ProCoders

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are developing a SaaS Procurement and Spend Management solution. I'm managing the development team.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProCoders?

ProCoders created for us a site layout. Web and mobile version.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to update our site to improve the design and add some more trust with new cases and new product page.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I've been working with 'ProCoders' on UpWork with a previous project. This team is professionals and good communicators. So I've decided to work with this team on the next projects.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

ProCoders created for us a site layout. Web and mobile version.

What was the team composition?

There are two peoples were involved in the project. That was a manager and developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Actually we didn't release our site. I can share the results in the next few weeks.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The management was effective. Deadlines and requirements are met.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The strength of this team is the diversity of the professionals. They can do a lot of projects.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I don't know.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We provide localization and post-production services to major OTT and VOD, broadcasting stations and Hollywood studios. Operating in 30 different countries with over 1,300 employees. I'm the project manager for Engineering & Technologies Team.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProCoders?

Our proprietary subtitling software was due for renewal and we needed a team that we can entrust to improve the UI and UX design so that it can be rebranded and packaged.

What were your goals for this project?

We had to build our software from bottom up with new framework and design. Because this is a tool that is being centrally used in our business it was crucial that the job was done quickly and accurately.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We used online services to interview candidates. Of the candidates interviewed ProCoders were able to understand and analyze the requirements quickly so that we can get moving quickly. Quick and concise communication was the key deciding factor for the consideration.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They helped us develop and publish the front end designs and optimize some of the key features. The project begin by discussing the design and concept. Once the requirements were understood, production begin and constant communication happened every few days throughout development.

What was the team composition?

The project proceeded with a compact team with just the right amount of members and skillsets. We had the CEO helping us overlooking the project personally along with the developer in direct communication.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to launch our software almost immediately after the job was done. Everything proceeded earlier than scheduled and we proceeded to contract other projects with the agency. Our engagement was certainly impeccable and was more than what we had expected.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project required almost no supervision. After requirements were discussed, deadlines were decided and met. No language barrier was present and though there was some time difference, it did not hinder the velocity of the project because ProCoders could be reached almost at any time of the day.

All communication was done through Skype and minimum communication was required because they had deep understanding of what needed to be done.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Some of the requirements were not complete and part of the project required the team to get creative. They were able to find solutions and motivated to do so. It really is difficult to find an agency with as much passion for their work as ProCoders.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No there were no areas for improvement in particular.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CEO of Turbomates Soft. We’re a custom software development company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProCoders?

We were looking for web development services.

What were your goals for this project?

They have helped us to achieve our company goals while delivering a complete solution to the delight of my clients.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We have found them from one of the reference contacts who highly recommended their skill sets.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

ProCoders’s software engineers developed for us websites that helped our business needs.

What was the team composition?

We hired the Frontend Development team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We got very positive feedback from users that use the product and we hope to cooperate in the future.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Our communication has been very good enough. Developers are highly skilled and have a very good work ethic and morale. Moreover, we even got replies on weekends. We had weekly meetings and communicated via email, online videos numerous times a day, so we always know what’s going on.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

By asking a lot of questions, they earnestly try to understand the root of the problem and come up with the most effective solution. We also really appreciate their capacity and transparency.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We are happy and haven’t had any issues in our cooperation.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder of a startup that’s developing an online transportation tool. People can use our platform to find out vehicle arrival times and look into smart city traffic stops.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with ProCoders?

We went with them to develop the server and web components.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

ProCoders developed the web portion using React.js and Node.js. Their team developed some of that logic while implementing parts on the server side. The platform has logic around smart stops, and each version has a different design. ProCoders handled routing and web design as well for the mobile version.

What is the team composition?

We worked with three people from their team.

How did you come to work with ProCoders?

I found ProCoders online. I asked a few friends about the company, thinking about their level of expertise and technical specialists. I chose them based on this information.

How much have you invested with them?

ProCoders had a good price relative to the Ukrainian market.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with ProCoders on the business analysis part around June 2019. The project ended in October.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Their work quality was great. The project was extended because we changed parts of the logic and design a few times.

