Competenza Innovare

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President and Co-Founder of Cold Summit

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Cold Summit is a solution provider in the cold chain real estate sector, conceived to deliver the most forward-looking, highest quality, most energy-efficient, and sustainable cold storage facilities ever built.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Competenza Innovare to accomplish?

• We needed help building a new tool for how we manage part of our cold storage system. We had an idea but needed help shaping it, testing it with our team, and getting it live.

SOLUTION

How did you find Competenza Innovare?

Online Search

Why did you select Competenza Innovare over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Competenza Innovare were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

They helped us figure out what problem we were really solving. Then they made a prototype, and we tested it with our staff. After that, they built the MVP and helped us roll it out. We're still working with them now, adding more to it.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Tasks are getting done faster. Our team asks fewer questions now, and things just move better. We also can update the system without as much trouble. Even our clients noticed it works better.

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

They were great. We had regular check-ins. The CEO was in a lot of calls, which I liked. Their project manager was clear and kept us on track. They answered fast and explained stuff well.

What was your primary form of communication with Competenza Innovare?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They didn’t just do what we asked. They gave ideas that were better than ours sometimes. And they tested things early so we didn’t waste time or money.

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

Nothing really. They did a great job. I’d work with them again, no question.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder & CEO of Zordi

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Zordi is an agtech company that develops fully autonomous greenhouses powered by AI and robotics to sustainably grow high-quality produce, starting with strawberries, while reducing labor costs and increasing yields.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Competenza Innovare to accomplish?

• We needed extra hands for QA testing and app support. Wanted to make sure everything on our mobile and web apps worked right without slowing us down.

SOLUTION

How did you find Competenza Innovare?

Online Search

Why did you select Competenza Innovare over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Competenza Innovare were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

They gave us a QA guy who handles manual testing mostly, but he’s also helping with automation. He writes test cases, joins sprint planning, helps manage Scrum stuff, and stays in touch with our engineers and product team.

He uses Android Studio for emulator testing, Pearls to check app traffic, plus Selenium and Appium for automation. Covers a lot.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We don’t track every step, but through sprints, we see how people are doing. He’s always done what he needs to, usually faster than expected. Picks up extra work too.  

The automation engineer’s been good too. We have quick weekly meetings, and he’s hit all the goals we set.

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

Super easy to work with. Whenever I message, they answer quick. We do syncs every couple weeks, they always ask how they can help more. Very responsive, very open.

What was your primary form of communication with Competenza Innovare?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Honestly feels like they’re part of our own team. They care about the work, not just checking off tasks. That’s hard to find. They just fit right in.

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

Nope, no complaints. They’re doing everything we hoped for and then some.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder & CEO of Upside

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Upside is a Housing for Health company that provides scalable housing stability programs for health plans and their members to improve health outcomes and reduce medical care costs by addressing housing as a foundational social driver of health.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Competenza Innovare to accomplish?

• We needed help managing and improving our Salesforce CRM. Mainly to make it easier for our teams to track outreach, and to build in some automations that would cut down on manual work.

SOLUTION

How did you find Competenza Innovare?

Online Search

Why did you select Competenza Innovare over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Competenza Innovare were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

They worked on our custom Salesforce objects, especially the ones used by our field team who talk with members. They added new reporting features and made changes that helped our support team get info faster. They also added automations to help follow up with members and log info quicker.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We now have better reporting, cleaner data, and it’s just easier for the team to use. Our outreach team can log touches faster and our support team is spending less time chasing down data.

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

It was great. Our account manager was on top of things, and we used Slack to talk directly to the dev, which really helped move things quickly. They always responded fast and kept things moving.

What was your primary form of communication with Competenza Innovare?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They really cared about what we were trying to do. They weren’t just checking boxes. They made suggestions and helped us think about stuff we didn’t even ask for. Felt like they were part of the team.

