The Demski Group

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Founder & CEO of Tausi Brands, manufacturing a specialty pillowcase for upright sleepers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Demski Group, and what were your goals?

Tausi Brands needed a luxurious website to compliment our patent pending high end product. We needed ease of functionality meeting the needs of neuro-diverse customers. We also wanted to add reviews, icons, videos, and confidence in a glance. The Demski Group met the challenge and surpassed expectations.

SOLUTION

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

The Demski Group came highly recommended. I also interviewed three other companies. The Demski Group was the stand out company.

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

Tausi Brands needed a robust website with multiple pages: Home page with video and carousel Our story with video Blog Factory tour with video Product page Landing page Collections page Individual product pages All had to be mobile friendly. This required extra coding to overcome the limitations of our Shopify store

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

I worked primarily with Andrew, co-owner of The Demski Group. He was outstanding to work with. He understood the scope and always delivered on time and on budget.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We launched in June 2022. We receive positive feedback from people across many industries from internationally award winning ad agencies to physicians.

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

The Demski Group met with my team via zoom and were accessible when we needed a touch base meeting.

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

They are the real deal. Trustworthy, honest and they deliver outstanding results.

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

No, nothing to add here.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

VP of Software Engineering for a development comapny

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Demski Group, and what were your goals?

We partner with The Demski Group for software projects requiring specific solutions. Many of these include custom management systems or software solutions with hardware components. Our teams have partnered on over 20 projects, which have all been a tremendous success.

SOLUTION

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

At the time our team took on a project that was quickly determined to be outside of our skillset, we spent weeks looking and interviewing firms and we had a fantastic connection with the owner.

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

Most of the projects have been fully native iOS & Android applications, while some have been cross-platform mobile/web applications using the MERN technology stack. The scopes of work have ranged from MVP applications to full-blown custom CRMs to Smart Home integrated applications.

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

We have worked with 2 designers that have been terrific throughout the design engagements, 3 project managers, 10+ software developers, and the lead of QA/QC

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team provides beyond industry-standard excellence, and the owner of the company is available to help at any time, and if any delays or problems occur throughout the development process, we are told promptly and see results as they are addressed.

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

Project management and communications are generally following the agile methodology, and the team uses Slack & Clickup tools for day-to-day operations.

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

Communication, open engagements, and direct communication with the team as needed have reduced numerous delays seen by other partners.

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

Throughout the multiple years of engagement, we have seen the team grow and evolve, and at this point, we can confidentially say that any improvements or changes we bring up as needed and know they will be met.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Managing Partner of Branding & Design Agency

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Demski Group, and what were your goals?

We hired The Demski Group to develop a vacation rental website for a property management client located near the Baseball Hall of Fame. The goal of the website was to create a reservation system for vacation rental home owners to post their properties for rent, and for vacationers to rent a home for their visit.

SOLUTION

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

We liked their approach to development, positive attitude, attention to detail, and work ethic - and we couldn't be happier with our choice!

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

The site was developed using WordPress, and a rental plugin. They then added custom development to craft the look-and-feel of the user experience including adding listings, browsing listings, and the checkout process.

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

Product Owner, Project Manager, Lead Developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project was completed successfully, launched, and is up-and-running generating revenue for the client.

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

They held weekly meetings with the client to update them on where all tasks stood, what was next, and get feedback from the client.

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

They delivered what they said they would, and it worked as planned. Couldn't be happier!

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

None, everything went to plan and the client was very happy.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Production Coordinator for SEEN Dating. I handle logistics for filming along with day-to-day administrative tasks. SEEN Dating is a new dating app with a focus on "transparent" dating meaning users are able to see other users conversations, video chats, and audio calls. This cultivates a more inclusive, honest environment. We also have a group of Featured Daters on the app who participate in filmed dates.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Demski Group?

We hire The Demski Group to develop our new mobile dating app. They've worked with us to build the app from the ground up!

