Sapience

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Procurement specialist of UAE Gender Balance Council

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Gender Balance Council 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Design and deliver the National Gender Balance Survey, measuring whether women and men in the UAE have equal opportunities across three pillars (economic participation, social care and wellbeing, and the future economy) as an evidence base for the UAE Gender Balance Strategy 2027–2031
• Re-engineer the Council’s original 54-question bilingual instrument into a concise, fieldwork-ready Arabic/English questionnaire, with clear routing and quota controls across nine respondent profiles and all seven emirates.
• Drive broad public participation through bilingual (Arabic/English) outreach copy for social media, email and government entity networks, all feeding one anonymous survey link with source tracking by channel
• Turn the data into decision-ready insight: a bilingual findings report with priority interventions, plus an interactive HTML dashboard the Council can use to explore results by subgroup.

SOLUTION

How did you find Sapience?

• Online Search
• Other

Why did you select Sapience over others?

• High ratings
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Sapience were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

A dashboard survey distributed to different entities 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Delivered a 62-slide findings report in English and Arabic with 21 charts, full data tabulations, and an interactive HTML dashboard for the Council’s ongoing use.

Achieved 4,375 completed responses against a contracted sample of 1,200, more than 3.6x the agreed target, giving the Council robust analysis by gender, age, respondent profile and emirate.

Cut questionnaire length from an estimated 25–35 minutes (54 questions) to about 10 minutes (~36 questions) while keeping full coverage of the Council’s three strategic pillars.

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

The project was very successful, and deliverables were on time. The service was perfectly done and in a great condition. Sapience is a great company and we will definately work again with them 

What was your primary form of communication with Sapience?

Virtual Meeting

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

Fast response

clean data 

professionalism 

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

Nothing to add as they are perfect in what they are doing 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Research Director of a market intelligence and advisory firm.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Our company engages in research, consulting, data and analytics, as well as conferences and events.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Conducting quantitative research surveys

SOLUTION

How did you find Sapience?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select Sapience over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• The quality of their work

How many teammates from Sapience were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

A global online survey of 870 cybersecurity professionals across 17 countries. Sapience was responsible for conducting the survey, and ensuring data quality. The deliverable was an SPSS raw data file.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

1) The insights that were drawn from the data were very valuable.

2) The continuous progress updates they provided that enabled tracking progress and ensured we were on schedule.

3) The flexibility they have demonstrated in allowing and accommodating scope changes during the project.

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

They assigned a PM for my project who was very diligent. The PM kept me well informed about the progress of the project, highlighted red flags ahead of time, and had very good communication.

the PM successfully delivered the project on time as per the schedule.

What was your primary form of communication with Sapience?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We were impressed with two things: the team's professional attitude and their adherence to QA.

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

Perhaps cover more African countries.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the managing director of Icetulip, an advertising agency. We offer services regionally and internationally.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Sapience?

We needed to verify the leads generated from our digital ad campaigns for various clients.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Sapience identifies high-quality leads for us. To verify them, they provide cold calling services. The team then inputs these prospects to our CRM, and we then send the list to our clients. 

They have different strategies depending on the needs of the project. The Sapience team can conduct one-on-one interviews, focus groups, and telephone interviews.

In addition, they've also helped us create consumer profiles for our clients. One of our projects together is for a spice retailer. The Sapience team first conducted market research to understand how people used spices and felt about the client's products. They then delivered customer demographics, how frequently they buy the product, where they typically shop, and so on. 

What is the team composition?

We've worked with a researcher, an account manager, and another teammate.

How did you come to work with Sapience?

A client recommended them to us. We conducted several interviews with different companies and decided to hire Sapience because their quotation was comprehensive.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project started in January 2019, and it's ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Their work is excellent. For one of our projects, Sapience has helped us narrow down our list of prospects from 500 to 50. Instead of bombarding our client with hundreds of leads, we've delivered only the high-quality ones.

Additionally, the consumer profiles they provide us help us build ad campaigns for clients. The Sapience team has helped us figure out and understand consumers so that our creatives can better target them. 

With their help, we understand our clients and their markets well. Sapience has really helped us acquire bigger clients. 

How did Sapience perform from a project management standpoint?

Their project management is good — they've met all our deadlines and communicated very well. We interact through project management software and email. Overall, they've really streamlined the process.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Sapience's vast database of clients is very impressive. They've worked with multinational clients, which helps them provide excellent work. 

Furthermore, the team has steered us in the right direction that's more profitable for our customers.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could advertise more so more people can avail of their services.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Discuss your project thoroughly with the team so you can benefit from their expertise.