ATEAM SOFT SOLUTIONS

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m an executive at an IT consulting services company. We build solutions for startup clients all the way to multinational companies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with aTeam Soft Solutions?

We sometimes need to supplement our internal team with additional, more flexible, and skilled resources for certain projects.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

aTeam Soft Solutions helps us with remote app development. They provide resources that join our internal teams and engage with them for several projects, including software development and QA.

What is the team composition?

We’ve been working with four members of their team, including QA specialists, a couple of frontend developers, and a backend developer.

How did you come to work with aTeam Soft Solutions?

A mutual contact referred them to me.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in April 2021, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They’re excellent at meeting our project’s requirements and deliverables.

How did aTeam Soft Solutions perform from a project management standpoint?

Project management has been very professional; they’re a loyal team that responds quickly to any performance issues. Overall, their involvement has been first-class.

In terms of tools, we use Jira and Slack for communication.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their professionalism is outstanding; they can respond to each one of the project’s challenges while staying aligned with our expectations.

aTeam Soft Solutions’ team is also loyal, and I appreciate their long-term investment in building a solid partnership with us.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t think there’s anything they can improve on.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Spend time setting your requirements and meeting and assessing the candidates they provide to ensure that they’re the right fit for your project.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO and founder of a RegTech and Fintech company. Fifth Logic iQ

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire aTeam Soft Solutions, and what were your goals?

We were developing a market leading conversational intelligence platform using Ai, DataFabrics and NoCode. We need assistance to design and build a react front end encompasing all user and admin screen. This front-end was complex in nature.

SOLUTION

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

We were impressed by aTeam from the outset. They took the time to understand our objectives, platform and technology.

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

Design - We understood the back end very well but to be honest, we were vaguer on the screens than we should have been. aTeam helped us think through the screens and challenged us (where appropriate) and came up with a great design.

Implementation - Under tight deadlines, aTeam delivered the build, working closely withour development team based in Australia. We have daily standups throughout. We have a high capability team in Austarlia and aTeam fitted right in.

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

Up to 3 or 4. Abhinand led the design phase and was awesome. Work with him if you get the chance. Joining Abhi was a senior React developer and usibility designers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The design and implmentation was delivered on time through some challenges put on the team from our side and tight delivery timelines. Thry did a great job.

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

Communication was great through regular standups. Online design tools helped us collaborate and the teams worked well together in a agile apporach.

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

They've led the design phase, and they are awesome. I can't recommend enough working with them. He has a great team behind him at aTeam.

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

None, hire them if you can and I'm always happy to give you a verbal reference as well. We continued the project to later phases and are still working with aTeam.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am one of the directors of After I Am Gone Ltd. AIAG provide an online service for users to share information after they pass away.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire aTeam Soft Solutions, and what were your goals?

To build our website and deliver the AIAG service that provides our customers with the value.

SOLUTION

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

My partner had previously worked with A Team and they came recommended.

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

Delivery of initial database and delivery of website for the After I Am Gone service. ATeam also provided a number of API's for our first revolutions and have delivered the website and backend setup required on a scalable platform with good security.

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

We worked with a lead developer and tester.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have increased our website hits and Ateam have delivered what we have asked of them with assistance from us on testing.

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

We have had meetings when required and communicated via slack

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

They have responded to queries and questions in a prompt manner.

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

They could provide better delivery around the business proposition by testing in such a way that shows a good understanding of the business value and impact. Development and testing were both good but we could not have moved to production without validating the delivery a number of times. Rework is expected in a good delivery project (I am a scrummaster by trade)but it would be improved with a business value focus to ensure key deliverables are met.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am an internationally experienced CTO, inspirational educator and visionary business technology strategist with 30 years of transformational leadership experience gained at global market leading brands across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire aTeam Soft Solutions, and what were your goals?

The idea of creating a software application that could replace an NDT assessor/examiner was considered nigh on impossible. aTeam have created for us a proof of concept that demonstrates cognisance between student annotated and examiner annotated images.

SOLUTION

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

aTeam is a trusted supplier of one my my trusted suppliers. The recommendation came with the highest weight and they have proved themselves worthy of this accolade.

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

The scope of the project was defined by the wire-frame created by aTeam and further enhanced by my client. Dates and deliverables were set by the client and aTeam performed admirably.

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

From aTeam there were a team of about ten people involved. This ranged from Directors overseeing the whole project, a PM, UI developers, UX developers and back end / database guys.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The demo was well received by my client and we are in the process of scaling up for the whole and final solution.

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

Communication from aTeam was great, with regular team WhatsApp status calls and progress demos. Everything happened to the project plan.

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

It was easy to contact any of the team members directly, and they were all empowered to speak as to their part of the project.

