CML Team LTD

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a co-founder at FYNTS, a marketing space startup that helps retailers build omnichannel strategies via a mobile app. Our platform allows customers to digitize their inventories and do ads. The app can be downloaded by existing and future customers. I’m responsible for developing the FYNTS mobile app; I essentially take on the role of product manager. 

What challenge were you trying to address with CML Team LTD?

We needed CML’s mobile app development services. 

What was the scope of their involvement?

Our team initially approached CML with some ideas and mock-ups, and then they made proposals for the UI/UX design and backend of the app. 

We’re still working on the app, and CML is working on our marketing strategies. For core features, the app helps people find local shops and products. A retailer can use this app for marketing their store and products on a location-based advertising model. The platform is available on iOS and Android devices. 

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with two full stack developers, one QA specialist, and a project manager.

How did you come to work with CML Team LTD?

I was friends with entrepreneurs that worked with CML in the past. They recommended the team because their long-term relationship with the group had gone well. 

How much have you invested with them?

The original budget for this project is $50,000 — right now, we’ve invested around half of that. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with CML in June 2021, and the engagement is ongoing. 

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

There aren’t any hard data available yet since we’re still in the rollout phase.

How did CML Team LTD perform from a project management standpoint?

We’re happy with CML’s project management skills. They meet deadlines and budgets. If they need to do extra work, they’re transparent about what that means in terms of additional fees. Overall, their work has been fair and transparent — they’re spot on. 

Moreover, when we encounter bugs or crashes, they respond quickly. Whenever we have a  problem, we give the team a description of what has happened. They then direct the issue to either their directors or QA managers. 

In terms of tools, we use Jira, along with the classic agile development approach. To communicate, we use Slack, Zoom, and Google Meet. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

CML has done a good job of understanding what we want. On top of that, their communication is highly efficient and effective. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there aren’t any. We’re super happy with CML. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

If you already have a rough outline of what you want, share it upfront with CML. The team can quickly pick things up and understand what the outline is about. You can prepare mock-ups or formalize your ideas through a PowerPoint presentation. These things have truly helped us get them up to speed quickly.

Please describe your company and your position there.

EZChoice is the online insurance comparation platform that allows customers to check and compare different non-life insurance providers for Cars, Health and Bikes, mange options, and purchase required insurance

For what projects/services did your company hire CML Team LTD, and what were your goals?

CML created web solution from scratch

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

We have very successful experience in working with part of this team before, including founder. As soon as we understand that project skill map similar to CML profile / skill set we agree about cooperation

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

We provided CML our technical Proof of concept and market pilot results. CML create architecture, solution design, development for customer and administration applications with common calculation engine, API integration with insurance vendors and payment service providers , and all supporting components - photo storage, document generation (PDF) , session tokenization.

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

4 full-stack software developers, a Project Manager, and a QA engineer

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

We successfully run our product to the market, re-estimated market, created new business configuration and re-lunch application. CML realized many special research and generate unique solution, and give us unbelievable flexibility

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

The project management process was enough good organized and agile. Jira is the main tool. Daily stand-up meetings, weekly customer sessions and other routines, usual for the Agile approach were used to in the work . Project Manager was available via email and WhatsUp at any time,

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

They had strong expertise in the FinTech domain, permanent care about solution security, full automation deployment process, strong review process that allows do not loose quality while our terrible number of change requests .

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

Single source of project trouble were customer teams, but we successfully lunch the project. May be, in the next project I grant CML even more project responsibility.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of Woonmodule. Dutch market leader in the field of home configuration software. We build online tools for people to customise their new built home.

For what projects/services did your company hire CML Team LTD, and what were your goals?

We draw a lot of interactive maps of housing projects. This is a lot of hand work and also programming work. CML built for us a tool which speeds up the drawing process and reduces the need for programming skills. The turned a cumbersome part of our production process in a lean SAAS product which can also be used by third parties.

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

I met the CVO at a conference and we had a chat. Then I looked at their track record.

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

They developed a REACT tool in which we could draw an publish interactive maps

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

We worked with approximately 5 people from CML. First we spoke with the CVO and later we worked mostly with developers and project managers

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

They built a nice working piece of software which we use on a daily base. It standardised and streamlined a labour intensive part of our work.

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

The people from the vendor are very open and approachable. We used several communication methods like SLACK, TRELLO and GOOGLE MEET. I liked the direct and clear communication

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

We are an it company ourselves with skilful developers but they were not able to build what the guys of CML built. Also it gave me confidence that the CVO was able to speak about our wishes in an abstract and analytic way.

