Atolye15

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of o2v2 which is a global scale hosting company based in Amsterdam.

For what projects/services did your company hire Atolye15, and what were your goals?

We were looking for a solution to be able to reach more of our global scale clients. At this point, we have reached out to Atölye15 to help us out with the design and development of our website and dashboard. We wanted to have a custom developed responsively designed website for our business. This project was extremely important for us as it was the key for our business to open its doors globally.

How did you select Atolye15 and what were the deciding factors?

We did some comprehensive research to find out which external agency we wanted to work with for such a high valued business project. We have done detailed online search including checking previous works of different support providers and decided to move forward with Atolye15.

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

We wanted to have a sales platform that will be efficiently used and be sustainable. Atolye15 did a full WHMCS integration and built the system upon it. The whole support system was automized. The site was integrated with Kayako API’s.

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

The team was composed of a project manager, 1 Backend Developer, 1 Frontend Developer, 1 QA, 1 UI/UX Designer.

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

It was a successful project for us, and we still work with them, we can say that we became partners. Atolye15 uses modern technologies and built a system that is sustainable.

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

Atolye15 uses JIRA for project management that could help us to see as well where our project was standing day by day. As in every project, of course there were some delays time to time because of change during the project which is quite normal.

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

Atolye15 team knows each other's strengths and weaknesses really well and this creates a complete project structure that drives a huge success.

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

We were satisfied with their work.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Co-founder of the company. It is a realtime monitoring and reporting product for enterprises, banks, datacenters, financial companies, and MSPs.

For what projects/services did your company hire Atolye15?

Atolye15 made our initial frontend development. We still have same design at core.

What were your goals for this project?

We want to have easy, user friendly dashboard for our customers and Atolye15 well executed it.

How did you select Atolye15?

I met with them through my partner. They had good references and their job was awesome.

Describe the project in detail.

We had some meetings and we told them our idea about this dashboard. We did some mockups to show the idea. After that they made a initial design really fast. Then they created a gitlab account for us and we started working with them directly via that platform. We also had an project manager who helps us to communicate with development team.

What was the team composition?

We had a designer and frontend developer. We were able to communicate with them directly to forward our needs. But our project manager was also really helpful to coordinate the job.

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

This was the first edition of the product, so it was our only dashboard. We were happy with the result. But of course we updated through the times.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We managed everything through Gitlab. We were able to open bug requests and feature requests. We were also using email communication through our project manager.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They are young and really energetic. They are fast to adopt new technologies and they are open for any kind of discussion. Also frontend developer made a perfect job!

Are there any areas for improvement?

I think they can improve themself at the UX design. Quality of work is really good but UX design can be way better.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of Mobilexpress, which offers the most efficient solutions with a team that has Fintech experience for many years. In Mobilexpress, all payment services are gathered around one roof platform that is tailored to your business’ needs.

For what projects/services did your company hire Atolye15?

We worked with Atolye15 for the services of UI/UX Design and Development.

What were your goals for this project?

To have a new landing page designed and developed for our new brand, making all landing and corporate websites turn into digital payment platforms.

How did you select Atolye15?

We have been searching for a development company that is well-known for their product quality in Turkey and after seeing their work, we decided on Atolye15.

Describe the project in detail.

We renewed our landing page with them and collaborated with them on design and development. We partner with globally well-known brands such as Unicef, Mapfre, Gant, Lacoste and many more to count. Surrounded by a vast network and offering services on a wide-scale, we needed a solid platform to successfully operate on these service areas without fail.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of 3 Frontend Developers, 2 UI/UX Designers, 1 Project manager and 1 QA

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

It is now early to make certain comments but in general, we are happy with the results we have in hand.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Thanks to project managers’ efforts and frequent communication, we have easily managed the process together.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They are closers, and they always let you know what might be done and what cannot be done, you can scale your expectations accordingly. That is a big plus in terms of knowing what you’ll get as an outcome.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We are content with their way of work and the outcome.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am Ali YILMAZ, and I am the CEO of KERZZ. We work in restaurant, cafe & bar P.O.S. systems where we provide product and stock management, bill management and supply chain order management; trusted by many well-known brands.

For what projects/services did your company hire Atolye15?

