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BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President of Termageddon, LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Termageddon is a generator of website and application policies, including Privacy Policies, Terms of Service and more.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire P2H Inc to accomplish?

• Turn Figma designs into HTML/CSS

SOLUTION

How did you find P2H Inc?

Online Search

Why did you select P2H Inc over others?

• High ratings
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

What was the size of P2H Inc’s team?

<100

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

We hired P2H to turn designs for our application from Figma files to HTML/CSS. The key deliverables were our list of designs turned into HTML/CSS files.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• We checked to see whether the HTML/CSS files provided by P2H matched our Figma files

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

I really enjoyed the project management process with P2H. We sent them our files, they evaluated those files and then they created a spreadsheet where each item that needed to be done was listed and broken down into sprints. When a sprint was completed and tested, P2H sent the files to us for testing. We were able to quickly view the status of the project and each file and sprint in the sheet and were able to mark this as tested or approved and add in our notes.

Each sprint had due dates and P2H was great in meeting those due dates. When we had feedback, they were very receptive and quickly implemented our feedback which was really great.The project management team at P2H made this project the least stressful project that I've ever done in my career, which is truly appreciated.

What was your primary form of communication with P2H Inc?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Personally, I was the most impressed by the professionalism of this company. They sent us an NDA and a contract (which were really fair documents), communicated with us really well, were courteous to our team, asked good questions, were on time and on budget and were truly just a pleasure to work with. There was not a lot of back and forth and they seemed to take great notes at our meetings so we were always on the same page.

Really liked the fact that they have their own QA team (so that saved our team a lot of time) and their project management was impeccable. The cost was very reasonable and the work was high quality. It's not every day that you meet a vendor that doesn't cause you headaches but this team was top notch. We will definitely work with P2H in the future when other opportunities come up.

Are there any areas for improvement or something P2H Inc could have done differently?

No. We really enjoyed our experience and hope that we can work with P2H again in the future!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO and owner of an accounting software web app based near Philadelphia, PA.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire P2H Inc, and what were your goals?

I needed a simple mobile compatible accounting software app to bring financial tracking and discipline for all.

SOLUTION

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

I searched online and it was exceedingly difficult to get someone at reasonable budget who I could feel understood enough to make a deliverable that would involve some computations and other customizations.

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

After a series of discovery meetings where I presented my crude “solution”, they came up with a SOW that met the goals to accomplish the vision of the app within the budget. Do not want to give away cool recipes we developed :)

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

I had a project manager for the web app who interacted with the developer(s) and kept me apprised at every step. Was quick to come back with quotes on improvements. OUTSTANDING.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Beautiful app for proof of concept. I decided to use their web design team for the welcome part of the site after they built the app. Another outstanding project manager on this side.

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

Email primarily, with occasional skype call. They were very timely and will communicate their availability rather than keeping us in the dark while we wait.

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

They delivered. Period. I have registered users already.

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

These guys ROCK!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Element Solutions is a global diversified specialty chemicals company focused on providing innovative solutions across several large and growing end-markets.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire P2H Inc, and what were your goals?

We needed help migrating away from a proprietary content management system over to a new cms and hosting provider. We worked with P2H to rebuild the entire site on the new CMS and launch with little-to-no disruption of service.

SOLUTION

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

P2H was referred to us by a legacy partner.

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

We had several meeting with our account managers and developers to discuss the different components of the site. We also worked together on how certain feeds coming into the website should work.

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

We were very happy with the support P2H provided. They had 2 account managers on the project, 1 senior developer, along with a QA team to help test the website as new development updates were pushed.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The website was launched as planned with no downtime.

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

The PM style was very helpful for us. Max and Alex did a great job of communicating with me and my team. They were always on top of all the requests and questions that came in.

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

Max, Alex, and Sergey have been great to work with. They were able to perform website updates as needed. They were always quick to reply with viable solutions. And they were also great for brainstorming ideas of how to make the website work the way we needed.

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

For this project, P2H has been great to work with.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am Product Owner at a software development firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire P2H Inc, and what were your goals?

