Vangwe

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Project Manager of CSI

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Engineering consulting.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Software development

SOLUTION

How did you find Vangwe?

Referral

Why did you select Vangwe over others?

Good value for cost

How many teammates from Vangwe were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Develop a module for an application.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project was completed on time and with very good quality.

I also highlight the productive exchange generated during the development process and the demonstrated ability to adapt to changes.

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

Deliverables arrived on time and fit the project scope.

What was your primary form of communication with Vangwe?

Virtual Meeting

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

Their ability to adapt to changes and offer solutions to challenges was impressive.

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

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BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Product Innovation of a SaaS company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

SaaS in fintech

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• High level design of APIs
• Documentation of APIs
• Design and development of Developer Portal

SOLUTION

How did you find Vangwe?

Referral

Why did you select Vangwe over others?

Good value for cost

How many teammates from Vangwe were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

• Develop a new Developers Portal
• API documentation for new products.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project deliverable was launched on time and with the agreed-upon scope and quality.

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

They responded very well and proactively to our needs. They offered sufficient rounds of review and improvements. The project was delivered on time.

What was your primary form of communication with Vangwe?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They’re proactive in keeping up the development pace and suggesting best practices for the deliverable design.

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

Nothing that comes to my mind.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of Gish Global LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Gish Global LLC is a marketing performance consultancy that provides strategic consulting and analytics services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Build MVP of analytics app

SOLUTION

How did you find Vangwe?

Referral

Why did you select Vangwe over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Vangwe were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Developed MVP of analytics software app, including: front-end, back-end connecting to data database, and project management.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Completed MVP build on-time, on-budget and front-end matched the product designs well.

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

Great level of communication and project management. Fluid communications and pro-active about unknowns, questions and closing out open items.

What was your primary form of communication with Vangwe?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Overall, they were a pleasure to work with. They delivered a great product according to my expectations.

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

No, everything went smooth and on-time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CoFounder & CEO of CajaLegado

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

CajaLegado is a digital platform that enables users to create virtual legacy boxes, preserving and sharing valuable memories, messages, and speccial content with loved ones, ensuring a lasting impact beyond their lifetime.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Design, develop and deploy the webapp of CajaLegado
• Provide ongoing technical support and maintenance for the webapp
• Implement feedback to enhance and optimize the platform's features and UX
• Ensure the scalability and security of the platform as engagement grows

SOLUTION

How did you find Vangwe?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select Vangwe over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Vangwe were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Vangwe has been engaged to design, develop, and deploy the web application, focusing on delivering an user-friendly experience. In addition to creating the initial platform, Vangwe provides ongoing technical support, ensuring prompt resolution of any issue. The scope also involves integrating feedback to enhance features and optimize the overall user experience. Their responsibilities extend to ensuring scalability and security and preparing the platform for increased user engagement. 
Regular maintenance and updates are part of the deliverables, so as to ensure Cajalegado remains at the forefront of technological standards and user expectations for the long term. As a summary of key deliverables, I can include a fully functional and aesthetically pleasing webapp, timely bug fixes and technical support, feature enhancements based on feedback and a secure, scalable, and well-maintained platform for the long term.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The measurable outcomes involve the successful launch of the landing page and web application, deliberated by user engagement metrics, positive feedback, and technical performance indicators.

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

Vangwe demonstrated excellent project management, consistently delivering items on time. Their responsiveness to our needs is exceptional, going beyond expectations. They proactively contribute and suggest valuable ideas based on their experience, enhancing the overall project outcome.

What was your primary form of communication with Vangwe?

In-Person Meeting

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

What stands out the most about Vangwe is their strong company culture, which emphasizes a collaborative and enjoyable working environment. Their team not only demonstrates technical expertise but also outstands in listening and understanding our needs, ensuring a tailored and effective approach to the project.

