BLISCORE

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Co-Founder & COO MineCheck is the optimal choice for your mining software needs, saving you time and money Our software platform is a miner management solution and a distributed provider of GPU cloud services. The MineCheck software provides a platform that drastically reduces the amount of time spent receiving, configuring, deploying and managing miners.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed to hire skilled and trusted developers for software development.

SOLUTION

How did you select BLISCORE and what were the deciding factors?

BLISCORE provided us with a strong proposal and we were impressed with their professionalism and mindset during our initial phone calls and interviews.

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

MineCheck was looking for a developer to assist with porting a web forms application to .NET 5. We were looking for a self-starter and available to review progress made with the Minecheck team on a biweekly basis. We were also looking for a team player that is comfortable working with other developers in a collaborative environment and who wanted to be a part of an exciting and long-term project. Required Skills: C# Web Forms MVC - Blazor DevExpress Entity Framework Javascript - React .NET core / .NET 5 Azure DevOps Bootstrap / CSS

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

We had three people from BLISCORE work with us

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have reached our development goals so far and have been able to deliver results for our customers.

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

We have mainly used email, Uber Conference, Upwork and slack for communication and collaboration.

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

We have very much enjoyed working with Vasyl and have appreciated his communication, timeliness, honesty, and passion for the project. He has grasped the vision and is a believer in not just the short term but the long term. It can be hard to find trusted resources who understand a vision and see the "long-term" picture while also delivering on what they say they will deliver on. Vasyl (and the team) have done this. We have also appreciated their ideas, questions, and overall contributions to the project. Honesty, integrity, delivery, and a team-oriented mindset are what we were looking for, and we have found that in BLISCORE.

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

Not at the current moment.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

CEO, Partner at an IT Firm

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Bliscore to develop It's a cloud based, compliant and secure call recording solution.

SOLUTION

How did you select BLISCORE and what were the deciding factors?

We’ve got a very positive reference about Bliscore so decided to proceed with this partner.

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

We wanted to create recorder for different calling apps (like skype for business), store audio and create advanced web tool for call centers. Part of functionality includes audio playback, audio manipulation, reports, quality assurance, live statistics, flexible model of call center data and settings. And it’s a small part of all functionality. It was mostly made on Microsoft technologies and modern ui frameworks. We are working with them almost 3 years and it definitely on long term.

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

1 PM, 5 full stack .NET developers, 1 QA

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Sure, the impact is very positive as we have an online channel to show all benefits for customers and users.

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

The process was very smooth: all communication has been arranged by PM , so we could comment all the time and ask the questions. Also, all team were very friendly and nice, it helped to make the process as a journey with a good result

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

Their most impressive ability was to understand what we need and provide a perfect solution.

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

Nothing, the company did really well.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder and ceo of a cybersecurity startup located in London. The primary product that we are developing for the cloud is a software architecture security-risk analysis tool. It is designed to integrate into modern high-speed software development workflows.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire BLISCORE?

BLISCORE provided solid development services in C# and Azure cloud deployment and also redeveloped my member site in the Vue javascript library for better maintenance going forward.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was simple... to bring my software up to production-ready status.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I went through a London-based agency called Youteam. This agency was able to match my requested skillset and requirements successfully with BLISCORE after a selection process.

Describe the project in detail.

I had a series of discovery meetings with BLISCORE after I had selected them. My company is in alpha startup stage so the meetings covered the areas where BLISCORE was needed and what tools I used for development.

I stated that I would put user stories onto my development boards which I expected BLISCORE to break into 3 or more tasks. I would track the work by the progress of tasks on the tickets and by the code check-ins.

Most communication would be done via Slack with some telephone conversations at key points. BLISCORE agreed to this way-of-working and provided updates in a timely manner. This methodology was chosen because of the nature of the tasks in my startup.

What was the team composition?

BLISCORE assigned a full-time developer to Tutamantic. I was the team lead and senior developer in addition.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

BLISCORE has been instrumental in providing two major improvements to the Tutamantic product. Thanks to BLISCORE, the new member website is more responsive than the older one. Also thanks to BLISCORE, we are able to provide a "happy-path" for our main product line. This is enabling us to go live on 08 January 2020.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Please refer to our ways-of-working above. BLISCORE enabled me to move forward with several functional requirements for my product by communicating their updates clearly to me and working closely with me to finish the user stories that I created.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Rostyslav Khomitskyu of BLISCORE had very good knowlege of Azure and the serverless technology I was using. He also was able to quickly skill up on the Vue.js javascript framework and the Stripe payment technology I was using. He was willing to work closely with me on issues I encountered with the code I was working on. All in all, a pleasant experience to work with a professional group.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I would recommend that Rostyslav work to improve his communication. He was good, but I was forced to reach out to him on several occasions to get his updates on some critical work.

In addition, some of the comments on the code merges needed more information. But let me be clear that these were minor issues. The communication overall improved over time. I look forward to working in the future with BLISCORE. I am impressed with their work.

UPDATED REVIEW

This review was updated by the client on May 6th, 2020. The original star ratings were: Overall - 4, Quality - 4, Schedule - 5, Cost - 5, NPS - 4. New content is below:

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with BLISCORE?