Implementation and installation of the concepts for design and functionality in Drupal.

SOLUTION

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

We have already had a satisfactory collaboration beforehand.

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

We created the information architecture, the design and the functionality. Then briefed and the provider implemented it in Drupal.

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

The project manager was our main contact person - in the QA we sometimes communicated directly with the developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

As presumably in most software projects, not everything was perfect - but it was made perfect step by step. Our customer is happy and so are we.

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

Very strait foreward - sometimes almost a little too much and we would have liked an opportunity for a personal exchange to better brief things. But in the end it went very well even without it. Thanks to quick response times in communication

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

The cooperation with the project manager Alex was always characterized by mutual respect and understanding - in addition to the professional versatility and speed of getting things on the right track.

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

A digital face-to-face kick-off meeting after the written briefing to easily ensure that everyone is speaking from the same point of view.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m an art director and designer at Nordskill, an independent design service provider.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with P2H Inc?

We needed a development partner to help us accomplish our client projects.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We’ve made seven projects with  P2H Inc so far. Their first deliverable is for our client that needs a WordPress website. My team has handled the UX/UI design, and I’ve tasked  P2H Inc with the platform’s development. They’ve submitted a mock-up and asked for our feedback before launching the development phase and deploying all the solutions and plugins according to our requirements. 

Our succeeding projects have followed the same workflow, with P2H Inc taking over most of the development work. Additionally, their team continuously supports us with maintenance services to ensure the efficacy of the platforms and implement any necessary changes.

What is the team composition?

My main point of contact is their dedicated project manager.

How did you come to work with P2H Inc?

I found one of P2H Inc’s online ads and was curious enough to navigate through their website. I liked their portfolio and offerings, so I made a mental note to contact them when I needed their services.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent about $25,000 so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our ongoing collaboration started in December 2015.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

P2H Inc’s seamless coding skills allow them to produce quality websites that surpass the performance of other WordPress websites developed by different providers. Their team is highly capable of creating robust platforms that can stand the test of time. When we do encounter bugs or lag issues, they’re always quick to address those.

How did P2H Inc perform from a project management standpoint?

We communicate through their own project management tool incorporated into their website. We can always count on P2H Inc to stay online, respond to our queries, and meet our timelines and budget.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We’re most impressed with their team’s communication skills — P2H Inc goes the extra mile to ensure that our needs are heard and met.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They can be more feedback-oriented.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be prepared to invest a great amount of money in exchange for high-quality services.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the owner and founder of Stay Gold, a design and products studio.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with P2H Inc?

I’ve been using P2H’s services for quite some time now. I’m an old customer of theirs, and I mainly use them for HTML development.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Our latest project entailed HTML development. We were prototyping a product in high fidelity to help a client understand the product. P2H made it so that the prototype was viewable on a mobile phone or a tablet. This way, we were able to provide feedback more quickly. Once we vetted everything in the prototype, we then went into building out a custom CMS. 

What is the team composition?

It depends on what type of project we’re working on, but I consistently work with four people on a monthly basis. There is one project manager, one QA, and the rest are engineers and developers who scale up or down as needed.

How did you come to work with P2H Inc?

There's a couple of reasons why I hired P2H. Though it’s counterintuitive, the 24-hour time difference between where they’re based and where I’m based works very well for me. I also liked their soft skills; they’re not a team that complains. I can give them work and they will be very straightforward about it. 

How much have you invested with them?

For the current project, I’ve invested about $35,000–$40,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with P2H around 2009, and our latest project has been going for 3–4 months now. I have the team on retainer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The value that P2H has provided me over the years has been of extreme quality. They have consistently and efficiently delivered frontend design work at phenomenal turnaround times and at a competitive price. My partnership with them has really allowed me to scale my business. 

How did P2H Inc perform from a project management standpoint?

I have a comfortable relationship with P2H, to the extent that they can tell me when something might be wrong. They provide guidance and recommendations in a polite manner.

We collaborate through Asana and the team designs in Figma. We communicate day-to-day through Slack. If any clarifications are needed, we just jump in on a quick Zoom call. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

P2H’s frontend design work is second to none. They have the best engineers. Whenever I give them my design, they get back to me with a pixel-perfect product that is exactly aligned with what I need. 

