Saritasa

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the global product line director at Industrial Physics, a physical testing equipment manufacturer that serves a wide range of manufacturing companies.

We sell testing equipment for QC to markets ranging from food and beverage to advanced composites and defense industries and everything in between. Our company has American and European divisions. As part of my role, I have a team of line-specific product managers that report to me, each of whom manages anywhere from 1–3 different brands and the products that lie within them.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Saritasa?

The challenge involved one product brand of our company that specializes in testing equipment referred to as universal testing machines. We acquired the brand in late 2017 and recognized that their existing control, electronics, and software packages for equipment were commercially obsolete, if not functionally obsolete. The software had been developed for a DOS system and patched to work in Windows, which was a competitive disadvantage. 

Initially, we thought we might be able to solve the issue through another acquisition. Still, when that was unsuccessful, we had to return to first principles and introduce a new software and electronics platform. We had the competency in-house to develop the control electronics and the firmware. Still, we lacked the number of engineers with the competency to manage both those things internally. We decided to partner with an outsource provider to develop the PC-based interface, including the graphic UI and the code to drive the instruments and the firmware.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Saritasa has developed a Windows-based custom software platform for us. We had already done our initial scope of work internally to determine the requirements from a deliverables standpoint. Our team decided what the product needed to look like, its primary functionalities, and the boxes it would need to check to meet the expectations of the market and our customer base. 

The team started by focusing on the graphic UI. They determined the user flow and mapped it out with the screens for the users. They also built an if-else diagram to show what would happen when users choose each option. As for development, we requested that Saritasa develop the code using commercially available and relatively off-the-shelf tools. We wanted the option to either bring the product in-house or move to a different partner. The team has built features for data acquisition, manipulation, export, and reporting using a typical SQL database architecture. 

There are three primary areas of functionality within the software product. The first area involves a graphic UI that enables users to input instructions for a piece of equipment. Our in-house embedded software and firmware control the command requirement. However, laboratory technicians or managers need a user-friendly graphic UI residing on a Windows PC, where they can input the commands in a way that makes sense to them, which is what Saritasa has built. These commands go down to the electronics and are converted into actionable instructions. 

Companies use our sizeable testing equipment to test the physical properties of raw materials of finished components. For example, we make testing frames that can weigh up to a ton to test large sections of underground pipe for crushing performance. The program tells the equipment how much force to apply and how rapidly and then measures the resulting responses of the materials. 

Once the commands are initiated, the second function involves moving to a data acquisition and analysis mode. The software solution takes signals from our testing equipment to measure resulting displacements, displacement rates, forces, and stresses. The signals come back into the software, which then databases them. 

The third feature is between the first two areas: a real-time graphic presentation and analysis of the data. The program shows a real-time display that shows results as they occur and provides some functionality to analyze or quantify them. Their software doesn’t directly control our instrument; it works through an intermediate USB controller and provides the instructions to our electronics, which are the machine code they’ve translated into actionable language. 

Although we’ve already launched the product to market, we have continued development with Saritasa. They continuously add features and expand the capability of the product. 

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with different teams from Saritasa according to the project phases. In the beginning, when they were focused on the graphic UI, the team had about 5–6 engineers. Of them, 2–3 teammates have continued to phase two, and we’ve had another 2–3 people come in and out depending on their expertise and the project’s demands. Throughout the development, we’ve mostly worked with 3–4 people at a time and 5–6 people at most. Within this team, we’ve worked with Konstantin (Managing Director) and Stan (Client Engagement Manager). 

How did you come to work with Saritasa?

Our team shopped around for a partner and looked at over half a dozen potential providers over a 6–8 month period while we developed the scope. We learned about Saritasa through referrals from other vendors we’ve worked with. 

How much have you invested with them?

