Afterlogic.Works

BACKGROUND

Describe your role or position at CompanyName.

I’m the CEO of a cloud hosting company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Afterlogic.Works?

We wanted to use their platforms for large and small organizations. On top of that, they've created different software components and applications for us.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Afterlogic.Works has been providing email-related services for us for the last ten years. We have a different platform for it, but we’re looking for a more flexible solution with more scalability and technology requirements. Overall, their team provides us with solutions suited to our needs, and they have developed different software components and applications to help us better utilize the services.

How did you come to work with Afterlogic.Works?

We knew them from a previous collaboration at another company. They had a lot of expertise in the various email technologies we needed, so we decided to work with them.

How much have you invested in them?

We’ve invested close to $8,000 with them so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began our relationship with them in January 2016, and it's still ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Thanks to their work, our business has grown by about 50% since we first launched the email solution, which is pretty much our main success metric for their work. Also, the fact that we now have an email-specific application that operates as a mailbox is a big success for us.

How did Afterlogic.Works perform from a project management standpoint?

They’ve met all the deadlines and stayed within my budget. We use email and phone in terms of communication.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their expertise in different Internet technologies is impressive; they have a good understanding of those technologies, and we have an advantage over our competitors.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don't think there's anything they can improve on.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I recommend people to work with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Proprietor and Vice President of AJA Vineyards, a family owned winery in the Malibu Coast.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Afterlogic.Works?

Afterlogic helped rebuild our website that was once hosted on Shopify and design it to look slightly more upscale, but almost exactly the same on a WordPress site. They had to integrate two separate e-commerce platforms while making the experience extremely feasible for a consumer.

SOLUTION

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

I've worked with Afterlogic before and they did a fabulous job with my previous website while also being cost effective.

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

We had a Shopify website that we liked the look of and we needed the website to be transferred over with all of its content to a new host site (WordPress). The Afterlogic team designed and replicated the site with a couple of cosmetic changes we requested. They also utilized a platform that they integrated into WordPress so that if someone from our marketing team wished to update the website, they could with ease and without needing to code.

They also had to integrate two separate e-commerce platforms that pertained to specific location. We created a map for the consumer to select to where they were shipping product and it led them to the respected webpage without looking or feeling like they had left the website. They researched the most cost effective ways to run our website and switched domains for us (of course with our approval) and explained each step of the way. Any questions were promptly answered within 24 hours of email receipt. Everything was seamlessly integrated within two months.

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

I worked with one person directly and so everything was quite easily done. I had one point of contact and that was all I needed.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our website is significantly faster, he integrated the video on our home page much better, and it looks nicer. I've also noticed that our emails are being better received, perhaps since they fixed the API keys within our domaine.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Extremely effective and easy. The communication was straight to the point.

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

They are extremely attentive, answered all questions promptly and easily, and went the extra mile. They do the research for you that you probably didn't even know you needed to better your website. They also understand that most people don't have a massive development team in house so they need to be able to fix change or add content to their websites with ease. They'll walk you through whatever you ask them for.

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

Nothing comes to mind.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a online service and hosting provider from germany. As CEO and lead software project manager it's my honor to plan and supervise different development projects from the first drafts to the last test.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Afterlogic.Works, and what were your goals?

The task was to create a custom groupware which is capable of integrating an existing project management system and completely control the desired mail flow. The new system should be easy to use, adaptable to future requirements and based on a sturdy platform.

SOLUTION

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

We already knew Afterlogic for a long time before the project. And while we were in contact with other companies, it soon turned out that not only is the team extremely forthcoming and easy to talk to, but also highly professional and experienced. All in all, it was a perfect match and it's an ongoing pleasure to work with them.

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

Based on two existing systems - an existing groupware and an existing project management we had to create new ways to handle emails, integrate backend and frontend into the clients environment and his custom project management tools, without suffering any loss of outside security and without overloading the frontend.

We planned the GUI - relying heavily on Afterlogics suggestions and experience, had to create completely new background mechanisms and get Afterlogic to put themselves into our clients position, which they quickly managed to do very much. The results speak for themselves and tasks were all solved better than actually planned.

