A2SEVEN

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the head of the IT department at the insurance company BCS Life Insurance.

For what projects/services did your company hire A2SEVEN, and what were your goals?

Initially, our collaboration with the team began with the BCS digital platform project. This is a B2B system for selling life insurance policies. Later we got involved with the A2SEVEN team in developing a personal account for clients of our insurance company. Despite the fact that these systems have long been in production, we continue to work on expanding their functionality together with A2SEVEN. For the last year and a half, we have paid special attention to the DP-policy project, this is the functionality that allowed us to enter online sales of life insurance policies through the World of Investments mobile application.

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

We have over 3 years of successful experience working with this team on various projects. The key factors have always been: high technical skills and strong management.

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

The main stages of work were:

• requirements gathering
• business and system analysis
• work planning
• development & testing
• technical support

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

At the moment we are working with a team of 12 people:

• 1 project manager
• 1 technical lead
• 8 developers
• 2 QA engineers

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

I am very pleased with my collaboration with the team - you can always feel their careful attitude towards the projects, as well as the high level of management and serious technical skills. With the development of projects with A2SEVEN, our business accomplishments are constantly increasing. In 2019, the B2B digital platform received an award in the category "Digital Platform of the Year" from the Financial Market Award "Financial Elite of Russia 2019". In the same year, the analytical agency "BusinessDrom" awarded the "Quality Mark" rating of "BCS Life Insurance" at A1 level - the highest level of quality of services and customer service.

In 2020 the rating agency "Expert RA" assigned the financial strength rating of "BCS Life Insurance" at the level ruA- (moderately high level) with a stable outlook. This rating was assigned to the insurance company for the first time. Among the main positive factors the agency singles out a confident growth rate of insurance premiums - 53.3% in January-September 2020 compared to the same period of 2019.

Moreover, since the company was founded in 2017, we have entered the top 150 and ranked 46th among Russian insurers, which was possible largely due to the rapid development of our digital products. Turnover in sales of our products is also growing, and it is even easy to trace their growth every year - in 2019 we launched sales through the B2B system, and in 2021 we launched online sales.

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

I am very comfortable interacting with A2SEVEN due to their high-quality management - the manager is always available, very quickly responds to any requests, any issues are solved in the shortest time possible. We communicate both through chats during the day and by online team calls - there are a system of meetings has been built, as we are running 3 projects simultaneously.

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

I enjoy working with people who are as interested in the success of the product as I am as a client. A2SEVEN takes projects very seriously and celebrates our success as their own.

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

For now I am more than happy with everything. By the way, the guys themselves regularly request feedback on their work, and try to promptly correct any comments or remarks.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a multi-award winning, full service advertising agency with a reputation for building enterprise apps, re-imagining digital advertising and producing innovative video content. My role as digital project director is to guide, motivate and support team members to deliver innovative digital projects.

For what projects/services did your company hire A2SEVEN, and what were your goals?

I knew that A2Seven had the skills and the drive to deliver this complex project on a short deadline.

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

Previous experience working with A2Seven to successfully deliver a similar project was a deciding factor to approach them to assist, however their quick grasp of the brief and ability to select the best

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

This project is designed to attract marketing companies to sales. The application analyzes the orientation of the company, using company data, to provide statistical data, on the basis of which the user chooses the path of further development of his enterprise. The project should lead the user to further information about the solution.

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

Full-stack developer (Andrew) Frontend developer (Tatiana) QA engineer (Roman) PM (Sabrina)

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

Not at this stage

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

Slack Email

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

They delivered the tool on time with no issues.

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

Clearer communication to confirm what technologies were going to be used.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Senior Developer at Custom Software Developer

For what projects/services did your company hire A2SEVEN, and what were your goals?

Develop custom functionalities for an existing production project.

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

We found them through internet serach.

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

They help us in all stages from draft requirements to final production implementation

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

There wer 3 people.

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

All the work was completed on time and on budget

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

• Great and fast communications • Easy requirements refine process • Excellent quality and documentation

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

Team members were very knowledgeable and was easy to work with them.

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

They really adapt to our timeline, deliverables and all tasks were done. I didn't have any issue

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am head of product working with an ecommerce company

For what projects/services did your company hire A2SEVEN, and what were your goals?

Our goal was to develop new features to our highly customized ERP which serves a fast-growing e-commerce platform, mostly on our catalog and product management systems. Development involved back end, front end, APIs, embedded graphic editor, code optimization, in a remote, agile development working method, using MEAN stack.

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

Based on interviews and tests.

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

Custom software development.

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

1 full stack developer.

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

The developer assigned to the project was exceptional, the delivery was in high level and in time, with smooth and friendly communication. We were very satisfied with the results and with the progress and definitely recommend a2seven.

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

Video calls, chats, project management tools.

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

They have good communication, high-quality work.

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

We were satisfied.

Please describe your company and your position there.

BCS Life Insurance, CTO

For what projects/services did your company hire A2SEVEN, and what were your goals?

Development of a microservice for opening a channel for the sale of life insurance policies, via a mobile application.

How did you select A2SEVEN and what were the deciding factors?

We have previously worked with the company on the project for creating a b2b system for the sale of insurance products.

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

Project stages:

1. Designing the microservice structure and relationships with external applications
2. System analytics
3. Development
4. Testing
5. Implementation on the prodaction
6. Support

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

• 1 project manager
• 1 tech lead
• 2 developers
• 1 QA

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

At all stages, the team showed high expertise in all its works. The development was completed in a short time with a minimum number of errors.