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

During the process there were some changes in the development team and I think that the handover to the new team could have been done better

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the co-founder of Prototype You, based in The Hague, Netherlands.

For what projects/services did your company hire CML Team LTD, and what were your goals?

We wanted to develop a mobile app that empowers users to help one another grow on their personal learning journeys. The app is initially meant as a tool to add value to our primary services (e.g., programs and training for peer-to-peer people development).

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

CML Team made a great quote that fit our constraints of delivery time, cost and quality.

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

The project end result is a mobile app for Android and iOS in the app stores, created in Flutter and using Firebase.

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

A project manager and two software developers.

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

In three months our app was completely updated in terms of UX, had many additional features, and was ready for distribution in the Dutch Google Play Store and the iOS App Store. That way we could start our software pilot on time in our first project with students and teachers at a University of Applied Sciences.

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

Communication was very results-oriented, which I found refreshing, and it benefitted the project due to its challenging time schedule & planning.

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

CML Team made sure to keep their promise and delivered the project within the agreed time, cost, and quality. Despite the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, they kept working under very challenging conditions.

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

Sometimes the team made too many assumptions about the required features. Proactively sending us questions by mail or calling us before building the features would have saved both parties a lot of rework and time.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a Managing Director, the CTO, & a Co-Founder at a fintech startup specializing in predictive data analytics and disruptive applications in the trading of financial assets and cryptocurrencies.

For what projects/services did your company hire CML Team LTD, and what were your goals?

Initially, we’ve hired the CML Team for helping us with the release of the very first web version of a new application. They were building our frontend on the most modern React.js stack. Over the years, we’ve expanded our collaboration and currently, the CML Team engagement is on multiple components of the product written in C# .NET and React.js. Our mission is to build a brand-new trading experience that is simple, smart, and reliable. We focus on real-time data analytics in crypto and financial markets and the development of trading applications.

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

I met Oleksandr, the CML Team co-founder at the Collision online conference. We were impressed by their portfolio and the endorsements other clients working in the crypto space have given.

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

The CML Team supports us with our backend and frontend development mostly with .NET and React.js, combined with their profound knowledge of the crypto industry.

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

Up to 4 senior software developers.

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

From the very beginning and till this moment, the CML Team is showing full dedication to the product and the team, with them we were able to release the very first version of a new application and continue our growth. Besides the talented engineers they have, we’re always in contact with their co-founders, so they can assist on any issue and question we might have.

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

We can reach out to engineers directly without any intermediary. We use Agile and SCRUM processes. We use Slack/Zoom/ClickUp and are in constant contact with the engineers.

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

They have a profound computer science background and deep knowledge of the crypto industry combined with the flexibility and ease of communicating both with engineers and company managers/owners.

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

There is always some room to expand the skills and know-how landscape/portfolio, and to grow the teams even further.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m CPO & Co-Founder of Blockpit AG. At Blockpit we’re building a revolutionary product in the crypto space for tax reporting and portfolio tracking.

For what projects/services did your company hire CML Team LTD, and what were your goals?

Back in 2018 we hired the CML Team for helping us with the release of the very first version of cryptotax.io. They were migrating our frontend from Angular on React.js as well as building core backend engines using Java and Spring Boot.

Over the years we’ve expanded our collaboration and currently CML Team engagement is on multiple components of the product written on Java, React.js, Node.js, PHP, AWS. Blockpit has been pursuing the goal of bringing the necessary transparency and trust to a blockchain based financial market with software compliance solutions.

How did you select CML Team LTD and what were the deciding factors?

One of our co-founders met the CML Team at a London blockchain hackathon where they were amongst runner-ups. We were impressed by their execution during that hackathon and decided to start working together.

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

CML Team supports us with backend and frontend development with quite a diverse expertise in technologies such as: Java, React.js, Node.js, PHP, AWS and profound knowledge of crypto industry.

How many people from the CML Team LTD team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Up to 4 full stack developers and dedicated tech lead.

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

We’ve been working with the CML Team quite a while, starting from 2018. Throughout the years, they are showing a full dedication to us. With them we were able to release the very first version of CryptoTax product, survive through the huge crypto and financial markets fall back in 2020, recover and expand.

CML Team supports us with backend and frontend development with quite a diverse expertise in technologies such as: Java, React.js, Node.js, PHP, AWS and profound knowledge of crypto industry. Besides talented engineers they have, we’re always in contact with their co-founders, so they can assist on any issue and question we might have.

