Digital Aptech

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a freelance UX Designer and Project Manager.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I have worked with Digital Aptech for over 10 years and have ran multiple projects with them over the years. This has been a mixture of projects including e-commerce, SAAS, WordPress and bespoke development. My goals have always been to deliver these project on time and on budget for my clients and this has always been met.

SOLUTION

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

Communication, experience, tech stack and cost.

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

All project communication has been through Slack or Skype. Where there has been a need for face to face communication this has always been done through Zoom or similar. Key deliverables have been quality of code, pixel perfect frontend, communication, dedication and cost. Technology has included: Magento, WordPress, Expression Engine, JQuery, React, PHP, Javascript, CSS and more.

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

Project Manager, up to 8 developers at a time across frontend and backend disciplines.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

All projects have delivered better results for my clients. This has been across site speed, conversion and sales.

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

We would typically have a daily stand-up with communication throughout each day across Skype or similar.

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

Their dedication and attention to detail is impressive. Also providing an exceptional amount of knowledge when needed.

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

No, my experience over the past 10 years plus has always been positive. If there have been any issues these have always been resolved quickly.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

CTO of a software company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Working with our technology team to build and maintain custom software.

SOLUTION

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

We have a great relationship with the lead developer and ongoing successful projects.

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

Confidential

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

More than 5 developers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to successfully launch the project, perform ongoing maintenance/improvement, and work together on ongoing business strategy

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

We haven't had issue with project management and deadlines.

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

Our in-house tech team has been able to work well alongside the developer, both on day-to-day activities as well as ongoing planning.

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

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a Teacher and Founder at Eazy Electrical Online Coaching Classes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

For Development of our App.

SOLUTION

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

Truly speaking I had no idea about app development,i had earlier worked with Digital aptech where in my previous company had sent some students for hiring/ interview at Digital aptech. The Quality of the students were very poor. And none of the students got selected in Digital aptech. This experience made me realise Digital Aptech is a quality driven enterprise thats why I went ahead with them for our app development.

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

Complete Educational App Development.

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

A Project Manager were deployed,and every segment had engineers working in their respective fields.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The deliverables were on time and good overall. But certain Basic points were not taken into account till today. What I feel is when you are developing a app or a system,the basic structure of the app must answer all the important Questions.

What I mean by this is,in our app we are unable to get the details how many students enrolled in a particular batch,whose payment is pending,for all this basic information,the members associated with the project told me this is a new feature which needs monetary implications. And it is out of scope.

The scope of work which we dint had much idea about in the beginning , became clear as we moved forward and the app admin interface was shown to us. Here our experience was poor,where in every small adjustments accounted for additional cost.

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

The project was completed on time.That shows every thing regarding processes was on time.

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

Timely Delivery of the Project & Co operative staff.

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

Yes, The Scope of Work was not properly defined during project start,for which we still suffering Today. As we had no prior knowledge of app development we were dependent on Digital Aptech regarding the basic needs of an app. Our Admin panel Development work is incomplete.we are unable to fetch important data sets from Admin access.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work for a book publishing company as the CEO/Owner.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Digital Aptech?

Digital Aptech bid on a project to design a Cell Phone game to assist with the marketing of one of our novels.

SOLUTION

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

They were the least expensive bidder and promised to create the art and graphics for us at a cheaper rate than competitors. They also provided a timeline of 6 months (as opposed to longer timelines from other bidders).

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

I hired Digital Aptech for a 6-month project in 2019. After 4 months of payments, they completely ghosted me. It took months to get anyone to respond from them. When I finally did:

• They revealed they had intentionally under-bid the price to get my business.
• They refused to provide any kind of refund.
• They said I needed to pay them almost 20% more than the initial bid if I wanted them to complete the project as initially promised. Feeling trapped, I gave in. It has now been MORE than 2 YEARS since my project was supposed to be completed. I STILL do not have the project.
• I have had to pay significantly more money than the original contract.
• I am constantly promised that “we will give you an update next week” or “we will finish next week”, but I never get anything but more procrastination.

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

Don't know. They changed mid-product and their team refused to communicate with me or respond to my communications. The project manager ghosted me and I was only able to get responses by pestering the CEO.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The entire organization is a scam. They will underbid you, refuse refunds, demand more money, and NEVER give you a final result. The project has now been going on for more than 2 1/2 years and there is still no resolution to the project.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They completely ghosted me. It took months to get anyone to respond from them. When I finally did:

• They revealed they had intentionally under-bid the price to get my business.
• They refused to provide any kind of refund.
• They said I needed to pay them almost 20% more than the initial bid if I wanted them to complete the project as initially promised. Feeling trapped, I gave in. It has now been MORE than 2 YEARS since my project was supposed to be completed. I STILL do not have the project.
• I have had to pay significantly more money than the original contract.
• I am constantly promised that “we will give you an update next week” or “we will finish next week”, but I never get anything but more procrastination.

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

There is NOTHING positive about this company. They are complete liars and scam artists.

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

They could have actually kept their word and completed the project in time, not demanded thousands of dollars beyond the bid price, and not regularly ghosted me.