FOONKIE MONKEY

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

 I am the CIO of a healthcare company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

mactrotech is a development Healthcare technology company with clients all over The caribbean and Mexico 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire FOONKIE MONKEY to accomplish?

• Refactor and redesign excisting platforms
• Create new features and functionalities to our platforms
• create new platfroms

SOLUTION

How did you find FOONKIE MONKEY?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select FOONKIE MONKEY over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from FOONKIE MONKEY were assigned to this project?

10-30

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

first, We had a very old platform that required to be refactor and re desgined. 

Deliverables:

1.  Complete desgin
2. Complete project refactorization
3. New functionalities and features

We have worked in some other new platforms where Foonkie Monkey delivered all planning deliverables such as archtectural desgin, Product design, User stoties, Implementation and deployment

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They are great at delivering on time, they have great Project management skills an processes, they have experienced professionals in IT and design. 

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

they were over our needs. I am really glad to have them take chage of the projects

What was your primary form of communication with FOONKIE MONKEY?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The habiltiy to increase the team size with great professionals in a short period or fime, that helped us a lot to speed up all developments

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

no, I am really happy with them 

UPDATED REVIEW

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Sr digital health manager of macrotech

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Digital Healthcare

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire FOONKIE MONKEY to accomplish?

• Create an EHR
• Create a patient portal and a mobile app
• Infrastructure improvement

SOLUTION

How did you find FOONKIE MONKEY?

Online Search

Why did you select FOONKIE MONKEY over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from FOONKIE MONKEY were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

The design and development of an electronic clinical record was carried out under the best practices, in addition to improving the infrastructure, a great team

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Deliverables on time and with the best quality

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

The deliverables provided by FOONKIE MONKEY have always been clear, on time, and without deviations

What was your primary form of communication with FOONKIE MONKEY?

Virtual Meeting

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

Innovation and teamwork

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

Team expansion

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the IT Senior Manager of Compensar

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

As a Social Security entity, Compensar provides its members, through Welfare Plans, with a broad portfolio of services that allow them, through business and individual use, to generate conditions that favor the personal and professional development of their employees and family group.
The aim is to achieve the goals of the working community, associated with quality of life, personal and professional development, work environment and productivity. The joint work generated by the interaction with our members allows us to receive their opinions, dreams and expectations, as well as to strengthen our unconditional willingness to serve in order to provide the best effort to build a more just and balanced society.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire FOONKIE MONKEY to accomplish?

• Create a new cloud platform to manage medical information and patients' history

SOLUTION

How did you find FOONKIE MONKEY?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select FOONKIE MONKEY over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fits our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from FOONKIE MONKEY were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

We started working on the planning. During that stage, they helped us review in detail what we needed and all the steps to follow to achieve it. The entire architecture, web design, app, and execution plan for the entire implementation stage were delivered, taking into account the SCRUM methodology.
For the implementation stage, they had a full development team, so basically the deliverables were according to plan. They delivered new functionalities for the desktop and mobile web following the plan. In the end, when all partial deliverables were done, they delivered the complete platform in a real environment.
After that we continued working on all maintenance and support services, evolving various features. Each time, we decided what we would like to include and then reviewed it internally to have the time definition for each new requirement.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Process optimization, agility and traceability were carried out, which allowed us to add value to the business objectives.

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

The products were delivered on time and with the expected quality. When specific needs arose, these were expressed to the project manager who was in charge of managing them and including them in the different work plans that were in place.

What was your primary form of communication with FOONKIE MONKEY?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The ability to work and manage the team and commitment to the activities carried out

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

Their work has been excellent. I would not change anything about the current methodology.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

 I am the CEO of an other industries company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are an educational institution for dogs

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire FOONKIE MONKEY to accomplish?

• Track and automate all internal processes of our institution
• Create a mobile app for our client
• Integrate with accounting systems

SOLUTION

How did you find FOONKIE MONKEY?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select FOONKIE MONKEY over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from FOONKIE MONKEY were assigned to this project?

10-20

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

We initiated working on the planning and design. During that stage, we got help reviewing in detail what we needed and all the steps to follow to accomplish it. During this stage, they delivered all architecture design, product design for web, desktop, and mobile, and the execution plan for all the implementation stage, having in mind the SCRUM methodology.

For the impementation stage, they had a complete development team, so basically the deliverables were according the plan. They delivered new functionalities for the web desktop and mobile following the plan. In the end, when all partial deliverables were done. They delivered the complete platform in real environment.

After that we continue working in all maintenence and support services, evolving several features. Each time, we decided what we would like to include, and then they reviewed internally to have the time definition for each new requirement. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They deliver on time. We are quite happy about that. Also, the quality, communication, and documentation are far away better than other past experiences.

