BlueRider.Software

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Senior Project Manager of Pagepro

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a React and React Native Developers software agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire BlueRider.Software to accomplish?

We were looking for a trusted long-term partner who would bring the best technical knowledge to the DevOps environment. Expertise in this matter was what we were expecting from the partner.

SOLUTION

How did you find BlueRider.Software?

Networking

Why did you select BlueRider.Software over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from BlueRider.Software were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

We have a couple of projects that require deep DevOps knowledge, discovering solutions, and explaining them to the client. As a development agency, we lacked the DevOps expertise that BlueRiders company has. Their involvement helped us to better understand the needs of the client, prepare more reasonable estimates, and in the end, meet all deadlines.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Happy clients, completed app by the aimed deadlines, solid DevOps architecture, and budgets met is the best evidence of great work. We are working with our clients in a frictionless environment, and our clients admit, that it is what they receive during our cooperation with Blue Riders.

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

The CTO is absolutely phenomenal both in terms of Technical knowledge and project management skills. If you can imagine someone who will not only do their work but also propose.

What was your primary form of communication with BlueRider.Software?

Virtual Meeting

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

Doing more than expected. BlueRiders not only fulfills your requirements, but also suggests something you truly need. They predict what should be delivered, and it is not based on “add-ons” only, but on their expertise in the market. Trust them and they will guide you. No hidden costs.

Are there any areas for improvement or something BlueRider.Software could have done differently?

No, I can’t think of anything. They're wonderful at communicating.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of MyNameFlow

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

MyNameFlow is an automated marketing tool for financial professionals.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire BlueRider.Software to accomplish?

• Develop a SAAS web application to connect to user's online accounts
• Automate email marketing campaigns for users
• Create a web application for user's to manage their account.
• Integrate with third party data providers to enhance customer client data

SOLUTION

How did you find BlueRider.Software?

Referral

Why did you select BlueRider.Software over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from BlueRider.Software were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

BlueRider Software has been our entire IT team since we founded our company. They worked with us to build our web application from concept to production. They built our cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipeline, application and database code, and provided project management and QA. They delivered our web application and continuing enhancements over the past 8 years.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our application is currently in production serving multiple large financial firms and we have over 350 paying clients.

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

They are not outside consultants. They are team members. They take pride in their work and ownership of the outcomes. They deliver on time and with high quality. They work late and on weekends the rare occasion we have had production issues.

What was your primary form of communication with BlueRider.Software?

Virtual Meeting

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

They are very talented from top to bottom. The challenges of developing software have been managed well and the team delivers high-quality work on time and budget.

Are there any areas for improvement or something BlueRider.Software could have done differently?

I don't believe I could have found a better partner.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of a management consulting company. We most often advise enterprise-level clents in sales growth and recruitment areas.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

A few years ago, during a project for an international client, we tested and implemented a sales referral platform. The solution turned out to be a great success. After the project was completed, we decided to develop and commercialize the solution and make it a product available to everyone.

SOLUTION

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

My friend reccomended Blue and he was right.

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

We started with a team meeting where the general idea was presented and the main functionalities were described then. After accepting the MPV version, coding was initiated. 

Python/Django were chosen as the backend technology, React as a frontend.

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

There were 5 full time developers, dedicated UX / UI expert and a project manager in the team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

As for now, I can rather present general feedback on the results and quality of cooperation: great!

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

Very flexible and specific. As I'm not from the IT world, Blue suggested a KISS way of working: figma and google docs. I am happy to say that it worked perfectly.

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

Their team spirit and commitment were impressive. It is not a company that only performs a work which was sticty described - they want to be a real co-creator. I know this sounds like a cheap cliché, but that was the truth.

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

I do not think so.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I was the CEO of Open Topic when I worked with BlueRider.Software. Our company focused on content marketing software and natural language processing.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with BlueRider.Software?

We needed an IT engineering partner.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

BlueRider.Software worked as our company's official engineering team, and their technology stack was mainly comprised of Python and Sharp. We initially engaged them to generate a software solution that enabled our users to activate content curation for their marketing purposes.

Upon accomplishing both the front- and backend of this product, they built a machine learning tool connected to IBM Watson licenses. We also tasked them with handling the cloud storage and setting up the entire system. 

What is the team composition?

Our main point of contact was their project manager, but we worked with a large team of developers, engineers, and UI/UX designers.

How did you come to work with BlueRider.Software?

They were already working on a small project for my company when I joined — I evaluated their outputs and thought their skill set could fit our requirements for this bigger engagement.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our collaboration ran from January 2012–June 2018. BlueRider.Software worked on a few more minor tasks after that, but I wasn't part of the company anymore.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to acquire close to 50 customers with BlueRider.Software's help, which represented good revenue for us. Additionally, they successfully pivoted our initial product into the AI direction. 

How did BlueRider.Software perform from a project management standpoint?

We used Basecamp, Confluence, and other internal tools for project management. BlueRider.Software impressed us with quick turnaround times and quality deliverables throughout the engagement.

What did you find most impressive about them?

What stood out about their team was their willingness to bring productive ideas to the table instead of simply following our instructions and requirements. BlueRider.Software refined our vision and transformed it into a reliable product that's even better than what we had in mind. It's hard to find a service provider with strong project management and noteworthy brainstorming skills, but they were that kind of partner to us.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could benefit from a more precise approach in frontend development, but I'm sure they addressed that by now.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Take your time in identifying what outcomes you want to get out of the engagement. Once you know these, you can start by assigning simple tasks to their team to determine if you're confident in the quality of the work they produce. BlueRider.Software is a trustworthy and flexible team — they'll work closely with you to meet your goals.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a tech lead responsible for implementing original credit risk model and internal reporting tools that is leading a blended team consisting of BlueRider.Software and other developer.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired BlueRider to be part of blended teams within our company. The overall goal of was to improve our Python best practices, build credit risk engine and improve endpoints based on Python.