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

The project manager always gave timely feedback on all issues. Was available 24/7. She organized effective communication between the customer's team and the development team.

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

They provide a very high level of competence and communication. He helped build the microservice architecture of the application.

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

At the moment, all completed tasks within the project have been completed successfully and on time. We plan to continue developing the project with the current development team.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are new life insurance company BCS Life Insurance, located in Russia. My role in the company - head of digital business and IT

For what projects/services did your company hire Lodoss Team?

Create new web-based b2b software from 0 level.

What were your goals for this project?

B2b software "Digital Platform" is a new and modern insurance b2b and b2b2c software. We decided not to buy software from vendors and create software from scratch.

How did you select this vendor?

Long interview and comparison with other vendors, cost and development speed and quality estimation

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Fullstack team: PM, teamlead, backed and frontend developers. Team helped us to create documentation and DB structure, to solve questions about development of difficult product and to create first release

What was the team composition?

Fullstack team: PM, teamlead, backed and frontend developers.

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

Impossibly fast development. We created first version of working b2b software in 3 months

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Perfect. Always online and in touch

What did you find most impressive about this company?

We've been impressed with the quality of production. Also the friendliness of all team members.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Nope

Please describe your company and your position there.

CEO of Legacy Media Group, LLC

For what projects/services did your company hire Lodoss Team?

Web development of our new company memoya

What were your goals for this project?

High level of development work with good communication and good results.

How did you select this vendor?

A vigorous process of interviewing multiple agencies.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Consulting, project management, web development, quality control.

What was the team composition?

Project Manager, Quality Control, Front end developer, back end developer.

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

The best thing about lodoss is they are really part of your team. It is not a one sided conversation. They give you there opinion and great solutions for your project.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We were assigned a project manager. She has been fantastic.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They provide great communication and assistance. The team directs a high level of development work.

Are there any areas for improvement?

none.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a co-founder and the COO of the Kazooky Media Inc. We’re the parent company of Zooky.ca, a neighborhood search portal and marketing platform supporting real estate agents across Canada.

For what projects/services did your company hire Lodoss Team?

We needed to move from the POC phase of our system to the production phase, but to do this, we needed a frontend team skilled in a JavaScript framework. Lodoss helped us choose the right framework (React JS) and was suited to work with our backend team.

What were your goals for this project?

The system consists of a property search engine and a private real estate agent marketing console. This was a rebuild of the entire frontend, which uses React JS and is integrated with Zooky's custom API.

How did you select this vendor?

Vendors were vetted based on their proposal for our phase one requirements. This considered development methodology, technology, cost, and timing. Initially, we had about a dozen serious contenders. We narrowed this down to three and then chose Lodoss because of their business lead. She was able to not only understand our business requirements but also to consider the stage our company was in.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The project consisted of building a frontend framework for our platform and integrating it with our custom API. The entire site is built dynamically through the connection with our API. We had requirements and technical documentation for the project. However, when we were short on documentation, Lodoss was patient and helpful in that process.

What was the team composition?

The Lodoss project team has consisted of up to five people: two developers, a QA resource, a project manager, and a business lead. To date, team size has changed based on the requirements. Lodoss has been flexible as our requirements have changed in intensity.

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

We’re still in the early days of our commercial release, so we don’t have any metrics that illustrate the impact of the project. That said, we can now start the process of onboarding customers. Also, our portal has been approved by industry regulators, which is due, in part, to Lodoss’ work.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The project management process with Lodoss has been exceptional. Communication has been clear and consistent, and delays and technical barriers are discussed well ahead of time.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their speed and accuracy stand out the most. I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly Lodoss understood our requirements and, subsequently, how quickly they implemented the changes. Also, their communication is top notch. They work hard to ensure I’m always up to date with progress and potential issues.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Lodoss is clearly an experienced and efficient software development team. There are no obvious areas that need improvement.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a managing partner with dashwork, a data-driven workspace solution that helps employees and freelancers find places to meet, including multi-site companies, coworking sites, and business centers.

For what projects/services did your company hire Lodoss Team?

We needed frontend and backend development, beacon integration for real-time presence monitoring, and payment system integration and interface with providers.

What were your goals for this project?

The aim was to provide dashwork with an E2E digital solution, allowing the user to find the best workspace while monitoring the time spent for billing purposes.

How did you select this vendor?

We found them on Upwork. After some interviews and quality assurance, we were satisfied that they could handle the task.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Lodoss Team did frontend and backend development, beacon integration for real-time presence monitoring, and payment system integration and interface with providers.

What was the team composition?

We worked with a project manager, an iOS developer, an Android developer, and a backend developer.

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

Our work is in progress, so I can’t provide any tangible results. We want to keep improving the solution.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We’ve had an excellent experience with their management, and their consulting has been appreciated.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their motivation and customer orientation stood out.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We could use better quality assurance.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Cutoutcow is a high-volume image editing solution for e-commerce, photographers, and online retailers.

For what projects/services did your company hire Lodoss Team?

We needed web application development.

What were your goals for this project?

To successfully develop an enterprise web application for image editing. We wanted to have a 100% fully-automated digital asset management system.

How did you select this vendor?

They provided support for our initial test project.

Can you go into detail about the services they provided and the scope of the project?

They used AWS, Angular, and MongoDB for the development of the web application.

What was the team composition?

There was a project manager and several developers, including a senior full-stack developer.

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

We’ve gained more traction than ever since they developed the new application. Their work has saved us loads of time.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

They managed the project flawlessly.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their responsiveness was impressive.

Are there any areas where they can improve?

None.