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

We had a flat organization process, where we can reach out to engineers directly without any intermediary. We use agile and scrum methodology.

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

Profound computer science background and deep knowledge of the crypto industry combining with the flexibility and ease of communicating both with engineers and company stakeholders.

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

Further grow the expertise and resources.

Please describe your company and your position there.

xamoom developed a mobile-first content management system that makes location-based services available to everyone. I’m xamoom's CEO and cofounder. In my position I am responsible for sales and all customer contact on one side and for product development on the other side.

For what projects/services did your company hire CML Team LTD?

We were looking for software developers in Austria and could not find any in the quantity and quality we needed. So we decided on outsourcing our whole app development to CML. xamoom's core product is along it's content management system and our mobile web the mobile SDKs and mobile apps.

We not only needed development resources that met our quality standard, we also got enormous flexibility from our partnership with CML. We can now develop much faster than we could do in the past with our resources at home.

What were your goals for this project?

We’ve started our partnership with CML Team LTD helping us in developing and shipping brand new Wörthersee native iOS and Android apps for the client we have in the tourism industry.

After this was accomplished meeting our standards, we outsourced more and more apps and also our SDKs to CML. But our ultimate goal was to have a long-term partner who will be able to jump in various components of the product we’re working on.

How did you select CML Team LTD?

Another Austrian software developer and friend of mine recommended CML Team Ltd.

Describe the project in detail.

In the beginning, we were working on the Wörthersee (a tourism destination in Austria) native iOS and Android apps. Those apps were based on our open-source SDK, CMS API, and required a number of third-party integrations and customizations (i.e., event database, guest card service, weather data).

CML helped with finishing and shipping both apps into the marketplaces (App Store and Play Store). We were very satisfied with the quality of work and speed of delivery.

And extended our collaboration further on building the iOS and Android apps for Éislek, a tourism region in the North of Luxemburg. CML's developers also do maintenance work (updating SDKs and functionality) on various other apps for our customers.

Lastly, the team helps us further developing our smart app, the core product of xamoom. It's a ready-made native app that can be rolled out in a matter of hours.

What was the team composition?

The size of the team varied from one to two full-stack/mobile software engineers, with partial involvement of a delivery manager at the early stages of collaboration.

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

Go to the app store and search for Éislek or Wörthersee and you will find the apps. Also, search for xamoom to find our smart apps that are not just deployed for customers but that we also use to demonstrate our core capabilities. We are satisfied with the outcome.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We meet twice a week for the sprint planning (Monday) and the sprint review (Friday). We specify tasks and features using Jira Cloud and Google Drive. During the week we communicate using our Slack channels. The process is efficient and effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The most impressive is their wide and profound expertise in various tech stacks and programming languages as well as dedication to the product and goal-driven approach in addressing problems that occur on the way.

Working with the guys from CML does not feel as outsourcing, it seems as if the team there is an extension of our team. We’re looking forward to more interesting and challenging tasks together.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Sometimes the geographical distance is not great, but it happened just once. USB cables are just not long enough to bridge Austria with Kiew. But otherwise ... we are really happy.

Please describe your company and your position there.

ProFIX is a top-ranked Company supplying IT solutions and associated high-standard services within the financial sector. Among our customers are 250+ banks and other financial service companies in 40+ countries.

We are the partners of the world-known companies: Microsoft, SWIFT, Oracle, IBM, MoneyGram International, Telesens, Linxdatacenter, Temenos, Smart Stream, IND, and many others. I’m responsible for business development and strategy.

For what projects/services did your company hire CML Team LTD, and what were your goals?

In order to scale and speed up our operations, products, and services we needed a reliable partner with great and holistic expertise in various areas of software and middleware development and maintenance. We’ve started our partnership with a pilot project that was in the building of different complex flows using Etlworks middleware and its ecosystem for one of the ProFIX clients.

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

We did market research on the web and CML Team Ltd picked our interest, after reviewing their portfolio and speaking to the founders we realized we had some connections in common. We reached out to those connections and they had provided very positive feedback on CML Team Ltd.

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

In the beginning, we had various requirements that the client wanted to achieve by leveraging the Etlworks middleware layer. Our goal was to gather all those requirements, evaluate the feasibility of the project, assess dependencies, and estimate the efforts required to execute it smoothly.

CML Team Ltd helped with finishing this task. We were very impressed with the approach and speed of working on that task, and we hired them to implement the project with us for the client. After deploying the project to production there are a number of follow up projects we’re working on together.

