Whiz, a 10Pearls Company

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of the startup.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Whiz?

Rebuild our mobile app since it had many failures to date.

SOLUTION

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

We did research among several alternatives and chose one based on the greatest number of references and costs.

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

Creation of the app with the improvement of the design and resolution of the faults.

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

N.d.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The final app (IOS and Android) with better functionality allowed our app to be relaunched successfully. Whiz was highly professional in successfully delivering the final product.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The work was carried out mainly by their side since we do not have a tech team.

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

The quality of the service they offer and that their team is quite responsive on a day-to-day basis regarding progress and adjustments to the work plan

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

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

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a product manager within the EdTech.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Whiz provided staff augmentation services and the main goal was to enable the different environments.

SOLUTION

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

Through a cost and expertise analysis.

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

AWS

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

2

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Good results

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

Slack and whatsApp, effective response times

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

They had good response times and were cost-efficient.

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 a Partner for rational7 firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Whiz?

To re-engineer the public digital footprint of a leadership institute. 

SOLUTION

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

Acumen, time to market, previous recommedations

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

We gathered requirements from our customer in Washington DC, defined and manage expectations, setup roles for all sides and processes to maintain the availability of the digital information. Later delivered in phases, basic infra, design, management modules and QA.

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

5, Team Leader, Designer, Back and Front End

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our client was definitely satisfied with not only the deliverables, but also the communication, expectations and technical excellence of the team.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It was seamless

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

The flexibility to gather requirements from our customer and manage them to get the best of the solution.

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

None now.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a Partner and Sales Leader for North America for a digital consulting firm

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Whiz?

We hired Whiz for Web Development, Mobile development and Business Intelligence/Data Services - Hired them to augment our capacity and for UX Services for a few projects.

SOLUTION

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

Came recommended from a colleague. Factors were speed, pricing and their attitude and focus on customer service.

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

Project is confidential but it was the build out of a web application, a mobile app and several initiatives and resources in the BI/Data Intelligence, Data Science area.

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

10

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Happy end clients which at the end is the most important metric. Fast at hiring and scaling team.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Working in teams together - We supervised their resources

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

Their customer service, pricing, can-do attitude, and ability to ramp up and scale are impressive.

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

Paying attention to attrition in some markets (such as Argentina)

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CPO and the Co-Founder of MyPay. MyPay is an in-store self-checkout platform that enables consumers to do their purchases in a quicker, effective, and contactless way.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to develop a mobile App so people could make their purchases in the stores from their phones and improve the shopping experience inside the stores.

SOLUTION

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

We needed an agency specialized in e-commerce marketplace, mobile app development, and data analytics.

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

It included a research stage, UX/UI design with market references and user testing, IT Development using agile devops best practices, launch and maintenance.

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

We have 2 product managers, 2 backend developers, 2 mobile developers and 1 UX designer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

At the launch, we had a very good reception and a great user experience.

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

We hold a weekly meeting to see the progress of the deliverables. We use the Jira platform to track projects and developments that are being carried out.

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

The commitment and talent of Whiz was exceptional.

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

All good.