By the end of this fiscal year, we’ll have spent $435,000–$450,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together around August 2020, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The quality of the product is fantastic and has exceeded our expectations. Saritasa has been exceptionally good and is often ahead of us. Although we've struggled to hit deadlines, these aren't Saritasa-specific metrics because the delays have been due to supply chain issues. We've struggled to scale prototypes when it comes to buying enough components to build beta units; this is something the industry at large has dealt with for the past 12–18 months. Any time there's a hold-up in the part we control, the whole project runs late, no matter how well Saritasa is on target. 

How did Saritasa perform from a project management standpoint?

They're excellent to work with from a project management standpoint. The lead project manager is superb; they're extremely organized and has a well-developed process. They use boards on Jira to chart the process and development, and that's been great. Even thorough we'd been using our own tools, we've adopted theirs for this project because we like them so well. 

Since we have product groups and factories in the US, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK, and because we've grown through acquisition, everyone within our company has their own culture and internal engineering and product management tools. We've been trying to create some standardization, so we're also using monday.com. 

Additionally, Stan has been fantastic to work with. He's managed and smoothed things over when Saritasa is ahead of us, and we've struggled to keep them busy. We couldn't have asked for a more professional, understanding, and collaborative partner. Moreover, their turnaround times are very fast. As for communication, we meet with the team once a week at a minimum. Overall, I would highly recommend the way they run their projects. Our exposure to their higher-level project management has been excellent. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

I've been really impressed with Saritasa's ability to listen to the information we give them to educate them about our product, customers, and vision. They had never built software like ours before and had no previous background in its end applications. We gave them a lot of competitive examples to provide them with a flavor of what a customer would expect, then gave them our ideas of how we could do better than that. Still, our project was very conceptual, and they've been able to take these abstract discussions and create concrete examples.

In most cases, what they've built has been exactly what we imagined, and in some instances, even better. Saritasa is very good at anticipating other ways to approach something. The team excels at relating to the graphic UI, and they've also helped us a lot in this respect. With this project, we've gone straight from DOS software to the coolest-looking Windows app in a relatively short time, which is remarkable. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

We've had to work through a few things with them, which is natural when working with two groups of engineers and programmers coming from different ends of the spectrum and age groups. While Saritasa has seasoned teammates, they're on the younger end of the spectrum, and our engineering team isn't. Therefore, we've had to work through our cultural differences. 

Additionally, we've struggled with their internal testing. When they release a new version, it's been relatively buggy, and we've done a lot more debugging than we'd like. However, this is due to us watching our spending after blowing our budget during the project's first phase. For our second phase, we've co-managed our spending well, and more testing on their side would mean more hours we'd pay for. Therefore, the testing issues are an artifact of Saritasa trying to help us be budget-conscious. Still, when we find the bugs, they're responsive and fix them instantly, so that's the other side of the coin.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of Sports Thread Inc. I oversee all aspects of the company including software development.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Saritasa has been our development partner since we launched our company 7 years ago. We came to Saritasa with a vision to create a platform for the youth sports market with integrated social media applications, Software as a Service and advertising network.

Our goals were to become a market leader by getting hundreds of clients to use our Software-as-a-Service and advertising network and millions of people to use our consumer software (apps and websites). Through Saritasa's partnership with us and excellent development we have achieved those goals.

SOLUTION

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

We selected Saritasa based on a variety of criteria including:

• Breadth and depth of skillsets (coding languages, front end, back end, dev ops, etc).
• Leadership
• Similar projects to our initial vision
• Testimonials from other clients
• Completeness of cost estimates for feature development

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

As Saritasa is our ongoing development partner, we use the same process with each development initiative:

1. Create user stories that define the end-product, its features, and how they must work for end-users. (These are used as acceptance criteria)
2. Saritasa team estimates the cost and timeline for feature development and breaks development into sprints
3. We sign off on the estimates
4. Saritasa begins the project and sends us features to test after they have conducted initial QA
5. We produce reporting back on UX/UI changes needed, bugs, and other for iterative refinement until completion of the feature. This collaborative agile methodology lead by the excellent management team and development team at Saritasa has produced hundreds of feature releases and our success to date.

