eSparkBiz

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Data Services Partners

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We support senior living with operational reporting.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire eSparkBiz to accomplish?

• Help add resources to our web app development.

SOLUTION

How did you find eSparkBiz?

Online Search

Why did you select eSparkBiz over others?

High ratings

How many teammates from eSparkBiz were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Worked on migrating to the latest angular web app, work to setup project for iOS & Android, as well as working on QA and bug fixes.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Daily progress and commits working toward our goals.  Great partners.

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

Yes, they are great partners!  They are very customer-focused and always open to pivoting on our urgent focus and always working to find solutions to our challenges.

What was your primary form of communication with eSparkBiz?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They have a great knowledge base and brilliant and friendly people.

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

I think have more overlap on timezones would be ideal to have more collaborative sessions, with that said, they have done a GREAT job making time to connect when needed.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CDO of the company.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Budgeting software for government

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire eSparkBiz to accomplish?
Team augmentation for building core product

SOLUTION

How did you find eSparkBiz?

Online Search

Why did you select eSparkBiz over others?

Company values aligned

How many teammates from eSparkBiz were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The espark members were directly on the core product, both frontend and backend. In the beginning we took some DevOps help from them too.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are well on path to make our first release!

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

We didn't request explicit project management.

What was your primary form of communication with eSparkBiz?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Eagerness to get job done, and they have energetic developers.

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

Not specifically.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of an online education company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are an online preparation company for the Selective Schools Test, held in NSW Australia.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire eSparkBiz Digital Inc. to accomplish?

• Develop online exam platform

SOLUTION

How did you find eSparkBiz Digital Inc.?

Online Search

Why did you select eSparkBiz Digital Inc. over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from eSparkBiz Digital Inc. were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

• Online exam platform 
• Graphs for student results analytics 
• Student percentile, timing and score statistics for student results
• Subscription model

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Very fast web application
• low loading speed 
• Calculates and displays student results and analytics correctly 
• Can handle 10k + users

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

Yes. It is an ongoing project and so far the eSparkBiz team has delivered beautifully. Their team is quick to respond to my requirements and we communicate effectively via Skype. They are delivering on time.

What was your primary form of communication with eSparkBiz Digital Inc.?

• Email or Messaging App

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

I was particularly impressed with their transparent communication. They let you know updates on your project through regular Scrum meetings. The eSparkBiz goes above and beyond to create beautiful designs through Figma. Additionally, we are using React/NodeJS which is great Tech Stack.

Are there any areas for improvement or something eSparkBiz Digital Inc. could have done differently?

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of BlueMind

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Help financial and insurance advisors to manage their compliance, customer relationships and operations in all in one platform.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire eSparkBiz to accomplish?

• Full stack development

SOLUTION

How did you find eSparkBiz?

Referral

Why did you select eSparkBiz over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing first our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

What was the size of eSparkBiz’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

We start with one full stack developer and increase the number of developers due to quality and work ethic of developers and leadership team support.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Pre release and MVP

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

Yes they delivered on time and sometimes they work outside the agreed work time to help us on the project.

What was your primary form of communication with eSparkBiz?

Virtual Meeting

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

They are great people with good work ethics.

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

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of an IT solutions company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Automate business processes with a focus on energy management

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire eSparkBiz to accomplish?

• Increase development speed

SOLUTION

How did you find eSparkBiz?

Other

Why did you select eSparkBiz over others?

Company values aligned

What was the size of eSparkBiz’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

Every task includes these three scopes.

1. Design Task (Concept)
2. Development
3. Testing Tasks that have been completed vary from small adjustments in the frontend to smaller web applications, creating and managing NPM packets and Serverless node.js api development and management.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• We solved a larger amount of problems in less time and also developed 3 new components including NPM package and serverless APIs in the same time.

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

Most of our tasks didn't have a strict deadline but deliverables were delivered in expected timeframe.

What was your primary form of communication with eSparkBiz?

Virtual Meeting

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

The attitude of the staff and management and also the communication. Their employees are helpful, even if you need to know something that is not in our tech stack, you can easily call someone who has experience with it.

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

Right now, there is nothing.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

A platform for rehabilitation, I'm Responsible for content.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire eSparkBiz?

We hired eSparkBiz for eCommerce website development. We had to produce a special design in order to produce several activities on the site

SOLUTION

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

We were looking for quality service, allocations at a fair price

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

They provide us with design for content - while being in constant contact and responding quickly to changes

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

They provide us with matching design to content especially for the site - while in constant contact and quick response to changes

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have doubled the amount of activities offered for use on the site.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The work was done very efficiently, with high quality and patience for changes.

