Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President of DimeSoft Business Solutions, Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

DimeSoft sells, implements, customizes, and supports Odoo ERP systems for our clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd. to accomplish?

• Provide software development resources

SOLUTION

How did you find Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd.?

Referral

Why did you select Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd. over others?

• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd. were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We work with Aktiv on an ongoing basis to provide software development services for our Odoo projects.  We work together to spec, develop, test, and deploy the solutions.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Aktiv has done an amazing job completing our projects on time and on budget.  Even in the face of ever-changing requirements, Aktiv ALWAYS comes through.

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

Aktiv integrages with our team by using our project management software.  This allows us all to communicate efficiently and monitor progress and testing.  Aktiv responds very quickly and professionally.

What was your primary form of communication with Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd.?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Aktiv has become a trusted part of our team.  This has been a huge benefit for our growth as it increases our available bandwidth.  They always get it done!

Are there any areas for improvement or something Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd. could have done differently?

I can't think of anything!  We worked together to resolve any issues that came up.  They're a solid, honest company that's a pleasure to work with.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a digital agency with multiple expertise, with 27 employees based in France. Initially we started developing websites. We develop our websites in Symfony. Some of them are interfaced with Odoo. We also have a strong team of marketing experts in SEO & SEA). And finally the digital transformation pole consisting in integrating Odoo, developing custom functionalities and providing business advice.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd., and what were your goals?

Provide a few customizations to the ODOO Timesheet app in order to improve user experience.

SOLUTION

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

Aktiv Software is a very professional team and has a well designed process. The communication is very fluid and friendly. They are very reactive and take the time to understand the needs. They have a very simple but efficient process. The deadlines are meet on time and the results are complient with the requests. Last but not least, the team works on European time which is priceless.

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

Classic project steps

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

There were 4 people:

• Commercial
• Project manager
• Developer
• Director

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Timesheets easier to fill in.

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

Very fluid with a simplified process and a transparent communication.

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

We are impressed with their reactivity and friendliness.

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

None. So far so good.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the IT Manager for an advertising agency. We support our customers in the field of e-commerce.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd., and what were your goals?

We had to change an existing Magento 2 template to fit a new product category. The goal was, to provide a special list and detail view for products of type "components"

SOLUTION

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

Our last development partner wasn't able to complete the template changes. The changes were calculated for 1 week. The changes should get online 4 weeks after the old partner starts the work. After 2 weeks the old partner quits the work and told us this isn't possible. So we needed a new partner which can do the job within 2 weeks including testing.

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

Akiv Software analyzed the given XD-File (Adobe XD), and after a short skype call to clarify open questions they do the job within 6 workdays. So we have enought time to test the changes and were able to go online on time. We are very happy with the work of Aktive Software and look forward to a long cooperation.

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

The entire project communication ran through a fixed contact person. But there are 3 persons involved from Aktiv Software for quality management.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The new template looks great and fits the requirements of the customers.

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

The project manager reports every day about the project status. There was a small adjustment by our customer while developing. Aktiv Software adds this adjustment without any problems. The main communicaion was by skype, because this was only a short project of a cupple of days.

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

They analyzed the created perfect designs with no issues. Calculate the required time and costs and do the job in time. With our old partner we have a lot of bugs after he says "i'm finished".

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

Please stay that way. You are great.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

Our company is an ERP consultancy. We work with our clients to either implement or improve their ERP software systems. Primarily, we work with SAP ERP and Odoo systems.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd.?

We needed help with software development.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Aktiv Software has worked with us on several projects for various clients. Typically, we rely on them to provide customized solutions within Odoo. Basically, the team develops custom Odoo code to optimize our clients’ business processes. For example, they’ve helped one customer manage their fleet of vehicles and another customer enhance their ability to produce and ship parts.

What is the team composition?

We’re currently working directly with five software engineers. Over the years, we’ve worked with 5–10 people. 

How did you come to work with Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd.?

Three years ago, Aktiv Software found me on LinkedIn and offered their development services. I decided to give it a shot, and it worked out really well, so we continued to work together.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent around $220,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project started in August 2017 and is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

We’ve been very satisfied with their work. To ensure that they do great work, the developers always ask questions to try and understand our customers’ needs. Time and time again, Aktiv Software has exceeded our expectations.