What were your goals for this project?

Being a new app, our goals are continually evolving and expanding. Our soft launch was in February 2020 and now we're focusing on improving the user experience, debuting a redesigned discovery feed, and making plans to roll out nation wide.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Third party recommendation

Describe the project in detail.

Our app is currently available on iOS and will expand to Android as well.

What was the team composition?

Andrew Demski is very hands on this project. We're able to communicate with him on a daily basis via Slack along with a standing weekly meeting and he coordinates with his team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app is constantly evolving! Our most recent progress is with a new discovery feed on main page. This will increase user engagement and retention.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Our most used tool of communication is Slack. Having Andrew on various channels helps us immensely as he can weigh in everything from development to marketing to design. They respond well to feedback and I appreciate how we can always speak candidly about deadlines and needs.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I really appreciate The Demski Group's willingness to shift quickly on projects and deadlines. Being a young startup, things can change quickly (and always are!) and Andrew and his team do a great job of shifting priorities quickly to make things happen in a timely fashion.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We're always looking for ways to improve communication and timelines! Recently, we implemented a weekly touch-base meeting and reorganized our project into different "sprints" with Andrew. This has helped things improve immensely!

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the president of a point-of-sale (POS) technology company. We develop apps and software on POS terminals and platforms.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with The Demski Group?

When we started developing five years ago, we wanted to hit the ground running. We had a number of sources for development, The Demski Group being one of them.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

I’ve been working with The Demski Group for four and a half years. They’ve built dozens of web apps and Android-based apps for us.

We currentlyhave 32 live apps right now that span multiple industries: reporting apps, donation apps, driver assignment apps, anything B2B. We focus on small and medium-size businesses that need a feature or function. Once I identify that need, we build an app for it.

What is the team composition?

I strictly deal with Andrew (CEO).

How did you come to work with The Demski Group?

I first came across their company on Upwork. They bid on one of our projects, and after a few phone calls, I felt comfortable giving it to them. Since then, we’ve done 20–25 projects together.

How much have you invested with them?

It’s been about $173,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We probably started collaborating in March 2016. We still work together.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’re not a traditional app development firm by any means. My personal goal is to have an app that functions in the end. After I give The Demski Group my idea, I let it go until it’s done. I then test each part personally, and as long as it works, I’m happy. I’m not saying there’s never any bugs when we first launch, but I can bring those bugs to Andrew’s attention, and his team takes care of them.

How did The Demski Group perform from a project management standpoint?

I can’t comment on project management because I don’t manage each project. Once I have an idea, I reach out to Andrew to talk it through and figure how long it’ll take and how much it’ll cost. They then take it from there. I don’t micromanage, and I don’t set any milestones; I just wait for the end product.

We communicate over Skype, email, and phone calls. We tried some project software once, but I didn’t keep up with it.

What did you find most impressive about them?

After working with many development firms, I now funnel all my development to The Demski Group. First, they’re US-based, which makes communication easier. Second, they understand what I’m looking for and fill in the technical details that I can’t give. Finally, they’re very reliable. It’s also easier for them to review their own work rather than some third-party developer’s work.

Are there any areas they could improve?

This is partially my fault, but I’d like The Demski Group to double-check a particular function to make sure it works how I want it to work. There have been a couple of times where if they kept me up to date during the development process, I could have stopped them from building a function that didn’t match my vision.

Any advice for potential customers?

Take the time to go through how the final result will function. I don’t do that, but I probably should. It’ll save us time and money in development.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We’re an emotional data analytics company, and I’m the chief data officer.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with The Demski Group?

We needed help with the UX for one of our applications.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They built out the user experience in a video application so we can put an overlay in a video with emojis where we want viewers to emotionally react to the content. The team edited the overlay and harvested the emoji data. Then, we analyzed the emojis.

What is the team composition?

We worked with Andrew (CEO) and Aaron (Senior Product Manager).

