Evenset Inc.

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

The basics of this project are still running in the production, and we haven’t had much of an issue. We have gone back and forth, and bugs have come up here and there, but they have been addressed pretty quickly. We are building a much bigger system now that will sit behind, and it is going to play an even more significant role. The great thing about the tech stack is that it is evolutionary. As the new version that comes out, the platform and the framework itself improves. We can easily update and get the benefits from the latest features.

We have projects that are ongoing with Evenset, such as mobile app development, and another web application. By the time these other projects finish, we will have to revisit the initial administrative project to try to expand it to match the new features and functionalities that we are adding to the system.

How did Evenset Inc perform from a project management standpoint?

At the beginning, we spoke with our main point of contact daily because they had a lot of questions. Towards the end of the project, we met at the final milestone. There was enough trust built that the communication was minimal, maybe 2 or 3 times a week. We used Jira, but everything was milestone sprint based on a bi-weekly basis. Within that, we organized the project tasks, all the deliverables, as well as the testing and quality assurance and security assurances in the payment business; everything gets checked out.

Their project management is actually one of the reasons we continue to work with them. For us, interacting with the end developers is extremely challenging, even if those developers are great in both task and time management. You always need a technical project manager that not only understands their own team, but also understands the client’s needs as well. One of the reasons we want to work with Evenset continuously on these other projects was exactly for that reason. Their project management is actually helping us coordinate our own internal team with their team, which is unusual.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The most impressive thing about them is their attention to detail. They sometimes challenge us to make sure everything we are doing is on a high-quality level. The project management services that they offer, and the fact we don’t have to worry about oversight; there is no micromanaging involved, are also impressive.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It is a tough business, so for what they are doing with the resources they have, it is impressive on its own.

Do you have any advice for potential clients of Evenset?

My advice to someone potentially working with Evenset, is that you can try them out with a small project to get a feel for it. They are a good development shop to partner up with. I know there are several Silicon Valley companies with minimal funding that come to Canada to hire developers, because the pricing is far better than they can find in San Francisco. Evenset is working with those start-ups to create prototypes that end up raising millions of dollars. The end products they produce as well as the quality they put in helps start-ups. Even established businesses, instead of spending time and resources trying to figure out who to hire, and make sure those hires do the best job they can. They should actually work with these dev shops until they know they can fully transition to internal departments. I am personally not in a rush to hire anyone internally because I have a good partner that does everything I want to do without inducing any risk on me. Once I hire, I am committed to hiring, and have to fulfil a certain responsibility. Whereas with these dev shops, they are a great partner to have. They are capable, the people there are experts in their domain, they are constantly getting exposed to new technologies and new ideas, and you can’t get that when you hire.

Before even trying to put together a technical department, I recommend hiring dev shops like Evenset. The most important thing is how they organize the project, keep track of progressions, and how they push to deliver a deadline. If their track record is always late, they are not a company to work with.

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

Even though we recently released the product, I think it’s still early as it has a long cycle until it actually ramps up but it has gotten good feedback from users thus far. Their coder is very professional and has the necessary experience to understand what we’re looking for. There’s a lot of industrial knowledge that goes into the product’s design, and Evenset has been able to handle it. We’re happy with their service.

How did Evenset perform from a project management standpoint?

Compared with other companies that we work with, they’re above average. They’ve delivered on time and on budget while meeting our testing requirements. We exchanged the specification documents in person before each sprint.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their willingness to adapt to our changes and requirements has been impressive, as well as their speed and effective implementation method. They’ve also been flexible to make changes to the scope.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No. We’re satisfied with their service but will see if the development was solid as we expect further down the road.

Do you have any advice for potential clients?

Be clear on your requirements and make change decisions as early as possible.