EVNE Developers, LLC

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a co-founder of an online booking platform for serviced & furnished, self-catering and eco-rated vacation rentals in Kenya.

For what projects/services did your company hire EVNE Developers, LLC?

We hired them for frontend web development based on Angular.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal was to build a modular web application based on a reliable tech stack.

How did you select this vendor?

We posted a job offer on Facebook and one of the sales lead contacted us.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

EVNE Developers approached very professionally. To begin with, we had a brief with the head of sales and we were introduced to the project manager and potential lead developer.

After presenting our requirements, a detailed quotation was sent and upon confirmation, they created for us a detailed list in their ticketing system which helped us to track the sprints and exact hours used.

What was the team composition?

All along, the project has been accompanied by:

1. Head of Sales
2. Project Manager
3. Up to 3 developers (Full-stack developers)
4. Q&A (for testing developed features and reporting)

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

The project is currently ongoing and we expect to launch an amazing product upon completion. EVNE Developers have been very responsive in terms of bug fixes and implementations.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We've mainly used Slack for direct communication and Trello for creating Backlogs and sprint catalogs. Redmine was used for time tracking and budget tracking.

Sometimes communication was a little bit challenging when request was made from the client, to project manager to the developer, especially when the project manager changed. But as a long-term project, this was foreseeable and EVNE was always responsive on clarifying issues and finding a common ground.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their competitive rates, flexibility, and skilled developers are impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There is always room for improvement, both from the clients side and vendors' side. Having said that, as a UI/UX Designer, I focus on details.

EVNE Developers have skilled developers and amazing project management, but I would propose to have better quality control, specifically on features based on client requirements (provided templates and mockups).

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the founder of a digital marketing agency that specializes in social media marketing, content production, and web development.

For what projects/services did your company hire EVNE Developers, LLC?

We needed someone to build a website for us on a short timeline.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted a beautifully designed website based on our idea and business model.

How did you select this vendor?

Our project was growing increasingly complex so we were looking for a reliable partner that could work quickly and was familiar with bout our technologies and our business. We started by screening three developers, giving each of them a few small but difficult tasks and seeing if they would rise to the challenge. We choose EVNE because of their great communication and availability.

Can you go into detail about the services they provided and the scope of the project?

We’re working on several projects with EVNE but, for the website, they built a responsive design, provided front- and backend development, and did Q&A, along with launching the site. They’re currently working on new features (different capabilities for vendors and products), and improving our UX and user retention.

What was the team composition?

We worked with a three-person team from EVNE that added additional developers when faced with a difficult task.

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

We wouldn’t have been able to finish this project without EVNE. They delivered on time for an affordable price.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We mostly communicate via Skype, going through different tasks and adding them to their project management software, which gives us a comprehensive overview of the project. They inform us of how long certain tasks will take to complete and if they're on-schedule or not. They've managed the project impressively well.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I love working with EVNE and their people. They’re fun, nice, reliable, and are able to work quickly—we finished in three months what should've taken nine. They view issues and difficult tasks as challenges, remaining constantly available and working all night to solve certain issues.

Are there any areas where they can improve?

We’re quite happy with their work.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the CEO and general manager of BWB Marketing, which is located in Israel. Our company manages websites on behalf of clients and decides what will be developed and designed. We manage several large websites with multiple sections. Currently, we are handling eight websites for a client, from development to content and monetization.

What challenge were you trying to address with EVNE Developers?

Our company has been working with EVNE Developers for a long time. We have outsourced most of our tasks to their team. In order to keep our websites relevant, we need changes in them all the time. These include cosmetic design changes and improvements, such as the installation of new technologies and solutions. We also have to address user experience and monetization problems.

What was the scope of their involvement?