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

We have worked with many of teams of people at Saritasa in 7 years through a single point person (project manager). The project managers at Saritasa are truly excellent at what they do and truly care about their clients success. One of the key items that makes a relationship with Saritasa so powerful is the many developers they have with different skillsets.

This has allowed Saritasa to respond to our need with skilled developers for any project whether it be front end, back end, dev ops, mobile development or other projects. Teams working on projects tend to be 4-8 people lead by the Project Manger who works with our team and manages the 4-8 developers. At this point the number of individuals at Saritasa we have worked with have to be well over 20-30. Each of them is excellent at whatever their part of the project is.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Sports Thread's mobile application is one of the top 200 most used sports apps in the world (apple app store rankings) Sports Thread's ad network reaches over 2 million people per year Sports Thread's Software-as-a-Service has 100+ clients using its product including many of the largest companies in our market We have become a market leader in our industry. All of our software has been developed by Saritasa.

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

We have weekly meetings with our project manager to review sprint projects. The project manager handles the communication between our team and the development staff at Saritasa. Our project manager is always available for meetings and conversations in between our weekly standing meeting. Our team provides final QA and testing. All feedback is done through email and through ongoing spreadsheet tracking of bugs. Sartisa also uses JIRA for task tracking for billing purposes.

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

Saritasa is unique, impressive, and an incredible partner in many ways, however 3 things stand out most to me:

1. Saritasa is honest. Software development is full of companies who will lie to you about what a project will take in terms of time and cost to get you sunk into working with them. Saritasa NEVER does this. Their estimates are always +/- 10% of both delivery time and cost.
2. Saritasa does excellent work. Our results with them becoming a leader in many categories in our market speak for themselves, Saritasa has delivered the technology to enable it all.
3. Most importantly, the people at Saritasa truly care about their clients. Our company is constantly impressed and thankful for how clear it is that everyone in the Saritasa organization from leadership, to project mangers, to marketing/design staff to engineers are clearly invested in our success and are willing to go above and beyond to get us there.

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

None. Saritasa is a fantastic partner. Anyone who chooses to work with them will find a trusted longterm development partner.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and president of Scripta LLC. Our objective is to provide a fully searchable, subscription-based, web-accessed database of unclaimed property rules, regulations, and laws for businesses.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Saritasa?

We needed to create a user-friendly and organized way to search through the data I had put together, so we sought Saritasa’s help.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Saritasa helped us build our entire system. I first provided them with the Excel spreadsheets containing the data I had gathered, and they designed and developed a web-based UI so that users could access that information. Additionally, they built a backend administrative side for me to provide updates and keep the data current once the system was live.

Additionally, Saritasa helped me develop a website for marketing purposes, integrating legislative tracking abilities. They added that feature in a different section of the site with a different layout. However, it has the same purpose: to be a place where I can input information and users can access and interact with it. As for the technology stack, they used Python to develop the platform.

Users can access our platform by using their address and a password. Once in it, they can search for unclaimed property law information organized by property code and by jurisdiction.

Additionally, the legislative tracking function allows me to put in different bills and link them to the results of said searches. Thanks to this feature, if the law changes as a result of pending legislation, users can compare side by side the current and future states.

Although the main development project has already ended, Saritasa recently helped me add an enhancement that allows users to search for updates that have occurred between a certain date range. Additionally, they take care of ongoing maintenance.

What is the team composition?

The project manager was my main point of contact, and he worked with a team of developers. I also communicated directly with the lead developer from that team on one or two occasions.

How did you come to work with Saritasa?

I put together and launched an RFP to various companies, and I interviewed around six different firms. After meeting with each of them, I really liked the approach Saritasa took, which included having a single dedicated project manager and laying out everything upfront to develop the quotes from there. Their proposal was very appealing to me, so I hired them.