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

Yes. As I said, they were very strict with timeline matters. They had a dedicated Product Owner for us, who was in constant communication with us, with at least twice a week meetings and daily communication by mail or team chat.

What was your primary form of communication with FOONKIE MONKEY?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They have a unique sense of quality. I have never worked with such a professional team. I was impressed by the great graphic quality. 

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

I can't find any, that's why we continue working with them

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO and Co-founder of Merge-Tek

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Online construction marketplace to connect minority-owned business and prime contractors in order to drive DEI-B compliance.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire FOONKIE MONKEY to accomplish?

• Develop mobile app for both IOS and Android, based on MVP requirements
• Maintain app and provide on-going maintenance and enhancement based on customer / market requiremetns
• ensure security development best practices were used across
• Help with architectural and UI/UX design

SOLUTION

How did you find FOONKIE MONKEY?

Online Search

Why did you select FOONKIE MONKEY over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from FOONKIE MONKEY were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Scope included complete multi-lingual mobile app development in both IOS/Android platforms of brand new solution for startup company in the construction compliance space (Mege-Tek). It involved data model / database design, architecture design, security design and UI/UX design. 

The app enables multiple stakeholders to communicate via embedded chat capabilities, upload/download of documents, generation of and submittal of reports both on schedule and on demand. Once initial MVP was releases on app stores, ongoing releases have been published based on new requirements.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project(s) follow an agile / scrum master methodology, with clear deliverables by sprint, from planning and scheduling to testing and migration to a production environment, hosted in MS Azure. 

In between sprints, progress sessions were held that ensured close alignment to scope and timelines. After each meeting, minutes were provided with details, action items and agreements. Any "ahead of schedule" or "delays" were reported timely and overall, the project was delivered on time, and on budget.

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

Project Management was (is) top-notch, with Subject Matter Experts (scrum masters) driving agile methodology. Delivery of sprints on time, and usually above expectations (UI/UX is fantastic, solid DB, and clean/secure backend-frontend comms) . 

The team spent the time to understand our objectives, the problem statement for our app and challenged us for clarifications or provided unsolicited recommendations based on their expertise in multiple industries. As the app took form, the team was able to adjust to last-minute changes via controlled change order processes, that provided comfort to both parties.

What was your primary form of communication with FOONKIE MONKEY?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Quality of Staff at all levels, from Upper Management, to Project Management, Engineers (back end, FrontEnd, UI/UX) and Operations. I was impressed with their ability and willingness to provide only the best results at all times and their commitment to scope, timelines. Solid R&D and QA. 

This translated into extremely limited to non-existent bugs reported once the app was available in the stores. Similarly, they are a company very easy to do business with (commercial and technical levels).

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

We are extremely pleased with the work done by Foonkie Monkey and continue to work with them for upcoming development /enhancements, including an upcoming expansion to the platform for online use.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CTO. We build software for Wineries and Wine Distributors to manage their wholesale operations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire FOONKIE MONKEY?

We were seeking Full-stack Ruby on Rails Engineers

SOLUTION

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

Foonkie Monkey was referred to us by a trusted source. We reached out and established a relationship. They immediately helped us connect with a few different engineers. We hired the 3rd or 4th engineer we interviewed.

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

Our project is a Ruby/Rails web app, with mobile components. The role requires fullstack experience and the ability to jump in at any place on the stack. Customer and product requirements vary often and require flexibility. So the persons we seek must be OK with ambiguity and be self-starting to do research.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

We first discussed the overall project with Foonkie and the types of people we were seeking. After identifying some initial candidates we would send them a take-home test. Upon completion we would all connect and review the take-home test and discuss the role in more detail.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

With their support we continue to work on customer requirements and features on a fast-paced schedule.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Even though their developers were remote they became an integral part of our team almost immediately. We heavily use Slack and that platform requries good communication; which their developers were able to provide.

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

They provided high-level developers at a cost-effective price. They were able to source off-shore developers that we were not able to do internally.

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

Foonkie is great and I recommend them

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the SVP for strategic partnerships at Focus EduSolutions. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with FOONKIE MONKEY?

We wanted to build a mobile application for a problem that needed to be addressed.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We gave them our research and the business wireframe that we had put together, and they did further scoping based on the requirements and how they thought we should proceed. They came up with the project scope and presented that to us based on the information that we gave them and their findings. 

They then put together a proposal that broke down the timeframe for the creation of the front- and backend development and the administrator and UI component. 

We are currently building a few different phases of the project and plan to launch in early 2023. 

How did you come to work with FOONKIE MONKEY?