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

While acknowledging that there's always room for improvement in any project, I must congratulate Vangwe for consistently meeting our expectations from the project's inception. They approached the work as if it were their own, demonstrating solid commitment at every stage. If I were to suggest an area for potential enhancement, it might involve more robust support during the design phase. However, we effectively addressed this by collaboratively managing the tasks with both their team and ours.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Legal Affairs of an other industries company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We're a MedTech AI-powered company dedicated to the development of transformational and innovative technologies for the modern healthcare sector. The company’s artificial intelligence-enhanced diagnostic profiles provide a solid basis to monitor mental wellbeing and enable advances in medical diagnoses.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Improvement of platforms
• Support to our tech team

SOLUTION

How did you find Vangwe?

Referral

Why did you select Vangwe over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Vangwe were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Vangwe focused on providing DevOps support for our mental health platforms that require data-gathering particularly on the responses from users, and designed the company's website for it to be more attractive for users, being able to show in an easy manner the complexities of a Med-Tech company.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Vangwe was able to take ownership of a very big platform and quickly make and deploy the necessary changes that our business needed.

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

All items were delivered on time and everyone in the team responded professionally and promptly each time

What was your primary form of communication with Vangwe?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Young team with great working skills and comitted to getting the job done, even among difficulties presented by dated platforms

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

None that I can think of

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the General manager of Tailored Logistics Services

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

FREIGHT FORWARDER

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• CREATE A RELIABLE SOFTWARE TO HANDLE INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS
• MAKE THE SOFTWARE INTERACT WITH ALL USERS TO SIMPLIFY TASKS

SOLUTION

How did you find Vangwe?

Referral

Why did you select Vangwe over others?

Company values aligned

How many teammates from Vangwe were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Creation of Customs On Line software tofollow uo international freghts.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Testing the softeware continusly,with a strong compromise to sort every dificulty.

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

They delivered thing on time and their responses were excellent.

What was your primary form of communication with Vangwe?

Virtual Meeting

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

Quick and continuos response. They showed a great capacity to understand our needs and sort out every difficulty

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

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Integrations of Paydock

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Orchestrating payment gateways

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Integrate payment gateways
• Build internal functionality
• Integrate Apple/Google pay

SOLUTION

How did you find Vangwe?

Referral

Why did you select Vangwe over others?

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

What was the size of Vangwe’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

It was a task to integrate payment gateways and payment wallets into the platform, like Stripe, Paypal, Apple/Google pay etc. It was about 10+ integrations and modifications done by the team, including solution designs documentation etc.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Feature implemented by the team are used by key clients

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

They always deliver on time and understand our needs.

What was your primary form of communication with Vangwe?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

• Fit company values and culture
• Always ready to help with anything.
• Easy to communicate with

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

Provide not only developers but QA and managers

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the VP IT of Monnet Payments

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We build e-commerce payments solutions to facilitate financial and digital inclusion throughout LATAM.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Grow our development team
• Build the bases for Data Analysis

SOLUTION

How did you find Vangwe?

• Referral

Why did you select Vangwe over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Vangwe were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We consume two types of services from Vangwe:

• IT Staff Augmentation (3 developers): We use this service for differents projects inside the company but the main purpouse is the service is the cretion of a new platform for the services that Monnet Provides.
• Data architect (consulting services): Develop a data warehouse to provide preprocessed information to our BI team to build dashboards.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We work with Scrum methodology, every sprint has a working deliverable.

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

The projects were deliverable on time, according to the estimates provided.

What was your primary form of communication with Vangwe?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The good predisposition of all the Vangwe's members.

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

Follow-up of their team members to check if their skills are the required to accomplish the project.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CTO of a stealth mode Fintech startup company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed to build a POC to validate our initial ideas about our product.

SOLUTION

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

We got good referrals and the team made a good impression when we interviewed them.

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

The POC included two different systems, the first was a simple version of our product, implemented as two services: a backend that was developed with node.js and a frontend in react. The second system was a data-gathering tool also implemented in node.js.

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

There were 3 people on the team: 2 were developers (one was senior) and a project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The POC was developed successfully and allowed us to push forward with our company plans.

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

The project management style was great, with two sync meetings per week and ongoing communication by email and slack. And more important, everything was effectively communicated, and the team had a great attitude during the engagement.

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

Their ability to deliver what was agreed upon without any drama.

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

Nothing come to mind.