How did ProCoders perform from a project management standpoint?

From a project management standpoint, their team was good. They were always in touch with us, taking care of any new features or functionalities. Although we didn’t encounter many, they fixed all the bugs that they came across.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The people on their team produce quality work. They can handle different project and product types for their clients. The team at ProCoders exhibits a high level of soft skills. We understood each other.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No. Everything was good, and I don’t have any particular recommendations for them. I’ve outsourced projects to other developers, but their company is perhaps the best one in terms of development and communication.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I would definitely recommend ProCoders to others. They’re excellent.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the COO of Divebooker. We offer a travel booking platform, and we're working with an industry partner to build a similar system for a British tour operator. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with ProCoders?

ProCoders was our web development subcontractor. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Our partner had an outdated website that didn’t fulfill their business needs. They wanted to launch a new version that was integrated with their booking ERP. We were looking to create a solution for local and international markets that we can build into their internal systems as well as external CRMs and marketing automation systems.

ProCoders handled front- and backend development, QA, and deployment. We used Laravel PHP on the backend and Vue.js on the frontend. The platform also uses APIs.

What is the team composition?

We worked with 2–3 people from the ProCoders team.

How did you come to work with ProCoders?

We’d used ProCoders on a previous project. They had expertise in the travel domain and experience in building booking systems with various integrations with external systems. As a result, we decided to involve ProCoders in this project. 

How much have you invested with them?

The project cost was $25,000–$50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project with ProCoders ran between February–August 2018.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I’m quite satisfied with the work we did with ProCoders. They had a professional attitude throughout, and we’re happy with the collaboration.

How did ProCoders perform from a project management standpoint?

We handled Project management on our side. We used Jira as a project management tool, Confluence as a knowledge repository, and Bitbucket as a version control system.

What did you find most impressive about them?

ProCoders had expertise in the travel domain, the technology stack we were using, and solving similar issues.  

Are there any areas they could improve?

I’m really satisfied with their work—I can’t think of any issues or improvement points.

Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?

ProCoders is focused on delivering results, and I can recommend using their team. I advise consulting with them to find the most effective solution, rather than just telling them what to do. That way, the customer can leverage their expertise and get better results. They’re not only developers; they are also involved in the strategy of building a product from a technological perspective.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are innovative real estate marketplace redefining the search and sell experience.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProCoders?

At first we needed help to boost front-end development

What were your goals for this project?

Complete the pre-set tasks and go to market on the scheduled time

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

From upwork, Then we set up Skype calls to discuss the project and the team to e-meet the developers who would undertake the tasks.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They provided front-end work development. They also redesigned some key pages and UX of our site

What was the team composition?

Two front-end developers + UI / UX designer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Simply, the team completed the aforementioned tasks earlier than initially forecasted. Due to their competent work, we hired additional services from them

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We used trello for project management and had constant communication through messenger apps and skype calls

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their ability to work in agile, and be super flexible. Their recommendations on certain problems were essential to completing the tasks on time.

Are there any areas for improvement?

They were pretty proactive, I haven't found a particular area for improvement.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder & CEO of itour. itour is a tour portal that allows finding and booking tickets for journeys! We provide resultative matching and meta-searching services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProCoders?

ProCoders delivered a complex piece of software for a tour operator company. They built a powerful custom search engine to tour operators, the engine compares search queries with tour operators' proposals online swiftly.

What were your goals for this project?

The main goal we had for that period of product development was increasing the number of clients and travel vendors inside our search engine.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were about to join forces with another tour agency and they gave us advice. That agency was going to develop a massive search engine for tourists. ProCoders company was their partner for that moment and we kickstarted development right away. We had a number of meetings with the engineering team, evaluated the scope of work and agreed to start.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

We want ITour to become the most convenient tour portal to choose a tour for people in our region. We were seeking a system that allows searching and matching the most suitable combinations with tickets, hotels, and transfers. Along with that, the system was supposed to support the ability to sort results by price, flights linking time and hotel ranking. For reaching this goal we needed to set up a bunch of APIs with booking tickets and hotel services, rental car services, etc.

