ROCKETECH

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO & Founder of Hoozin Technology, Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Hoozin is the ultimate event invite app, centralizing all of the event invitation activity that currently lives across multiple scheduling, communications and payment platforms into a single app.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• To take us from clickable prototype to MVP
• To proceed from MVP to ongoing devlopment partner

SOLUTION

How did you find ROCKETECH?

Clutch Site

Why did you select ROCKETECH over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Other

What was the size of ROCKETECH’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

We provided: a set of:

• clickable prototype
• user stories
• UI screens in Figma

We need a development partner to convert this work to a fully functional MVP and then continue to support and further develop the app post-launch.

Deliverables:

• iOS app
• Android app
• fully functional backend platform to support the mobile apps and admin requirements

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Deliver mobile apps with all MVP-level functionality
• Publish apps into the iOS and Android app stores
• Timely updates and bug fixes

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

I was provided with a highly skilled team with relevant experience. The team included skilled included both a skilled project manager and scrum master, but also regular interaction/oversight from the firm's CEO. Rocketech has developed proprietary software as a management overlay that gives transparency to the efficiency and deliverables of the team members. This negates a longstanding issue with outsourcedsoftware developmentwith regard to uncertainty of who is doing what and when.

What was your primary form of communication with ROCKETECH?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I appreciate most the professionalism of the project manager/analyst and the involvement/regular communications with the firm's senior management.

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

All technical work is optimal. If anything, less interaction on the ongoing contract docs might be easier, but II also know that many larger firms love this level of detail.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of Kirsen Tech. Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

IT development

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• develop AI product

SOLUTION

How did you find ROCKETECH?

Referral

Why did you select ROCKETECH over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing first our budget

What was the size of ROCKETECH’s team?

6-10 Employees

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

We came to ROCKETECH after unsuccessful cooperation with a previously hired team of developers. We have struggled with the development of an ML model for our project based on the processing of images with AI. We have a very complex startup and Rocketech started work on Proof of Concept. We are working with BA and DS engineers that together testing different flows and Data that we are providing from different sources.

The initial expectation was to get an accuracy of at least 50% for the first stage of testing, but we got a much higher result. ROCKETECH provided 82% Accuracy. Now are expanding our cooperation with the allocation of extra teams for the mobile app for our future expansion.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• target AI accuracy

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

They developed our core system. This is the main task and they did it. We have a complex R&D system so it is very changing not only to handle development but also to find and hire a good developer. Rocketech found exclusive developers and build totter with me product team that is delivering iteratively new and new versions of our core.

What was your primary form of communication with ROCKETECH?

Virtual Meeting

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

Rocketech performs as your team, there is no border between and everyone is driven by the releases and their success There are standards and a review process, for early stage startup it is very hard to make checks the code and review it with someone more experienced The results are outstanding, and the IP let us fundraise and win the competition with VC that wanted to invest in another team instead

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

Partnership with some data storage provider, we have spend some significant amount at AWS and possible it could be less if there is this kind of cooperation between them Singing act of works happens too many times, it should be more flexible

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a former executive of Imbiber, an app and website where people could subscribe to a cocktail club. These subscriptions included getting promotional information about different events from the curated list of providers enlisted in this app.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with ROCKETECH?

When we started, our engineering resources were very limited, and our goal was to launch our MVP. Thus, we hired ROCKETECH to help us out.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Initially, we had a lot of conversations with ROCKETECH to help us understand what an MVP should include. We started this project with the idea of doing everything we had in mind at the same time, but they guided us in understanding what modules would be the most important ones to include.

Throughout this discovery process, ROCKETECH covered different aspects of the app, including its design, the logic behind its code, and our core business functionality. From there, they started working on a prototype using a tool similar to Figma. This prototype included all the different screens and the logic flows that connected everything together.

Once we approved the prototype, we met again with ROCKETECH to discuss the timelines for the development and agree on the process, after which they started with the actual development. As for the technology stack, they used React Native to create an iOS app.

This app allowed affiliate bars to create their profiles and add cocktails information, pictures, descriptions, working hours, and more. Additionally, subscribers could access our partners’ list to find a bar. This app also had a customized map with our brand colors where users can find recommendations for bars to visit in different cities. The partners' list also included the distance the bars are from the user, who could also see small cards for each bar showing their featured cocktails and their bartenders.

