SPLIT Development - Shopify Plus Agency

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Founder of e-commerce agency

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SPLIT Development, LLC, and what were your goals?

Developping specific modules for our custom theme

SOLUTION

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

Great communication service, speaks french, great organisation

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 objectives of the project. We gave them mockups and wireframes, and discussed about the technical specs with the devs from their team. They delivered the project in time and with a good quality of code.

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

A project manager and 2 developpers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The development was well executed and the UX was increased on the website.

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

Weekly meetings, they use Figma/Jira, we were advised about the delay

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

The team had a good sense of service and coding quality.

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

there were several versions of the quotation

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We're a consultancy firm based in Milan, Italy. I'm the CTO/COO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SPLIT Development, LLC, and what were your goals?

Develop a Shopify website over tight timings and unclear/changing project scope.

SOLUTION

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

I ran an interview and reviewed portfolio. Great cost/quality ratio.

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

Ecommerce, Shopify

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

3

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Their team consisted of pixel perfectionists and independent thinkers, and they had strong project management skills.

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

Communication on Slack, project organised by weekly deliveries

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

Micro interaction/animation. They made them even if in a first instance our design team didn't think about them. We greatly appreciated the extra-effort.

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

In the first phase of the project, overall project management was not easy, then the company replaced the PM and everything went smoothly.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a web designer in my own little studio.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SPLIT Development, LLC, and what were your goals?

Shopify development.

SOLUTION

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

Intuition.

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

Development of a complete Shopify store.

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

Three people: PM, Developer and QA.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project was delivered on time and at its best.

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

Very good.

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

Adherence to deadlines and proactive communication.

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

All good!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the COO of a software company in northern Sweden

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SPLIT Development, LLC?

We wanted to scale up our web page with new content and a new, improved design and needed help with creating a clean and modern user experience.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We've been collaborating with Split development since February concerning the user interface of our software Sparkfore. They have been thourough and easy to work with from the start.

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

We prepared a description of the web pages and had a meeting to discuss it. The vendor started working immediately and sent us updates reguarly until we had a final result.

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

We had contact with their project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The designs are great - creative, user-friendly and clean and we are happy with the results! We are currently developing the web page and are eager to launch and learn the customers' feedback.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had an effective workflow, primarily via email.

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

They worked fast, and they were responsive. They were also keen and creative.

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

Not for this assignment.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CDO at Biocoiff' Paris

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SPLIT Development, LLC?

Website Design / UX / UI / Art Direction

SOLUTION

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

Reasonable cost, fast delivery, good communcation

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

Brief Feedback Delivery

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

2 people worked on the project

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Website is perfect, we increased conversion rate

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Really great.

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

Their reactivity was most impressive.

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

Nope

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a co-founder of a technology startup. We use video analytics to help property owners and municipalities maintain control of their parking lots.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SPLIT Development, LLC, and what were your goals?

I created my original website myself, and it lacked the professional style I desired. The project goal was to design a new look and feel for the site.

SOLUTION

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

I selected Split Development based on the previous work I reviewed in their portfolio.

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

We started off with a design, and once approved, move to develop the front-end of the website. I was very impressed with the communication and development tools (Slack, Invis, TopTracker, etc.) they Split Development used throughout the entire process.

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

We worked with a project manager, a salesperson, and a designer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It's too soon to share feedback from users, but the project was complete quickly and exceeded my expectations.

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

As previously mentioned, the communications tools really help keep the project moving.

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

Split Development operates in a very professional manner, which ensured a satisfied customer.

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

Split did a great job; I would change a thing.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

A UK based childrens clothing brand.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SPLIT Development, LLC?

We hired Split development to rebuild our e-commerce website for the UK, USA and Europe

What were your goals for this project?

To build three e-commerce sites with the goal of selling into the UK, EU and USA with a focus on direct to consumer.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Their knowledge and experience with our chosen platform.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They created three e-commerce pages for us to sell into different locations as well as linking our warehouses for distribution.

What was the team composition?

The project involved 3-4 people made up of a project lead and developers. The project was completely quickly and the task were very professional. Would 100% recommend.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Very few bugs were discovered and the website customer experience works very well.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Yes, very professional. No complaints or concerns.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The speed to complete tasks and the quality of the work undertaken were impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement?

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm currently serving as a consultant for a startup in the healthcare sector. As an external consultant I advised the company on their website and took care of the implementation of the strategy.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SPLIT Development, LLC?

SPLIT helped us to developed the website.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal was to have an outstanding website, which would be remembered by investors and early clients.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

SPLIT provided us with references that proofed their skills in the field of webdevelopment.

Describe the project in detail.

We provided SPLIT with designs which they adequately realised.

What was the team composition?

SPLIT provided us with developer resources.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

My client and I were very happy with the results of SPLIT.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

-

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Ivan did an amazing job as a project manager.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Sometimes a little bit more attention to details and keeping an overview of all the open tasks. But all in all, Split did a great job!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the co-founder of Mindhyve, a digital agency dedicated to creating bespoke digital experiences for clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SPLIT Development, LLC?

User Experience UI Design Frontend Web Development

What were your goals for this project?

I wanted to get a creative, modern and professional landing website for a new mobile product I have developed for a client. I wanted it to be minimal, responsive and needed a world class website delivered in a short timeline.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I put the job up on a freelancer portal where Ivan from Split Development applied for the job. After shortlisting a few developers, I found Split to be the most suitable for my job with the skills they had, previous case studies and good communication during the interview process.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The understood my requirements and created quick wireframes for me. After that they created great designs for my landing website. Once I approved on the design and the experience, they developed the HTML for the site and it works perfectly on desktops and mobile phones.

What was the team composition?

I had a project manager, 1 designer and 1 developer assigned to the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It helped me complete my project and my client was very happy with the work delivered. It helped enhance my reputation as providing world class work to my customers.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

It was perfect, I had to only coordinate with Ivan and he took care of everything.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They had great communication.  I always felt like I was in capable hands and never had any worries during the project.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Not really, I enjoy working with Ivan and hope to work with Split in other projects as I trust their work and highly recommend them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Syrena communications Is a full range advertising agency based in warsaw and wroclaw

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SPLIT Development, LLC?

To create (develop two landing pages)

What were your goals for this project?

To build fast and precisely two pages according to design.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We had experience to work before.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Vendor company analysed given task and based on designs offered time and price. After agreement they have developed web pages after seeing first draft we gave comments and they were applied to existing drafts.

What was the team composition?

I am not sure I was introduced with full team but I had communication with project manager and front end developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Not yet, it’s to early to analyze KPIs

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Their project management was quite effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Timing, and 24/7 online response.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Can’t recall any.