We partnered with Atolye15 on product development and new product landing pages.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to for was to have better and higher standards of performance for our website and have an efficient landing page our clientele and target audience loves using.

How did you select this vendor?

We have selected Atölye15 while searching for a successful company providing web services, and the references we had lead us to choose Atolye15.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The project was to strengthen our game on product development and have a brand new product landing page. The project was to have a website that we can divide many modules according to different industries and provide details about them. Moreover, we could include demo requests and manage these requests from the website as well. They have also designed illustrations for various modules.

What was the team composition?

They have assigned a dedicated team for our project consisted of project manager, backend developers, frontend developers, and a UI/UX designer.

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

I think that the most important achievement through this project was to see the benefits of an improved website in our work. Because when you work on something new, it is crucial to have positive outcomes reflected in the business as numbers, not only looks.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We were always in contact with the project managers, making it possible for us to understand each and every step of the project clearly, and could contribute to it by working closely with the team.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The most impressive thing to mention about Atölye15 to me is that they are practical and they focus on the solution. Their communication skills and being good team players make everything easier for both clients and the development process.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Atölye15 built up a successful team that handled everything well in our project and their ability to provide solutions and options for problems helped us a lot along the way.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are one of the strongest sales and distribution organisation in FMCG market in Turkey, mainly distributing one of the Turkish leading food brand. I'm the product and service development manager in foodservice channel.

For what projects/services did your company hire Atolye15?

We developed a web site and mobile application, which includes all of our receipe archive, culinary technique videos and a guide for customers to find chefs' choices about where to eat in all cities of Turkey.

What were your goals for this project?

The aim of the project is to create brand awareness of professional chefs and students who has attended a culinary arts programme and customers interested in gastronomy.

How did you select this vendor?

Actually we had started the project with a different company and had congested for further developments. They were recommended to us by one of our agency.

The project was a high priority for our company and we were in a very bad situation. Their result-driven approach and schedule for our situation were key to deciding to go with them.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They designed, developed and configured a new web site and mobile application. The project began with a discovery workshop and we defined and approved the workflows and deadlines.

After the approval the project began and ended in the period that we have agreed accoring to our deadlines. Developments and improvement are still going on as planned.

What was the team composition?

The project team had about 5 people, but certain individuals would come and go depended on the skills needed.

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

The new web site and mobile application were lauched on time. The web site and mobile application are working properly. Both professional chefs and consumers are happy and the number of accesses to our web site and application has been increasing. This also leads us to cmake new improvements with Atolye15.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was quite impressive especially compared to our previous experience. The team complied with deadlines and even after the launch they were ready to help us 7/24 in different occasions.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The team have become part of our company department as they were ready to help us 24/7 in different occasions.

For instance we attended a fair and lauched the new application there as well. However the display that we had there was not compatible with our mobile application.

They spent 2 hours after their work hours to help us to be ready for the fair without any problem. And they came up with a solution.

Are there any areas for improvement?

All they need is to maintain their current processes and team.

Please describe your company and your position there.

HediyeSepeti is a platform of which the main focus is to provide e-commerce service for special occasions and buying gifts for beloved ones. The product versatility grows each day, making it possible for users to make their beloved ones happy by custom gifts and presents.

For what projects/services did your company hire Atolye15?

We hired Atolye15 for the services we needed in terms of UI/UX Design and Frontend Development.

What were your goals for this project?

Providing our customers with a brand new and good quality user interface on our website to make the most out of our service. And on the frontend side we aimed to make technical improvements on SEO since we are an e-commerce company.

How did you select this vendor?

We have been searching for a development company that is well-known for their product quality in Turkey and ended up finding Atolye15 by one of their frontend developers’ podcast, listening to their projects actually.

Describe the project in detail.

We have shared our ideas and plans with them. And they were able to help us throughout the design process of the wireframes. Then came the process of UI/UX design and frontend development.

What was the team composition?

The team assigned to us was composed of project managers, UI/UX designers and frontend developers.