EVNE has done a lot of work for us, including design changes and technology implementation. They have developed a custom AMP [Accelerated Mobile Pages] plug-in which works as a fast way to display ads. All our work is PHP-based and on WordPress. We work with phpBB for forums, MediaWiki, custom CakePHP code, and so on. We got several solutions from EVNE, starting from consultation on what products and services to deploy and up to developing whatever custom solution needed.

How did you come to work with EVNE Developers?

I believe that I found EVNE Developers on Upwork while looking for freelancers. I started an initial contact with their CEO and started working with other people in the company later on. Our first job was something small, which we assigned in order to get an idea of the communication and skills of the team. There will always be problems no matter what the job is, so good communication—the ability to listen and understand the other side—is the most important element for me. I know that if something goes wrong, there will be someone to talk to, and I’m not alone. I liked how they thought and the level of communication, so I continued to give them more and more work.

Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate the productivity, quality of work, or the impact of the engagement?

It’s hard to say, given that they haven’t developed entire websites for us. There are many moving parts to the work. Attributing an X% increase to them would not be correct, professionally-speaking.

How did EVNE Developers perform from a project management standpoint?

I began working with EVNE Developers’ owner, then continued communicating with other resources. I have been pleased with everyone on the project management side. For me, the most important aspects are communication and the attitude of partners. I know that, when I assign a project to EVNE Developers, it will be managed. In my eyes, this involves a few parts. Some are more professional and related to task delegation. Others are related to how the client’s expectations are managed, with respect to deadlines.

I don’t know how tasks are delegated, and I like this fact. I don’t care what happens behind the scenes. There is one person who talks to me, and who knows me and my project. If he doesn’t know a specific answer, he will check, but I can make an agreement on deadlines. I haven’t seen the technical side of project management, but rather the front side, which is more important than anything. Constantly missed deadlines and miscommunication would have made me leave EVNE Developers a long time ago. Deadlines are always missed in this field, but there is a way of communicating that to the client and proposing alternative paths for catching up. This is how I manage projects with my own clients, and it’s how EVNE Developers manages the work with me.

What did you find most impressive about EVNE Developers?

We value professionals, like the team at EVNE. I believe there are many metrics you can measure a service provider. For us, communication is the most important one. Working with someone for a long period of time is all about communication. There will always be problems, if not with one project then with another one, so excellent communication gives us the confidence that every problem will be solved and our project will come out perfectly.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

skillbyte GmbH is a software company based in Germany and we work for mid-sized to big companies developing individualized custom software for them. It can be a website or a complete intranet portal. We also handle customized content management systems, from small sites like WordPress to big size enterprise content management systems like CoreMedia, which is one of the big players here in Germany. We do frontend and backend development. I’m the CEO.

What challenge were you trying to address with EVNE Developers?

For a long time, I’ve worked with companies from Poland and Ukraine to augment my team. It’s easy to scale resources in other countries.

What was the scope of their involvement?

What we mostly do with EVNE Developers is frontend design work, HTML, frontend development, and WordPress development. Right now, we have a contract with a customer which is expanded every six months, and EVNE Developers is involved with it. We work with four people from EVNE including a designer, two frontend WordPress developers, and a project manager. I have worked with four or five other companies in this same area of development and I’ve chosen to work solely with EVNE because they’re really doing a good job and I get the most results from them.

How did you come to work with EVNE Developers?

I found them on Elance, where I had evaluated a lot of other companies as well. What was striking about EVNE was their good rankings. I did a basic application with them to test the code quality, which they mastered really well. We then expanded our work with them because they are very reliable and hard working.

How much have you invested with EVNE Developers?

We have spent $35,000 over the course of our relationship.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in March 2016, and the work is ongoing.

Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate productivity, quality of work, or the impact of the engagement?

The only measure I have is the websites, which everybody can see. The project is for a big electronics retailer in Germany and they are extremely satisfied with the work EVNE has done on their site. They have shown the site to other people and they have praised it a couple of times internally and externally. If my customer is satisfied, then I am too.

How did EVNE Developers perform from a project management standpoint?