How much have you invested with them?

We spend over $100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in July 2021, and the main project ended in March 2022.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Thanks to our platform, it’s much easier for user companies to have their reporting obligation and see the law respective to their particular property. In every demo I’ve given, I’ve received very positive feedback about how well the platform works and how well its UX is structured.

How did Saritasa perform from a project management standpoint?

I was very happy with Saritasa’s project management; they did a great job. Additionally, they were mindful of my budget and presented me with various solutions to choose from.

I had a weekly Google Meet standing call with the project manager to review the work done in the past week. Additionally, we communicated via email and phone calls, and we shared Google Docs.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Saritasa’s strength was how easy it was to work with them. Their communication was very smooth, and they demonstrated an outstanding ability to take my non-technical requests and create technical solutions to meet them.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No. This was my first experience working with a development company, and I was very happy with it.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Understand your project and lay out what you want before starting the project; it will help you go faster and make it easier to define the functionality.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the co-founder of Versus Poker, a website that replicates the live poker experience as if people are playing in their houses with friends and family. My dad and I started it during the pandemic when we couldn’t play with our regular partners.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Saritasa?

We didn’t have any experience in web development or the nitty gritty details of coding. We needed help to build our website from the ground up.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Saritasa developed our website from scratch. We initially met with them to go over the art and flow of the website. From there, we met with the engineering team to hash out bugs and specific tools. All in all, we told them what we wanted, and they brought it to life.

The main feature they built was the poker engine, which allows users to play Texas Hold’Em. At the table, Saritasa implemented an integrated video and audio chat, a statistics tracker, and the ability to customize settings. Users could tweak the different dollar amounts, time settings, and everything in a usual poker table. Additionally, they created the regular flows and menus of the website.

What is the team composition?

We worked with an account executive, the CEO, the CTO, a designer, an engineering team, and a project manager.

How did you come to work with Saritasa?

We were vetting a couple of companies. We were first introduced to an account executive; then, we met regularly with the CEO and the CTO. They walked us through how they typically went about projects and their general workflow. We clicked well with them, so we decided to move forward. 

How much have you invested with them?

We spent around $100,000–$250,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in June 2020 and launched the site in August 2022. We don’t have any development projects going on, but we still touch base with them to squash any details we’re dealing with.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Everything works well. It took a lot of time of fixing, problem-solving, and work with the engineering team, but the navigation aspects, the video and audio chat, and the poker game were seamless. We’re actively trying to get feedback, so it’s still a work in progress. However, we have between 200–300 people signed up so far, so we couldn’t be happier with Saritasa’s work. They understood our vision and spent a lot of time working on it. 

How did Saritasa perform from a project management standpoint?

They were great all throughout the project. They were responsive and attentive; Saritasa was always quick to come up with ideas and suggestions we didn’t think of in the beginning, and their ideas made it to the final product. Moreover, everyone we worked with was fantastic, and they definitely cared about the project. When we started, we gave them the scope and vision; they proposed a budget and stuck to it even when we went overtime. Overall, it was an excellent experience.

We communicated through emails about the little things. We also touched base at least 3–4 times a week on Zoom and about 1–2 times a week with the project manager. Additionally, we used Jira to organize everything we were working on.

What did you find most impressive about them?

In the beginning, we vetted many companies trying to find someone who could do this project for us. One of the things that originally stood out about Saritasa was the way they chronicled their code and kept it organized to make it easily transferable; it was attractive to us because if we ever decided to part ways with them, we could take it elsewhere.

They also had an office nearby, but overall, our conversations with the team were outstanding. We got along well, and they understood what we were trying to do pretty quickly.

Are there any areas they could improve?