What was the team composition?

Both Back-End and Front-End teams were working on our project development. Back-End: 1 team lead/lead developer, 2 senior PHP developers and few middle Back-End developers. Front-End: 1 lead developer + 2 Angular developers and 3 or 4 HTML/CSS coders

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were building the system with ProCoders long enough, in the first place because of the necessity to connect more than 120 vendors to the complex search engine software. Personally I was always in touch with the software engineering team and we're testing all the new features. Regarding the working model, we picked Time & Material. That was the best option to reach flexibility and the ability to stop development at the end of every month, determine the priority of tasks and continue development.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The workflow was quite efficient. We didn't miss deadlines set up at the very beginning of the development and delivered new features on time. The communication with the Team Lead was taking place on Skype and he kept me posted regarding the workflow points.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Working with ProCoders I appreciated that the team is always open to a client. They are willing to consider the client's suggestions regarding product engineering, analyze them and get back with arguments to perform or not to add something to the scope of work. The same thing about the ideas to improve the quality of a software product, ProCoders suggest their view to compare with your idea.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Since we are based in the same time-zone and we speak the same language with the ProCoders team, we were not having any tangible issues or obstacles in communication or product development. I can not find any point to suggest that they improve it, everything is well done on the high professional level.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and CEO of Dryft—a fitness company. In addition to a physical studio, we have a website and an app.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with ProCoders.

We needed to build a brand-new website and app from scratch.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

ProCoders built a custom app and website, which they integrated into a third-party backend to support all of our scheduling. Allowing me to make content changes easily, their team also integrated the website with Contentful.

Their team helped to design both platforms, implementing the UI/UX our team built. Using a hybrid approach, the app was built for iOS and Android. While our team provided the wireframes, ProCoders built all of the platforms’ functionalities. They created static pages, account building capabilities, and a booking system; users can search, book, and buy credits for classes. After booking a class, a pop-up will appear that lets individuals schedule a Lyft or Scoop to take them to their class.

ProCoders also built a Dryft section, which allows users to follow other users. It’s not a social, but a motivation feature for people who would like to work out at Dryft. Users can follow their own stats too such as how many times you’ve worked out, the last time you worked out, and streaks.

What is the team composition?

I worked with Oleg (CEO, ProCoders) who has acted as a project manager.

How did you come to work with ProCoders?

Another development firm recommended ProCoders. After interviewing their team, I liked their approach to business.

How much have you invested with them?

We started collaborating in January 2019, and continue to work on updates.

What is the status of this engagement?

So far, we’ve spent about $50,000 on the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I’ll continue to work with them because they provide quality services and results. Since we’re a new business, I don’t have any numbers attributable to ProCoders yet. We do have about 2000 people who have created accounts on our website, which could be attributed to marketing and promotion.

How did ProCoders perform from a project management standpoint?

We’ve used Slack and GitLab. ProCoders managed the project extremely well.

What did you find most impressive about them?

ProCoders has been the best development firm I’ve worked with. Their team’s overall responsiveness has been fantastic including at night and on weekends. Despite there being a time zone difference, they’re able to deal with urgent issues. If we notice there’s a bug, someone on their team is always available to provide a solution. They’re excellent.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, nothing specific to ProCoders.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Working with a development shop, it’s necessary to be clear about deliverables. It’s important to scope out the project, have realistic timelines, and estimates.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Founder and CEO at a commercial entertainment startup FindWhatYouLike. Our product helps users to find people around the globe who share their taste in music, discover their playlists and transfer them for free to the music services of your choice (Spotify, Deezer, SoundCloud and YouTube).

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ProCoders?

We needed app development that would support a matching platform to bring together compatible people, along with thousands of available listings.

What were your goals for this project?

