WhizzBridge

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Anatomic Iron Inc

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Anatomic Iron Inc is a world class Structural Steel Detailing company that provides shop fabrication drawings and erection plans for complex steel structures in North America and the world.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Develop an online timesheet system
• Develop and online employee coordination system

SOLUTION

How did you find WhizzBridge?

email received

Why did you select WhizzBridge over others?

Impressed with their presentation and capabilities

How many teammates from WhizzBridge were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Whizzbridge migrated our existing employee timesheet and HR system from a microsoft access server hosted environment to an online environment available through a website portal. They completed all SQL programming for the timesheet database to successfully record daily staff time spent on our projects according to our existing timesheet codes. They also completed the creation of our complex reports required for daily and monthly reporting to financial and project management teams to ensure successful completion of our detailing projects.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The timesheet system, along with the reporting interfaces and the employee HR system was built successfully and launched on time. Everything produced by Whizzbridge was in accordance with the scope of work outlined at the start of the project and they did a fabulous job. I was very impressed with their speed and quality of work, they delivered on their commitments and I have no reservations about recommending them for your technology development project.

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

Their project management is very good. Both Shafqat and Wasim were always available for discussion on the project, they kept me well informed on progress of the team and delivered as promised.

What was your primary form of communication with WhizzBridge?

Email or Messaging App

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

Whizzbridge has a high level of capability in technology and software development. They were able to deliver on our complex technology needs and prepared software in accordance with our design requests that was complex and well functioning.

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

No. They knocked it out of the park.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Product of the company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Nursing Home Analytics Platform

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Review current tech stack
• Recommend new tech stack
• Provide implementation plan

SOLUTION

How did you find WhizzBridge?

• Referral

Why did you select WhizzBridge over others?

• Good value for cost
• Understanding of our goals

What was the size of WhizzBridge’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

We asked WhizzBridge to help us with the first phase of a system overhaul for our entire stack. We asked them to review our application, pipeline and current stack, then to research solutions and make several recommendations for a stack of software to help us with ETL, data lake/warehouse and a semantic layer to feed an application layer. We also asked for a rough implementation plan of the top recommended solution.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• In addition to regular status meetings and reports over this short engagement, WB delivered an inventory of our current data sources, a detailed presentation on the six recommended options, and a short implementation plan. We measured success by comparing the recommendations against our own prior and concurrent research, by looking into each proposed technology and assessing it for fit against our goals.

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

Project management was timely and effective, we were never waiting on the team for deliverables or clarifications. We were also able to be very open and honest with the team about our goals, budget and availability.

What was your primary form of communication with WhizzBridge?

• Virtual Meeting

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

The WB team really took the time to understand both where we're at and where we want to go. It isn't easy to put yourself into the mind of a totally different company with its own weird unique past, and this team did a great job of climbing into our heads.

They took the time to review all of our interfaces, our database structure, etc., and did many careful re-reads of our original RFP, asking insightful questions along the way to figure out what we wanted. They stayed on meetings as long as it took to get into the details from us, or to explain their thought process and recommendations. Simply put, they GOT IT.

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

The appearance and delivery of the deliverables may not have been as polished as we were expecting, but ultimately the content is all that matters and that was solid.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Our company provide technology consulting, including infrastructure solutions to clients in Azerbaijan, USA & UK. I work here as an online marketing consultant.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our website needed a design to revamp with added functionalities both at the front-end and back-end. We wanted to link it to our existing CRM and generate leads.

SOLUTION

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

We read reviews about whizzbridge company online and then contacted their sales consultant. After the initial discovery call, we were very satisfied with their suggestions and experience.

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

The scope was as follows:

• Revamp the UX/UI of our website
• Restructure the sitemap to make it better adapted per Google's requirements
• Add more functionalities online
• Link website to existing CRM
• Develop the website with front-end editing capabilities

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

We had a team of 4 people working with us:

• Project consultant
• UX/UI executive
• Senior Web developer
• Customer success manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

After launching the new site our GT Metrix performance score improved to 91%, and LCP (Largest Contentful Paint) reduced to 852ms. The overall website experience improved massively. Organic monthly traffic improved as well.