In addition to finding bars, users could also create a profile, pay a subscription, and share promotional codes. If a user shared their promotional code and someone else subscribed, that user got a discount for their next subscription. These discounts were cumulative, so users could even get a free subscription by sharing their codes. Additionally, they could personalize their promotional codes, adding their names or other details.

Users with active subscriptions got a free cocktail every day. When they got into a bar from our partners’ list, they could activate their benefit and had five minutes to show the bartender their free-drink promotion. Then, the app locked that feature until the next day, when they could go to a bar and order a free drink once again.

What is the team composition?

We worked with a project lead who acted as our main point of contact, a web developer responsible for the desktop version and the backend development, a frontend developer responsible for the integrations, and an iOS developer responsible for the mobile version. From time to time, an engineering lead joined the project to solve questions about functionality and other technology queries.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent around $11,000–$12,000 for the development project. Initially, we paid around $1,000 separately for the prototype because we were deciding whether to hire internal developers or work with an agency.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together around December 2016, and ROCKETECH finished the project in late March 2017. Still, we had some follow-up meetings with them to fix minor things. Currently, I’m working on other projects, and ROCKETECH has reached out to see if they can help me out. After 5–6 years, I still have their support, which is great.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app developed by ROCKETECH successfully worked as intended, which was the key result. Other results depended more on the business side and the way we promoted the app. Still, we had up to 500 active users at one point. However, about a year ago, we left Russia, so we had to stop the project.

How did ROCKETECH perform from a project management standpoint?

Initially, we agreed on the scope of work because we had a limited budget, so we didn’t want ROCKETECH to ask for more money if something took them more time than expected. They followed that scope of work exactly as agreed upon. Although I don’t know if they exceeded their estimations, they never complained about it, so I hope this project was profitable for them.

Throughout the development process, ROCKETECH sent us weekly screens to review the project’s progress. The only bugs we faced were when we were trying to create customizable promotional codes. This feature stopped working, making the codes non-customizable. However, ROCKETECH quickly came in and fixed the issue, bringing the feature back.

As for collaboration tools, we used Jira for project management, as well as Telegram for immediate communication. On Telegram, we had two different chat groups; one for engineering discussions and one for project management. Additionally, we had weekly calls to discuss the project status, share screens, share information, and assess the progress.

What did you find most impressive about them?

ROCKETECH’s understanding of our app and its needs was outstanding. They were accommodating to our requests, which was very important because they had the expertise to do it so. Ultimately, they delivered very good value for the money.

Are there any areas they could improve?

When things weren’t as expected, ROCKETECH told us they needed more time but never clearly explained what was happening. They simply told us that they were looking into the issue. It would have been great if they had provided us with more technical explanations about the issues they found. Still, given the size of our project, I believe that they rather spent more time fixing those issues than giving us technical explanations, which is understandable.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be open and listen to ROCKETECH’s expertise throughout the entire development journey. They can provide you with really good advice, and they’ll be able to help you.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and CEO of a mobile marketplace for exchanges of services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with ROCKETECH?

We wanted to develop our app but didn’t have in-house developers. Initially, I started developing the app myself, but I had to focus on other aspects of the business, so we decided to hire a partner with a deeper knowledge of iOS development.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

ROCKETECH has been developing our app. After our initial conversation, we had a discovery phase before kicking off the development process. During this phase, I provided them with a rough sketch of the app built on iOS and some design schemes I had created. Their team took my input and started building our mobile app from scratch, and they were also in charge of the graphic design involved.

The app will be available for iOS and Android. It is a mobile marketplace that uses geolocation to provide services and make exchanging services between users easier.

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with a scrum team of around 10 people from ROCKETECH. This team includes two consultants, a business analyst, 3–4 frontend and backend developers, a graphic designer, some testers, and a compliance officer.

How did you come to work with ROCKETECH?

