WP Kraken

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Tour operator - CEO

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire MPC?

We worked to develop a custom payment integration for our website and our bank.

What were your goals for this project?

We needed a custom payment integration for our website and our bank since the plugins were not compatible with our theme

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

They have also developed the theme we use

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Full custom payment gateway design, implementation, installment and error fixes

What was the team composition?

We worked with 3 people

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

the solution we needed, enables our customers to purchase directly from us, empowering our direct sales

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

They have been very responsive during the whole procedure and provided full support before, during and after the job was done.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Support

Are there any areas for improvement?

None everything works great

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of an analysis firm for automotive markets.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire MPC?

We hired MPC for a java application for an existing Wordpress website. The goal was to programm a standalone app for visualizing automotive data. The application required to be responsive from a user perspective and dynamic with respect to underlying data gathering and filtering.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We chose MPC based on our good experience from an earlier coding project.

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

The project consisted of the following steps:

1. Presentation of prototype application to MPC
2. Discussion with MPC about the suggested implementation (Java, WordPress, Add-ins)
3. Definition of implementation steps, milestones, and timeline
4. Programming work by MPC team
5. Regular project reviews

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

Two experts from MPC (1 programmer and 1 project manager)

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

All project requirements were entirely met. A regular review of agreed implementation steps and a constant communication over slack was key to finish the project successfully.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Workflow was smooth, we held regular phone calls and communicated with their team over slack.

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

Experienced set-up with respect to remote project implementation work. We particularly liked their high-level attention to details.

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

None that I can think of

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Co-founder of company, responsible for IT

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to create a website in WordPress where we can include an online booking application in a logged in area

SOLUTION

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

Found through web search when looking for WordPress templates

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

First step: design process based on my inputs. Second step: implementation of the design in WordPress

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

3 different project managers, one designer and one web developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

not yet

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

We communicated over slack, I received answers in a timely manner

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

I liked the price-performance-ratio and the professionalism

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

The project manager was changed twice at first (due to internal reasons), so that was inconvenient initially, but I was very happy with the third PM

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a film director and own a production company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire MPC?

We hired MPC to fix two elements of our website.

What were your goals for this project?

We needed the navigation and the visual elements to be fixed.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I have worked with them before.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They corrected the problem with coding and revision of an existing app that was deployed for us.

What was the team composition?

I worked directly with the coders.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

This makes my website move faster.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

They were effective in communicating each step.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They continue to deliver prompt and correct service.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I will continue to work with them!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a freelance web developer.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire MPC?

I need help customizing a WordPress Plugin

What were your goals for this project?

I needed to add additional functionality to a WordPress Plugin using Javascript.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

They were recommended by the Plugin Developer.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They provided Javascript Programming.

What was the team composition?

A project manager and a developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

This made it easier for the user to view where the store locations were on a Map.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The project management was excellent and communicated very well.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They got it right on the first round of development!

Are there any areas for improvement?

None that I can think of.