SHORE teams

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of our business in real estate software. We have a platform for the sale of new-built homes for the larger real estate agencies in the Netherlands.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SHORE teams?

We had a small development team. And were looking to extend the team. We experienced it to be very difficult to find good developers in Groningen (Netherlands). We did in a fact a lot to find the right candidates, but this didn't work out.

SOLUTION

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

We were already looking for 2 months. When we got in touch with SHORE teams, within one month we spoke to a few companies and had an agreement to start.

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

SHORE teams dived into our requirements, came up with a few partners and guided us to find the best one for our situation.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

SHORE teams had a really good process of selecting the right partner. We found a senior candidate there that was already familiar with the market and tech stack.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Within a month we found the solutions we were looking for. A wonderful senior developer having knowledge of our market and in our technology stack. Besides that, and I didn't expect that, the partner added a lot of knowledge and experience. They really improved our methodologies and the way we work. We really loved this external expertise. The productivity is much higher now. Plus: the in-house developers really love this new energy.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It went very smooth from the beginning.

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

I'm impressed with their expertise in software development, the network SHORE teams has and the speed they bring in to extend our development team.

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

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm CEO of a white label turnkey solution for customer onboarding encompasses identity verification, risk assessment, digital signatures and payments.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had zero technical knowledge, so it was hard to find the right vendor with a proven track record at the right quality/price. We asked SHORE teams to help us with this process.

SOLUTION

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

SHORE teams introduced 4 partners. One of these, a partially dutch-polish partner was able to come up with a wonderful lead developer to build on. Their services were exactly what we needed.

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

After selection of the partner, SHORE teams advised us to do a kick off meeting with this partner. We were impressed with the passion of the team, the nice spots in the city (we visited them in Krakow) and the start of their intense and productive collaboration. As our COO Lisandro Aguilar (SignD) stated “We were made for each other”. After a period of time we decided to scale the team significantly. Lisandro: “we received super support from Leo and the team here”. With Leo, he meant the CEO of the partner company. “Even with the new team members, it was very smooth and extremely productive from the beginning.”

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

We were mostly in touch with the backoffice and CEO of SHORE teams. At partner's side we build an end-to-end team with frontend, backend, product owner, QA, etc.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team was able to do a great job. “This is only something we can have managed through proper communication. If you have a good basis for communication, it’s just like if the people would sit next to you in another room.” We managed to raise US$ 1.2M funding; during COVID19 times and grow the team to 11 developers.

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

Since we were unexperienced in this field, we hired Lisandro to be our technical backbone. He was in touch with the team + we used Jira and Slack to communicate on a daily basis.

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

By means of thoroughly knowing your contacts, SHORE teams matched our needs and preferences with what is being offered by dev studios. In the background, they provide confidence through recommending reliable matches. Besides that they gave us a pool of recommendations.

For that reason we chose the partner they recommended to us and we could not have been happier. In the end, I believe that we have learned our lesson not to ever think of going for any dev before first checking with them :- )

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

There isn't anything they need to improve on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Sustragil – a subsidiary of BASF (the global chemical market leader), founded in 2018 and headquartered in Münster, Germany – is a digital assistant in product safety. It takes over the manual entry of information from safety data sheets into your systems for you. The cloud-based software supports the use and exchange of product safety data along the supply chain. Through automated data collection and uncomplicated data transfer to other IT systems, Sustragil reduces your workload, helps you to achieve agile processes and increase your transparency. I'm co-founder of this subsidiary

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SHORE teams?

We had an urgent need for developers. Since the lead developer was burning out he decided to resign after some other developers left, their development team fell apart. Moreover, BASF gave a hard deadline to deliver an crucial mile stone by end 2021. Therefore, Sustragil hired 1 really strong lead developer to start with. Thereafter we needed 1 EHS specialist, 4 back end (JAVA 8, Spring, AWS, PostgreSQL, Docker, etc) and 2 front end developers (React.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, HTML) and 1 QA automation specialist.

SOLUTION

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

Although all 4 introduced partners were a great fit, the Ukrainian partner won the deal. They were able to provide a really strong lead developer within a matter of days which impressed the MT of Sustragil. After this first great step, Sustragil together with the partner grew the team with other experienced developers.

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

Originally the demand was for a Polish team. However since the Polish lead developer left, Sustragil was open to other Eastern European options as well. Time zone alignment and the quality aspect were most important (having tight delivery deadlines). So, we were looking for real senior/expert people and weren’t open for a team of mixed seniorities at that stage.

The goal and hard requirement was to have a new development team in place in 6-8 weeks. Otherwise BASF would pull the plug. Obviously this gave a lot of pressure to the management team and to SHORE teams to accomplish this.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

SHORE teams introduced Sustragil to 4 partners:

• one European wide partner
• one Dutch-Indian partner
• one Ukrainian partner
• one from Portugal

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

SHORE teams managed to find us a magnificent team within the set time frame!

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It's was absolutely tremendous. We started with a truely strong tech lead. Really taking the lead over the project. After that, the rest of the team followed and performed above expectations.

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

Their service was really tremendous. When we told them our problems they said: "that's something I can handle and I'm gonna solve that for you." And although we had a very tight time window of 4 to 8 weeks, they held their promise. Now we have a successful dev team in place. They have delivered what they promised, and that's absolutely great!

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

None I can think of.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I'm an executive at Robotica Accounting

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Robotica accounting is the young and dynamic, full-service administration office for entrepreneurs. Our customer portfolio contains customers with different legal forms and organizations of varying sizes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire SHORE teams to accomplish?

• Hire a developer

SOLUTION

How did you find SHORE teams?