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

No - I would not ask them to do anything differently.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of batteryPOP, a digital network for kids featuring a wide selection of video content and interactive features for the viewing audience.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire aTeam Soft Solutions, and what were your goals?

We are launching a batteryPOP channel on Amazon's FireTV. aTeam Soft Solutions developed an HTML5 channel that we plan to run on both FireTV and with other leading content platforms.

SOLUTION

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

We had worked with aTeam previously and appreciated their communication, responsiveness and attention to detail while keeping on budget.

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

Using our existing Roku channel as a template, aTeam worked in tandem with our CTO to develop the HTML5 version of the channel.

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

Along with a project leader and lead developer, I believe aTeam had around 8-9 people on the project at various stages.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Communication was excellent, as was willingness to accurately QC the project. We hope to roll out the channel to our partners in the next quarter.

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

We mainly used Skype to communicate. They were flexible with their schedule to accommodate us in the US.

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

aTeam responded quickly to questions, understood directions, and treated us like a partner.

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

There were some bugs we identified that perhaps they should have seen first, but we were moving at a quick pace and as mentioned above, they addressed the bugs as soon as they were found.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Jochi is a SAAS based EdTech platform focused on support students in Middle & High school. I am the founder and head of our company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire aTeam Soft Solutions, and what were your goals?

We hired aTeam Soft Solutions to develop the beta version of our web & mobile platform. Our goals were to get a working product as fast as possible of the highest standards. After speaking with countless other development teams, I struggled to find a team who were as transparent and thorough as the aTeam team.

SOLUTION

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

Within our first consultation meeting, the team demonstrated a strong work ethic, passion about their work, and a genuine desire to provide as much value as possible. There is no question that these guys are the best out there! I am delighted to have worked with ATeam. Their proposal was the most cost and time effective and it was clear that this would be a journey that included the Jochi team every step of the process.

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

After numerous meetings to understand our needs, they submitted a proposal detailing the methods of development, the team size, methods of communication, and a detailed timeline (sprints). What I found remarkable was the fact that payment was only due at the end of milestones. Before we moved on to a new sprint, together we would review advances and sign off whether we were happy. When there were times where refinement was needed, aTeam would work with me and would rapidly try to overcome challenges.

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

There was a general manager who would check in with me every few weeks on the overall process. A project manager who would speak with me on a day to day basis as well as share detailed daily updates/advances. The development team consisted of 8-10 developers and designers. aTeam shared there development chat with me so I could see what each developer was working on on a day-to-day basis and their progress.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We finally have our first working product that has already received a great response with prospective schools and partners. I credit a lot of our success to the developers and designers who ensured there were no bugs or flaws on the platform.

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

One of aTeam's biggest strengths are definitely their project management style. The communication was amazing! We spoke regularly through email, asana, and Skype. By the end of the project, it felt as though I developed personal relationships with the team.

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

The team's proactiveness and genuine interest in making the product the best it could be! During our first meeting, aTeam were already making suggestions on how I could refine the product which was amazing.

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

Nothing!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm working as a Senior HR Manager at a digital transformation platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire aTeam Soft Solutions, and what were your goals?

We have an extensive HR process. We used different platforms for management. But when the workload becomes huge we were force to create an in house all in one HR development tool kit. Hence we searched over the internet and contacted ATeam soft solutions for the development purpose.

SOLUTION

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

We found this vendor through internet, then we made a background research on them to understand their credibility. We found them diligent and accountable. We also have couple of session with them which gave us a good feeling that they are technically sound.

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

The scope of the project is to combine various HR platforms together into a single portal using available API's from the respective platforms. We also needed to have a centralized database which can be used for Payroll, Employee management & benefits , attendance management, Salary management, Leave management and medical claim management.

The entire data was distributed over multiple platforms. Hence we need a 3NF database which accounts all relevant information in one place and this portal should act as single interface to pull all information instantly from various platforms without needing to log into multiple platforms.

The technologies we preferred where NodeJs in the backend and Angular13 in the frontend. The architecture must be elastic beanstalk from AWS.

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

There were 4 people in the team, two developers, one QA and one project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They were able to deliver as per the expectations. I believe the initial story board building process really helped us to carve out all the grey areas. The sprints were successful and we were able to feel the application in the stage environment in the first sprint onwards.

This gave us more confidence to pursue the complex areas of the project. The sprints were tested when and demonstrated towards us before sign out.

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

The project management styles seems to be very unique . They uses Asana. They split the whole project into doable two weeks sprints with start date and end date. There is also QA section for each sprints in Asana.

All the bugs and issues seems to be reported by QA and assigned to devs through Asana platforms. We were able to see the project progress transparently through Asana platforms.

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

Their communication process is so open with daily plan, midway progress and status reports. Hence even if we are in tight schedules we were able to see all the open communication going on between the teammates on the project.

