Broscorp.net

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of a supply chain company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a sourcing and procurement website that helps companies build their supply chains for the biobased products.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Broscorp.net to accomplish?

• Build a MVP website that includes a custom company and product listing database.
• Build an B2B e-commerce experience for group purchasing.
• Build a supply chain builder to help companies find specific inputs for their supply chains.

SOLUTION

How did you find Broscorp.net?

Online Search

Why did you select Broscorp.net over others?

• Pricing fits our budget
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from Broscorp.net were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

I hired the team to build a website from scratch - they handled both the design and custom development. The delverables included: 

• A custom database of company and product listings.
• A multi-role user management system 
• E-commerce product campaign functionality (similar to kickstarter) incorporating payments through Stripe.
• A supply chain builder that helps companies search specific inputs for their products.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Website was intuitive and easy to use and it all of the features designed were aligned with overall business goals.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The team is highly responsive and reliable. This is the most important with software development. They generally hit milestones on time on things that were within their control. Anytime we had an issue on the project, the team was very responsive to our needs and listened.

What was your primary form of communication with Broscorp.net?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We were most impressed with their reliability and responsiveness. This is the most important point.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Broscorp.net could have done differently?

The team is stronger more on back-end, database work vs front end UI/UX and design. In some instances, the teams did not experience working with specific applications or services so some things took longer than expected.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a Senior Product Owner in charge of designing/developing a on-chain data analysis tool for feeding our Digital Asset Intelligence platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hire Broscorp for helping us solve build our data computation streaming system. We needed their expertise in order to achieve the minimal latency possible on big batch of data processing, as well as on the SQL computation.

SOLUTION

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

We had one of Broscorp consultant's a couple of years ago on the project, as a subcontractor. He performed well and we decided to contact him back for this new part of our application.

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

Broscorp team work on the implementation of the metric computation system, based on the Product's team requirements, both functional and technical. they also worked on the prospective side of the project, in order to help define the right architecture to help us scale.

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

There were 2 people from Broscorp on the project. On Java/sQL expert developer and a Data Engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Not willing to share at this moment, product is not live.

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

Communication is fairly easy and straightforward, in both good news and bad news. 

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

They adapt quickly to an ever-changing roadmap and priorities.

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

Estimation of the workload should be done in a more coservative way.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m Chris Barrington, the CTO of Argyle of Argyle Software. We are one of only 3 companies able to provide a government-certificated calculation engine for calculation of the energy efficiency of a building. we offer consultancy and software for professionals in the built environment.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

First, we were looking for a reliable back-end developer partner to help deliver complex software solutions in a cloud-based environment. So, we hired Broscorp. They had to improve the deployment and delivery process, fix legacy issues and refactor existing code, as well as work on green field software development projects

SOLUTION

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

Our solution architect has worked with Broscorp on another project and recommended them as a responsible and experienced team.

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

Our project work consists of the following main steps:

• Creation of deployment and delivery process.
• Searching for weak places in the project and eliminating them.
• Improvement of performance.

Used technologies:

• Maven
• Java
• Spring
• MyBatis
• Docker
• Flyway
• AWS (CloudFormation, EC2, RDS, Route53, LoadBalancing)

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

We’re working with three teammates from Broscorp.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Broscrop has created a deployment process that made life easier. Moreover, a lot of issues/bugs in that project were resolved. It became faster. Also, It's perfect that team members asked the right questions to understand and truly clarify our needs truly. We began working together in 2021, and our current project is ongoing.

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

We’re currently working well together and appreciate that they maintain active communication. We use Discord for chatting, for video calls and Jira for tickets. We work with them in an agile way with daily standups and planning weekly sprints.

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

Broscrop was quick to build a good relationship with us through their fast communication. Their team follows up on every message. They’re always happy to jump on a video call in Discord to get into detail on something, and they are accommodating to our needs.

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

We work using an agile methodology. If there are any issues during the sprint, we assess them as a team and work together to fix them, so we always look to continually improve as we develop together.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Product manager of a web service in the field of affiliate marketing.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had a complex product on Java and Angular with multiple API integrations, developed by another vendor. Our goal was to fine-tune the project so it was ready to go live as soon as possible.