Our project manager is available nearly 24/7. I can always contact him either at work or from home in the evening. In the morning, he is the first to write to me when I’m still in the car driving to the office. He’s performing extremely well.

What did you find most impressive about EVNE Developers?

Their communication is the best of any company I’ve worked with. They’re always open for discussions and they think a lot about the project themselves without me having to say something. If my project manager misses something, they’re always there to let us know. I’ve been working with offshore companies for 15 years and have had a lot of bad experiences where I have to give out every bit of work and chew it up for them. EVNE Developers is an independent company that delivers their work without needing me to remind them.

Are there any areas EVNE Developers could improve?

No. The relationship is working out really well.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We’re a digital agency that does web development, creative design, and internet marketing. I’m the CEO.

What challenge were you trying to address with EVNE Developers?

We needed to outsource work to a professional, reliable, top-notch quality development agency.

What was the scope of their involvement?

EVNE Developers is the primary agency we outsource our development work to now. EVNE handles WordPress, ASP.NET, Ruby on Rails development, and mobile application development as well.

How did you come to work with EVNE Developers?

I found EVNE on Upwork. I read through their reviews and looked at their ratings, which were both good. We decided to give EVNE a shot, starting off with a small project. After the delivery of that project, we were so impressed that we decided to give them more work. EVNE Developers now does everything for us.

How much have you invested with EVNE Developers?

The average price for each project is $1,000–$10,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began in May 2016, and the work is ongoing. We have ten different projects going on with EVNE Developers right now.

Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate the productivity, quality of work, or the impact of the engagement?

The overall experience has been excellent with EVNE Developers. Their code is very high-quality, which is reflected in the overall user experience and the load speed of the website. The craftsmanship in the development is very well-thought out, logical, and intuitive. We’ve worked with a ton of different development agencies in the past and had a lot of issues, but EVNE Developers crush it with their top-notch quality and good QA process. They deliver everything on time and code really well. EVNE Developers is an excellent agency.

How did EVNE Developers perform from a project management standpoint?

It’s been a ten out of ten. A big issue in the development world is delivering on time—which they do. EVNE Developers has been known to work weekends and overtime to get projects delivered on the agreed terms. We used JIRA for project management.

What did you most impressive about EVNE Developers?

EVNE Developers' quality, efficiency, and price are impressive. They’re amazing.

Are there any areas EVNE Developers could improve?

Not really, honestly. We think EVNE Developers is great in everything they do, which is really hard.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the founder and CEO of an HR SaaS.

For what projects/services did your company hire EVNE Developers, LLC?

We needed to develop the backend of our SaaS product with some public-facing forms and other components.

What were your goals for this project?

We needed a relatively involved custom SaaS product.

How did you select this vendor?

We found them online and communicated with their sales team.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

I provided prototypes, video instruction overviews, and other such materials. They've provided all development from there.

What was the team composition?

I work directly with a dedicated project manager.

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

I’m receiving great service for the price. The EVNE team has been highly attentive and extremely easy to work with.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

My project manager excels at keeping me updated on their progress. We talk several times every week via Skype. EVNE has been quite effective.  

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They’ve brought my vision to life. I’ve really enjoyed working with their people.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No, not that I’ve seen, though we’re still in development.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of a well-financed startup in Berlin.

For what projects/services did your company hire EVNE Developers, LLC?

We hired EVNE for design work.

What were your goals for this project?

The goals were to produce packaging, a logo, and a landing page for test ads. 

How did you select this vendor?

We immediately got the impression that they were a reliable company. 

Describe the project in detail.

We collaborated to craft various items as well as the landing page.  

What was the team composition?

EVNE assigned one product manager and one designer.

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

Though we have yet to test the designs, they were thoughtfully and skillfully built. 

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was very efficient. The team is consistent and professional.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They are geographically thousand of kilometers away, but working with them was amazing. 

Are there any areas for improvement?

They are a talented, friendly team.