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

Nope. It went smooth. Nothing stands out that they need to fix.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a cloud-based HR solutions company and I head the Engineering Department of JustLogin.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Competenza Innovare Private Limited?

We have hired Competenza and have been actively working with them to build a bespoke web application from scratch - starting from story-boarding to production release.

What were your goals for this project?

To implement a comprehensive software (web application) that is designed to meet our requirements and to be able to integrate with our existing HR suite with ease - so that it would extend the capabilities of the suite.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We have already worked with Competenza prior to this for smaller projects - but this has been the biggest engagement since. We have interviewed their team to evaluate their capability to undertake this project and also compared their effort estimates, schedules and cost with 2 other vendors before deciding that they were the best fit for this project.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Scope of the project:

• Understanding the scope and requirements
• Story boarding
• Developing the UI/UX
• Implementing responsive design (Upcoming)
• Implementing business logic and database structures (Upcoming)
• Quality Assurance (Upcoming)
• Production release and hand over (Upcoming)

What was the team composition?

So far we have been extensively in touch with the UI/UX team, the tech lead and the director. In the upcoming phases of the projects, we will be getting in touch with the web developers and QAs as well.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

This project is still ongoing and has not reached the stage of completion yet. But once successfully finished, this application would help to add value to the software suite that we have - and thereby would indirectly support the revenue of the company.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They have a small capable team that provides a personalized service.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We have worked with only one of their teams and they seem to be capable with regular web technologies (server, client and middleware frameworks). Would be good to step into cutting edge techs to support new innovations.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Start-up Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) company providing turn-key Business Intelligence solutions for schools. I am the founder and CEO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Competenza Innovare Private Limited?

We had a prototype database application and proof of concept in Excel. We needed to have the SAAS solution build out in ASP.Net. Competenza took the lead role in all ASP.net development. That included project management, development and QA.

What were your goals for this project?

Build a working POC/Beta version of the application as quickly as possible at the lowest cost

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I picked a number of vendors to be vetted and gave each of them an 8-hour dev project to test their abilities and vendor relationship. Competenza was one of only a couple that passed the test. After working with a couple vendors, they were by far the best and we shifted most of the project responsibility to them.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Built the ASP.net application from the ground up, through final deployment with our Beta client Project management for the project, including coordinating other outsource resources Stepped up to troubleshoot and fix numerous issues outside of their specific scope. Including Business Intelligence dashboards (Jaspersoft), Front End UI (Angular) and Database (SQL Server)

What was the team composition?

One Lead Developer/Project Manager (Nishant Agrawal), coordinating with 1 front-end developer, 2 business intelligence developers and 1 database developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We had the best possible experience! Our project was complex and subject to some tight deadlines with minimal hands working on it. Nishant & Competenza not only did exceptional work at every turn, but came through in the clutch many times to keep us on track and meeting all key deliverables and milestones

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Mainly Jira, Skype and Email. We were a small team and that worked perfectly for us.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Dedication to excellence and willingness to step up and take ownership of any issue or problem to make sure we delivered on all our milestones on time and with excellence. Even when numerous unexpected setbacks and issues arose.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO and Founder of Moxie Lighting

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Moxie Lighting specializes in providing high-end, customizable architectural lighting solutions for commercial, hospitality, and residential spaces.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Competenza Innovare to accomplish?

We needed to build some apps and tools to help our customers and team better use our lighting products. We wanted to have working web and mobile apps, easy to update, and done on time without going over budget.

SOLUTION

How did you find Competenza Innovare?

Referral

Why did you select Competenza Innovare over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Competenza Innovare were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We’ve worked with them on a few projects now. First was keeping an older iOS app running smooth. Then we had them build a new tool on the web using React so our team and clients could design lighting setups online. Later, they made new apps in Kotlin and Swift for Android and iPhone that help our reps in the field with layouts and specs.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Everything was done on time and within the budget. That’s rare. The tools they made are now used every day by our team and clients. Feedback has been really good.