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

We're working closely with two of Afterlogics team members. Both are experienced developers, both are simply great to work with.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The results for our client were definetely better than what we excpected could be achieved before meeting the team. The response from the client is that we managed to create a hugely benefitial project that met even their more extravagant wishes a 100%.

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

Everything is well documented in their inhoise bug and task tracking system. So it's easy for us to get an update on ongoing development steps. Sometimes I really wonder how things never get lost even if mentioned somewhere in a skype session or in my countless quick messages I write when thoughts cross my mind.

Beside all that they manage to hold even the really close deadlines. Now it feels like we found reliable friends working very hard to help us achieve what we need. (Comment to the team: Yep I mean it guys - I'm really happy to have met you. Feels like someone is having our backs when we need it :)

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

There are not many IT guys who are more dedicated to their work and rarely someone more enjoyable to work with. Professional work is always the key, but so is being able to really look forward to the next skype call. i think they do what they can do best AND they enjoy it. Exactly like my own team. These guys really deliver...

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

The only regret we have is not being able to simply cross the street, meet them in person and buy their drinks for the good work.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of LookLook, a market research platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Afterlogic.Works?

We wanted to rebuild our platform entirely.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Afterlogic.Works redid our proprietary software. We initially briefed them to design and rebuild our platform with a subscription model in mind. We also worked with a different UX firm, so Afterlogic.Works collaborated with them. They recommended the languages, structure, and all the site’s architecture. They did everything from scratch.

The website is an invite-only platform that we make accessible to selected participants for consumer research studies, and we also make it available for our clients.

What is the team composition?

We have two primaries: Slava (COO) and a project manager.

How did you come to work with Afterlogic.Works?

They were recommended by a UX software company.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent about $250,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in September 2020, and they’re on retainer for refinements and new feature development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

The platform has allowed us to grow our business by 30% in 2021. Also, Afterlogic.Works has delivered and followed budgets.

How did Afterlogic.Works perform from a project management standpoint?

They’ve done well. We use Sigma, GitLab, Asana, Slack, and other tools.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re sincere, hardworking, and responsive. Moreover, they’re terrific problem solvers.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could provide building and regression testing from the beginning.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Make sure to empower them and push back against timelines.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Enterprise healthcare startup

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Afterlogic.Works, and what were your goals?

Remote node.js developer

SOLUTION

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

Reference is how I heard of them. I selected them based on reasonable price, style of engagement, and engineering skill level

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

They worked with us on the concept, design, and production rollout working with us like they're a part of our core team

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

Project manager, Sr. dev x3, front end dev x2

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Their team performed so well that we decided to continue working with them

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

The project management was great and they regularly met deadlines

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

They've been amazing to work with a true 5-star experience. You work with the top 5% of the most talented software engineers and they strive to deliver the best performance. The best thing about Afterlogic.works is that they understand our technical requirements and always come up with the best solution with a good turnaround time. They have the ability to solve complex issues with great expertise. The kind of involvement they show in the project is really phenomenal. These guys have a very good response time and communicate timely. Highly satisfied with their services.

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

No areas of improvement everything is great

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO in a custom web development agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Afterlogic.Works, and what were your goals?

The first user’s impression of a website is very important because it creates a brand image almost instantly. We needed a comprehensive software agency that understood the needs of a client and could handle various tasks, namely with Complex animations for a website. The time was limited, and we needed a partner for some segments of this project. We opted for Afterlogic.Works.

SOLUTION

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

They were recommended to us by another company. We found they had great reviews and after an interview process we felt like we could trust them to continue the project. They presented accurate estimates and are reasonably priced. We value Afterlogic.Works’s professionalism, technical expertise, and the quality of their work.

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

On our end, we provided a detailed description of the services we wanted, followed up by a few discovery meetings where we discussed the technicalities, deadlines, and methodology. From then on we got daily status reports.

Afterlogic.Works has worked on a few projects with us. In one project, they developed a custom software system. The deliverable was a fully functioning complex animations for a website. The main technologies were Node.js and Vue.js.

