MakeLite

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Co-founder and CTO of SKR Games. SKR Games - mobile game development company with over 100 millions downloads all over the world.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our company needed a website for our company's portfolio. In addition to the development, it was necessary to develop a website design.

SOLUTION

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

One of the main factors was creativity in design development, since initially there was no clear technical specification, as we wanted to see it. Also, when choosing, we considered the development time, which seemed to us very fast.

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

Initially, we had a call and discussed the development stages. During the first weeks, they actively sent various design options. After that, within a few more weeks, we were already able to see the finished solution.

Also all our edits were accepted with comprehension, and they also proposed their improvements and vision on a particular issue. Website was developed with React and been well SEO optimized.

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

All communications were happened via Project Manager. Also on project worked Front-End developer, UI/UX designer and QA.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

After launching the MakeLite was in touch and was ready to fix or add something new. Also after that we received all instructions how to manage our content on site.

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

Every few days we received the results of the work, as well as any question, we got answer fast. We communicated through Slack and Google Meets. Our project was on Bitbucket server.

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

They gave us a convenient site which easy to update. Also we very love the final design. With our requests development time was optimal for us.

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

It was not the first outsource project for us and I think, MakeLite done great work in all areas, so it nothing to improve right now.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the Co-Founder and senior engineer at Eloquentbits an IT services

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to find a reliable agency to outsource our design and develop web application

SOLUTION

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

We was focus on a suitable partner and researched a lot of vendors on Clutch

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

We had a company partner - mirimus, which working on covid-19 testing. We needed a web application and some external services to manage laboratory work from test to result of the test

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

Firstly we talking with the founder, but then working with three developers. Alexei - manager became my go-to person

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our success is reflected in the launch of such a complex and important project in the current period in a short time. makelite interacted well with us and understood the seriousness of the development, so all the features were developed on time Alexey was also a great manager who promptly responded to our requests, and also advised in some places how we could do better

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

Big thanks to the manager. The team was very responsive as we got closer to each feature deadline. makelite was great with feedback about each aspect of the projects. We communicate via Slack and manage tasks at Jira.

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

At the end of development makelite made highly performed sweet of our web application. Also after development process they keep in touch with us and help if we need something.

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

Have a clear idea of what you want, and have multiple different versions of that. Be open with your goals and budget, and they’ll help you identify what they can work on considering your constraints.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Engagement Manager of Cortance

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Cortance empowers businesses by providing high-quality full-cycle software development services or scaling customer engineering squads.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We had very strict deadlines, while the product was rather complex by its nature.
• According to our vision, the product had to be easy-to-use and well-designed. We were guided by the idea to create something extremely amazing, better than all known analogues from our competitors!
• We had a project that we decided to outsource (for many reasons). In fact, we needed to develop the MVP, while this product had to be further delivered to the market for global usage.

SOLUTION

How did you find MakeLite?

Referral

Why did you select MakeLite over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from MakeLite were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We started our cooperation with a small piece of work as a trial project, development of an MVP of the application in Healthcare. The team showed themselves as real professionals, who were much involved into the process and respecting all project requirements and the deadlines. 

As the result, we dedicated them to the development of the entire product, and received a fully functional and well-designed application. To date, we have very tight business relations and a long-term partnership with MakeLite!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

After our successful launch of the MVP, we were able to attract a lot of new users, which has led to an easy and rapid expansion of the product.

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

We could really rely on their project management and support during the whole process. The work was organized in a very comfortable way, and each team member was responsive and responsible.

What was your primary form of communication with MakeLite?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

MakeLite was a young team who were really passionate about what they did. We were impressed by their human attitude and way of communication, they're really focused on creating the "win-win" situation for all parties of cooperation.

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

We have had a positive experience with MakeLite. We can say with confidence that their services are top-notch. Moreover, their ability to develop unconventional solutions was valuable in our cooperation. Everything was handled with ease and efficiency, which contributed to the overall success of our partnership.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of a Travel Agency

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Travel agency

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We needed our app to be easily maintained and complied with modern technologies.
• We asked MakeLite to create travel AI assistant based on OpenAI model.
• Another goal was to create modern and easy-to-use design.

SOLUTION

How did you find MakeLite?

UpWork

Why did you select MakeLite over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fits our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from MakeLite were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We are a travel company to helps its clients to craft their personalized trips. We addressed to MakeLite to develop our own an AI-powered travel guide app for planning journeys and optimizing travel activities. We needed to have the app that combines the functionality of an instant multilingual travel guide, travel planner, route planner and even translator into a single, user-friendly tool.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

MakeLite created a fully-functioned AI travel assistant based on OpenAI model. The app is easy-to-use with fancy design, that helped us to attract new clients and get more profit.

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

The process was organized smoothly, the team was following the deadlines and always delivered the services of high quality. I'd like to highlight their proper management, and special thanks to the CEO Alex for support during the entire project!

What was your primary form of communication with MakeLite?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

• Amazing communicative skills of the team; 
• High quality of work; 
• Deliverables within the discussed time frames; 
• Good understanding of project requirements.

Are there any areas for improvement or something {provider_name} could have done differently?

No. I was totally satisfied! In my opinion, they're really flexible and client oriented.