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

The WB team was very organized throughout the project. They updated on progress regularly and informed well in time if there were any changes in the action plan. We mainly communicated through slack, email & Trello.

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

I was happy with the transparency I had throughout the project. My customer success manager assured me that all products delivered were up to standard.

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

I cannot say anything in particular maybe they can add Asana to their project management/communication tools since my team is very familiar with it. Frankly, Trello was also easy to learn.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We're a Market Research company and my role there is VP of Engineering.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had an existing platform that was already in production for several year. It was missing a web-interface that enables our team to configure frequently changing settings. WhizzBridge helped us to create such an interface after taking our requirements during the discovery phase.

SOLUTION

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

We liked WhizzBridge's honest offer and solution. They did not try to create something bigger as we need at this point. Instead they suggested a simple, straight forward solution that works and can be extended into something bigger going forward.

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

We started with the discovery phase during which we showed WhizzBridge our existing platform and explained how it currently works. We also provided the database schema and some documentation about this platform. From there we defined our requirements and goal for the project at hand. The technology included Laravel, PHP, MariaDB, NGinx, and according libraries.

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

We were mainly in contact with the project manager and the technical developers directly. That way the communciation was easy and fast during each sprint.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The feedback from our team that is using the provided solution is satisfied and happy to start using it. The provided features and functions are working help our Product Team to be more independent going forward.

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

Their agile project management style had the right mix between planning, fixed goal, and flexibility reaching those goals. The communication was easy and uncomplicated. We used email, online-meetings, and an issue-tracker to communicate.

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

The flexibility, friendly communication, price, support, and deliverables are incredible.

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

Some features like the Password Reset did not work when we first installed it on our test environment but it was addressed and fixed fast.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Founder and CEO at Club Passport, based in Kansas City, Our product helps clubs with training their staff to provide the best service in the industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had a mobile app previously built by another vendor. I had a long list of enhancements, upgrades and new features which I wanted to implement but could not do so due to limitations from the vendor who originally developed my mobile and web application.

SOLUTION

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

Whizzbridge had been on my radar as a potential provider, for many months. They were always responsive and professional to my queries and when I interviewed them they seemed to go the extra mile while understanding my project. Their communications skills and followup were excellent

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

Whizzbridge team took over the codebase from my previous vendor, identified the issues and shortcomings of previous code, and worked in a very timely manner to reuse previous code and add new code where required, to deliver the new app within committed timelines.

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

Two team members. One on the backend database structure and another developer on the App UI

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I had a tight deadline for a tradeshow that I needed to launch new version. They met the deadline with clean and functional code with 3,5 months time

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

Weekly meetings with the team to first discuss the existing code and then discussions on functionality of the code. Additionally developed a new UI for the App, including many new navigational features

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

The weekly meetings were always productive. They were responsive to changes that came up mid-project and still kept on pace.

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

I just wish I would have found them sooner

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a medium sized non-profit serving individuals and families in the autism community. I am the IT Director.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire WhizzBridge?

We had many issues with Salesforce Apex classes that had not been fixed and were referencing an object that would be deprecated. A previous developer promised to fix this, but did not. As such, many classes were broken and we did not know. Whizzbridge was able to assign a resource and get us help quickly and effectively.

SOLUTION

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

We met with them and others. However, there was something about the Whizzbridge people that just felt "right". They were honest, humble, polite and helpful. We love them.

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

We scoped out what we needed, they went through and gave us a scope of work and estimates, and began. We then moved to a T&M model of help with them which has been great. We plan to continue working with them in the future as an additional resource.

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

3 people - the original Project manager/salesperson, a lead developer to scope out the project, and an actual developer. We only paid for hours from the actual developer who worked on the issue (not the other two people).

