Plathanus Software and Design

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the IT Manager of WebJasper

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Category and planogram management in retail

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Plathanus Software and Design to accomplish?

• Create a tool to manage connections with WebJasper clients
• Monitor connections
• Maintain management on the WebJasper side
• Make it possible to update the connection tool without the client
• Tool for multiple databases and connection types

SOLUTION

How did you find Plathanus Software and Design?

Referral

Why did you select Plathanus Software and Design over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Plathanus Software and Design were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Project to map and develop a web application that monitors connections with clients, creates an interface where we can modify queries, and tests on the WebJasper side. In addition to monitoring, this tool must analyze whether data extraction has occurred by schedule and import if a problem occurs. The deliveries exceeded our expectations, including KPIs for monitoring and proactive action on any problem that may have occurred.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Testing and validation with more than 50 clients with different banks and connection methods. Monitoring and adjustments after project delivery.

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

The project took longer than expected, but due to a failure in criticality analysis on our part. We were unable to test whenever we needed to, and there was no environment with all possible scenarios to test in production. However, Plathanus supported us until we stabilized the entire tool, doing so for almost 4 months, which guaranteed the project's success.

What was your primary form of communication with Plathanus Software and Design?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I was impressed by their commitment and ethics. When we have a partner who understands the customer's pain and makes an effort even greater than expected, it is clear that we are working with a serious company that seeks the customer's success.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Plathanus Software and Design could have done differently?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Project Manager of CAASC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Legal assistance.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Plathanus Software & Design to accomplish?

• Make law save
• Making law saves time
• Facilitate lawyers’ access to the institution’s benefits

SOLUTION

How did you find Plathanus Software & Design?

Referral

Why did you select Plathanus Software & Design over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Plathanus Software & Design were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Provision of software consultancy services including the development of an administrative panel and an APP for IOS and Android. Review and new layout proposal with UI/UX design of the application: reduction of entry screens after login, review of registration and forgotten password experience, review of buttons. 
The PopUp CAASC application was created for lawyers to have a simplified list of nearby agreements, as well as an interactive map to see them in a different way to calculate the best route in integration with Google Maps. 
A Business Card for lawyers, contact via QRCode and a personalized page were also made available, as well as a business desk to share your services with other lawyers! There is also the Economizometro panel in which the law firm monitors the return on its annual fee in real time through the consumption of services and discounts.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Today we have the delivery of a project that we had difficulty executing. An intelligent system that brings us management insights and, above all, that brings a perception of value to our client: the legal profession.

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

Deadlines and expectations were agreed and aligned throughout the project. We are satisfied with the result of this indicator.

What was your primary form of communication with Plathanus Software & Design?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Availability and commitment to meet our expectations.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Plathanus Software & Design could have done differently?

We are satisfied with the entire journey.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Designer of a Solar Tech Manufacturer

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

The life in motion

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Plathanus Software & Design to accomplish?

• Update the old website.
• Align it with the new identity.

SOLUTION

How did you find Plathanus Software & Design?

In conversation with an acquaintance.

Why did you select Plathanus Software & Design over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location

How many teammates from Plathanus Software & Design were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Meetings for development, approvals, and testing on the delivered website.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Length of the objective.

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

They delivered the website on time. However, they only provided the source code through external charges.

What was your primary form of communication with Plathanus Software & Design?

Virtual Meeting

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

The individuals responsible for developing the website are very communicative (front-end, back-end, designer, etc).

Are there any areas for improvement or something Plathanus Software & Design could have done differently?

More time for testing on the website, better project clarification, and flexible adjustments.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Chief Executive Officer of CashOpera Inc

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Peer to peer currency exchange.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Plathanus Software & Design to accomplish?

• Develop Application

SOLUTION

How did you find Plathanus Software & Design?

Clutch Site

Why did you select Plathanus Software & Design over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Plathanus Software & Design were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Development of iOS and Android App.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

App was successfully launched.

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

Everything delivered on time and in the best possible quality.

