Reckonsys

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and CEO of a global online marketplace for interior and landscape designers to showcase and monetize their skills. Homeowners can come on the platform to review a different variety of styles and design ideas with a curated shopping list. They can go ahead by the items directly from the online stores based on those lists.

In the process, merchants also benefit because their items are getting advertised.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Reckonsys?

Reckonsys helped develop the website.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

I did the competitive analysis and market research before coming up with the use cases and the entire function and business. I wanted Reckonsys to do all of the technical work.

For the frontend, they used HTML and JavaScript. For the backend, it’s Python. They also used a tool for messaging functionality.

I wanted minimal details so users could focus on the actual content. We’re trying to sell to homeowners while bringing them the best value.

What is the team composition?

We primarily work with three people. Based on the skills required, they changed the resources for the best fit. Our main point was the project lead, and we have two development resources.

How did you come to work with Reckonsys?

I was referred to them by someone.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested between $10,000–$50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started with the design in June 2019, and we’re still working together.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Reckonsys delivered what we initially set out to do. I have a very crisp website. The original designs are minimalistic, which is exactly what I wanted. They’re also up to an international standard. To my knowledge, there are minimal to no bugs.

The beta launch was in February. Since then, we’ve worked on backlog items and enhancements. Now, the designers can even maintain a portfolio on the site to showcase their skills.

Their CEO works with clients throughout the entire process. He’s very good to work with and approachable.

How did Reckonsys perform from a project management standpoint?

We used to have a weekly scrum call that included the project lead and the team. When we couldn’t meet, they were prompt enough to come back with a rescheduled timeslot. We use Jira and Slack. On Jira, we directly provide updates and changes, and we’re also to keep track of the requirements. It was streamlined and efficient.

What did you find most impressive about them?

It’s the collaboration. All teams should be in sync with the product owner’s requirements. Otherwise, something else will be delivered.

Reckonsys puts in the required effort to understand what’s asked of them. They’re all easily approachable. If there’s a use case that hasn’t been thought through properly, they’ll brainstorm with the client.

Are there any areas they could improve?

When the project duration is long, testing needs to be automated. I think that’s something I need to work with them, so we can hopefully build a regression testing suite in the near future. That’s more something I need to put on my own roadmap. Otherwise, they’re great to work with.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be very clear about what you want. If you’re not clear of requirements yourself, that will just delay the project. Have a crisp vision of what you think you want at the end of the project.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the founder of EDVAY, a SAAS LMS platform provider.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Reckonsys to develop this platform right from scratch. Our goal was to develop a diverse LMS to cater to training and learning needs of all sizes.

SOLUTION

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

We were looking to develop this platform on python. Reckonsys is recognised as one of the leading developers for projects based on python. Many people in the industry recommended their service. The reviews from their clients also helped us to take a decision to work with Reckonsys.

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

It started from UX and UI where the team heard our plans and created the design. We were shown every stage of the design and took our consent . Python flask, mongo db ,elastic search, angular and lot of integrations are used.

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

There were 5 people from the core team worked on this project. One worked on UX and UI, project manager, front end developer, backend developer and a QA.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to launch the project and go live as per our plans. Maintenance issues were completely controlled within 2 months after completing the project.system is highly stable.

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

Project management was great. More often the delivery deadlines were met. Communication from the team was prompt and we were shown updates on regular basis.

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

Transparency, direct access to team, problem solving skills, effective project management and timely delivery . These are the factors which I believe worked well for us.

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

Nothing. We are satisfied with the product and their after sales support.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the VP of Engineering at Dasceq Inc. We develop and operate a SAAS service to optimize the Collections Processes of our Clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Reckonsys?

We hired Reckonsys to design our UI Console.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal for our project to provide an end to end design of all the problems that we solve for our Clients. The expected outcome was a set of UX mockups that can be used by UI engineers.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We selected this Vendor after evaluating 5-6 other Vendors. The criteria for us was two things:

1. A nimble Vendor that can move fast with our Requirements and do a really good job at providing an end to end design.
2. Be flexible on the cost side and work with us as a Partner for the long run.

Describe the project in detail.

The Project required the Vendor and his team to design a series of Screens that comprised of the below:

1. Login and Password Management flows
2. Data Mapping Flows
3. Strategy, Recommendations and Campaigns
4. Agent Setup
5. User Setup
6. Benefit Analysis, KPIs and ROI

What was the team composition?