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were quoted an hourly rate and they stuck with that and worked within the timeframe we expected.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Extremely. They were willing to do zoom/video calls, or just use IM, or email. All was simple.

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

Honestly, they felt like people we knew for 10 years.

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

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Sumdog

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Online education.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Create a new Sumdog feature

SOLUTION

How did you find WhizzBridge?

Online Search

Why did you select WhizzBridge over others?

Highly skilled software developers

How many teammates from WhizzBridge were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

What was your primary form of communication with WhizzBridge?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Sumdog delivers maths competitions to children. The Whizzbridge team updated the interface.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Incremental changes to the code base.

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

Yes. They were excellent from a project management perspective.

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

As our plans changed, they were very flexible and were able to accommodate our needs.

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

There was nothing they needed to improve on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive of Fashionnet Consulting Corp

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

we are a matchmaker between fashion brands and wholesalers

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• setup the database

SOLUTION

How did you find WhizzBridge?

they called

Why did you select WhizzBridge over others?

Good value for cost

What was the size of WhizzBridge’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

developing a database where we can make matches between two parties based on values. Whizzbridge integrated the coding and developing the XU.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• user friendly

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

developing a database where we can make matches between wholesalers and brands

What was your primary form of communication with WhizzBridge?

Virtual Meeting

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

They delivered good work.

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

none

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO/Owner of the Education Management software company RespondAbility.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to deploy an updated UI and new capabilities in our online platform.

SOLUTION

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

I've worked with WhizzBridge for a few years - but only for developer staff augmentation. The big thing that was different with this project was that we included their UI Designers and a System Architect. A huge selling point for me was having additional resources from a company I know and trust. It made the transition points between Design, Technical Architecture, and Development much smoother and easier.

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

We have a React/Ruby-on-Rails/SQL stack. The project started with a series of discovery conversations on the new functionality and a UI analysis. The WhizzBridge team then built a detailed scope and started their design work.

We had a series of design conversations where they presented a series of prototypes - the team was excellent about delivering on time and incorporating feedback. Once we had a final design, the UI Team handed it over to the Technical Architect, who then broke everything into a series of trackable tasks.

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

We had a team of five: Account Manager/Project Manager Two UI Designers Technical Architect/Sr. Developer Developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They delivered on-time and on-spec. We've been getting great feedback on the new UI, and we are seeing higher engagement from our customers, which I attribute directly to the new UI and feature set.

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

The team is super communicative, responsive, and transparent. I had live access to the design files, and we had short stand-ups that the team was always well prepared for.

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

High-quality work done by solid professionals. They also make staffing and finding resources easy. It wasn't on this project, but about a year ago, one of the developers we were using to augment the team unfortunately fell ill and needed to leave the project. Our Account Manager didn't miss a beat and had candidates lined up before we knew that the developer had to leave the project - they solved what could have been a big problem before I knew it was a problem.

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

Not really - when issues or problems come up (as they will in any project - especially substantial UI projects like this one), they have been outstanding about working through them - again, these guys are super communicative and responsive.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Current Chief Architect and CTO for Vitality IO. We are striving to become the single source of utility management.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our website was created over five years ago and needs a major overhaul. We don’t have enough in-house developers to change our interface to the new React frontend, so we hired from WhizzBridge to help design and build the new React interface.

SOLUTION

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

We searched online and after some interviews, we chose this vendor based on their ability to complete our requirements.

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

We had a kick-off meeting to discuss our goals and objectives to change to the React interface. From there, we delivered mock-ups and wireframes for our site a piece at a time. After a few iterations, this team has designed and developed a great beginning React site.

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

We are using one employee who is our major React developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

After launching our new site, we saw a lot happier base of Users.

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

We had weekly stand-ups with their employee as well as communication through Slack.

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

Their employee has been top-notch.

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

None that I can think of at this time.