Online Search

Why did you select SHORE teams over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from SHORE teams were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

We need an experienced developer to develop on the Thinkwise low-code platform. 

• Candidate needs to have 3-5 years development experience. 
• Candidate should have experience with SQL servers + .NET backend development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We found a suitable developer within a few days

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

Yes, they were very knowledgeable and knew exactly what to ask and what they needed to know.

What was your primary form of communication with SHORE teams?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I’m impressed with the speed of candidate delivery. And the quality/relevancy of them.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

 I am the Owner of an information technology company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We help organisations in their digital transition towards the world of tomorrow

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire SHORE teams to accomplish?

• We needed an affordable PHP developer
• We needed the candidate to start a.s.a.p.

SOLUTION

How did you find SHORE teams?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select SHORE teams over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from SHORE teams were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

For another company my co-founder is involved in, he already screened a good candidate for us. We asked if we could interview this candidate as well. And at the end we decided to start working with him as well.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We found a suitable candidate within 2 weeks. And maybe even more important: within our limited budget.

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

Yes, absolutely. SHORE teams showed to be very professional with their process. Besides that we could feel they're very knowledgeable and have a magnificent network.

What was your primary form of communication with SHORE teams?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The ability to understand our requirements and come up with the exact matching candidate.

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

-

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive at (a/an) Information technology

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Peopletrack is the full service provider in the field of the AFAS Profit suite. We are a certified AFAS partner and with about 25 AFAS Profit Experts we help organizations throughout the Netherlands to get the most out of AFAS Profit.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire SHORE teams to accomplish?

• We needed a strong developer to help us work on a AFAS application
• We'd like to hire the absolute best candidate within our budget

SOLUTION

How did you find SHORE teams?

• Other

Why did you select SHORE teams over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

What was the size of SHORE teams’s team?

1 Employee

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

The chosen developer needs to work on the further development of an application based on the AFAS suite.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• We got a few candidates suggested and hired 1 within 2 weeks.

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

Yes. They very well understood what we needed and came up with excellent options.

What was your primary form of communication with SHORE teams?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email
• Messaging App

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

Their promptness, quality, and dedication are impressive.

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

-

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Development Team Lead of Linakis Digital

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We handle some of the most inspiring digital transformation projects. We provide world-class user experience and digitalization services, including digital strategy, UX service design, web & app development, and customer analytics.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire SHORE teams to accomplish?

• We needed a Java dev on the short term.
• We'd like to explore the option to hire devs from contractors.

SOLUTION

How did you find SHORE teams?

Other

Why did you select SHORE teams over others?

High ratings, Good value for cost, Other

What was your primary form of communication with SHORE teams?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

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

Developer candidate works on an existing and expanding project with an existing team for a long term international client.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• We found a wonderful developer candidate within a week
• We've already extended collaboration with this developers for 3 times now.
• Developer was provided well within our budget.

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

We're in touch directly with the developer. For PM we use our Jira and the dev works on that.

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

The quality and pace of SHORE teams' search. They're able to find us outstanding candidates in just days.

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

There's nothing they need to improve on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of our SaaS company. We provide newsletter software.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

To start with we needed 2 PHP/Laravel developers. Later on we needed a Site Reliability Engineer as well.

SOLUTION

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

SHORE teams came up with a few candidates and we picked the ones we'd like to interview.

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

We needed to increase our development capacity since our product backlog was overloaded. Therefore we decided to explore outstaffing possiblities. These developers work on further development of our platform, including some new features.

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

I spoke to the AM of most introduced partners + the CCO of SHORE teams. Furthermore I've been in touch with someone from backoffice.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We had the first developers in place in 2/3 weeks. Never expected it to be that fast.

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

We have a quite informal approach. Everyone is equal. And can bring in ideas. We work with Slack, Jira, email mostly.

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

The quality and relevancy of the provided candidates are impressive. Most of the candidates have been in similar projects already + have the tech stack we work asked for.

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

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a Manager at this company. We empower customers to find the products they want faster and with greater ease.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SHORE teams?

We needed 2 frontend (React) developers and 1 QA tester. These devs needed to be senior. QA could be junior/mid-level.

SOLUTION

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

SHORE teams promised us to come up with candidates within days. In 2-3 days we already had a magnificent list of suitable candidates.

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

Developers are working on further development of the platform. For instance on the UX, sales and dynamic messaging, etcetera.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

SHORE teams came up with a list of candidates. We selected candidates from 3 partners. Did interviews + a follow up meeting with their CTO and account manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The selection SHORE teams made was already highly relevant. Besides that the questions of the winning partner were great. Plus they were flexible with resources, were good and fast and straight forward with the contract. All in all, the process went very smoothly.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It went flawless and they came up with excellent candidates sooner than expected.

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

Speed and relevancy/quality of their talent.

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

Rates are getting higher, as well in Eastern Europe. However, we were fully aware of that before we started this process.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm Manager Business Operations and IT at the dutch division of our company in financial services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SHORE teams?

I needed one API developer for the biggest B2C market place in the Netherlands.

SOLUTION

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

Before we got in touch with SHORE teams, we had limited and/or expensive options for hiring developers. SHORE teams was able to help by bringing us in contact with other professional parties, and thereby broadened our options.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

The API developer needed to connect tens of external services to the market place we work for.

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

I was in touch with partner's account manager, CTO and from SHORE teams' side with the CEO and someone from back office.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

SHORE teams was professional, fast and concrete in their communication and actions, and have a superb network of global development partners.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

SHORE teams understood exactly what we needed. I would absolutely recommend their company and services.

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

The speed, but as well the superb network they have.

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

Nothing I can think of.