We had one star designer from the Vendor join our team. He was a senior designer and a very capable one!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Within 4 weeks, we were able to build a demo purely based on Figma screens that we were able to demo to our potential clients and partners. This was awesome as we got a lot of feedback and the Vendor was able to incorporate the feedback in quick iterations. The screens were passed on to the UI dev team.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We used to meet everyday morning to decide on the items to be worked on during the day. Later in the day/evening, we had one more session as needed to review and give feedback. Slack was used through out to exchange ideas. Overall very effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their ability to take a complex business process like ours and provide user flows that were intuitive was impressive. We had our Product Head actively involved, but it still takes a lot of perseverance and skill to dissect the requirements and put things on paper.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We had to work remotely and in IST because of the current situation that we are all in (Covid). Despite that, the Vendor attended a few demos at late hours. I wish the Vendor best wishes that they can have folks available during US hours as well to be able to participate in more Client presentations to get real time feedback. This will help in even faster turn around times.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a consulting firm that offer advisory services to our clients in India and US. Most of the work we do is around helping clients improve their operational efficiency & margins.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Reckonsys?

Multiple data files needed to be scanned through and key parameters should be extracted into a single excel file so that the information can be access easily and used for insights.

What were your goals for this project?

Extract the key data from multiple excel files using a scripting language like Python and create a single excel file with all the data organized into multiple tabs for each parameter. Also provide a user friendly exception report that can be used by business to clean up data issues if any.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Reckonsys is known for its skill pool of Python developers and so I knowing the CEO of the company reached out to the CEO and got the required people.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The team created a python extractor that was scheduled to run daily. This scripts would use a set of configurations created in an excel file and scan through the one-drive folder where are all files are located and write the output of key parameters into the target file. Each entiry would be written into a separate tab for all the companies so Power BI or any other analytics tool can be used to create insights.

What was the team composition?

1 Lead & One developer. From Aethilus side we had a project Manager to oversee the development and testing

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team did an excellent job and we are live. The client sees huge value and we are taking on the next phase soon to enhance the capabilities of this system

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project Management was done by Aethilus and not the vendor

What did you find most impressive about this company?

We appreciated their excellent skilled resources, commitment, and drive.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are developed a SaaS based Intelligent Recruitment management product and myself, as a CTO, responsible for product architecture and engineering

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Reckonsys?

Reckonsys has been engaged to be part of design, software tool selection and entrusted to work closely with our team to deliver 1 st release of the product.

What were your goals for this project?

This project is to build the Squarecruit platform from scratch right from architecture,design,development and rolling out of 1st release.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We have reviewed couple vendors based on experience in developing complex products and best practices that were adopted from both quality and most importantly design and engineering skills. In addition, we also considered the firm's ability to support during the technology challenges who can provide alternate solutions with experienced staff

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Reckonsys has been engaged to be part of design, software tool selection and entrusted to work closely with our team to deliver 1 st release of the product. Their team involved in architecture and design decisions, UI development. The team also involved in conducting various PoC to select right technology for project

What was the team composition?

The total team size about 11 in the peak and recknosys team was part of UI, API development and architecture and design of various components of the product

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

This project is to build the Squarecruit platform from scratch right from architecture,design,development and rolling out of 1st release. The project was released with little delay. This enabled us to goto market as planned.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The project management was driven jointly between us and reckonsys with periodic review of work from both teams considering both technical and quality of deliverable

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They are customer-centric and are always ready to provide support during difficult situations. This has helped us to develop great trust. Most importantly , Reckonsys invests quality time in selecting right talent who well trained both professionally and technically.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I donot have anything in perticular.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the co-founder and COO of an AI-powered, lead generation tool that includes a chatbot in the frontend as well as a sales and marketing tool in the backend.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Reckonsys?

We needed to build our product.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Reckonsys managed the entire development process for our web-based SaaS product. Their team directed the full suite of development and built the platform based on the concept that we had in mind. We began development from the UI/UX stages, mapping the process and user journeys. Their team designed all the screens and user flows for us. From there, they developed the product completely—frontend and backend. Their team developed the frontend chatbot that allows people to make sales inquiries and prequalify sales inquiries. They built a chatbot builder into the backend so that we can build chatbots for our customers. Their team also implemented a sales pipeline tool to manage sales inquiries as well as a reporting tool that enables users to report on sales.

What is the team composition?

The development team's managed by our main point of contact who's experienced. I’m always able to get in contact with him. Also, the owner of the company’s on hand if I need to discuss the project in more detail.

How did you come to work with Reckonsys?