SOLUTION

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

The deterministic factor to choose BlueRiders was their broad pool of Python developers that are actively engaged in Bialystok Python community Pystok.

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

The scope of work included, but was not limited to creating credit scoring risk model build on AWS Lambda and Step-functions connected with AWS Sagemaker. Developers were responsible for modifying the existing infrastructure, improve test coverage and further develop it based on requirements from internal stakeholders. The credit risk model requires constant improvements based on new risk data, which ensures that it will not finish with single deliverable goal. Apart from the risk model the developers are responsible for creating connectors that will channel data to internal monitoring tools. Due to the fact that developers were intended to be a part of blended teams there was no clear goal of the project. Developers are integral part of the team and work hand in hand in agile framework with others.

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

I had a chance to work with 3 Python developers from BlueRiders that were developers with various level of experience.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Thanks to contribution of BlueRiders development we managed to channel 1000% more applications through our credit risk engine over the period of our cooperation. The developers showed high level of independence and willingness to implement best coding practices that were well perceived by the rest of the team. When faced with not clearly defined tickets during sprint, they can suggest their own good solutions.

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

We worked together in blended teams in Agile. We use Jira as our project management tool and BlueRiders didn't have any problems with adapting to it. In terms of timelines the developers do delivered the tasks mostly on time and were communicating clearly whenever there was a risk of delaying or working extra hours to deliver them.

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

Throughout my two visits on site in BlueRiders office I had a chance to see a very friendly atmosphere between the team and the management. I highly value their strive for excellence.

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

They could inform the partners better about developer availability and their schedule collision with other projects.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Partner of True Global Ventures

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

True Global Ventures is a Global Technology Equity fund that invests in Serial Entrepreneurs in over 20+ cities.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire BlueRider.Software to accomplish?

• Creating one of the first solutions for market intelligence using IBM Watson platform.

SOLUTION

How did you find BlueRider.Software?

Referral

Why did you select BlueRider.Software over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from BlueRider.Software were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Bluerider worked with our portfolio company Opentopic to develop a solution based on the IBM Watson platform to provide actionable market intelligence data.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project team at Opentopic were very impressed by the Bluerider team, both with speed of execution and attention to quality control.

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

Yes, they had a detailed customer feedback process.

What was your primary form of communication with BlueRider.Software?

• In-Person Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their creative, yet disciplined, approach. Being based in city in eastern Poland, they had access to top young developer talent from local technical school.

Are there any areas for improvement or something BlueRider.Software could have done differently?

Overall, BlueRider.Software's approach was good, but the project ultimately didn't work out because the IBM Watson platform itself turned out not to be the right solution, and the concept was too early.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Building 5 Media

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Custom software application development for small to medium size businesses.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire BlueRider.Software to accomplish?

• Build a custom application to manage therapists and patient visits

SOLUTION

How did you find BlueRider.Software?

Referral

Why did you select BlueRider.Software over others?

• High ratings
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from BlueRider.Software were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Bluerider provided application development, technology architecture, project management, software design and consulting and account management to several of our clients.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Delivery of a successful application on multiple platforms and continuous improvement and support

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

All items where delivered on time and on budget. This area is a real strength for Bluerider. It differentiates them from other consultants.

What was your primary form of communication with BlueRider.Software?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their professionalism, attentiveness, and quality of their work are exemplary. But, what sets them apart is also that they take the time to really understand the needs of the application and make recommendations and approaches to the design and UX.They are trustworthy and efficient.

Are there any areas for improvement or something BlueRider.Software could have done differently?

I have no complaints about the work delivered. I would be happy to give them my highest endorsement.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Delivery in Connected Car Department of MakoLab S.A.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Project and other software services for automotive, aviation, digital world :-)

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire BlueRider.Software to accomplish?

• Provide high skilled and commited engineers
• Be a technology partner in highly demanded automotive projects
• Be a trusted partner

SOLUTION

How did you find BlueRider.Software?

SODA

Why did you select BlueRider.Software over others?

• Good value for cost
• Technology specialisation

How many teammates from BlueRider.Software were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Data analytics tool for automotive solutions. Scope of work: architecture of solution, design and development (Python), QA.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Feedback from our customers

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

BlueRider.Software company delivered required competencies on time. The comunication was smooth and very precise, and detailed. Last but not least the communication was in a very positive atmosphere. All requirements were addressed on time.

What was your primary form of communication with BlueRider.Software?

Email or Messaging App

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

Approach to our requests and needs. They are trying to find a solution acceptable by all sides - which is great.

Are there any areas for improvement or something BlueRider.Software could have done differently?

Their main specialization is Python with all flavours, I would like them to develop other competences as well :-)

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the chairman of a law firm dealing with bankruptcy and debt relief.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We work with BlueRider.Software in the field of preparing applications for generating legal documents.

SOLUTION

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

We found BlueRider.Software thanks to recommendations from other companies that used their services.

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

JavaScript

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

1 full-stack developer, 2 senior developers, 2 junior developers, 1 software tester

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are satisfied with the results

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

The cooperation is very clear. They are timely and organized.

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

The most impressive for us was the combination of their professionalism with fun and great atmosphere.

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

I have not noticed.