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

The size of the team varied from one to three full-stack software engineers, with one being a tech lead and delivery manager.

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

We had successfully delivered the main project and a number of follow-up projects to the clients’ production environment. Now we continue our collaboration on new projects and services for other clients by leveraging the diverse tech expertise of CML Team LTD in middleware, software, web, mobile, and DevOps.

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

We had a delivery manager from their end responsible for the delivery, they used agile processes and SCRUM in particular. The delivery to the clients’ production environment was of the highest quality and in time.

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

The most impressive is their ability to be on top of the problems and issues that occur on the way and proactive approach to addressing them. Furthermore, we were amazed by the quality and speed of the delivery they had provided. CML Team LTD supports our business continuously, we’re looking forward to more interesting and challenging projects ahead.

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

We have a permanent quality assurance meeting where we are trying to optimize our cooperation with a CML Ltd. company.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the COO of TradeRepublic, Germany’s first mobile and commission-free broker that allows trading shares and ETFs without order commissions on the stock exchange. I’m responsible for building and scaling operations.

For what projects/services did your company hire CML Team LTD?

In order to be able to work and control all the processes along the value chain of our business, we decided to build a proprietary back office system. It was a quick and reliable solution that could match our needs in the best possible way.

What were your goals for this project?

The main task was to help with the development of our back office system that would act as an administrative web application for our new broker platform.

How did you select this vendor?

I knew them personally for some time. We decided to work with CML Team LTD after seeing their development history as well as their successful hackathon participation.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

When we started the project, the initial framework and design of the systems were already developed internally. The key focus was on expanding the functional deck of the system and developing new views that could support and replicate processes. The platform is connected through a broad variety of APIs to different backend systems and allows us to control all business processes.

In the beginning, we were working in weekly sprints, and after some time, it shifted to two-week sprints. Our team prepared all functional specifications and tickets. After discussing those with CML Team LTD, the functions were moved to development.

What was the team composition?

The size of the team varied from two to three developers, with one being an experienced team lead.

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

Having a fully-functional back office system was vital for providing brokerage solutions to our clients. It went live at the beginning of 2019.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

With the help of their team, we were able to meet highly ambitious timelines and go into production as scheduled and without delays.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

We were impressed with their flexibility and ability to meet timelines. CML Team LTD supported our business continuously, even during intense phases.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder and CEO of Sophophilia Studios, which was created to produce video games with the goal of going past just entertainment. For the first several years I did all the work and did not contract out any part of the game development process.

For what projects/services did your company hire CML Team LTD?

I hired the CML Team LTD to take over the smart contract development required for this project. I later hired them for the website development requirements as well.

What were your goals for this project?

My goal for this project is to create one of the most played DApp games on the market. I want to create a lasting IP with multiple sequels and a lasting, ever-growing community.

How did you select this vendor?

I interviewed over 30 candidates from UpWork. Basil (Co-Founder, CML Team LTD) stood out in several key factors. He seemed the most knowledgeable, his price was fair, and most importantly for me, he was very enthusiastic in taking part in this project.

Later I hired a web developer, per Basil's suggestion, to take over the web development part of the project. The web developer showed a lot of competency in the required areas. He quickly learned the work that the previous web developer had done and started working on the future of the project, making the switch over less detrimental than I had anticipated.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Basil creates all the smart contracts that are the foundation of this game. He also works with the web developer to create the systems that let the website talk with the blockchain. The web developer takes all my website designs and converts them into a functioning website, mostly using React. He works with Basil to link up the site with the blockchain.

What was the team composition?

Basil is the solidity developer. Roman is the web developer. I also work with an artist.

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

The success of our firm relies on this project, and so far they’ve been meeting expectations.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

They’ve missed a few deadlines. Sometimes that’s been because of my lack of planning, and some by the team underestimating the time certain parts would take. Overall, I have been happy with the project management.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They bring a deep level of understanding of the core base of knowledge needed to do their respective jobs. A lot of this project consists of systems that have not been built before, but they can execute the work with confidence and success because of their base knowledge.

Basil has been amazing to work with. He has great attention to detail, and his code is immaculate. He comments his code wonderfully, which makes it easy for me to find things, and allows for easy expansion of the team. The web developer is very intuitive and he is able to figure out the details of a system without me needed to explain everything.

Are there any areas for improvement?

They could be better about planning their workload to hit deadlines more reliably, but I should also be better about staying on top of the project. Their web developer also has room to improve with regard to his language skills, but I’m confident that he will.