I found them on Clutch where they had good reviews, which led to us making the initial contact. But for me, the decision came down to Sathish (Founder and CEO, Reckonsys) who's experienced. He worked in the US, so he had a lot of experience in different markets. Unlike competitors who agreed with what we said, Sathish also had insight into what we wanted to develop. In the initial stages, he gave us a lot of ideas and direction. His team included a mix of people with abilities to design our product and make it look beautiful. They also had hardcore developers who could make the product strong enough to scale for thousands of users.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started in July 2019 and the project’s ongoing. We’re launching version one of the product hopefully in February. After that, we’ll work with Reckonsys on a retainer basis for ongoing development and support.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Their team over-delivered on what we outlined in terms of the product specifications. They flagged a couple of features that wouldn’t have been able to scale, which their team rebuilt at no extra cost because they wanted to build a world-class product. They were flexible and took ownership of the project. We're really happy with their work.

As well, Sathish has been available at any time. Since we're a company without a CTO, he guides us. He’s available to have conversations with us about scaling and mapping the product into the future, which we wouldn’t have been able to have without him.

How did Reckonsys perform from a project management standpoint?

The development's done in sprints and every sprint has been delivered on time to date. That’s helpful to us because we’re not just answering to ourselves but also investors. We’ve been able to visit the team, so they’ve been flexible and transparent about their work. Their team provides project management tools, so we can log bugs and communicate with them on a regular basis. They fix issues fast. If we have to hit a deadline because of a demo, they push hard to hit the deadline. Their communication's excellent. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

Finding good development companies overseas is like finding a needle in a haystack. Reckonsys and their experience are fundamental to our success. It's hard to find someone who’s willing to guide you when you aren’t a technical individual. Reckonsys isn't the cheapest option but the money's well spent. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, the process has been good.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and CEO of Golden Sherpa. We are a platform that helps adult children aged 45–65 with aging parents find senior living options.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Reckonsys?

We hired them to develop our platform and multiple functionalities within it.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They were initially brought on to help build our MVP prototype. Once we finished working on the prototype over the summer, we hired them to do the whole scope and fully built out the MVP. We provided a wireframe, but they helped us with it.

They constructed the community search function for retirement communities, which was the main part of the app. There is also a portal to develop a knowledge base for users and take surveys to see which communities would be good fits. They work with an agile design methodology.

What is the team composition?

On the development side, we had a team of six people. There were two developers.

How did you come to work with Reckonsys?

One of our co-founders had worked with Reckonsys before. We were looking for an MVP prototype that I could show communities.

How much have you invested with them?

It was under $60,000, and that was quite affordable.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started the MVP in June 2018 and finished in November 2018. The work is still ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Through our partnership, we successfully launched the product in August 2019. In the first month, our platform received 4,760 pageviews. We also had a substantial number of unique visitors, growing from 2,900 to 6,298 in just two months. Our bounce rate was only 29%. We do have someone working on SEO optimization for us. I’ve been very happy with the build and the scale.

They were very good at hitting deadlines and notifying us if there was anything amiss.

How did Reckonsys perform from a project management standpoint?

We work with them in Jira and InVision. We met with them three days per week.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They are very keen and have worked with many different platforms. If you’re an entrepreneur and you have an idea, they can tell you what’s happening in the market and the future. If you develop your platform with them, you’re already ahead of everybody else. They can take your idea so much further, which is great when you’re starting out.

When we starting the development of the MVP, they advised me to spent a lot of time on the prototype. They walked me through it and made me think about how I wanted it to look when I was going to be out presenting it to people. That meant that when we got funding, we didn’t have to spend a ton of time developing it. Through the agile design process, I got to take little pieces out of it to make sure we were on the right track. From what I’ve heard from other entrepreneurs, this experience is quite rare.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t think so. We have some tweaks with the project, but everybody’s been happy with the site. Any breakdowns occurred when we transferred from the old site.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a cloud based CRM software provider based in Singapore. I am the founder / Director of the company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Reckonsys?

We are a CRM company based in Singapore, and we needed services to develop additional functionalities in the CRM software, bug fixing, ongoing support and so on. So we decided to hire a team from Reckonsys Banglore.

What were your goals for this project?