How did Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd. perform from a project management standpoint?

We use either Skype, Zoom, or Microsoft Teams to have online meetings.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re committed to delivering high-quality work — instead of just doing whatever we tell them to do, the Aktiv Software team really tries to understand what we’re trying to accomplish. They ask questions to help us ensure that we’re delivering a great product to our customers, and we appreciate the degree of feedback and analysis they put into our partnership. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I don’t have any areas of improvement for them. I’ve been really happy with their work.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Clear recommendations and requirements are essential to help them understand your needs. If you’re vague about these details, you probably won’t get the results you want.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Infrassist Technologies Pvt. Ltd. gives backend technical support to managed IT Service Providers. As the name suggests, we give IT Infrastructure Assistance to our clients. where we monitor, manage and secure their IT network Infrastructure. I am the Project Delivery Head at Infrassist.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd., and what were your goals?

We wanted a custom dashboard set up for the Project Management Tool we use at Infrassist. Our goal was to enable a streamlined workflow and achieve ease of management when it comes to our projects.

SOLUTION

How did you select Aktin Software Pvt. Ltd. and what were the deciding factors?

They have experienced developers and they have successfully completed various projects. The collaterals and the case studies shared by the team helped us solidify and finalize their service.

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

Deliverables: A highly customized Project Management Dashboard. Technologies used: Odoo

How many people from the Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd. team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Two developers along with a project manager and a functional consultant

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The reduced to-and-fro has saved our engineers a lot of time, now that our team gets to view all the information they need at a single glance. The Custom Dashboard designed using Odoo has surely increased productivity and efficiency.

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

The way the project was handled right from the beginning was highly impressive. They were thorough, and professionals and their team knew their work really well. From our side, the major prerequisite was that the entire workflow must be smooth and streamlined. Communication and updates were satisfactory. We were always in touch and constantly updated regarding the project status.

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

Punctuality, Professionalism and their technical skills

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

None. We are highly satisfied with the project delivery and the service we received.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Im the CEO of a spanish company called INDAWS that offers ERP Odoo related services (consultancy, development, training, support...)

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd., and what were your goals?

We hired Aktiv Software to help us with custom developments with Odoo

SOLUTION

How did you select Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd. and what were the deciding factors?

They had wide experience with Odoo and senior developers available, and offered us great felixibility in their services. We wanted dedicated developers to work with us

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

Aktiv Software offers us developers to work with us in different projects. We create the requirements, and the developer does the programming so that we can test it.

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

1 developer and 1 analyst

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Developer is doing great variaty of tasks, which is allowing us to reduce development times. We are very satisfied with results, so we will be hiring more hours of programming.

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

We use or own ERP (Odoo) for task communication and time registry, and we have regular daily communication through Skype. For us it was important to have this regular communication and we are very satisfied with it.

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

How fast they can assign new developer, and also the fact that their developers are already experienced and with good skills.

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

As for now we are satisified, maybe we need to improve from both sides the testing phase to be more effective, but this is also from our side to prepare better tests.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We provide Odoo ERP implementation and customisation to our clients, In a multitude of industries across the UK. I am the company Director.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd.?

There were various projects that Aktive assisted us on, From new complete bespoke modules to small enhancements to the core system.

What were your goals for this project?

To reduce pressure on our internal resources and enable greater focus on the individual projects.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

They had contacted us directly a couple of years ago and I had meet personally with them on a number of occasions. They came across as a very professional operation.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

We appointed a dedicated developer to work on some of our projects. During the course of the contract the developers were are our disposal and worked on a number of tasks for us. There tasks included developing some completely bespoke modules which needed to integrate with each other and also with existing standard modules. The requirements documents were discussed regularly with there team to meet the end users requirements.

What was the team composition?

They provided a single senior dedicated developer. They were involved in all the steps from concept to delivery of the completed work.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

Having the extra resources to handle the development enabled us to focus on other aspects of the project and the business.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We were in daily contact directly with the developer via Email & Zoom Deadlines were agreed and reviewed as required. The communication was generally very good.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Throughout the project they were very professional. They were very flexible and understanding regarding requirement changes.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We develop software for small and medium size businesses in Spain, and our main focus is the installation and customisation of Odoo ERP functionalities. I am the CEO and founder.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd.?