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

I feel they are good with their process which seems very unique from different companies i have ever worked with.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Co-Founder, Inovace Digital We are an IT service company building bespoke solutions for startups in the United States and also focusing on Marine Applications Development https://www.linkedin.com/in/pradeep-inovace/

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire aTeam Soft Solutions?

Custom develop a SaaS-based Sales CRM to streamline business operations, improve the efficiency of the sales team, and transparent and swift communication with customers, centralising customer information, logging their interactions with the client company, and automating many of the tasks.

SOLUTION

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

aTeam Soft has been our trusted outsourcing partner for over 3 years. The experience of timely delivery at a committed cost has earned our trust over them over these years.

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

The core functionality of the CRM is to streamline the sales process of the target industry. The solution is a cloud-based application designed to help salespeople sell smarter and faster by centralizing customer information, logging their interactions with the company, and automating many of the tasks salespeople do every day.

This means they’ll spend less time on administration and more time closing deals. For sales managers, CRM gives real-time visibility into their team’s activities, so forecasting sales with confidence is easy. Сompanies use CRM software as a centralized solution for Gathering, storing, and processing customer contact information, Monitoring possible sales issues, Determining new sales opportunities, Managing marketing activities. Technology: React js, Node js, AWS Lambda

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

Total dedicated 6 members including PM, UI/UX engineer, Backend and Frontend engineers and a Quality Assurance expert

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Total dedicated 6 members including PM, UI/UX engineer, Backend and Frontend engineers and a Quality Assurance expert

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

1. No Advance Payment
2. The whole project will be divided into different milestones. Each milestone will have a release date after Quality Analysis. After QA, once the milestone is released, a demonstration will be done.
3. We are able to access the application and test it yourself to see the milestone is working as expected.
4. The code and intellectual property will be in our own accounts.
5. Once we verify and feel ourself the milestone is working as expected, we sign it off.
6. They invoice against the milestone and we pay for the same. The invoice will be raised only after the milestone is approved by us.

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

They were really very very quick to understand the requirements and deliver the solutions. The communication is swift. They keep us updated on completed and upcoming tasks almost daily and remind us of their needs. We’ve asked for things that weren’t included in the original project, and they’ve been willing to do them without ever complaining.

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

It's been a great ongoing business partnership with them. ATEAM fits in as our outsourcing partner.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

i'm the CEO of Flack Marketing Solutions. We provide digital marketing services for our clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire aTeam Soft Solutions, and what were your goals?

we were planning to build a SAAS tool to manage email campaigns. Our plan is to build an MVP in a limited time and serve our clients and build the product based on customer interaction. just like the lean startup model. We were looking for a company who can provide long term support, ethical and Budget-friendly

SOLUTION

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

one of my friend recommended ATeam soft solutions. After hearing our requirement, they proposed a feasible model to build our app in our limited budget and given a proper timeline for all its further development. They recommend a proper platform for easy development of the app and are also involved in most brainstorming sessions to improve the app.

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

AS we requested our primary requirement was the MVP. The team has submitted the wireframe, UI, and all documentation before starting for better understanding and completed the MVP on the given time. we had many iterations for the product based on the reviews. The team without any hesitation been with us in all our time for the improvement of the project.

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

5 team leader 2 - flutter developer UI designer Tester

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They have delivered all versions of the app as assured and in the provided timeline. still, they are supporting as with feature additions and improvements.

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

i got all updates regarding the project by joining their team Slack. All requirements and details are well documented in email and always shared with me.

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

Working with them, we felt them as our in-house team.

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

we faced some bugs in MVP (But it was built in a very short span of time as we requested). As we updated them, they corrected all issues in a short time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of an online marketing company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire aTeam Soft Solutions, and what were your goals?

We wanted to build an order management web application

SOLUTION

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

We had nice conversations with the director of the company who really took some time to thoroughly understand our pain points and our proposed solutions.

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

We decided on features that need to be developed and deadlines. The frontend language was Angular.js and the backend language was Node.js.

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

1 frontend and 1 backend developer as well as 1 project manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We had deadlines per feature and expected these to work when the deadline approached.

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

The team was quick to respond every time something was needed. We had regular Zoom meetings that were recorded. Unfortunately, despite of the recording, I couldn't see that the team reached a decent level of understanding of what was discussed.

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

They worked on our project for so long without admitting that they didn't understand the requirements.

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

The code quality is very bad. Within 5 months, the programmers and especially the project manager did not understand how the software was supposed ot be used. It would have been great if they asked more about things they didn't understand and only take projects that they know they can fulfill. Also, they charge for QA but leave bugs in the software that are impossible to miss. I would have appreciated not to be charged for services they do not provide.