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

We cannot yet define the project as successful as a live project, but the new interface and technical improvements made makes us feel secure about the upcoming success of our business.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Thanks to project managers’ efforts and frequent communication, we have easily managed the process together. The project was completed fast and step by step in a fluent way

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They're an easy-going team with a hands-on working strategy, and they're not hesitant to share their ideas with us.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We were content with their way of work and the outcome.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the head of product innovation at Kabaq. Kabaq creates ultra-realistic 3D content, optimized for Augmented Reality. The company then manages and distributes this content for clients.

For what projects/services did your company hire Atolye15?

Atolye15 created UX/UI design for kabaq.io and implemented the website. For the second part of the project, they delivered Kabaq App UX/UI.

What were your goals for this project?

AR is a new concept and we were looking forward to telling our story on our website. For the app, user journey was important since not a lot of users were familiar with using the camera for AR

How did you select this vendor?

They were recommended by a colleague. We choose Atolye15 after reviewing their past successful projects.

Describe the project in detail.

After signing the project, Atolye15 assigned a project lead to manage all conversation on their end. This made our communication pretty easy along the course of project life-cycle. We agreed on a timeline with deadlines and they delivered all deadlines on time.

What was the team composition?

One Project Lead, One designer and two developers involved in the process

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

Atolye15 delivered the project on time. Kabaq.io now scores over 90% on SEO and listed in top 3 on most of the search terms we targeted. To date, we created over 700 leads through our website.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Frequent updates kept the conversation live and on the deadline we there were no surprises.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

knowledge on the UI design elements

Are there any areas for improvement?

We got a beautiful project. thank you!

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm a product manager at Etventure, a digital consultancy headquartered in Berlin. I am guiding the development of the platform we're building with Atolye15.

What challenge were you trying to address with Atolye15?

I’ve been working with them on building up a new venture. We started from the main idea, building up to a separate company that was founded a month earlier.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Atolye15 provides development and QA services for a responsive web app. I handled the product work on my side, including developing the concepts, writing requirements, creating mockups, and designing the UI/UX. I was also responsible for approving Atolye15’s work.

For the platform, we use an Azure infrastructure, with a PostgreSQL database. The frontend is built with React, and the backend is based on Node.js.

What is the team composition?

I work with a technical lead and a QA manager at Atolye15. I only work directly with those two people, but there is also a frontend developer, backend developer, and a QA engineer assigned to the team.

How did you come to work with Atolye15?

My company had previous experience with Atolye15, and I’d also worked with them on other projects. I chose them based on my experience and their good reviews. Once we started this engagement, we invited them on as a technical partner.

How much have you invested with them?

This project has cost €50,000 (approximately $55,000 USD).

What is the status of this engagement?

This main project with Atolye15 ran from February–May 2019. We’re planning the next iteration of the product in October, which will take a few months.

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

I’m really satisfied with the speed and quality of their work. We’ve reduced our operational load drastically by introducing the product built by Atolye15. It would previously take us a couple of hours to process one lead on our side. With the system they’ve developed, it now only takes us a few minutes. 

How did Atolye15 perform from a project management standpoint?

We work within an agile methodology, and they’re flexible when it comes to receiving feedback, making adjustments, and giving support. They usually take no longer than a couple of hours to provide technical estimates, and we’ve met all our deadlines with them.

 We work in two-week sprints, and what we plan in the beginning is actually delivered by the end, so there have been no issues. We use email and Slack for communication and Jira for tracking tasks and requirements. We also use tools for video calls and sharing screens, like Skype and Google Hangouts.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I'm really satisfied with their teamwork and flexibility, as well as their fast reaction and technical support. I’m also happy with their delivery speed and quality. I haven’t found a lot of bugs in their work, and if I do, Atolye15 makes fixes very fast.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I just want them to continue with the same level of service. I’m really satisfied with their work, and I can’t think of anything that needs improvement.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the head of product at Sunshine Smiles. Our company consists of about 150 people and we sell aligners to straighten teeth.

What challenge were you trying to address with Atolye15?

We needed a lead generation landing page with a form to feed data into Zapier, as well as a careers page that is connected via an API to greenhouse.

What was the scope of their involvement?

To focus on one project, the first item they worked on for us was the backend development of our dental guide website. The page functions as a lead-generating landing page for which we provided user stories and designs.