At the time, the engineering team was out in Russia, so there was a bit of a language barrier. Also, poker isn’t an intuitive game, so they had to learn about it. We definitely had moments where we explained the rules and had to iron out some things. However, it was just a tiny blip; everything else went well.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Stay active with the communication. They’re readily available, so if you need to ask a question, just pick up the phone and give them a call. Overall, they’re great to work with.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

As the president and owner of a large home care & home health agency my main focus is bringing innovative and expanding ideas in healthcare. With my experience in the industry I helps design and implement new solutions. I've seen the struggles of the industry, so I make it a priority to make an everlasting impact in the field.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We approached Saritasa seeking a professional custom software developer to help in the planning, design, development and launch of a new employee application app and back-office platform designed to increase hiring efficiency, reduce internal overhead and streamline the process for new applicants and back-office personnel.

SOLUTION

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

We Chose Saritasa over other developers due to their dedicated team. they are very client centered and focused very heavily on client satisfaction. They work with you on every angle and are very professional and experienced. We did not have much background in software development and they helped us pinpoint even better ideas and workflows that can enhance our software

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

We utilized them for full stack development including:

• Applicant mobile apps (native iPhone, Android)
• Back-Office Admin Web Application
• PM Kickoff, collaborative planning
• UI Wireframes (UX)
• Graphical Designs (UI)
• Design specifications for Client review and approval
• Database and server architecture and planning
• Frontend Development
• Server Development
• Database server and application server development
• API development for web application
• External API integrations
• Live video streaming, chat
• QA/Testing
• Production Deployment Assistance

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

Richard Brown was our account Representative and has been amazing throughout our Journey! Vadik was the Lead developer. He is extremely well-versed in his work!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to get our Base app developed in the exact way we imagined it to turn out.

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

Supportive and professional

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

They work with you according to your budget and prioritize items to help with the cost.

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

Very satisfied

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the co-founder and CEO of Before Inc, a C corporation based in Delaware, US.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Saritasa?

We wanted to develop a VR healthcare software system, for which we needed a VR developer. However, we didn’t have that skill set in-house, so we decided to look for a partner.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Saritasa has developed our VR software prototype from scratch. I already had a vision for the system, so I first provided them with documentation detailing basic specifications and requirements for the VR experience and its expected outcomes.

After that, Saritasa took the lead in the project and designed and developed all the visual elements, the VR character, and the virtual rooms that the experience encapsulated. As for the technology stack, they’ve built this experience in Unity. Now, we’re in the prototype phase, so I expect to continue working with them to develop the full product.

What is the team composition?

I work with Aaron (VP of Immersive Technology), who oversees the development process overall, and Chris (Senior Project Manager), who oversees the development team.

How did you come to work with Saritasa?

I found them online. We initially were looking for freelancers but didn’t have any luck; fortunately, we found Saritasa.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent around $50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

I started working with Saritasa in May 2022, and our engagement is ongoing. Currently, Saritasa is completing a second phase of the project for me, which should be finished in the next couple of weeks. Moving forward, I plan to continue working with them for maintenance and further development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I’m very happy with the work done by Saritasa so far. Their work is of very high quality, and we’ve gotten a positive response from others who have seen the VR experience.

How did Saritasa perform from a project management standpoint?

Compared to other VR developers, Saritasa works quickly and for a reasonable price. They’re very upfront in letting me know of ways to save money and informing me when certain solutions cost more, and they’ve stuck very closely to the budget. Additionally, they’ve met all their deadlines.

We’ve shared documents through Google Docs, but we don’t use any particular project management software. As for communication, I really like how responsive Saritasa has been. We have weekly meetings, which are very consistent, and they’re also very responsive to my emails in between meetings.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Saritasa responsiveness is better than other service providers I’ve worked with in the past. Moreover, their work has been phenomenal overall. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

Saritasa is within driving distance from us, but we’ve never met in person. Initially, I told them about it and followed up on that later, but it has never happened. Now, I know that meeting in person doesn’t really matter as much to establish a great collaboration. Still, it would have been great if we could have done so in the beginning so that we could feel more comfortable about working with them. For me, it is always better to make the first contact in person to establish a connection.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Have a clear vision of what you want and let them know your story.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Top Tier K9, a dog training center. We have a school that trains dog trainers from all over the world, and we also train pets, police canines, military-working dogs, service dogs for people with disabilities, and the world’s first COVID-19 detection dogs.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Saritasa?

