Sigma Square

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Pascalle

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

A creative strategy studio and technology hub

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Sigma Square to accomplish?

• Machine Learning Algos
• AWS architecture
• Mobile App

SOLUTION

How did you find Sigma Square?

Online Search

Why did you select Sigma Square over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Sigma Square were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

We partnered with Sigma Square to create a next gen mobile application. We started by tackling a machine learning problem running scientific experiments, and eventually transitioned to productizing around the ML solution.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Functional application.
• Varifiable ML results.
• Robust AWS infrastructure 

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

We have a joint slack channel with regular communication and have a seemless relationship. It is wonderful working with them, the ML challenges we face and some of the engineering activities are novel and as such, our timelines have required flexibility. Overall these guys are terrific, it's a joy working with them

What was your primary form of communication with Sigma Square?

Virtual Meeting

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

They have the ability to help solve problems and the resiliency to continue attacking challenges with no obvious solutions. 

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

More coherent project management such as JIRA tickets would put many minds at ease. The work gets done but the larger a project the more important it is to make sure everyone is accountable and that nothing slips through the cracks.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the president of Rothbright Inc., an advertising and marketing company. We provide productivity software, data analytics, and digital marketing services to help businesses lower customer acquisition costs, reduce operational expenses, and drive profitability and growth.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Sigma Square?

We needed to build software using AWS.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Sigma Square has built an end-to-end e-commerce platform, a financial services application, and AI-focused applications. The team has handled development, deployment, and ongoing support. Another team has handled the design.

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with two teammates from Sigma Square.

How did you come to work with Sigma Square?

Someone referred Sigma Square to me. I chose them over other options because they had high ratings, their pricing fit our budget, they offered good value for the cost, and their company values aligned with ours.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Sigma Square in January 2022, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’ve got successful and stable software with 99.9% uptime, an eight-hour SLA on bug fixes, and growth from six initial users to 226 users.

How did Sigma Square perform from a project management standpoint?

Sigma Square has delivered on time with incredible effort to hit deadlines. We communicate via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, and email or messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Sigma Square’s communication is a really strong attribute. I’m also impressed by their commitment to delivering outcomes.

Are there any areas they could improve?

There’s nothing they need to improve.