Oyova

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We're a nonprofit that promotes civics education, civil discourse and civic engagement.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

To build a website for our new initiative.

SOLUTION

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

Competency, value, communication.

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

We had a template site built already, and were looking for a web development firm to build this template in Wordpress. We started withs some initial meetings and then launched into a kick-off meeting. The project was a couple of months long, with mostly email correspondence.

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

Approximately 4: Director of Accounts Marketing Strategist Director of Operations Web Developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Oyova delivered what we needed. Thanks!

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

Communication was great. Highly organized. Lots of support from their team.

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

Excellent communication.

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

None. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Marketing

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Oyova?

Design and host our website

SOLUTION

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

Selected vendor based on quality and professionalism.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Design and upkeep of corporate website.

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

Work closely with our Sales Rep, Beth.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Beth is very attentive and helpful. They were always ready to help and quick to respond.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Great workflow and communication.

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

The whole team is committed attention to detail and efficient responsiveness.

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

Great team to collaborate with.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

DSO for a university and Director of Business Process Management

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Oyova?

Application development.

SOLUTION

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

Availability and good references.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Building out multiple services for the intranet.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

Requested development hours and staffing to meet that need.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

Many intranet service have been completed.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow between our team and theirs has been very good.

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

Skillset and availability.

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

Keep up the good work.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the IT Director of a flooring company where we install flooring for builders and apartments

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Build a new website to update our old one

SOLUTION

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

Great people, reasonable pricing and a very well developed plan to execute

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

Building out multiple pages for a standard website

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

Worked with about 4 people from designers for logo, marketing team and web designer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Project is still ongoing but everything is looking really good. They're doing a great job so far.

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

Main type of communications are video calls and emails

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

Felt they have done some sites in our industries before so they had some experience in representing what we needed.

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

Nothing yet since is still ongoing

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Florida Medical Educational Services (FMES) is a Florida-based company, offering approved continuing education credits. FMES is assisting thousands of licensed medical workers to stay in compliance with the State of Florida regulations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Oyova?

Update security. Clean-up backend functionality.

SOLUTION

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

Good programmers and connection with a larger company.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

FMES made hotpoints. Oyova wrote the scope. FMES approved. Oyova completed the projects.

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

Three

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Oyova suggested and completed extra key components.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They kept us updated and we received weekly reports.

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

They offered several solutions while trying to stay within our budget.

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

Or project was small and straight forward.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Freelance Graphic Designer.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Web development needs.

SOLUTION

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

Previous work experience together.

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

6-8 page website development using WordPress.

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

Two. Beth and Ryan.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The client decided to go a different route, due to the cost being higher than their budget.

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

Beth is very on top of it with emails, Ryan is great with explaining the technical steps.

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

Their organization skills were impressive.

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

Cutting down on the steps would save both parties time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a sole proprietor serving Title companies, attorneys and City and County governments, providing title research. I've been in business, in this field, for the past 40 years.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Progress has no limitations. I was recently tasked, by a clients request, to provide research that could be converted to an XML format. I contacted Oyova, I explained my needs, as well as my clients needs. I required a form that would be easy to fill out, that I would then have the ability to print out and also be converted to the required XML format. Oyova understood my questions, I'm not the most technological person, but we were able to discuss the problem in terms I could understand.

SOLUTION

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

Selecting Oyova was easy, I researched different vendors, read the reviews that others left on websites other than their own, the feedback I found was very positive. Next, being a small business, I prefer working with smaller vendors, Oyova fit my needs.

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

I required a form that would be easy to fill out, that I would then have the ability to print out and also be converted to the required XML format. Oyova prepared sample forms for review, changes were made quickly. We have a web based form that functions as required.

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

My initial contact was with the President and Chief Revenue Officer, following that was the Account Manager, who coordinated with their developer on my project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project goes live in the coming months.

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

Following an initial phone call, most communication was timely. We communicated through email.

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

Easy and direct communication.

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

Not at this time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CFO at Atlantic Merchant Capital Investors, a private merchant bank in Tampa, FL.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Oyova?

Our website was out of date.

SOLUTION

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

We looked for webdesigners and Oyova came highly recommended. We hired them based on cost and timeliness of project completion.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

We requested a set of edits which they completed in a timely manner.

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

We worked with three personnel: Beth, Account Manager Eric, Programmer Jon, President

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Our new website is updated and has a fresh new look.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Beth was our main POC and communication was steady and productive.

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

From the initial introduction, we received personal assistance from the President of the company. We experienced great customer service.

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

No recommendation

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We design and build anything a business uses on the internet.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had complex upgrade project in a technology that we had limited experience. Oyova was brought in to partner on the project to leverage their knowledge and expertise.

SOLUTION

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

They demonstrated that they have the knowledge and resources to complete the task.

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

We upgraded an e-commerce platform and created a mobile app to compliment the website.

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

2 - we communicated with their Project Manager Beth and Lead Dev, Ryan.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Quality work, good communication, fair price, its what works for us.

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

Proactive and they engaged us with ideas on ways to improve as we rolled through the project.

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

Good communication is a gift that not many companies use to their best ability. Good communication is critical when the project is multi-faceted. Oyova does a great job with communication.

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

Nothing stands out.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the website & social media manager for Jacksonville Beach Elementary Parent Teacher Organization.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We asked Oyova to help us move/update our current website. It was seriously in need of security updates.

SOLUTION

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

Oyova is a current business partner and supporter of our school and community.

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

Oyova handled all the details needed to hand off this site to our volunteers.

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

We worked with Beth Rener, Account Manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are so happy and grateful for Oyova's assistance in getting our website problems solved in a timely manner. Beth was attentive to our needs and even helped follow up with past volunteers to get the information they needed to make the switch and update a success.

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

Beth sent regular emails to update us on the process.

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

Our entire organization is impressed that Oyova has managed to remedy our website issues so quickly and efficiently.

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

None!