Qualium Systems

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I own Green Mango Systems, a software consulting firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Qualium Systems?

I was doing high-level consulting and needed a development team to build out custom software for one of my clients.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

The product was a web-based risk management software for financial portfolios on the Node.js stack. We provided Qualium Systems with the design software specifications. They iterated on that software and managed the cloud infrastructure. The team then designed initial prototypes and did backend work around loading data from other systems. This process included verification to ensure Qualium Systems had loaded the data correctly. The team also completed five integrations, including the initial sales traction that came in on the platform.

What is the team composition?

The number of people varied throughout the engagement. At most, we had up to 10 people including part-time employees, but otherwise about six or seven full-time resources. The full-time team included a backend software developer, a frontend software developer, a project manager, a QA specialist, and a resource that worked on the quantitative analysis system.

How did you come to work with Qualium Systems?

The company I worked for at the time asked me to hire an offshore developer for cost reasons. I talked to about three or four companies and then hired the teams to test them out. An acquaintance had recommended Qualium Systems and I reached out to include in the consideration process. I hired Qualium Systems multiple times since that first project with the other company. They always outperformed the companies.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent close to $1 million.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in 2015 and the partnership ended in late 2017.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Qualium Systems followed instructions very well. As long as our side was clear, the deliverables came back exactly as we expected. Unlike other offshore teams I’ve worked with, they asked questions whenever they had concerns or needed clarification. I always appreciated their questions because they asked about things I hadn’t even considered—and I’ve thought about this a lot.

How did Qualium Systems perform from a project management standpoint?

We used a Kanban board for part of the project but mainly used task lists over email to track progress and monthly deadline releases. The team used a bug tracker as well.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The quality of the product stood out.

Are there any areas they could improve?

The timezone difference was the biggest issue. That was my only complaint, but the team was very good at communicating. I can’t think of anything else. We had a really successful experience with them.

Any advice for potential customers?

Clients should know how to communicate with the remote team. Relationships benefit from as much face-to-face communication as possible. We used to do Skype video calls, but in-person meetings were always important to the partnership.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the an executive at Wailand LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Support services for aircraft manufacturing 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Qualium Systems to accomplish?

• Mobile and web app
• UI/UX
• Backend

SOLUTION

How did you find Qualium Systems?

Upwork

Why did you select Qualium Systems over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Skillset

How many teammates from Qualium Systems were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

• Mobile and web app development: requirements analysis, design and implementation
• 3D modelling of visual elements and rendering across web and mobile with excellent performance 
• Backend design and implementation, supporting the needs of the application in both testing and production environments
• UI/UX of various interfaces, with quick improvements as scope evolved

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• A good quality app that works well across platforms (web, android, iOS), particularly as it involved 3D rendering that can be tricky to implement 
• solid backend to support development and production environments 
• a well structured development method that allowed clear communication of goals and timely deliverables
• design services that complement well the technical work 
• fast turnaround 

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

They have a great management process. Starting with 2-3 weeks of specification gatherings, sorting features according to priorities and looking out for expected outcomes and error conditions. These helped us have better visibility of how the app will behave well ahead of implementation, which then proceeded very smoothly.

Communication over Slack and video calls was effective despite the time zone differences. 

Items were delivered on time and budget, which allowed us to add new features that were not initially conceived.

What was your primary form of communication with Qualium Systems?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The good mix of skill sets, including 3D design and development, cross platform support, backend optimization and UI/UX design. Their English communication skills are also excellent.

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

Not at the moment, their work exceeded expectations 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Sofwtare of WEART

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We develop wearable haptics devices for the XR augmentation 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Qualium Systems to accomplish?

• Develop new features about the product
• Suppport the clients
• Design new demos

SOLUTION

How did you find Qualium Systems?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select Qualium Systems over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Qualium Systems were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

1. Crete hand physic simulation on VR experiences
2. Develop communucation beetween the own device and Bluetooth standalone HMD
3. Design new SDK features
4. Draft documentation for the clients
5. Support clients and develivery projects 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

1. Deliverable time matching 
2. Productivity about the task handled 
3. Average of bugs for any release

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

There has always been at least one person from management available and ready to give me support during all phases of development, responding promptly to every request and need. 

That person provided to me info about the developments stats and their availabilities.

What was your primary form of communication with Qualium Systems?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

the flexibility in giving us support, the reactivity in being able to manage requests and the competence demonstrated in all the required areas

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

there are no elements to underline now

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of a Video Game Machine Startup

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Video game machines startup

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Qualium Systems to accomplish?

• Game software for arcade machine

SOLUTION

How did you find Qualium Systems?

Referral

Why did you select Qualium Systems over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Qualium Systems were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Game software for pinball machine using Unity engine

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Stable working usable software

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

The team was great. They were always willing to answer questions, discuss our concerns, and kept a weekly meeting that brought us updates. We are continuing to work with them on the second phase of our game

What was your primary form of communication with Qualium Systems?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Response time was great. They were always willing to answer email even though we had a weekly meeting. Hope their ideas, imagination, and work really brought our game machine to life.

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

just keep up the great work

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Me2we Finland Ltd built an university industry collaboration platform. I was one of the company cofounder. I was working as a CEO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Qualium Systems helped us designing and building the platform.

SOLUTION

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

Simply, it was really easy and pleasant to talk with Olga and her team. They were very professional from start to finish.

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

Our CTO would be the best person to comment here.

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

2-5 Scrum master, designer, frontend developer, backend developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

University Industry Collaboration platform was in production.

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

Our CTO had daily meetings with the team.

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

Professionals. Easy to collaborate. Down to earth.

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 the VP R&D for Incentives Solutions. We manufacture cloud-based off-the-shelf Sales and Service Performance Management (SPM) platforms.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Qualium Systems?

We needed external full-time development resources to create our product.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We did a LinkedIn search.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Qualium Systems does full-stack development using JavaScript libraries and the .NET platform.

What was the team composition?

The team includes three developers and a lead.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We completed the project, which pleasured our internal stakeholders and investors.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The team’s skills in this area distinguish them from other vendors. Qualium Systems regularly complies with deadlines; they communicate delays well in advance. We did experience unexpected turnover, but they kept it from affecting progress. We use Skype and Kanbanize.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The team is highly professional.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No. We’re completely satisfied because the team immediately fixes problems.