What was your primary form of communication with Plathanus Software & Design?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They had a lovely team of very knowledgable professionals.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Plathanus Software & Design could have done differently?

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Credit of the company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Credit Administrator

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Plathanus Software & Design to accomplish?

• System developer

SOLUTION

How did you find Plathanus Software & Design?

Online Search

Why did you select Plathanus Software & Design over others?

Referred to me

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

Own system developer suitable directly for our product

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Positive for now.

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

There were situations where there were delays in delivery, there were often mismatches in information and incorrect hours were also deducted for which we had to request correction.

What was your primary form of communication with Plathanus Software & Design?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The service is outstanding

Are there any areas for improvement or something Plathanus Software & Design could have done differently?

What Plathanus lacks is understanding the customer's needs, offering and suggesting solutions, bringing ideas that can help the customer and not waiting for the customer to tell them what they need. Customers like to be surprised and shown possible solutions.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Education company aiming to improve the quality of dental service

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Help in the development of a solution through an application that helps the dentist to work with cementation and adhesive systems. Organizing care protocols.

SOLUTION

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

We decided on a company that could help us to solve our objective, after some conversations we understood that Plathanus would be able to help us. We feel security in the company

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

After presenting the idea, the project manager started to guide us in the needs and work to follow the development steps. Thus deliveries were made and at each step new guidelines and adjustments took place. After testing and corrections the versions were built. As for technology, I really don't understand that.

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

Often the person in charge of our team passed the protocols to the team and then the solutions were developed

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

As it was our first experience with this type of technology, we believe that the result was excellent, in a slower time but largely due to our time to dedicate to the project.

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

It was excellent, things went well in a slower time, but mainly because of our delay in some deliveries, precisely because of the complexity of the protocols.

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

The dedication and tranquility with which the project was carried out, we were really pleased with your patience and delivery, understanding at various times our lack of experience in this type of development.

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

Honestly, we were very satisfied, especially Guilherme, who treated us very professionally and patiently. The whole team was always willing to help us.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the IT Director of Professor Ferretto company. Our platform that serves 50,000 students, most of them in Brazil, who are preparing for College

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Development of new features

SOLUTION

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

level of excellence and programming language

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

we had an initial meeting to present our project and discuss the paths to be followed. From that point on, we set goals and started working together

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

1 project manager, 1 senior developer, 1 junior developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

development is proceeding as planned

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

management occurs according to our needs, the company is very dynamic when we need to change the direction of the project

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

They've shown an ability to deliver quality work.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a Support and Quality Analyst at UpQuery.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Plathanus to overhaul the layout and processes of the UpQuery Application login screen. I'm a Support and Quality Analyst at UpQuery.

SOLUTION

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

The contact was passed on by the company's Director.

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

We held a meeting with the responsible programmer to explain the purpose of the project

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

We had contact with a Programmer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It worked out.

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

communication was extended to all deliveries made. They were accommodating of all of our requests, making it possible to request new adjustments.

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

We don't have anything to point out.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CFO at PV Operation.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to develop a mobile APP to show our customers their Power plants

SOLUTION

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

The proximity and easy access to Plathanhus. Same City.

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

The scope of the project was the development of an application for monitoring plants. Native Reaction and NodeJS.

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

2 developers, 1 fullstack outro PM

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

App being used by customers and operational.

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

The PM was easy to communicate with and understands our demands.

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

We admire their flexibility, ability to adapt to our needs, and their reporting.

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

More contacts to expedite development validations.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CTO at Tabas.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We were looking for some developers to integrate our internal team. Plathanus helped us with the discovery and hiring process

SOLUTION

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

We met many companies, Plathanus impressed us with their professional capability.

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

We are developing our own booking platform, both website (Ruby On Rails) and native app (ReactNative). Our Website is running on Google Cloud.

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

Two developers and one project manager are collaborating with us.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to deliver a new feature a week after the first developer joined us.

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

We are using Kanban as an Agile methodology and Jira as a tool, bitbucket as a code repository.

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

People human and technical quality

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

It's very easy to work with them.