Kaynes

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner at NW Tech Event IT. I primarily build websites and web apps.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Kaynes?

I needed additional development help.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

It took 2-3 weeks when they presented the first candidate who wasn’t a really good fit. They later had another one who was quite good. They helped develop a big coffee website. From there, we did some side projects as well.

What is the team composition?

I work with one PHP developer from Kaynes.

How did you come to work with Kaynes?

I found them through a Google search. After looking at their website, I called them to find out what they’re like and they said they’d find a guy for me. 

How much have you invested with them?

We have invested about $27,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our engagement with Kaynes ran from April 2019–January 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It was quite relaxed and comfortable working with them. They’re very professional. Kaynes really knew what I wanted, which was really helpful because I’d never written any job descriptions before. I would consider working with them again.

How did Kaynes perform from a project management standpoint?

We communicated using Google Hangouts and over email and they were always responsive. The team was always helpful when I had special requirements.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re exceptionally helpful. When I’m too busy to take care of my employees, they helped me as well. It was really good.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, everything was fine.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Have a good idea of what you want and describe the project very detailed. Listen to feedback about improvements and suggestions. Allow them a few weeks to find guys.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a consumer robotics and AI company. I worked as software development manager developing knowlage based and computer vision systems.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Kaynes?

Re-engineering of our Data Store / Knowlage base

What were your goals for this project?

We needed to reorganise the structure of our data store to make it faster and less compute intensive. This would require re-engineering our database and the introduction of smart NOSQL systems.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We needed uncompromisingly high skilled technical talent, working in the same timezone for easy communication and integration with our existing team.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They re-engineered our SQL database and introduced Couchbase NoSQL to produce a faster and more efficient Datastore. We needed to retrieve the required information that is used to power our real time robotic systems at a speed that would allow real time calculations

What was the team composition?

Myself as Development lead and team manager 2 software developers and 1 specialist data engineer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We reduced the load on our cloud systems and were able to significantly speed up processing used by our robotic systems.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We used an agile management style with continuous releases it was very effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The company was very professional and had great processes easy to work with. The developer supplied was of a high level of experience and technical skill with great team working soft skills.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I was not personally a fan of assalan Jura software however they were happy to move to a development management software of my choice

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Assistant General Counsel of Carnival Corporation

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

we offer a wide range of holiday and vacation products to a customer base that is broadly varied in terms of cultures, languages and leisure-time preferences.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Kaynes to accomplish?

• Staffing a project for a customer

SOLUTION

How did you find Kaynes?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select Kaynes over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

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

For different projects and with different technologies, we needed the staffing of external resources. This had to happen in short time, with good quality and with availability to start in the short term

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Needed resources were found and made available to start activities really in short time.
• Quality of IT Experts is well appreciate within the team, they have been assigned to.

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

• Kaynes responds always really quicly to inquiries and is ready to adapt to changes. 
• Very friendly along the whole chain and acting as a real business partner.

What was your primary form of communication with Kaynes?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I'm impressed with their proactivity and ability to deliver and not overpromise.

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

None 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Manager

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I needed a developer with CI/CD skills.

SOLUTION

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

I heard from a friend that Keynes are good.

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

I had to automate a pipeline using CloudFoundary and Java and AWS.

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

1. CI/CD Developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Delivered on time.

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

3/4 month duration.

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

They showcased great communication, technical skills, honesty, and integrity.

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

No.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I was Sr Product Manager at a tech startup, helping to produce a breakthrough customer conversion platform

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Kaynes?

We needed a Senior Developer to join the team with experience of Scala and Erland to work on our messaging product.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to use this Engineer from Kaynes to increase the bandwith of our Messaging development team who were working on monthly development iterations.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Kaynes was already known to a contact within the company who recomended him (word of mouth)

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Kaynes provided a senior Scala;Erlang who joined our messaging systems development team and he became sucessful and productive member of our team

What was the team composition?

4 developers 1 Devops and a QA (1 Developer provided by Kaynes)

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

This allowed us to get more features in to our monthly releases expanding the development capability of our dev team.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project was managed well using Agle management and team software. Communication with Kaynes was good

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Kaynes were able to find people with very specific skills (Scala+Erlang) in a surprisingly short amount of time. People with these specific skills are usually considered more difficult and time consuming to find in the US market especially in the Bay Area.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No complaints