What was the scope of their involvement?
They developed our solution in the form of an Android app. It tracks our sales team and distribution network. We can give targets to salespeople and perform evaluations at an individual level. We have roughly 200 people using the app, and all the data is being stored on a cloud server.
When we started the project, we had a narrow scope for Allomate Solutions, but we’ve extended the scope to include employee attendance tracking, warehouse auditing, and accounting. We can check the attendance and productivity of employees and make sure they’re meeting their daily targets, which are broken down into volumes, products, and brands. Our team can thus determine what products we’re lagging behind on and which ones we need to push for the season. Team members can also share their stats and compete every month.
They delivered the first part of the project, but we identified more functionalities to add after that. We’re currently developing the second version of the product.
What is the team composition?
They have a small team. I’ve spoken with their founder/CEO, who served as team leader. I’ve also been in contact with two developers and the person who was in charge of on-site implementation and training. They have a staff of 5–6 people on the development side.
How did you come to work with Allomate Solutions?
This is the only company of this kind that I’ve worked with. I got a bid from two other groups, but I didn’t feel comfortable working with them.
How much have you invested with them?
The upfront fee was two million Pakistani rupees (approximately $14,400 USD). We paid them again upfront for the second development project, and we also pay $300–$400 per month.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with Allomate Solutions around January 2018, and they’re still onboard.
Allomate Solutions successfully developed the tools needed to transition from manual to digital solutions. The software functions as desired, and the team delivered empowering staff training to help them to make the most of it. The helpful team offers excellent communications and flexibility.