They participated in several projects dealing with the implementation of ad-hoc modules and functionalities in Odoo ERP for some of our clients, in areas such as accounting and invoicing, manufacturing, sales and purchases, recruitment and website, both for Enterprise and Community editions.

What were your goals for this project?

Basically adapt and customise the generic functionalities of Odoo and the third party modules available to the real needs of our clients, so they needed to understand the problems and the context of our clients and get to the best solution... and then implement it in Odoo.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I compared several potential providers getting information from the Internet, exchanged some emails with them and had a face to face meeting with them.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The projects were all related to the implementation of Odoo ERP in customers of several industries, providing people with different degrees of expertise, from functional experts to programming resources.

What was the team composition?

Both functional experts to analyse the problems and propose solutions and programmers to implement it.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

The software implemented was installed and it is being used by customers, that demonstrates the success of the project.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

As in any other software project with people working from other locations, we used English as official language within the team and used videoconferences and screen recording a lot. The relationship with the customer was done by myself and the technical management was done by them.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Flexibility and willingness to learn and improve.

Are there any areas for improvement?

It would have been very good to have people speaking Spanish in their team to help with the communication with our customers.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of a vegan chocolate company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd.?

I needed customized software that would generate the nutritional values and ingredients of different products we make.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Before starting the programming, they created a PDF with all of the requirements and their descriptions. The software runs on our ERP. It lists the name of each ingredient, its raw materials, and nutritional values. The solution also has the batch numbers for each product.

What is the team composition?

We worked with 2–3 people.

How did you come to work with Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd.?

They contacted me through LinkedIn. I decided to work with them because of their professionalism and affordable pricing.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent €3,800 (approximately $4,100 USD).

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from May 2015–May 2016.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

The implementation works. Because it wasn’t in the scope of work, they didn’t do error testing, but that would’ve been useful.

How did Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd. perform from a project management standpoint?

While there were some challenges, their team did their best. They were responsive through Skype and email. Our Skype meetings involved them showing me their progress, and I could also make changes or suggestions.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The implementation works well.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Their team needs to perform more quality testing to ensure it fits the scope of work. We had a few code issues regarding the control when the input was different than expected.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m Akhil Joy, IT Administrator at John Energy. John Energy Middle East is one of the Kuwait based drilling company which recently into the drilling field in Kuwait under KOC.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Aktiv Software Pvt. Ltd.?

Holding multiple businesses under a single belt was a tough challenge for us without a well-managed ERP system. Product Management, Purchasing, Accounting, Delivery, and Payment operations were not in sync and so we decided to shift to Odoo (ERP Software) with Aktiv Software as our implementation partner.

What were your goals for this project?

A centralized ERP system that render a smooth workflow without wrecking the requirements of different business.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were introduced to Aktiv Software as one of their Sales members contacted our team. Further we held a few meetings and decided to proceed with them.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Aktiv Software proposed us to shift to Odoo Enterprise v12. They explained us about the multi-company features of Odoo enterprise. They also performed various customization, which was specific and could fit all of their businesses. The idea was to develop generic customizations which could render a smooth workflow without wrecking the requirements of different business. Below mentioned were some of the significant customizations were performed alongside implementing Odoo: • Disabled the common product and contact book feature to make generic customizations that could be applicable for their multiple companies. • To eradicate the menace of availing accounting details from Maximo software, a plugin which could fetch vendor details, entries, and invoices to Odoo system. • Various payroll customizations. • Base Odoo structure didn't provide a purchase request feature; so, a module was developed through which the purchasing department could quickly generate purchase requests and could also send RFQs based on it. • Custom reports with attributes suitable for the customers of different companies by modifying the base functionalities of Odoo.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted three people along with a Project Manager who guided us throughout the project and was our permanent point of contact.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

Integrating Odoo and custom business-specific solutions made our business processes smoother.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The project management at Aktiv Software was very punctual and uninterrupted. I was always kept in the loop on who is working on what and how.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The technical skills of the developers were sharp and top-notch. The consultation we received from the team was pragmatic.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Honestly there are no such recommendations from our side as they performed the project tasks on time.