SOLUTION

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

We reached them out through a referral. The deciding factors were their experience with the tech stack (Java (Spring), Angular) we needed and a reasonable price.

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

Our project is run by Java (Spring) and Angular. They started by reviewing the codebase, project infrastructure, and roadmap. Soon after, we got the suggested action list to meet our business goals at the nearest possible time. Along with this, they outlined possible project risks in terms of scalability and preventive activities for both middle and long perspectives. They continued by migrating to the new server and did all DevOps work. As the project was moving to its production release, we, at first, ran into troubles on literally every next step due to a technical debt we encountered. They had to change project architecture, fix legacy issues, refactor existing code and design new business logic simultaneously. Nevertheless, the project launched in a couple of 2-week sprints.

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

In the very begining, we worked with their Tech Lead and a Middle Full-Stack developer. Later on, a Junior Full-Stack developer joined the team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our product is organic traffic-centered. Meeting users' needs is crucial. Hence, steadily increasing traffic volumes since the project launch date is proof of a good job.

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

Both communication and project management was excellent. They created for us a project in Jira. The process was organized according to project management best practices. In a few weeks, though, we decided to move to our internal task tracker as we wanted to keep and share all project documentation on our end. We mainly communicated through Slack and Google Meet.

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

Transparency. You have direct access to the team and save tons of time that any middleman consumes. Agility. You will never hear complaints about changing requirements. They are flexible and responsive, even when outside of their direct area of expertise. Whenever we had a problem, there has never been a time they have left us without a solution. They are totally customer- and business-oriented. A high sense of responsibility. They've taken our project as their own, noticed missing parts in requirements and suggested reasonable solutions.

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

Perfectionism and a high sense of responsibility are their strengths and weaknesses at the same time. Sometimes, you have to persuade them to release imperfect solutions in order to do it quickly.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m an executive at an IT services company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Broscorp?

We needed software solutions for our business.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Broscorp has provided custom software development using Java, ElasticSearch, Cosmos DB, Azure, and C++. The product is an in-house augmented intelligence tool for clients to get analytics about their systems; Broscorp’s team is reworking and rewriting it from the ground up and continuously improving the platform.

They do monthly rollouts of bug fixes, enhancements, new features, and new modules. Their team handles everything from Scrum to the development, QA, and deployment of the coding. We have a 24/7 organization that provides great service with good product support to ensure that we have a solid product.

What is the team composition?

We’ve been working with 3–4 members of their team, and our main point of contact is Anton (CTO).

How did you come to work with Broscorp?

They were referred to our previous manager by a former colleague.

How much have you invested in them?

We’ve invested around $500,000 with them so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in November 2019, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Around 50–60 large corporations in our managed services department have been using our tool. Overall, we’re 100% satisfied with their work, and I have no complaints — they’ve exceeded my expectations.

How did Broscorp perform from a project management standpoint?

I handle the project management, but they’re a good reliable team and have perfectly met the established budgets. We’ve been using a ticketing system via Jira, and we have daily Scrums. In terms of communication, we use Microsoft Teams, email, and video calls.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Besides their development work, their strategic advice is outstanding. They have a good understanding of our needs, which helps us steer us away from mistakes or developing things that are inefficient and might cause grief down the road. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don’t think there’s anything they can improve on — I haven’t had any issues, and I love how they work.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Ensure that you understand your own requirements before going to them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Smart Axiata Co., Ltd., Cambodia’s leading mobile telecommunications operator, currently serves 8 million subscribers under the “Smart” brand. Smart Axiata is part of Axiata Group Berhad, one of Asia’s largest telecommunications groups. I'm the Head of Radio Network Planning & Rollout.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Broscorp?

There was an issue with data processing. Some platforms were really hard to integrate with and extract data. Also we didn’t have dashboards so we couldn’t analyze the data and reveal potential problems beforehand.

SOLUTION

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

We found Broscorp on Upwork. We were looking for a company that has enough expertise so we asked short listed companies to make a simple proof of concept and the one created by Broscorp was the best. Moreover, Broscorp provided the best communication skills.

