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BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

An online education company. Role: president.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Improve an MVP created using Python+Django by:
 1) Building an API with Python+DRF.
 2) Frontend written in Typescript + React.

SOLUTION

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

I interviewed several companies and started working with several different companies. I have decide to continue with Steelkiwi after realizing that their developers and support structure works best for me.

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

This was a hand-on project where I was personally involved in technical decisions. We have created from a primitive MVP a reasonable robust, feature-rich product in about 18 months time.

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

I have had 3 developers (on average) working with me during this time, one for back end and two for front end.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I do not believe in these measurements. Sorry.

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

I managed the project by directly working with the developers.

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

Their attitude. The team gave their best effort to help my company succeed. Anyone who has built software knows that this is a complex task, so you need partners that can work with you. I think of Steelkiwi as a good partner.

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

I would prefer to give them this feedback privately.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a technology company that creates advanced Software and Hardware systems, which make everyday logistics for individuals and businesses simple, reliable, and cost-effective. Delivery – from challenge to competitive advantage first-to-last mile premium solution for fast, simple, transparent and affordable delivery. People and Culture Lead

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Develop Backend parts for the whole Project.

SOLUTION

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

We selected Steel Kiwi Services among several other proposals as the most valuable option for us.

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

We had an incomplete set of requirements and a small own team and own management. From SteelKiwi we expected the support in requirements clarification, suggestions and propositions in solution architecture and help in implementation. During the project, we have developed together backend solution that is able to work with our set of applications.

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

Team of 3 people: Snr Developer (Tech Lead), 2 Middle Developers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The results met our expectations and we had a working solution.

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

Very responsive to requirements changes. Able to work in the Clients environment: Jira, Confluence, MS Teams and Sharepoints

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

They are extremely flexible and client-oriented.

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

More precise estimations

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Fantasy sports analytics

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Preezma?

Building a customer facing web-app with big data back-end.

What were your goals for this project?

Yes, they did an outstanding job. The communication was excellent and the project was completed on time and on budget.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Recommended by an agency

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Building a customer facing web-app with big data back-end. Integrating API's from data providers.

What was the team composition?

A mix of front-end and back-end developers. More were added as needed.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Project was completed on time and within the budget. Complex features were added seamlessly

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Good communication and workflow. The project was efficiently managed.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They were able to add advanced feature requests seamlessly.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No major areas for improvement. They exceeded my expectations.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there. 

I prefer to remain anonymous.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire X1 Group? 

We hired X1 Group to augment our in-house IT staff on a long-term basis.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to quickly increase our IT teams in order to optimize implementation time. Learning to work with international colleagues was an added benefit. 

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor? 

Our former CTO personally recommended X1.  

Describe the project in detail.

X1 is responsible for hiring, developing, and evaluating highly skilled employees.

What was the team composition? 

Over the years we have hired one UX/UI developer, several frontend developers, and multiple backend developers, all divided into various teams. The team has grown to 16 people.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Since the X1 employees joined our team, completion and delivery times have greatly improved. Although we don’t have specific metrics or statistics, we have gained invaluable experience with working across borders and incorporating new team members.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Because we hired them to integrate with our IT department on a daily and ongoing basis, project management is not especially relevant.

What did you find most impressive about this company? 

X1 excels at scaling quickly and establishing new teams. They offer fresh ideas and fully, broad-spectrum support.

Are there any areas for improvement? 

They could communicate internal regulations better.