UMIND

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder & CEO of SolveIt

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We do tech for startups and SME's.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• We needed a full-stack node.js developer.
• To find and onboard the required developer in tight deadlines.

SOLUTION

How did you find UMIND?

Referral

Why did you select UMIND over others?

Pricing first our budget, Good value for cost, Referred to me, Other

What was the size of UMIND’s team?

1 Employee

What was your primary form of communication with UMIND?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

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

The dedicated developer was engaged in the development of the mobile app backend and the admin panel for a social network app. Specifically, he worked on such functionality as user authorization, searching, and adding friends.

Partially, he worked on the integration of the chat service, subscriptions, managing events, etc. From the admin side; user management, event management, and moderation. He also participated in the project transfer from the previous contractor to us and performed the code review.

We also have several other ongoing projects with the dedicated developers provided by UMIND.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• We were able to deliver the app to the client on time
• Our client is delighted by the quality of the solution and our work
• We onboarded this developer on two other projects

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

Their team is always online, supportive, and fast to respond. It is a pleasure to work with such an easy-going team. From our point of view, it is exactly how a true partnership should work.

As for the developer, he often performs tasks even faster than expected, in most cases fits into his estimates. He is very easy to communicate with, even for non-technical specialists.

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

Kirill (the developer we worked with) impressed us with his outstanding soft skills besides being a highly qualified professional. He delves into the project details and understands the code very quickly (including in someone else's code), extremely proactive, and sociable.

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

No, we're very delighted with this partnership.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Marketing

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Custom software development

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• hire a WordPress developer
• improve the corporate website performance
• fix bugs
• setup automation

SOLUTION

How did you find UMIND?

Online Search, Referral

Why did you select UMIND over others?

Pricing first our budget, Good value for cost

What was your primary form of communication with UMIND?

Virtual Meeting

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

For marketing we needed a skilled WordPress developer to improve the corporate website performance, fix bugs and setup automation. In summary, the project involved several tasks, including website performance improvement, bug fixing, marketing automation setup, analytics implementation, security improvement, and testing.

First, the developer reviewed the website's code, server settings, and optimized images, and other media to improve loading times. Additionally, the developer minimized HTTP requests, and compressed files to boost website speed. We had some issues with broken links, page errors, and more. It negatively impacted user experience so it also was fixed.

For marketing automation setup the developer helped us integrate various tools and technologies to ensure that these systems work seamlessly together. The same WordPress developer completed testing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Our conversion rate has increased by 2.98%
• traffic has increased by 38%
• the number of leads has grown by 75%
• the bounce rate has decreased by 50%

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

They took the time to understand my needs and goals, and worked closely with me to ensure that the developer really matches the requirements I provided. This level of collaboration and transparency made the entire process much smoother and more enjoyable.

Whenever I had a question or concern, UMIND was always quick to respond and provide helpful insights and advice. This level of responsiveness made me feel valued as a client and gave me confidence that my project was in good hands. All the tasks I set their developer delivered on time.

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

There were several factors that stood out to me. Firstly, their pricing was very competitive compared to other companies in the market. This was particularly impressive given the high level of quality they delivered across their services. Secondly, I was struck by the level of skill and expertise demonstrated by their developer. He was able to apply this knowledge to deliver outstanding results for my project.

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

I can't think of anything they needed to improve on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Engineering of (a/an) IT Services

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

International cloud and edge leader in content delivery and broadcasting, hosting, security solutions, and public cloud services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Python developers
• Strengthen our dev team

SOLUTION

How did you find UMIND?

Online Search

Why did you select UMIND over others?

Good value for cost, Referred to me

What was your primary form of communication with UMIND?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

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

We hired a python developer to strengthen our in-house team. In general, there were different tasks around maintaining the backend infrastructure of the network, including server configuration, load balancing, and database management.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Increased productivity. UMIND Python developer has expertise working with CDN systems, so he gave value to our development team that increased their productivity. Besides, we completed x2 tasks per sprint.

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

We managed their python developer directly. And there have been no misunderstandings or trouble.

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

Their deep tech expertise makes UMIND developers feel like great team players that we've added to our team. We feel like we have our remote developers rather than outsourced ones.

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

There's nothing they need to improve on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the head of the IT software developing company that provides a wide and varied spectrum of services, including end-to-end software product building.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire UMIND?

Our new large-scale project was in need of more strong and profound front-end development expertise, as well as senior-level Angular and Vue specialists.

SOLUTION

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

We considered an array of companies before making the final decision as it was crucial for us to select a solid and reliable partner for long-term cooperation. UMIND offered us the most suitable partnership terms and we were able to connect the outstaff engineers to our in-house team rather promptly.

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

UMIND team managed to integrate into our project team quickly and seamlessly. The communication process was excellent. We were properly consulted and given a bunch of solutions and advice concerning our product’s design.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

At first, 2 senior-level Angular engineers joined the team. Later on, when we were cooperating with UMIND on another project, we decided to augment our expertise by welcoming 1 Vue mid-level expert.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project was completed within the preset timeframe. During the development process, UMIND engineers demonstrated an impressive level of engagement, reliability, and agility.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The communication process didn’t see any delays. We used the Time&Material model, so all the issues were resolved quickly and efficiently.

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

UMIND developer engineers showed top-notch flexibility and professionalism. They are a really responsible team that can complete the given tasks swiftly and accurately.

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

The process of mutual cooperation was impeccable and we’ll definitely continue to work with UMIND team.