Pangara

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Working for a large international educational company, I had the position as Product Owner for systems used by customers (students as well as parents).

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pangara?

We had some great developers in house, but no one that was knowledgeable in working with mobile apps, which we really wanted to develop, first for our student and later for their parents as well.

What were your goals for this project?

To provide customers with one single source where they could easily keep up to date on all needed information about the schedule, progress, information from the school etc.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I was recommended Pangara as a good option from a close friend who had been helped by developers from Pangara for a longer period of time. Especially we sought after a good value for money to show what could be done for the customers without signing up for too big a cost.

Describe the project in detail.

We had a clear project plan for a MVP, and were lucky to find an excellent developer within just two interviews. We were specifically looking for someone who could work in React Native to get the application working for both Operation Systems at once.

The feasibility for this was also discussed with the developer in the early talks. He can back with a very reasonable quote, that he also kept to very well (apart from extra tasks that we added to the project of course). During 4 months we worked together to get the initial product ready and launched before the start of the new school year.

During the first term of the year we also made additional updates based on feedback from the staff and students in the school. After that we started working on a similar one application for the parents. This development was made alongside the development of a new web app for the parents, so that we could make sure they were both aligned and behaved and looked in the same way.

The Pangara developer worked very well with the developers in our team to achieve this. We are now getting ready to launch also the native application for the parents, which will simplify the day to day work for multiple staff, and also greatly improve how parents can keep up to date with their child's education.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of a Product Owner (me), a web developer on our end (who would work on APIs as well) and the mobile app developer from Pangara. We also got help from another in house web developer as well as one of our SalesForce developers to make sure it all worked.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

When we first launched the mobile app for the students the students also had a web application where they could log in to see their grades. The usage of this fell to almost 0 in very short time when they had the mobile app instead.

We also had very little issues or work needed from support due to this change. Other processes that had been very manual and paper-based now could be managed directly in the app by the students.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

This worked very well. The team we worked with was super responsive and helpful. 

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Mainly, the high quality of the developers work, but also how quickly they found not just one, but actually more promising candidates. From the initial talks to us signing a contract with our preferred candidate and starting to work was less than 2 weeks, and even that time was due to us.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We had to extend the contract several times since we needed help loner than what we originally expected (since we kept increasing the scope). This process was not difficult at all, but could perhaps have been a bit more automatic.

Also, we had a great sales contact in the beginning of the project. This setup later changed which made it a little more unclear who we should contact.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner and self - employed. In this capacity I have a number of initiatives, where a book launch is one of them.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pangara?

I hired Pangare to help me to design a web site to launch the book. Pangara took care of the end to end work of helping me to scope the design, designing the site, and setting up the needed API integrations to different tools.

What were your goals for this project?

The goals for the projects was to have a site available in the time frame Pangara delivered on, to create a compelling site that drives a quantified amount of registrations. Pangara delivered on this in a great way!

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I met the CEO of the company and learned about their capabilities and was convinced they were the right partner for me.

Describe the project in detail.

In starting up the collaboration we had a few meetings for inspiration and scoping work. The clock speed and understanding of Pangara made the initial phase fast and very efficient.

I hired Pangare to help me to design a web site to launch the book. Pangara took care of the end to end work of helping me to scope the design, designing the site, and setting up the needed API integrations to different tools. The whole process was really good and I know I have world-class support as I now move forward.

What was the team composition?

The development team and the CEO of the company.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Before the targeted date of 2 months Pangara delivered a site that will help me to reach and connect to the audience I am targeting. The design is compelling easy to understand, with clear call to actions in the site. Pangara has great design insights, technological know-how as well and fantastic speed and delivery capabilities within needed time frames.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow with the team was VERY effective and responsive. I worked with project manager and others to make this come alive.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Knowledge and inspiration across everything from design, technical functionality, and copy.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I am very happy with the work performed.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

CEO of a small web design agency based in Gothenburg.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pangara?

Mainly for specific WordPress projects.

What were your goals for this project?

We needed a full-stack developer to help us create WordPress sites of high quality.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

They gave us a call and showed us how we can use resources in a good way outside of Sweden.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The project consisted of multiple WordPress sites and our developer at Pangara helped us create that within a given framework. Mainly using HTML, CSS, js and PHP.

What was the team composition?

We acted as designer and project manager while our resource at Pangara was responsible for all the development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The results came out great for the different projects and our clients were satisfied with their websites.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We were the project managers in this case.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The quality of their developers sets them apart.

Are there any areas for improvement?

They could improve their invoicing model and make it clearer and easier to understand.