The goal was simple... to bring my software up to production-ready status.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

I had a series of discovery meetings with BLISCORE after I had selected them. My company is in alpha startup stage so the meetings covered the areas where BLISCORE was needed and what tools I used for development.

I stated that I would put user stories onto my development boards which I expected BLISCORE to break into 3 or more tasks. I would track the work by the progress of tasks on the tickets and by the code check-ins.

Most communication would be done via Slack with some telephone conversations at key points. BLISCORE agreed to this way-of-working and provided updates in a timely manner. This methodology was chosen because of the nature of the tasks in my startup.

What is the team dynamic?

BLISCORE assigned a full-time developer to Tutamantic. I was the team lead and senior developer in addition.

How did you come to work with BLISCORE?

I went through a London-based agency called Youteam. This agency was able to match my requested skillset and requirements successfully with BLISCORE after a selection process.

How much have you invested with them?

I have worked with Bliscore for 8 months now.

What is the status of this engagement?

Ongoing engagement.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

How did your relationship with the vendor evolve?

I have a dedicated member of Bliscore helping me who is fully integrated in the project.

How did BLISCORE address the challenges that arose?

The team member and I meet about the requirement, then he comes back with a solution which I either change or accept. Work then begins.

Describe the impact this engagement has had on your business.

I have accelerated the process of being able to go live, in addition to simplifying my code architecture.

How was project management handled?

Direct management by me. I am a startup.

Is there anything that the vendor did well or that you would consider a strength?

The team member has good experience with the .NET Core framework and is familiar with new development tech when it becomes available.

In what specific areas can they improve?

We have been improving our asynchronous communication skills.

What advice do you have for clients with similar needs to yours?

If you want a development group that is able to work independently with low oversight, and get good results, the Bliscore team is able to provide semi-autonomous developers who don’t need much supervision.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We provide an online platform that connects people across the sailing industry, helping them go sailing, simply.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire BLISCORE?

Develop a .Net portal and volunteer management function for yacht clubs that links into our existing user app. They also did some work on the user app.

What were your goals for this project?

We needed a reliable and user friendly platform that integrated seamlessly with our existing product and database.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We worked with a few different suppliers on small trial projects and continued work with this vendor after they successfully completed the trial.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They designed the backend architecture and dis all of the development for this platform, based on provided business scope and designs.

What was the team composition?

We worked with one developer from the vendor, who worked as a part of our team and with our other developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

This project has provided a whole new platform to start engaging with a new target market base and grow our overal solution.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Overall project management was done internally by our company, with the developer self-managing their assigned tasks.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They were very enthusiastic and focused on delivering a high quality output. They understood our business and user requirements, which helped them make suggestions for the best result.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Not that I can think of at the moment...

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm, the CTO for a company in the cross section prop tech, real estate and IT services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed a professional partner to have flexibility in expertise and development capacity for our software products. We need a combination of in-house developers and external hires for scale quickly.

SOLUTION

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

For us Bliscore checked all the boxes. They have a very thorough interview process, resulting in only the best are accepted, and all developers provided by Bliscore can be trusted as higly skilled. When Bliscore presents me with a developer they recommend, I know I can trust the quality.

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

Distributed cloud native architecture based on Azure, .Net, EF Core and React.

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

Team size approx 10. 2-3 developers from Bliscore

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Project delivers high quality, Bliscore personell is focused on cost-optimization for us as well as fast developement. Bliscore resources raises the bar of what quality we expect from everybody.

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

Project running Kanban (previous Scrum), using Azure DevOps and Teams.

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

The competency level of their developers is impressive.

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

All good

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work for a pharmaceutical company as Medical Web Services Manager. .

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire BLISCORE?

We have developed an internal portal for loyalty program management.

What were your goals for this project?

To engage local pharmaceutical staff to our loyalty program.

SOLUTION

How did you select BLISCORE?

They won in our tender as a supplier.

Describe the project in detail.

We started our project 7 months ago from scratch. We have a clear functional specs from our company and try to stick to it (but not all the time because it is a very changing environment).Now we are 90% ready and testing the functionality with the first users.

What was the team composition?

2 devs and 1 QA (and we are still in the process)

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We engage more than 1200 people in our loyalty program with the registration process automation.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very efficient!

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The simplicity of the communication. They speak on a "business language''.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Nothing

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are building marketplace for sport parks so they can sell their services. I'm a product owner.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire BLISCORE?

We needed additional effort to develop back-end so we requested skilled developer to speed up the development.

What were your goals for this project?

To develop solution from the scratch following business logic.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I receive some CV's and one draw my attention due to highly skilled resume.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They developer partners onboarding flow using latest .NET, C# and Azure technologies.

What was the team composition?

Back-end, front-end, QA, UI & UX, PM.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are finally launching project and it won't be happen without BLISCORE developer effort.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Great! Everything went smoothly.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The whole team is really friendly, collaborative, skilled, and professional.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Maybe we missed a little bit attention to details, but it was quickly resolved after feedback of senior developer code review.