Another impressive thing about them is their ability to design on a bootstrap grid, which saves us time from having to design mobile, tablet, and PC-compatible prototypes from scratch. We can just design, say, the mobile version, and they have a system that allows them to take that and rework it to be compatible with all devices. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

I wish they had more variety on their tools for backend work so I could give them a lot more work. I understand that they focus on one thing as a business, but it would be great if they expanded their services. Other than that, there is nothing they could do differently. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

You need to have a good understanding of how global teams work. Some people have a rigidity to them, but it’s often just a matter of cultural difference. My recommendation is that you acquaint yourself with the people you’re going to work with. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a partner and a creative director of FusionLab, a multimedia design firm

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire P2H Inc, and what were your goals?

I hired P2H to develop and code a custom WordPress theme for a website that we finished designing for one of our clients.

SOLUTION

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

I've worked with P2H for several years and on several projects. We worked with them on medium-size and large-size projects. They are always my goto solution for web development.

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

Since I have experience working with P2H, I am comfortable with what I need to deliver. I always provide them with an idea about the site we are going to create and then I provide them with layered and detailed PSD files, with instructions on how the site should look and feel. After that I receive a custom price quote for the project and once payment is sent I know that in a short while I'll get the fully coded site as a custom WordPress theme. P2H provides a staging website for me to review the progress, and I able to upload content, test the site and provide them with feedback.

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

I always work with a dedicated project manager assigned to me. In this case, Max was very helpful, attentive and supportive from start to finish.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

With P2H I know we are going to finish projects on time because their development schedule is quite rapid and on-time. The client loves the custom-prepared WordPress theme because it is tailored to their needs, and is not an off-the-shelf generic template.

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

The project manager was available everyday via online messaging platform. Additionally P2H used a secure staging server to share progress as well as Trello board for more specific feedback.

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

They are always very professional. The pricing was very reasonable, and the quality of their work was very high.

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

Overall, I have no complaints. Even if something is not done exactly as-needed on the first round, they are quick to address any issues I have.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the VP of marketing in a growing startup that has just raised $25 million in series A round led by Accel. We currently have 25 people but we’re expanding to have 60 employees in the next six months.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with P2H Inc?

We’re highly built on digital marketing. Our digital presence is very important for our go-to-market dynamic, so we hired P2H for their development and design services.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

P2H takes care of all of our development and design needs, whether it be for a website, microsite, app, or any other digital media. They perform backend updates, overall website performance improvements, web page creation, and UX enhancements. They set up the hosting and build resource libraries for us as well. We also turn to the team to create tools for our campaign work as well as customized management consoles. Right now, they are developing an online game for our company. 

For every major development or design need, we provide the team with a technical brief that details our functional and design requirements. We sometimes also provide them with a mockup that they could build off of. We’ve been working together for a very long time, so we have a good understanding of each other’s processes. P2H adjusts as needed to our timelines and complex workflows.

What is the team composition?

We are working with a project manager, several front- and backend developers, a QA team, and a design team. 

How did you come to work with P2H Inc?

I worked with P2H in my previous organization. I used to manage the digital marketing and growth teams there, and when we were looking to expand our internal web dev team, I debated hiring additional developers or hiring P2H. They were highly commended by that previous company’s CTO, so I decided to use them. That way, we could have a flexible, scalable arrangement. 

They delivered everything quickly and according to our expectations. There were no issues. I decided to bring them in once more when I started working for this new company.

How much have you invested with them?

Over the years, including our work in the previous company, we’ve spent around $250,000–$500,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

This engagement started in June 2018 and is still ongoing. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

P2H’s development work has helped us bring in 10 million users and tens of millions of dollars to our pipeline, annually. They’ve become essential to the main generation channels of our multibillion-dollar company. As our external development resource, they’ve continuously and consistently delivered everything we’ve asked for in terms of timeliness and quality.

How did P2H Inc perform from a project management standpoint?