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

We had regular check-ins, and when something came up, they jumped on it fast. They worked well with how we do things. Never felt like we had to chase them down.

What was your primary form of communication with Competenza Innovare?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They took time to learn our business, even though lighting isn’t easy to explain. They asked smart questions. They understood what we needed even when we weren't super clear.

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

Nothing much 'cos they’ve been solid.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Career4 Doctors

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Training , education and coaching for NHS interview 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Competenza Innovare to accomplish?

• Branding
• Increased awareness
• Website design

SOLUTION

How did you find Competenza Innovare?

Referral

Why did you select Competenza Innovare over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

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

Too long

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Website work

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

Yes

What was your primary form of communication with Competenza Innovare?

Email or Messaging App

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

The response time could be quicker.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Managing Director of First Medicine MENA

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

First Medicine MENA is an online telehealth service that connects patients in Lebanon with licensed healthcare professionals for virtual consultations, aiming to reduce hospital overcrowding.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Competenza Innovare Private Limited to accomplish?

• We hired Competenza Innovare to help us move our old system to something more modern. Our platform was getting slower, and we were starting to see issues as more people used it. We needed better speed, more stability, and something that could grow with us.

SOLUTION

How did you find Competenza Innovare Private Limited?

Online Search

Why did you select Competenza Innovare Private Limited over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from Competenza Innovare Private Limited were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

They had to rebuild our whole system. That meant moving all our code and servers to new tech. They used .NET Core for the backend and React for the frontend. They also used Stencil.js to make some parts faster. Everything had to work better and be easier to update in the future.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The site is way faster now. It doesn’t crash like before. People using it told us it feels smoother. And for us on the backend, it’s much easier to manage. We feel a lot more confident in our system now.

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

We worked with them in short sprints. We used tools like Slack, Jira, and Git. Their project manager kept things on track. Any time we had a change or a question, they got back to us fast. That made a big difference.

What was your primary form of communication with Competenza Innovare Private Limited?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They didn’t just build what we asked, but they asked why, they gave advice, they tried to help us do things better. They know tech really well, but they also took the time to understand our goals. That mattered to me.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Competenza Innovare Private Limited could have done differently?

I don’t think there’s anything they should’ve done better. They did what they said they’d do, and they did it well.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder and CEO of SiFi - Simplified Financial Solutions Company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

SiFi is a corporate expense management platform that gives finance and accounting teams complete control and visibility over company spending.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Competenza Innovare Private Limited to accomplish?

• We brought in Competenza Innovare Private Limited when we realized we needed steady help building one of our main products. It's a big part of what we do at SiFi and it’s always growing, so we needed a team that could handle development, testing, and keep things on track without needing us to explain everything every time.

SOLUTION

How did you find Competenza Innovare Private Limited?

Referral

Why did you select Competenza Innovare Private Limited over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Competenza Innovare Private Limited were assigned to this project?

3

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

They took care of the whole setup, building new features, fixing bugs, testing things before launch, and making sure our app stays safe. Their team watches over everything round the clock, which helps a lot since we have customers using it all the time.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

When we started, only a few hundred companies were using our platform. Now it's over 2,000. And through all that, Competenza stayed on top of everything. As rules around data and security changed, they updated our system to match. We didn’t have to ask twice. They just handled it.

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

How we work is simple. I tell them what our users are asking for or where they’re having trouble, and their project team figures out the best way to build or fix it. They keep things moving without me needing to follow up all the time. It’s been working really well.

What was your primary form of communication with Competenza Innovare Private Limited?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

What I like most is how focused they are. We’ve worked with other groups before who took on too much at once. Competenza gave us a full-time team, and they’re just focused on our stuff. That means a lot when you’re trying to grow fast.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Competenza Innovare Private Limited could have done differently?

Honestly, nothing major i’d ask them to do differently. they work the way we hoped they would. and that’s rare.