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

We have described the requirements for the project and Broscorp helped us with the business analysis. From there Broscorp started the development of the ETL platform and was showing interim results every sprint. Technologies used: Apache NiFi, Java 8, Groovy, ClickHouse, Grafana.

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

There was one senior head developer and one assisting developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The ETL platform has been built, processing data every day without any outages. Operational team uses the data and dashboards on daily basis to monitor the state of the network.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was quite simple yet efficient. We were setting the list of priorities and high level tasks and Broscorp then translated them into development tasks.

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

Broscorp took the project and managed it themselves, leading us towards the intended result. They didn’t require any micromanagement.

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

Testing capabilities.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Artlink is a general purpose NFT licensing protocol aimed at allowing artists and creatives to collaborate and monetize their NFTs. As CEO my role is to focus squarely on product execution, aesthetics and ensure the platform gains traction over time.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Broscorp were hired to help us develop all aspects of the Artlink webapp portal ranging from front end UX, back end database + object storage as well as web3 connectivity features (wallet connections, minting etc). They were also charged with implementing the Trulioo EmbedID KYC solution which has proven to be quite advantageous and simplistic.

SOLUTION

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

Broscorp originally came recommended to us by the team over at Prosper App and Pulsr DAO for the development of a separate app relating to cryptocurrency trading however through our interactions with them we were extremely impressed at their level of detail, organization and focus on delivering a quality outcome.

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

The scope of work was split up into 3 major modules to be delivered over the course of 6 months, namely;

• Module 1: Front End development (sign-up, login, upload files, connect wallet, minting page & gallery)
• Module 2: KYC implementation + license agreement signing -
• Module 3: API development + integration with print on demand customization tool

Technologies used were:

BACKEND:

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Spring Data
• Spring Security
• Maven

FRONTEND:

• Angular 11

INFRA:

• Load balancer
• EC2
• Elastic Beanstalk
• S3 bucket
• RDS (Postgres)
• Route 53

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

Generally at all times there were 5 people;

• Project Sponsor
• Senior Back End Engineer
• Junior Back End Engineer
• Front end developer
• Project manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are yet to launch the website as it stands however general feedback from UAT performed by my team have been very positive in that the website is responsive, intuitive and has visually appealing aesthetics.

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

Project management style was in line with agile and scrum methodologies and the team are very flexible with regards to choice of tools, particularly in light of the fact that they chose to use Asana and also ClickUp.

Team also made great use of tools such as Coda, Miro and Google Slides for clarification on all things requirements and user stories. Frequent communication, updates and timely meeting attendance are all 3 hallmarks of the Broscorp team, they excel in this area.

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

Overall, Broscorp is receptive to feedback and always eager to make improvements where required. The level of understanding, flexibility, and patience that the team has was very helpful, as was the level of technical competence and depth of experience. It really helps give me confidence about deliverables, timelines and expectations in general. The Broscorp team truly live up to their name of being your "Bros" and that they are on your side.

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

There was some initial feedback provided by myself around UX aesthetics (font positioning & colours) however the team were very responsive and able to address it very quickly by providing some mock-ups.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the owner and CEO of a consultant company. We provide data driven business development to our clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Broscorp?

Since we use data from our client we needed a stable, flexible and scalable system to shuffle data between different systems - mainly to data warehouse.

SOLUTION

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

We found them on a Upwork. They were one of several companies that we evaluated for the job. Some of them got to delivery a simpler prove of concept. Brocorp provided valuable knowledge and were very generous with advises.

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

Broscorp helped us setup up the project management in Jira. From there we described all the requirements and they handle them systematically.

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

We mainly worked with the head developer and one of his assisting developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The result (data) from the system is stable and trustworthy.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very efficient. It's important for us to always priorities all task in terms of urgency, cost and value. They made that easy by providing roughly estimates (time and money) for each task.

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

Their professionalism. We've learned to trust their words, both when it comes to strategic advice and quality of deliverables.

