contact with: Philip, a salesman and consultant who was very communicative and friendly.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Yes, we get more customer inquiries because we have more presence in the market.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They have taken over the complete work and that was enough efektiv that I can say I am satisfied!

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

They have the best communication approach, always available. They also have a good understanding of what is needed.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Chief Technology Officer at iHeartMedia in United States

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AKitoGroup, and what were your goals?

We wanted to develop a corporate messaging app for our users for them to have access to us on their mobile phones

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We searched for app developers in our area but we decided to hire Akitogroup based on recommendation by former clients and their reasonable cost estimate

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We wanted to develop a corporate messaging app. So then, we discussed our goals and objectives with AkitoGroup and they provided application development with features such as payment processing, video sharing and instant messaging.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

A project manager was assigned to be our main point of contact throughout the project. Additionally we worked with two more developer who was helping the project manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The app launched successfully and received positive attention from users. They are a transparent and communicative team with a strong work ethic. Her leadership has clearly flowed into this project. Her members of the team have responded appropriately to feedback and provided valuable suggestions

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The project manager was easy to communicate with and provided us with frequent updates. We communicated mostly via e-mail.

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

AKItoGroup's ability to provide an enjoyable experience for its customers is what makes this company special to us.

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

No. Nothing comes to mind.