It is optimized to be mobile responsive and directs to a 10-question form where the user can fill out their personal and location information. The website is written in React and also incorporates custom animations.

What is the team composition?

All of our communications were funneled through one project manager, but I believe there was another developer assigned to our project as well.

How did you come to work with Atolye15?

I had worked with them in a previous position and had a very good experience.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent about €5,000 (approximately $5,600 USD) so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in June 2019 and are still ongoing.

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

I don’t want to divulge any of the specifics, but they delivered very high-quality work for us, so we didn’t require a lot of back and forth. We are very pleased with the results so far.

How did Atolye15 perform from a project management standpoint?

They adhered to the project criteria very closely. Their team is extremely reliable and nice to work with, and the always gave us regular updates on their progress through Slack and Jira.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They are very flexible and pragmatic, which made them very open to finding solutions for us in whatever ways they could.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I was very happy with the product.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a marketing lead in our organization, in charge of running campaigns. We’re a global meal kit delivery service. There are different recipes available, and users can subscribe to our service on our website to receive the kits on a daily basis. We operate in the US, Australia, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, and Belgium.

What challenge were you trying to address with Atolye15?

We wanted to create a blog page with our latest recipes and projects. This blog page would be on top of our current website and within the main, existing codebase. Our goal was to showcase our users’ stories in a better way and improve our organic ranking.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We started the engagement by discussing the characteristics of our target audience to identify our ideal user persona. Then, Atolye15 developed a blog for our website. We also worked through another provider on this project, who was tasked with the backend development work. Atolye15 looked at the ways we needed the blog from a design perspective, and they wrote the code according to that. We also provided the wireframes for this project. 

They built it so our editors can use the system to enter content the way they want to create it. If we need technical support or to add new features to the system, Atolye15 will jump in to implement those. It’s more of a CMS that Atolye15 is providing to our editors, for them to post content in their respective domains.

They’ve used different technologies and languages, including PHP. They took the lead in determining which feature would best fit our needs and followed our style guidelines. 

What is the team composition?

We have a project manager on their side and also work with some of the developers and designers. 

How did you come to work with Atolye15?

We wanted to work with Atolye15 because of a good previous experience. We found them online and, based on their website, we could tell they were experienced in creating clean landing pages. They perfectly matched our needs. 

How much have you invested with them?

So far, the cost has been below $10,000, but it’s a very rough estimate as we like to work with them on a month-to-month basis. Since the project is constantly changing, we’re expecting new work from Atolye15 and a larger project cost.  

What is the status of this engagement?

We started our latest project with Atolye15 in June 2019, and it’s still ongoing. The overall project is expected to take more than a year.

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

We’re still in the beginning phases of the work, so I’m not able to share any statistics yet. Our big achievement will be getting the blog live with the new design this month.

Overall, we’ve been super happy with Atoyle15 in our previous projects and it’s why we’ve continued to work with them. They’ve shown us different perspectives that improve our work, and we’re delighted with their approach. 

How did Atolye15 perform from a project management standpoint?

We were using the scrum methodology in the past, but now we’ve given them their independence to take whichever approach they choose. We have weekly catch-up meetings but communicated over email, Jira, Slack, and Skype for daily needs for any urgent questions or concerns. Additionally, we share information through GitHub, which ensures a transparent collaboration.

We haven’t had any project management issues at all, so far. They do great planning sessions before the project starts and their team informs us of any external issues. There have only been two instances where we missed a deadline, but for good reasons. Our communication is great. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

The quality of work Atolye15 delivers delights us and we’re excited to keep getting their support. The team is comfortable explaining very complex development terminology. Aside from their expertise, we also appreciate their organized, detail-oriented, and goal-focused approach. They’re a business provider that has worked with clients from all over the world on similar projects. 

We also like that they push back on some ideas to make them better. It’s not easy for all agencies to suggest something different to a client, but we love to receive their feedback and insight. Sometimes, we’ll have a limited perspective and they’ll go out of their way to give us more ideas.  

Are there any areas they could improve?

They needed to redo their assessments in a couple of cases but we’ve spoken about this in the past. As long as the work is good quality and fits our expectations, we’re happy overall. The price has been a bit on the higher end, but it hasn't been a concern.