Nomadcy

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the VP of product for a software startup company, so I handle our product.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Nomadcy?

We needed help to build the frontend web interface of our application.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Ahead of our engagement with Nomadcy, I did a lot of design and backend development work, as well as API documentation. Thus, we initially handed them our specifications and got a quote back. After negotiating with them, we started the frontend development process.

For the development, Nomadcy has used React and an app called Usera, which is a GraphQL API. Although I’ve done a lot of the backend development work, their team has also helped me with that side.

What is the team composition?

I mainly work with Nick (Founder & CEO), but I’ve also interacted with three developers from Nomadcy.

How did you come to work with Nomadcy?

I had already worked with Nomadcy on another project. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent over $30,000 at this point.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working around September 2021, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It’s hard to measure frontend development, so we see success in Nomadcy’s work based on what they deliver. They’ve completed the projects we’ve assigned to them, and their deliverables meet our specifications.

How did Nomadcy perform from a project management standpoint?

Nomadcy has done a great job regarding project management. We’ve stayed on budget, and they’ve delivered more than what I’ve asked for within that budget. Although we’ve been a little behind schedule, it is a normal situation in development projects. They mainly use Jira to manage the project, and we communicate via email and Google Meet.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The aspect that has impressed me the most about Nomadcy is their ability to deliver what I ask for. I’ve worked with other software developers, and typically, they deliver their interpretation of what they were required. However, Nomadcy’s team is particularly good at delivering exactly what I ask for, a talent hard to find in the industry.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It would be great if Nomadcy improved their scheduling and gave their clients a more granular view of the progress. I’ve worked with them in the past, so I don’t need a detailed view of their process, but it would improve their services to clients who are not as comfortable with them as me.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Dialogue with Nomadcy and bounce ideas back and forth. They’re great at offering advice and discussing ideas to come up with the best solution. If you don’t use them in that capacity, you’re going to miss out on the best part of their services.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm CTO of a mid-size agriculture manufacturer.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

A Vehicles Issues Tracking solution needed to be develop to automate the information flows in our company.

SOLUTION

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

We were advised to use Nomadcy by other companies in our surrounding who used their services before.

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

Information system with backoffice UI and Android and iOS mobile frontend for our on field machinery personnel. A big challenge was the lack of internet coverage on field. Nomadcy consulted us from the first drafts of the system till the deployment of the working software. Used technologies: React Native, Python, Django, Google AppEngine, Firebase, email and push notifications

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

Business analyst, 1 backend developer + 1 mobile app developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The successfully deployed solution gives us the opportunity to react nearly real time on defects happened with our on field vehicles, which is crucial to our business especially during campaigns.

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

Agile project management, using Jira, Slack, Google Workspace to communicate

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

The business analyst went really deep into our specific domain problems and helped us with ideas we didn't come by ourselves. The development was on time and after given stage period they moved our data to production. Several non-blocking bugs were reported after. The reaction of Nomadcy was immediate and adequate.

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

Not at the moment

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a US based cosmetics company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed a custom software to fit our unique needs

SOLUTION

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

This company was recommended by a another one of their clients that we know well. The rates are reasonable. And they delivered on time. With minimal adjustments needed after the first version

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

This was a customer facing application

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

We worked with an account manager and had access to the dev team directly

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project was completed on time, and on budget

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

The team communicated regularly. And asked good questions to clarify things before spending unnecessary time on things we didn't need

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

Their cost-effective custom development option was satisfying.

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

None so far

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Engineering manager in a lighting company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Quick MVP to test the feasibility of an app idea

SOLUTION

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

We did a comparison between a few vendors based on: - Engineering interviews - Previous projects - References - Cost

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

• discovery
• milestone schedule
• UX prototype
• working POC
• final app and documentation delivery

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

total 4 contributors - PM - UX - 2 x Engineers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project and all of its components were well organized, documented and, easy to migrate and deploy under our corporate infrastructure.

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

Agile-based methodology with daily meetings and IM, jira and emails.

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

I believe it's the combination of end-user-centric product/UX/development approach they had. They were proactive and looking for ways to improve the product, rather than just waiting on a specification to implement.

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

none that I can think of right now