Enhancements to the existing product - adding functionality Bug fixing Ongoing monitoring Quality improvements

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were looking for a specific combination of front end technology and Django Python. So I spoke to few companies in Bangalore. While in the discussion I found a teammate of Reckonsys very reliable, straightforward and honest. I also liked the skillset their team possessed. So then we decided to move forward with Reckonsys.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

As mentioned above the project is ongoing enhancement, bug fixing and monitoring of an existing CRM system.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of a Django Python Backend Developer and a ReactJS front end developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team has been able to develop many enhancement features in a short span. The quality of the work is very good and we are able to manage and enhance the system in reasonable cost parameters.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The project management is essentially with us (i.e. the client). So we are provided resources as required and we need to manage the resources and schedule activities. Sometimes we may need expert in some other area, then he can be engaged as per requirement.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their developers are high-quality. We are able to manage the project within the cost and budget. If required other resources like AWS, etc can be involved as and when required.

Are there any areas for improvement?

One area of possible improvement, is active local project review. Since the team and the client sits in different timezone, at times the teams may find disconnection. If internally from their office somebody takes review of activities once a week that will be great.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the co-founder at Aley, an education startup. Our platform allows students/learners to capture the objectives, process, and evidence of learning. They can seek guidance from mentors and publish and showcase their learning experiences to share with their network or the world in general.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Reckonsys?

We had a low budget and needed help to develop the MVP of an app that could scale up.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They worked as our in-house technology team to develop our web app platform, which is a cloud-hosted solution. They also created iOS and Android versions of the app. They designed the UI/UX and the architecture of our program’s curriculum map.

Sathish (Founder and CEO, Reckonsys) gave us an analysis of what the issues and costs were when our transactions reached higher numbers in the future. He made sure that we took the right path using AWS. That helped us be prepared for scalability.

In June, we concluded the initial version of the MVP and they assisted with the production deployment. After the product launched, we started to collect user feedback, and they make changes based on that feedback. We have an ongoing maintenance contract with them.

What is the team composition?

We had a project manager who was our main point of contact. I interacted with three other people, one for testing and two full-stack developers.

How did you come to work with Reckonsys?

I knew Sathish from high school. I heard he was working on educational products so I reached out to him. He seemed like he’d be the right partner. He brought his perspective and helped us see realistic solutions. He suggested not cramming everything in and instead, starting with a set of features and see what the market wants.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent $22,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in August 2017 and the work is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

With the app, we now have greater control over our product. Customers can easily connect with our platform, upload content, and share it via links. The app has yielded great results so far. Schools are happy with the look and feel of the product as well as its functionality. We haven’t had any complaints yet.

How did Reckonsys perform from a project management standpoint?

They’re responsive. They had a good project manager following up with us.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The whole team was very responsive. Everybody takes ownership for what they need to do.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Having clarity around what features you want will help cut down scope confusion.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We provide a software as a service (SaaS) platform that allows homeowners to manage their listings and bookings, along with a discovery platform for travelers to find accommodation based on their preferences.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Reckonsys?

We first asked them to build us a WordPress website, which gave us good confidence in the team. Following that, we asked them to build us an MVP of the whole platform.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They provided end-to-end services, from UI/UX design to development and the implementation of a proper, scalable architecture. They’ve also performed testing, and the deployment to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. They’ve been helping us maintain the product on a continuing basis.

They used Django Python on the technology front. It was built as a web app, and we’ll develop iOS and Android versions soon.

We’re integrated with Razorpay as a payment partner. The platform is a marketplace, so we’ve completely automated the payment process. They helped us set that up from scratch and then to automate it.

What is the team composition?

I’ve dealt with Sathish (Founder and CEO, Reckonsys); he’s been our chief architect and handled the technology front. In addition, I deal with the project manager, and they have around four developers and other team members on the project too.

How did you come to work with Reckonsys?

I found them through a reference. We went through 50 consultants before handing the project to them, and they had the most reasonable cost.

How much have you invested with them?

The initial MVP cost us around $35,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Reckonsys in February 2018, and it’s an ongoing engagement.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’re still at a very early stage, so I can’t share insights yet. We’re strong on the business front, and the technology is simply an enabler for us. The MVP has helped us step forward and attract around 2,000 users to our simple WordPress site. We’ve gotten positive feedback from beta users and investors.

How did Reckonsys perform from a project management standpoint?

They’ve been detailed in what they do—they always sit down and form a detailed structure of everything, module by module, before beginning. Those insights are excellent, and they’ve taken ownership of the whole system. Everything’s been very well done as they have a good methodology in place.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Satish was very helpful from day one. He sat down with us and listened to our vision to ensure that they shared that throughout. We’ve almost completed the development, but still, they retain the same intensity.

Are there any areas they could improve?

The speed at which they do things is quite impressive, but I think it could still improve. We’ve met all our deadlines, so I have no complaints, but their speed of execution could be much higher.

Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?

No.