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

One project manager, a front-end team and, later on, 2 backed developers worked with us.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

For us, the main result is that neither our customers nor we managed to find any issues whatsoever. Not for the lack of trying. This outcome lays the foundation for our future work together.

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

Our communication was very intelligent. His project manager always records everything that we need him to do on Trello, and we use Slack to communicate daily. We really like the daily updates, it keeps us in the loop and gives us the chance to inform them early on if anything is off track. They are proactive in thinking about our equipment needs. When questions or concerns come up, we reach out to them as needed and they’re extremely quick to respond.

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

They were knowledgeable and experienced. They’re also honest and stay level-headed throughout projects or IT issues. Their responsiveness to all of our needs stood out. Quite frankly, they respond even more quickly than I could have dreamed, so we’ve been very pleased. Even when we had to go back and forth at the beginning with our potential transition dates, they were really flexible with us and helpful in making sure we had contingency plans.

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

I think it's always important to strike a balance between speed and quality work – this is what makes cooperation more productive. Our experience with Afterlogic.Works were and still are great. It's good cooperation because they are very responsive and open to any ideas and that's always looking to improve and get better at what they do.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We began our Hosting business in 1998 with a single room, a server and initial investments of just R$ 30,000. Today I act as head of the company's infrastructure, which serves the entire group and within my duties are also the email platforms (with more than 5 million accounts) and the cloud platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What were your goals for this project?

New webmail, synchronization features, better performance and integration with end customer authentication.

SOLUTION

How did you select Afterlogic.Works?

They worked to assist the implementation of webmail, its integration with the authentication system of the end customer, customizations necessary to meet the demands of this customer and performance adjustments.

Describe the project in detail.

One of our major customers, a well-known e-mail platform in Brazil, needed his webmail to evolve, bringing greater fluidity to his user, a cleaner and more fluid view and bringing benefits of synchronization compatible with the Exchange platform.

One of the biggest difficulties was integrating the client's authentication system, which makes a prior validation of its user so that he accesses the platform and in this regard we work with the Afterlogic team of consultants. Another very important point was the support in the performance adjustments of the solution to meet the needs and demands of the users.

What was the team composition?

2 people from Locaweb and I do not have visibility of the amount involved on the Afterlogic side, but the C-Levels were involved in communications.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We cannot share details because we have an NDA signed with the customer.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Due to the difficulty of the time zone, there was a reasonable delay in the responses, which were all by e-mail, but were always beyond the scope of the contract.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

How involved they were and how helpful they were to solve the problems presented, even if they saw it was not associated with their platform.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I believe that a faster communication, at least in more complicated moments, would have avoided some rollbacks that we had to perform on the project.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of a digital marketing startup looking to build a platform for our customers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Afterlogic.Works, and what were your goals?

We hired Afterlogic to assist us with developing the software we need to track the ROI of each campaign. Afterlogic was responsible for implementing designs, setting up the data infrastructure and trouble shooting and testing each version of the app. Our goal is create a MVP ready for our customers to use.

SOLUTION

How did you select Afterlogic.Works and what were the deciding factors?

We found them through Clutch actually! As a startup, budgeting is always something to consider. We read a few reviews and visited their site, and reached out to them. After talking with them, we found that their work ethics really resonated with us and that they had reasonable pricing. Meanwhile, they are very responsive and effective in coming up with solutions, so the price to performance ratio is very good.

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

The project is very robust with a variety of features. The team works on IOS/Android and a responsive desktop versions. The team was able to contribute to many challenges that we faced. Primarily the team uses JavaScript, GoogleCloud, relational database to list a few. Afterlogic works on the project in two-week sprints. We find this format very effective, as we are able to consistently see where the project is at and what needs to be done differently. There is the bad surprise that comes with a project "blackhole," where you are presented with the final outcome with no room for inputs leading up to it. We find this often the source of client disappointment, and that is exactly what Afterlogic does not do. They keep us in the loop, so we always know what's going on.