We wanted to develop the UI for a VR experience whereby an end user could learn to train a dog through a VR headset.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

I hired Saritasa to develop the VR program I needed and ensure that my vision could be deployed on a VR headset through the Metaverse. We’ve worked together to develop the entire product from scratch, which included creating VR dogs that could interact with a human, creating a catharsis for the human.

Saritasa has also implemented Top Tier K9’s command sequence and training methodology into the VR dogs. Thanks to this functionality, when a user performs a function with the hand controllers, the virtual dog will react the same way a dog would react in the real world. Therefore, the better the user gets at training, the better the dog behaves for the user.

Additionally, we’ve created a reward system we called bitecoins — alluding to bitcoins. The user gets a bitecoin every time they improve the dog’s behavior. Once users collect 15 bitecoins, they can redeem them for training sessions, dog boarding, and grooming for their real dogs.

We recently launched the product, and we’re waiting for Oculus to approve it so that it can be downloaded worldwide. Moving forward, Saritasa will be in charge of maintenance, consulting, and troubleshooting. Additionally, they interface with Meta and Oculus on our behalf to ensure that our product gets launched around the world.

What is the team composition?

We worked directly with a program manager and a project manager from Saritasa.

How did you come to work with Saritasa?

We read a Clutch review about them, so we reached out to them. We ultimately chose them because we liked the personality, attitude, and drive of their team; we really bonded.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent around $150,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in February 2022, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The product developed by Saritasa will represent a 20% increase in our productivity. Thanks to it, we will reduce the time we spend with owners, allowing us to train more dogs and increase the amount of money we can earn by performing our business’ core tasks.

How did Saritasa perform from a project management standpoint?

Saritasa’s project management has been great; they’ve delivered on time, responded to my needs, and stayed on budget.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Overall, I’m very satisfied with Saritasa’s work; they’ve delivered beyond my expectations.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I wouldn’t improve anything they’ve done.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be on time for the meetings; Saritasa is very serious about their work.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m an executive at a software company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Saritasa?

We needed help with mobile app development because one of our internal engineers backed out nonchalantly at a random time.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Saritasa has been helping us with mobile app development; I gave their team a brief on our requirements on the platform so they could understand our needs, and they started producing it. We gave them a general framework so they could start from there, and they provided us with tweaks and recommendations based on their expertise.

The app is written for iOS and Android using Xcode, Flutter, Java, Kotlin, and Swift — we’re working on native languages so we can get rich features on the platform.

Currently, we’re doing UI changes, bug fixing, and beta testing.

What is the team composition?

We’ve been working with three members of their team, including a project manager, a lead software developer, and someone who takes care of our billing and general project overview. 

How did you come to work with Saritasa?

I found them through Clutch, and after talking to several options, we chose them based on their Clutch reviews and the fact that they had already done a similar project to what we wanted.

How much money have you invested in this partnership?

So far, we’ve spent around $90,000 with them.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in March 2022, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Everybody on our team is happy with the app’s performance and what we’ve seen. We’ve also had initial input from users, who have given positive feedback on the platform’s look and performance.

How did Saritasa perform from a project management standpoint?

I’m very happy with their project management; they deliver everything promptly, and their team is very open with our timelines — I haven’t had any delays. Regarding tools and communication, we use FaceTime, email, and phone calls.

What did you find most impressive about them?