We’ve had this partnership across two companies now, which speaks a lot about their performance as a development team. Their project manager, in particular, is very understanding and works to accelerate processes in order to get things to us more quickly and efficiently. We use Jira with a Jenkins integration to manage the different projects. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

P2H’s ability to operate and deliver any type of digital project really stands out. Web development houses usually only specialize in one type of platform, but this team is very diversely skilled. They are versatile and flexible, able to support us on any type of platform, and capable of providing experts in QA, development, and design. Everything is under one roof.  

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I haven’t found anything that P2H couldn’t tackle.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be very clear about what you want or invest time in leveraging resources to come up with a detailed brief. You will need this before you engage in actual development with P2H. Make sure to outline what you want them to build for you and how you would like to manage the production process. Don’t leave a lot of room for interpretation; be as specific as possible.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Head of Marketing at a Swiss cybersecurity company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire P2H Inc, and what were your goals?

We hired P2H to design and develop a new WordPress website for us within a relatively short time period.

SOLUTION

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

P2H was recommended to us by our colleague who has formerly worked with P2H. We liked a lot their references, I could see that they design nice websites and the first introductory call was very positive. Also, the prices of P2H were competitive, but most importantly they confirmed being able to deliver the website within a short deadline.

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

We needed a customized WordPress template and a new WordPress website. We provided P2H with an initial design sketch with our ideas, which they then refined and used to develop the design of all the pages. 8 pages were designed and developed altogether, including many illustrations, one animation and two forms.

Since we needed a CMS that could be used without coding knowledge, we chose WordPress, but we wanted to have a static website. We used Shifter for this and P2H migrated and set up the new website in Shifter.

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

A project manager was our main point of contact throughout the process for the overall project and there was also a back-end project manager, who coordinated the back-end development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

P2H delivered a well-designed, nice looking website that completely fulfilled our expectations, but most importantly, they delivered a clean and neat, easy to use WordPress template. Additionally they delivered within the agreed (and tight) time scope.

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

We used Slack to coordinate, P2H was always very fast to implement the requested changes. They were also fast to react whenever we had any questions and they also understood very well what we wanted; we had fast and efficient iterations. We also appreciated their friendly and helpful manner.

Although they were easy-going -which made them a pleasure to work with-, we always felt that our requests are being taken seriously and handled promptly. We never questioned that they committed resources to us, it was clear that they were working with 100% dedication on our project.

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

They gave us a professional website that is easy to update and working with them was a very positive experience. They delivered high quality work and what we asked for, on time and within budget.

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

No, we were completely satisfied with with the work of P2H.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a Web Design and Development Agency and I'm Director of Operations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire P2H Inc, and what were your goals?

P2H has assisted us on the Development side for many projects we cannot manage internally.

SOLUTION

How did you select P2H Inc and what were the deciding factors?

P2H was recommended to us. Their hands-on process stood out amongst competitors

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

We came to P2H with 20-25 Mobile, Tablet and Desktop page designs that were created on the platform Figma. Our request was that the designs be developed on a Shopify Store.

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

I believe a few developers were involved, but we were mainly in contact with the project manager which was very helpful!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have worked with P2H on many projects but one specific Shopify Full Build project stood out to us most.

Before developing the site, the team reviewed our designs and got back to us with a trello board of questions. We loved this because it showed us that they thoroughly reviewed our design work and were well aware of Shopify limitations and could therfor forecast any issues we may face.

Once these questions were sorted out, we did not hear back from P2H again until the work was complete. It was done ahead of schedule and our QA team found maybe 1 or 2 very minor bugs that were only displaying on one specific browser.

From start to finish the project was a breeze and the team was so easy to work with. Any change requests we sent, they completed in a timely manner and handoff was so organized.

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

Our project manager setup a slack channel for us to communicate in and we have always received answers to our questions in a timely, helpful and friendly manner!

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

Not once did we bring up a question or concern that they were unable to resolve. They have always been so helpful and explain everything so thoroughly!

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

On some projects we worked together on in the past, we felt QA could have been done more thoroughly. However, we've seen the process has improved over the past year!