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

Their patience and desire to provide quality service are impressive.

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

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BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a US-based business in the field of automotive AI and ML. I am the Project's Product Owner.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Internal data science was lacking. To build the AI component of the platform that would have a neural network forecasting the likelihood of a certain car failing, we needed machine learning capabilities.

SOLUTION

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

We performed a Google search for companies that offer AI/ML service. Henry provided a prompt response and shown a high level of service expertise. Additionally, he was well-organized and gave a reasonable price estimate. So we chose eSparkBiz as our partner in Automotive Reliability Platform development.

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

The objective of our project is to provide a service that predicts a car's propensity to break down during the following 12 months based on its past performance. For our solution, they created a machine learning AI model. A few of the capabilities were engineering the optimal variables for inference and standardizing data from millions of records. They created, examined, and improved an algorithm.

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

We collaborated with a data scientist and an AI/ML developer. I mostly spoke with Chintan (eSparkBiz's CTO), who was always willing to jump on the phone and explain where we were, what had been accomplished, and what would happen next.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Although the project is covered by an NDA, I can affirm that the customer's idea and its proof of concept were both well-developed.

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

They frequently replied to my emails within a few hours and took the initiative to deal with impending problems. The tasks at hand were clearly understood by both of my contacts. They were both excellent communicators and had outstanding work ethics.

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

Despite the youth of its professionals, they possess a wide range of knowledge and abilities. The key benefit of eSparkbiz is that their workforce genuinely enjoys using data mining, machine learning, and AI.

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

No, I'm happy with everything.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

COO at NFT Marketplace Platform

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire eSparkBiz?

I hired them initially to overhaul the UI/UX of our Web Platform, and then had them assist in the development of the app, too.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Great reviews, spoke with the team, knew they saw our vision and felt almost as excited about what we were building as we did.

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

They designed our NFTs Marketplace Web Platform. They created product roadmaps (Figma), conducted user testing/feedback.

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

2 people. Both are designer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

All the work has been done, and we’re waiting to implement the design into the platform. We’re on track to uplift it at the end of 2022 thanks to eSparkBiz.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We used JIRA and Notion, had scheduled calls every week, and were in near constant communication discussing deliverables, feedback, etc.

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

They were always humble, excited, and friendly. It was a great joy working with them.

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

Nope! Great experience.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the lead software engineer at Vault 721. We are a web3 development and events company located in Miami, FL.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired eSpark to work on our proprietary blockchain auction platform. The project included frontend, backend, and smart contract development. The goal was to create an MVP of our auction platform in a condensed timeframe to launch at an auction held by our company on February 19, 2022.

SOLUTION

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

I had been looking for an offshore dev team to help with several projects that I am managing. I found eSpark through Linkedin and am glad I did.

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

eSpark had to work on a condensed schedule as this project was thrown together on short notice since I was only brought on to this project the second week of January. eSpark was responsible for all the heavy lifting on the front-end, backend, and smart contract. Technologies used: Next.js, web3.js, node.js, express, firebase real-time database, solidity

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

I worked directly with 3 members of the team. One senior developer, and two project managers. Otherwise, I know that several more junior developers worked on the project although I had little to no contact with them.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project was done on time and was a huge success at the event. $10,000's in assets were exchanged on the platform that was put together within 5 weeks. I estimated it originally to be an 8-12 week project. They are still working on the project and will continue to for the foreseeable future as we improve upon and expand upon the platform.

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

We use an agile project management process and had daily stand-up. They do fantastic QA which makes my life a whole lot easier.

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

That they are located in India but are incredibly accomodating to the time difference and easy to communicate with. They are also incredibly talented and agile developers which is the most important.

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

I honestly have no complaints. We all work well together and I am happy to continue our partnership and work on many, many more projects with them!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a product owner at a Digital Growth Software agency

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to develop a mobile application to validate the value proposition of out business on a cross-platform basis

SOLUTION

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

We searched for multiple development agencies that fit the criteria we were looking for, eSparkBiz was a company with a good profile and good reviews and their website showcased their previous work well, during the course of the pre-engagement interviews, they were responsive and helpful.

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

We had a series of discovery meetings and shared with them wireframes and user stories of the features that needed to be developed and within 2 months they had released a primary version of the applications that we could run UAT sessions with.

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

A business development product manager and development team were assigned to work with us

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The application has not yet been launched therefore no measurable outcomes can be shared

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

Communication tools were as per our preference, the team was very flexible and responsive to requests and communication.

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

The quality and speed of their work were very impressive, and their responsiveness was incredible.

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

Clearer progress reports