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

We mainly worked with one project manager from Afterlogic, and he would coordinate with the rest of their team while we coordinated with ours. At the end of every sprint (every 2 weeks), our PM would show a demo of what they've accomplished during that sprint to our team, and from there we will plan out together what to work on during the next sprint. We find this channel of communicating quite effective and organized. Meanwhile, our PM would send us an update everyday and we message each other all the time if anything changes. We are constantly bouncing ideas off our PM and he is effective in helping us evaluate those ideas and implementing the ones that work.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

At this stage the project is still ongoing, so the product itself is not ready for launch yet. That being said, we've been seeing results during every demo, and Afterlogic was a big help in connecting our app to various external APIs we needed to work with, so that would be a measurable deliverable that was very helpful for us. We are confident about the current work schedule and that before long, we will have a product that our customers will be satisfied with.

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

Our PM always records everything that we need him to do on Trello, and we use Slack to communicate daily, and Google Hangout/Zoom to do our demo meetings (or any other meetings that comes up along the way). The team on our end would summarize minutes at the end of each demo meeting (usually at the end of every Sprint, so every two weeks), so we are all on the same page as to what we should be tackling next. On Afterlogic's end, we really like the daily updates, it keeps us in the loop and gives us the chance to inform them early on if anything is off track.

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

What's unique about Afterlogic is that they are constantly looking for solutions. When we throw them a problem we want to solve, the response we get is never "oh that's not possible". They are constantly researching and improving themselves, so that they can find the solutions we need. We think this is a win-win situation – by working with us, Afterlogic becomes more skilled technically, and for us, we get to do things we previously thought were not possible.

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

I think it's always that balance between speed and quality – it's something that we as a startup also struggle with, so it's a learning process for both. In general, we find Afterlogic very responsive and open to suggestions. They are a humble firm that's always looking to improve and get better at what they do.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CTO at a software company headquartered in Istanbul. We have branch offices in Hamburg and Antalya.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Afterlogic.Works?

We have implemented B2B solution for BSH Turkey (Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte). We needed an email solution with antivirus and spam filtering. Requirement was accessing all the functionality of email solution via APIs.

What were your goals for this project?

For email solution our goal was; having 5000 users cost effectively, easy to integrate in our B2B system, having strong antivirus and spam protection.

SOLUTION

How did you select Afterlogic.Works?

We've evaluated several email solutions including cloud alternatives. We've made several POCs on solutions to see integration features. After thorough research, concluded on Afterlogic.

Describe the project in detail.

Our B2B solution for BSH Turkey contains four brands of company. Each dealer access the same interface but sees content, forms and workflows according to the brand they belong. In solution we've implemented an internal messaging system, but also we need to show emails in the B2B itself. That's where Afterlogic implementation is used.

What was the team composition?

On Afterlogic site we've had solution architect, system engineer and support engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have nearly 5000 users, 3TB mailbox and 100,000 monthly email traffic.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Our technical teams easily get along together. They are responsive and solution oriented.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Afterlogic has thorough knowledge on their solutions. They can understand our technical needs and responds according to it.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Affects of product update on both application and API side can be better documented.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CEO of a Product Development company. We help startups and companies to build and scale digital products.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Afterlogic.Works?

We needed industry experts (Front-end and Back-end) to make a thorough audit of a project’s code and provide us with suggestions for improvement as well as options for further development.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal was to get a complete report about the quality of our project and suggestions for improvement and further development.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We met them through our network after multiple associates recommended them to us.

Describe the project in detail.

Afterlogic.Works took our project’s codebase and reviewed it. After that, the developers who did the audit compiled two in-depth 40-plus-page-long documents containing a thorough analysis of our app, its architecture, code quality, methodologies, conformity to best practices.

The documents also contained their advice regarding the measures we could take to improve the current version of the app, as well as the next logical steps to advance with the app in the future.

What was the team composition?

We worked with two of their Senior developers: one front-end developer and one back-end developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They provided us with two 40+ page in-depth review documents, in which they described in detail the things we could do with the project going forward.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They got our code for the audit, spent a few weeks reviewing it, and then sent us the documents containing their analysis and conclusions regarding the project.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was quite impressed with the amount of analysis they provided for us in such a short amount of time.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There always are. These guys know where they could improve, and as I see, they’re already growing in those departments.