I read a series of reviews using Clutch and other sites to evaluate different development teams, and I started contacting those teams one by one. I discovered ROCKETECH’s reviews on Clutch. Then, I went to their website and saw great information there, so I decided to approach them.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent around $55,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We got in touch with ROCKETECH in January 2021, and they started working on the project in February 2021. We have an ongoing relationship with them, but our project is currently on pause.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

ROCKETECH has provided us with a very good quality of work. They have a very good team, and they’ve done a great job with the designs. We already have an MVP version of the app finished and with some downloadable content. However, we haven’t finished the app yet due to some overages, so I don’t have my business running.

How did ROCKETECH perform from a project management standpoint?

ROCKETECH is not careful with our budget. Initially, we were budgeted for one amount, but that budget kept increasing, which is why we decided to pause our collaboration. They told me the app would cost a certain amount of money, and although I’ve already paid that amount of money, I don’t have anything yet.

What did you find most impressive about them?

ROCKETECH has a strong and knowledgeable team, and they seem to know what they’re doing.

Are there any areas they could improve?

The only downside of working with ROCKETECH has been the lack of transparency. The initial estimates weren’t accurate, which is why we haven’t been able to finish the project. We expected to have the app finished by February 2022, but we only have some designs and a somewhat usable software piece. I know that software development is an evolving process, but we were promised an app for a certain amount of money, and we don’t have it yet.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be very vigilant about the features and budget list they provide you with, and have them compromise on delivering a finished product for the amount budgeted. Additionally, keep a close eye on additional expenditures they bill you for.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the founder of a social media service that connects users by phone and text.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I had specific ideas for what I wanted, but a lot of details had to be worked through. I'm a one-man show so I needed a team who could interpret my vision, break it down into individual steps and then execute it.

SOLUTION

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

I was looking for a mix of technical ability and value. I wanted to feel like I was in good hands. After speaking with Alex, I felt like he understood the scope of work and I had confidence that his team could execute the vision.

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

During the discovery sprint I walked through all of my requirements with the business analyst, Yulia. Each piece of the website was handed over to a designer and we worked through the designs until they were approved. We decided to use Twilio for the calling and texting services. Yulia broke down each item into tasks for the developer. Since then, it has been a process of making decisions regarding specific functionality and reviewing the work of the developers.

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

I primarily worked with the business analyst, Yulia, although I attended sprint reviews with the whole team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Having had no experience with development, the process was longer than I imagined. But, looking back I also don't think it could have been completed any faster. The website is currently in a beta stage while we are addressing CRO issues. But I feel like the process is strong and I know that when they complete the tasks they agree to and I have confidence in the integrity of the product.

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

Rocketech recruits talent and deals with absolutely everything on their end. They set up all the project management software and track everything. I follow along, and use my own tools as well, but I usually communicate verbally. (or Telegram)

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

They are very organized even when I am not. They keep the trains running on time and they are able to translate my ideas into reality.

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

I think we were all optimistic when we started the project about the amount of time that it would ultimately take.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I a Founder of Filiko, an enterprise software company focused in the construction space.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I brought completed wireframes for developing a complicated Enterprise Project Mangment software. Goal was to develop MVP.

SOLUTION

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

I came to Rocketech with wireframes for a complicated enterprise Saas project. What made me choose them was their attention to details in developing the scope and their transparency of how spending would work.

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

Scope of work was to create a dashboard/portfolio page, which led into a gantt chart with resource loadable activities. Other portion included user management sections from the hamburger menu

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

5 ppl team:

• PM,
• scrum master,
• backend dev,
• frontend dev,
• QA/QC.

We met weekly during backlog meetings and held update meetings to track progress every two weeks.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

General feedback is quite positive, I will continue to work Rocketech in moving to the next stage to get to MMP

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

Scrum based, they create tasks based on story points. Their burn rate & metrics are incredibly transparent

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

Transparency and communication. Also now that the first phase of the project is done the amount of support they provided was exceptional. I feel that they are really invested in Filiko's success

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

nope!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Founder and Executive Director of Grid Capital Guernsey Limited, first worldwide online brokerage firm that allows its clietns wide range of investment products including securities dealing, cryptos, IPOs as well as cash management and structured products

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We decided to create a modern online trading application that would allow our clients to deal securities and cryptos on one unified platform and to manage their funds including international payments right from their brokerage accounts

SOLUTION

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

We selected Rocketech after a thorough and long review process of different firms all over the world from India to United States. The clue factor for us became their ability to provide us an access into the development process so that we could control and moderate it through the lifecycle of the project

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

We developed iOs and Web Applications at the same time. For the Web we used React as the newest technology.