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

At first the time reporting wasn't fully as transparent as we require, but that was fixed soon after it was brought up.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the VP of communications at Archipelago, a management consulting company focused on addressing accountabilities, efficiencies, and productivity in megaprojects.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Broscorp?

Broscorp created a tool to help us address some of the challenges in our existing processes.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They developed a project management software that helps users complete their tasks on time by assigning deliverables to different people, managing deadlines, and tracking their progress. It also helps keep people accountable by assigning health scores depending on how close they are to completing a project.  

When we began the project, Broscorp helped us scope out exactly what we needed. We discussed what our workflow should look like and what problems we needed to address. From there, we went over the architecture, UI, and front- and backend. Then we talked through what reporting capabilities and APIs we wanted to include.

Even though they suggested that we rebuild our MVP with a more sustainable and robust programming language, they were willing to use the programming language that we inherited from our MVP. They used Power BI and Ruby on Rails to develop the platform.

What is the team composition?

I work directly with their leadership team and a project manager.

How did you come to work with Broscorp?

We were thinking about partnering with another company in our industry, and when we talked to them, they recommended Broscorp. They worked together in the past and they told us about their partnership. After that, we reached out to Broscorp directly and they walked us through a few of the projects they’ve worked on in the past.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent about $25,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project lasted from August 2020–January 2021.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They were very focused on delivering exactly what we wanted. They got the job done. I’m excited about working with them again in the future.  

How did Broscorp perform from a project management standpoint?

They used Jira to manage the project and track bugs that came up during testing. We were unfamiliar with Jira, so they coached us through how to use it.

They also accommodated our schedule. We met regularly on Zoom, but we also used Slack to communicate as things came up.

Generally, they managed the project well. On one occasion, though, they didn’t communicate how an issue would impact our budget when it, but that was quickly resolved.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I was very impressed by their attention to detail. Unlike other partners we’ve worked with, Broscorp tried to improve the final product by making suggestions and explaining why it would be better to tackle a problem in a certain way. They explained the process to us well enough that we could understand it even though we didn’t come from a technical background.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Our experience with them has been excellent, but they could develop their UI capabilities more.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

New clients should have a clear understanding of what their intentions are. Broscorp can still help them if they don’t know exactly what they want, but they need to understand their end-goal to make suggestions.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of iZone, a consulting company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Broscorp?

I needed to bring in additional resources to help me with several projects. Although I knew what I wanted, I didn’t have the skills to execute my plan myself. I needed a partner with hands-on experience.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

In the beginning, I sent my requirements to Broscorp and they asked some questions. I then revised the document and clarified what I needed. From there, they explained several options for me to choose from.

For our first project together, they used Java and worked on the backend, but over the last year and a half, they’ve been working on both the front- and backend.

Now that we’ve been working together for a while, our process looks a little different. I usually show them screenshots of what I’m looking for so they understand the concept. Then they take notes and ask questions to understand what tools I’d like them to use and if they need to use a third-party API. After that, they document my requirements.

What is the team composition?

When we begin a new project, I work directly with Daniel (CEO & Lead Software Developer) and occasionally 1–2 of his employees.

How did you come to work with Broscorp?

I found them on Upwork. I spoke to five different teams about my project but selected Broscorp because they asked some really good questions and clearly knew what I was talking about.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent between $5,000­–$10,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in April 2019 and our partnership is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They deliver top-quality work. Their programming is up-to-date with the latest versions and best practices for Java development.

Unlike other providers I’ve worked with, they ask questions to make sure their deliverables match my expectations. Whenever I need something, they come up with a suggestion on how to do it.

Additionally, they’ve reduced my workload by taking over the requirements documentation process.

How did Broscorp perform from a project management standpoint?

Although it’s a big project, they manage it well by following an agile approach.

On top of that, Daniel is easy to communicate with and his English is very good. I can reach them through Skype, Upwork, or Microsoft Teams.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I’ve worked with many other companies, but only Broscorp has presented different options and asked me for my preferences. They’re clearly committed to delivering what I need.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I wish they would hire some more people. The other day, I asked if they could onboard another frontend developer, but no one is available for the next few weeks.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

New clients should be as transparent as they can. They will ask the right questions to align the projects the right way.