How did you come to work with The Demski Group?

Our CEO hired Andrew in the past to create an electronic book.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in October 2017, and our work is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They’ve been 100% successful. The team codes to our specs and there haven’t been any problems.

How did The Demski Group perform from a project management standpoint?

They meet 80% of the deadlines, but some of that is my fault since sometimes the spec wasn’t tight enough.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The team is just easy to work with. They listen, they’re business savvy, and they’re responsive. Overall, there have been very few surprises.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, not really. Sometimes we have a few wiggles with the downstream data implications, but again that’s a shared responsibility with the specifications. They fixed all of those issues at no extra cost.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

My advice is to write specs. Don’t expect the developers to read your mind.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are an emotional data analytics company. We measure people's authentic emotions and support Brands and Political and Social campaigns. I am the Co-Founder and CEO. www.yawye.ai

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Demski Group?

Andrew and his team act as our CTO and engineering development group.

What were your goals for this project?

Building and maintaining an end to end tech stack to support our emotional data analytic platform.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

The Demski Group is a fantastic resource. Great partners, honest, and they do terrific work.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They built a technical framework for Yawye.ai to stream our stories capturing users emotions using emoji; all at scale.

What was the team composition?

Andrew leads our team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are true believers in this team and will no doubt provide ongoing business.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management for Yawye is handle by Andrew Demski

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Accountability combined with high standards for work and results.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Always. But I'll leave that for them to share;)

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

CEO of Government IT Contractor, performing web development / mission apps and Big Data Analytics services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Demski Group, and what were your goals?

We hired Demski Group for end to end web app development- from Design all the way to code delivery.

SOLUTION

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

Demksi group had previously done work for us and had delivered in an exemplary manner, so we decided to go with them agagin.

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

UX/UI design, React front-end development, Node.js development, Mongo DB database integration.

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

3 - UX/UI designer, Front-end developer, back-end developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Demski Group did an excellent job with all aspects of the work they performed for the project.

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

All code and project artifacts were delivered on time and within budget.

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

Code quality was very good and done in a fast, efficient manner.

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

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the prinsipal as trickywater.com. A brand marketing consultancy.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Demski Group, and what were your goals?

I had several startup firms with tight budgets, big ambitions and tight timelines to do custome web development.

SOLUTION

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

I got them through a referral from another partner.

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

I provided them web designs and content and they developed various sites to specification. They did a shopify site with many excallent customizations.

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

The owners.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They delivered everything as promised and on time.

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

They are always accesible.

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

They are very sound at a technical skill level. I don't have to worry. That is critical.

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

None at the moment.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of a training program that teaches professionals how to work more effectively with low-income people.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Demski Group, and what were your goals?

I needed someone who could translate a physical board game into an online game. The goals were to mimic closely the board game, and to take advantage of being online -- to make the game more stressful and fast paced.

SOLUTION

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

I issued an RFP and had three bidders respond. The deciding factors were their attention to detail from the RFP, and the confidence they demonstrated by committing to all of the game rules in their response.

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

We provided all of the visuals and the game content. The Demski team took that and put together the online game, building up from the components of the game to the rules and game play. There were some challenges with consistently applying the rules, but they were able to overcome these. Key deliverables were an online game that could be played by 250 people at once, in groups of three or four people. I do not know what technology was used.

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

One person worked with us, and I think his position was chief programmer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The challenges of consistently applying the rules took longer to address than we hoped, but in the end, we had everything we needed. We have not had a large group play yet, so I don't have info on that.

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

We had regular team meetings to check in on progress. We also tracked things in Trello, so we could see that all the items were logged and addressed.

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

They did not try to put us into the "game" category. They understood that it presents as a game, but has other goals. They helped us make the game more effective because they understood what we were trying to do.

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

Things seemed to stall for a bit for reasons that were unclear. I would have preferred to know that the project was on their back burner, if that was the case.