The most important thing that we wanted to get was a cross-platform mobile application which works with Deezer, Spotify, SoundCloud and YouTube. Also, we needed a website for our startup.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

They were referred by a mutual acquaintance. Founder and CEO of ProCoders Oleg Kopachovets used to work at Germany as a CTO. I am living in Germany and when I was looking for a strong developers team who can realize my idea, my friend told me about Oleg and his team in Ukraine.

When I reached out Oleg we had a conversation with him and CTO of his company about their software development experience. Guys questioned me about my startup.

I chose them because they have a lot of software development experience and Oleg plays to music by himself, so I made sure he was really interested in my project.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

When we reached an agreement guys have initiated the daily meetings via Skype to make a Statement of Work and control all of the development process. During ProCoders were building a Core of application my own team finished the design of UI/UX and we started development!

After a few iterations, we have MVP with key functionality. We tested it, guys got my feedback and continued the development process.

What was the team composition?

The team: we have a senior front-end/mobile (Angular/Ionic) dev, senior back-end (Rails) dev, a few guys, which worked under the leadership of seniors and project manager.

Also, I was always online with CEO Oleg and he was like a team lead at my project. We worked by Time&Material model with 2 weeks iterations so I could make any edits during the development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I got a mobile application for both platforms (Android and iOS) which works fast and have a user-friendly interface. We reached over than 2.000 downloads in both app stores. I must notice that I got the application for both operating systems for the half of price in comparison with the native applications. And it still has good quality.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

As I wrote, their CEO Oleg was always online and I could make a call with him in no time. He was also patient in explaining things in layman’s terms. Lead developers speak English fluently so we didn’t have any issue with communications.

We used Skype for daily meetings, but sometimes we had chat via Slack or Zoom, cause Skype had some connection issues. I must notice that I came to guise’s office a couple of time and they were very hospitable. ProCoders have very fun developers and work atmosphere.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The most impressive thing out ProCoders was their understanding of the project. Most of their employees play musical instruments. When I came to their place I saw a lot of music equipment: synthesizer, acoustic guitar, drums, bass guitars and else.

They really understand what the music is and perhaps it was a way how did they implement my application so great. About the tech part – they are top-notch developers with great skills.

Guys can recommend you the most relevant technology stack for your project taking into account popularity and stability of technology, developers availability, code reusability and else. I shall come to ProCoders for development of any mobile application.

Are there any areas for improvement?

As a Founder of a startup, I want to get my product as soon as possible and I think everything could be done faster. But it would be appropriate to keep it in mind that we have an SoW from the start and guys stuck with the deadline.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the head of the sales department for a software outsourcing company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with ProCoders?

We take care of the backend development in-house but we needed help with frontend website development for our company. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We have worked with ProCoders on several projects, and we contact them from time to time for help with frontend development when our team is full and not able to take more work in-house. For these instances, we provide them with the requirements and design sources. They always make sure they have grasped the requirements. When we have agreed on budget and delivery, they begin with the development.

During the development process, they provide us with updates on their progress and following that, they deliver the product. If there are any changes or bugs, they take care of it. They have worked primarily with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and it has been a straightforward and easy cooperation.

What is the team composition?

Alex (Project Manager & Team Lead, ProCoders), is my main point of contact. We have also worked with other members of their team.

How did you come to work with ProCoders?

They sent an email letting us know they are a similar company to us, and at that time, we were in need of staff augmentation. We started with a trial project, and it was quite successful.

How much have you invested in them?

We have spent $10,000–$12,000 over the years.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working with them in July 2015, and it is an ongoing relationship.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Their work has been functional and reliable and continuously delivered on time. 

How did ProCoders perform from a project management standpoint?

Overall, our communication has been good. Alex is quite responsive, and he provides us with updates. We are in touch all the time, and he is quite quick in providing us with estimations and information.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We like how quickly they deliver work as well as the price they offer. We know that we can rely on them when we need something delivered in a short period of time.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It would be helpful to get daily or weekly reports on their progress. Overall, they do provide us with updates, but more of a reporting system would be best.