Redwerk

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Pridefit

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Pridefit is a fitness app for queer people and allies. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Redwerk to accomplish?

• Transferred from an old developer
• Developed marketing analytics connection
• Developed new app products

SOLUTION

How did you find Redwerk?

Referral

Why did you select Redwerk over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Redwerk were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Redwerk was responsible for transitioning from an old development team, creating new products inside our app, updating our website, and enabling tracking and integrations to our entire tech stack. They did a phenomenal job of be efficient and communicative, especially when any issues arose. They very quickly and professionally solved the issues. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have finally been able to make data driven decisions about marketing and future updates based on the work that Redwerk has put into tracking and performance. 

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

Redwerk has always been on time - usually delivering projects before the deadline. They even work on the weekends sometimes when a project is especially important. 

What was your primary form of communication with Redwerk?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I'm incredibly impressed by their project management and iOS teams. Most of the issues that we run into end up being solved by the project manager and don't need to be escalated to developers. 

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

No.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the President & CEO of an educational learning company. We provide digital resources to children ages 2-12 in libraries and schools in North America.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Redwerk to build a cloud-based platform for us to host educational learning activities for children ages 2-12.

SOLUTION

How did you select Redwerk and what were the deciding factors?

Redwerk has an exceptional reputation--their references were stellar.

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

We hired Redwerk to build a cloud-based platform for us to host educational learning activities for children ages 2-12. The project is scheduled to last about 4 months and will be delivered on time and on budget.

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

Multiple staff worked with us including a project manager, IT Director, developers, designers and QA staff.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are scheduled to launch the platform this month.

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

The team is organized, professional, competent, and highly communicative.

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

Quality of work is impeccable. They are very focused yet extremely flexible.

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

No. I appreciate all they did to make the process painless.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the director of engineering at Encode. We offer a security analytics and response orchestration platform that delivers cybersecurity operations and services such as early warning and adaptive response capabilities. I lead our software implementation teams.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Redwerk?

We needed software development and consulting services.

What were your goals for this project?

We needed to develop security analytics software.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We found them via market research.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They refactored and re-implemented major parts of our API and role-based access control system (RBAC).

What was the team composition?

We worked with a project manager and a team of software engineers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They adhered to our process closely and provided very good communication. We received high-quality code with minimal bugs, and their cost and time estimation were exceptional. Our internal development team was happy to obtain their code and maintain it after the project's end.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

It was offered initially, but we decided to pass on it.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They were straightforward, honest, and professional.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Additional resource flexibility would have benefited us in some cases.