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

One business analyst, one scrum master, two back-end developers, and two developers for each iOS and Web solutions.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Within six month we managed to deliver a ready-to-go product and integrate it into our systems. We keep on developing several modules after initial product release

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

Project manager keeps in contact with us 24/7 delivering the results of the tasks and collecting feedback from us and our customers. Once in two weeks we have a full team gathering delivering to us the result of a certain completed scope of works.

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

ROCKETECH specialists work as your dedicated team as if they are directly hired by your HR manager. During the lifecycle they are fully devoted to your project that leads to better understanding of the product and the product owner and better performance as a team itself.

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

There is always a space for improvement but I can not recognize what could be done here :)

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

It took some calibration but ROCKETECH has a good system going and the pace and agility of the development team is a thing of marvel.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with ROCKETECH?

We wanted to increase cost efficiency and customer satisfaction.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

For our application for our Saas platform, we needed an intelligent team who would be able to understand the functionalities we need to create a world-class application. Rocketech provided us with top-notch work in functionality development, testing and maintenance and bug fixing. Their work was incredibly good.

What is the team composition?

We've worked with lead BE, FE, QA, SM, BA, DevOps, UE, UI designer, founder were very supportive and responsive.

How did you come to work with ROCKETECH?

We did online research and spoke to their past clients.

How much have you invested in them?

We've spent in the range of $25,000-$50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in April 2021, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We've seen a positive increase in client happiness and improvement in timeline delivery. The team functions seamlessly like they are part of our in-house team.

How did ROCKETECH perform from a project management standpoint?

They've been excellent.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re responsive, which is very important, and also understand and are flexible with our needs. I’m also very impressed because I have worked with three other development companies, and the communication with ROCKETECH is outstanding.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I feel that the administrative billing process is complicated.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Hyperboloid, co-founder, digital producer

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Sberbank crowdsourcing

SOLUTION

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

By interviews with devs

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

This app was designed to make one social tool for collecting different ideas from deferent employee, deferent representatives, verticals and departments of biggest bank. Good ideas after voting are implementing into bank and improve its process in organisation, it’s environment and people motivation. ROCKETECH helped us to develop mobile app, version for watches, tablets and other smartphones.

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

Was 5 people, such as Senior Developers, QA, DevOps.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We like that ROCKETECH always stay in touch and reply on any issue in maxim one hour. It’s very important for us because at that time were over 150 000 people that was going to use the app. After finishing this project we had multiple other projects together with ROCKETECH.

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

We used Jira, confluence, bitbucket. ROCKETECH has many tools that optimise time of delivery. They are open and result oriented. They invite us in themes environment and guide us through whole process of development till ready apps.

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

Themes process of work. They improve it all the time and become better. It’s good that they are making development in partner way so we are managing together resources, tasks, budget and other things. This is the reason why we are working on multiple projects together.

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

Everything was good, but maybe in future will be good to add some how into the team composition Product owners because maybe we can give more funds for ROCKETECH to mange full cycle of development. Because so far they require product owners from client side. All other things are brilliant and just scale up the model and team.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the owner a company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Financial Portfolio Managment System

SOLUTION

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

We searched online for web developers in our area. And after interviewing we chose ROCKETECH.

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

They did Financial Management Web-Platform. Our project is about management of financial portfolio our clients. They start with first MVP of platform, after we have decided to make rebranding and add extra functionality and all the way ROCKETECH support us. We are working in dedicated team mode it means that they provide all expertise and well established process of development that brings results fast. And now is going third iteration and the team still with us.

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

10-15

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We would like to thank team of ROCKETECH. They did Financial Management Web-Platform for us. Completed quickly and efficiently. Yes, there were some difficult tasks, but the developers quickly found solutions. We worked with a dedicated and expert team with a well-established development process that brings results fast. We move on the project together.

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

We had daily stand-ups with their project manager, who communicated with the rest of the team.

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

They delivered a professional and easy-to-use financial platform for our customers.

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

None.