ROCKETECH

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I´m the owner of a consulting firm. We provide consultancy services on business structuring for prospective set ups including drafting of business plans, business forecasts and organisational charts, identification of new business opportunities, etc.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired Rocketech to develop a marketplace platform for the financial sector.

SOLUTION

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

We searched on Google for web developers and shortlisted 3. After interviewing them, we chose this vendor based on their organization, experience and availability.

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

We had a kick-off meeting to present the project to the team and discuss the goals and objectives. After we agreed with the budget, the team started working on the project. Nine months later, after several iterations and weekly meetings, their team delivered the marketplace platform as requested.

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

7 people in total.

• 1 Business analyst
• 1 UX/UI Designer
• 1 Frontend developer
• 1 Backend developer
• 1 DevOps
• 1 Scrum Master
• 1 QA Engineer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

My experience with Rocketech was very positive. Rocketech has a wonderful team with very competent and skilled people.

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

We had weekly team meetings where we could interact with the entire team and discuss the progress of the project.

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

Their organization and availability were impressive.

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

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

CIO - team management

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ROCKETECH?

For Core system development and Media service development

SOLUTION

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

Good reputation and feedback from another clients

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

System for online conferences: Realisation of MVP, help with realisation core system.

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

6 frontend developers, 1 devops, 1 designer, 1 analytic

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We increased speed of development in Company

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very effective

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

I like their company's processes. They're very good.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CTO at EveryTale

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to develop a mobile app to compete with UFS league

SOLUTION

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

I already worked with them in my previous company

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

In the shortest possible time guys provide a preliminary assessment based on the results of which we started the Discovery sprint. The guys took into account all our wishes for the choice of technologies including Flutter.

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

business analyst, backend developer, frontend developer, tester, scrum master

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project has just finished developing so numbers yet to come

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

Communication was mostly by Zoom calls. Guys also were kind enough to give me access to daily scrum meetings.

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

They have unique approach to time tracking that saves us a lot of money compared to other outsourcers

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

Everything was great so i just wish them to continue improve naturally

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

QB is a Russian-based self-storage on-demand startup. I am the co-founder and CEO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I was in an urgent need for setting up new backend infrastructure, as the old one was prone to attacks.

SOLUTION

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

Initial source was friend referral. The deciding factor was the time in which we could start the project and the level of staff.

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

Setting up the infrustructure, including AWS setup, Jenkins, building a mirroring stage server and optimising costs. Another dimension – backend PHP development, rebuilding the logic, transferring internal administration panel from Python solution to PHP.

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

3 main roles – DevOps (senior), Backend (senior), QA (middle)

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project is ongoing

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

The communication is great, everyone from the team was behaving like internal employees, ready to dive in an solve the business problems, not just closing the tasks.

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

Their process' speed, cost-effectiveness, and communication skills have all been at the highest level

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

A bit more structured reporting on tasks.

BACKGROUND

Slide Global Ltd. – a networking application

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

To get an understanding of the technical challenges within and after the MVP stage

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Building a target aiming MVP for our product

How did you come to work with them?

We connected on the WebSummit 2019 in Lisboa

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Rocketech shared their enormous experience and provided a great support to achieve our goals.

How did the team perform from a project management standpoint?

Agile and very communicative

What did you find most impressive about them?

That the whole team worked as missionaries instead of a mere service provider was impressive.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, not for now. Maybe english

Any advice for potential customers?

Just openly communicate

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a CEO at a company (Leandev/Leanconsult) which delivers custom tailor made digital products to our clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire ROCKETECH?

We hire Rocketech team for a number of our projects and products, including Judo App, loyalty apps, fintech platforms and other.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal for Judo App was to introduce a new kind of digital marketplace for our customers and partners to attract venture capital and users.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

By word of mouth.

Describe the project in detail.

Judo App is a digital marketplace for judo sportsmen and coaches which monetize on additional goods and services for sportsmen to conduct training activities.

What was the team composition?

Team composition included me as product owner, one backend developer (PHP Laravel), one iOS developer, android developer (on my side), scrum master/team lead and account manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app backend was built extremely quick and we started to fill the app prototype with real users data to make it a full-blown product as fast as possible.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was quite effective, we were working with weekly sprints using Jira and Bitbucket, with daily Skype calls, weekly planning and retrospective analysis.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The most impressive about the company is the team and key people. They were always in touch with us, constantly giving feedback and trying to solve challenges.

Very friendly and proactive position on business level, product level and communications. Also, important to mention – the ability to allocate resources and people fast in case of demanding situation.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We see Rocketech as one of our lifetime partners for development of complex cross-platform digital services and we understand that in any company, team, communication, there's always a room for improvement, But at the moment our brothers-in-arms at Rocketech give us extreme value at a good pace and we will continue to scale our product development business together with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the head of fintech projects at Quantum Arts, Inc.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Rocketech?

We needed development of an iOS app.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to support stock trading for mobile.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

They were introduced to us by another agency.

Describe the project in detail.

They developed our iOS app for traders.

What was the team composition?

We worked with two iOS developers from Rocketech. We also had in-house developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app will be launched this year on the Russian market.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The developers are good. They’re fully integrated into the project with our team and our internal client. 

What did you find most impressive about this company?

We liked working with their team.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I was the CEO of Purplefund, a cryptocurrency and crypto-assets investment fund.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Rocketech?

We needed to develop the web interface for our investment fund.

What were your goals for this project?

We needed to build our interface up from scratch.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We found them through Facebook.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Our clients could use the platform to deposit money, view their current balance and investments, withdraw funds, and track revenue statistics.

What was the team composition?

We worked with a manager and frontend and backend developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They delivered the prototype very quickly, and then we had an adjustment and improvement stage. Throughout the development, developers gave feedback rapidly and accepted our changes.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

They provided a good level of management. All tasks were posted transparently in Trello.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They were willing to meet us most of the way on various tasks.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No, not that I saw.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the founder and CEO of Imbiber, a cocktail app.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Rocketech?

We hired them for iOS app development.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to develop a nice, fast app.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We've researched the market and found five companies. After interviews, we hired Rocketech.

Describe the project in detail.

They developed an iOS app that works with venues and customers. It has a subscription mode, a payment system, and a management panel.

What was the team composition?

We had an art director, a frontend developer, a backend developer, an architect, a designer, and a tester.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app speaks for itself. 

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It's highly effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They have an impressive team.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I have nothing critical to say.