When they stepped into the project, they took us from having no hope to feeling very confident about the platform in under two weeks because of the time they spent trying to understand our needs and their reasonable pricing. Overall, their ability to expedite the project has been great.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t think there’s anything they can improve on.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Knowing exactly what we wanted was very helpful in enabling them to take on the project.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the director of operations of a product handling company. We offer services mainly to the industrial space.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Saritasa?

We needed help creating a VR training module. We were trying to reduce the training time of our workers.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Saritasa helped us develop an AR/VR product for our training processes from scratch. The system replicated a loading rack, general purpose railcar, and industrial environment that gave users hands-on experience before going into the field.

To jumpstart the process, we created a checklist of a sequence of steps on how we wanted the workflow to go, which helped them get a big picture of what they would do. After that, we had initial discussions to share with them what we were trying to do and gave them some examples of our requirements. Consequently, we had a series of weekly meetings to check in and see their progress — they took all of our feedback to apply it to the product.

What is the team composition?

We worked with two members of their team, including Aaron (VP of Immersive Technology) and Danny (Project Manager).

How did you come to work with Saritasa?

A coworker found them; we chose them because they seemed very eager with the project, and their previous work related to training was impressive. In addition, their costs seem fair to us.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from January–June 2022.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Thanks to Saritasa’s work, we could streamline our training processes — it enabled us to have a much higher volume of training sessions in an eight-hour day relative to on-site training, which is incredibly valuable to us and our industry.

The product is a real-life system that provides an interactive and detailed experience of rail cars and the general industrial space, which they successfully created thanks to their ability to quickly understand our industry and what we wanted to accomplish.

How did Saritasa perform from a project management standpoint?

Project management has a hands-on and involved process on Saritasa’s side. We constantly communicated via email, phone calls, and Microsoft Teams to sync up and provide feedback on their work.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They were excited to get on board with our project because it was something they hadn’t done before — they were the perfect partner for us. Their ability to creatively envision what we were trying to communicate and create a finished product that completely captured the essence of our vision was particularly impressive!

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t think there’s anything they can improve on — everything was great, and I wouldn’t change anything about their work.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I encourage potential customers to trust the folks at Saritasa with whatever project they need completed.  The Saritasa team will not stop until their customer is completely satisfied with the outcome and scope of the project. They really have been a top tier provider to us and we couldn't be happier with their work!

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the director of Cloud Services and mobile app development at Winegard Company. We make satellite TV products.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Saritasa?

We decided to engage a third-party vendor to provide us with mobile app development and UI/UX design services.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We initially hired Saritasa to help us with our UI/UX design initiatives. We’ve since added a couple of mobile app developers from Saritasa to our team to help us with our development projects.

They develop on iOS, Android, and the web, and they use Kotlin, Swift, and React JS for app development and InVision for UI/UX design.

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with a graphic designer, a technical manager, a project manager, an iOS developer, an Android developer, and a React developer from Saritasa.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in August 2021, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The primary success metric is the time to market  — it's only taken us 10-11 months from proof of concept to market.

How did Saritasa perform from a project management standpoint?

Saritasa has performed well in terms of project management. We work in sprints, and they’re great at not biting off more than they can chew in one sprint, not going over budget, and establishing manageable expectations.

Aside from that, Saritasa follows all the modern DevOps practices. Generally, before we launch a product, we test it through three or four different stages. The Saritasa team follows best practices with Crashlytics and logging and is very thorough about checking and responding to events. Because of this, we have very limited exposure to bugs and crashes. 

We use Jira for task management, and we communicate through Zoom and Slack. They’re very communicative — we’re in constant contact with their developers and have weekly Zoom calls with the project management team.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I’m most impressed with Saritasa’s flexibility. We have our own engineering practices within our company, and they are really flexible about working with our mentality and adapting to and following our established processes.

We also appreciate how thorough and technically savvy they are.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t have anything negative or constructive to say about Saritasa. We’ve worked really well together and have a very transparent relationship.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

The more transparent and open you are with them, the easier and more efficient the whole process is going to be.