We did research on different companies through Google and social media, and we took proposals from a few companies before deciding to move forward with FOONKIE MONKEY. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in March 2022, and it is ongoing. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have metrics based on meeting milestones. We are particular about needing to know what challenges might come up because we want to know what might impede us from our planned release date. They have come a long way in terms of understanding and managing our expectations. 

They have been very receptive and responsive to these milestones and expectations we have, and we’ve seen positive outcomes in regard to the process that we’ve set for them. 

How did FOONKIE MONKEY perform from a project management standpoint?

They are very astute and prompt in their response. They are good listeners and have great project managers and leadership teams. They process how we are responding to them, and are very transparent about where they are leading us. 

We use Slack and Trello for communication and project management.  

What did you find most impressive about them?

They come up with valuable and helpful solutions when problems arise, and they are not afraid to go back to the drawing board to figure out those solutions. They are eager to help, flexible in their approach, and go outside the box for answers. They are willing to modulate and research ideas, and are good about articulating that to us. 

They’ve also been very collaborative with us throughout the project.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We’ve had no issues with them based on their credentials, but we do think they could work on communicating effectively and extensively. We would prefer if they over-communicated with us, so that nothing is left up to assumptions.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Connections GP. We implement mobile messaging solutions for clients as a way to contact providers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with FOONKIE MONKEY?

We hired them for the development of a mobile app. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

FOONKIE MONKEY has developed a mobile app for us. The product allows users to send and receive text messages as they normally would on desktop computers. It’s built for iOS and Android devices. 

What is the team composition?

My main points of contact are Carlos (Co-Founder, CCO & Product Owner) and Camilo (VP of Technology Services). 

How did you come to work with FOONKIE MONKEY?

I’ve known them since 2017 and have always wanted to work with their two principals. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested around $40,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

This project started in March 2022, and it’s ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’ve only recently launched the app, so quantitative metrics will come later. Nonetheless, I have all the respect in the world for FOONKIE MONKEY. I highly recommend working with them. Everything they’ve done has been good.

How did FOONKIE MONKEY perform from a project management standpoint?

We’ve had no problems with FOONKIE MONKEY’s project management. We communicate via phone calls, emails, Zoom meetings, and WhatsApp. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

They do everything they say they’re going to do. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there aren’t any. I enjoy working with them. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I always highly recommend FOONKIE MONKEY. 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of a SaaS company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with FOONKIE MONKEY?

We needed to hire new developers to accelerate our ability to help clients.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

FOONKIE MONKEY is helping us find and hire new developers for our internal team. They identify and screen candidates for us to interview. Once we find a candidate that we like, they assist us with the onboarding process. Key technologies being used for development are PHP, Vue.js, and PostgreSQL. The work is done remotely.

What is the team composition?

At the moment, we work with one person from their company.

How did you come to work with FOONKIE MONKEY?

It was through a recommendation.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent $15,000 so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in July 2022, and our engagement is still ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It’s too early to share any specific results, but we’re generally happy with their work and feel like it's going to be a successful collaboration.

How did FOONKIE MONKEY perform from a project management standpoint?

For managing tasks, we use ClickUp. We communicate with them via Slack and Google Meet.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re very friendly, helpful, and easy to work with.

Are there any areas they could improve on?

At the moment, I don’t think so.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the marketing design specialist. ConnectionsGRP is a single integrated solution to streamline communication with your customers/consumers/guests. Built to support multi-level companies and easily used by internal teams. All of our features are designed to be fully customizable to meet the needs of your business, so connecting with your guests is consistently seamless.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire FOONKIE MONKEY?

Our company has been slowly growing over the years and we had a site that we were not a big fan of and we needed to revamp our whole look.

SOLUTION

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

We looked for web developers that had great communication as well as great profile and Foonkie Monkey had all the things we needed it.

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

We provided Foonkie Monkey with the wire frame and brand palette. After we met about the design of our site, they provided us with templates on how our site looked like after they had place all of the items into our site. We did a lot of back and forth with comments and changes that we wanted on our site.

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

We worked with a total of 3 people. 1 co-founder, 1 co-founder, 1 web developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Foonkie Monkey was very thorough with our site. They implemented our design easily, and the overall look turned out much better than we anticipated.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Foonkie Monkey was easy to communicate with and provided us with frequent updates that we asked of them. A lot of our communicate was done through Teams as well as some video calls.

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

I was impressed by how quick they were to respond to the changes we asked for as well as for their skills to get the envision of our site.

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

Possible enhanced communication between the two companies.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the marketing director for Draftball. We are a sports app in the fantasy space.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to develop a mobile app for users to enjoy the fantasy experience on their phones all season without ever needing to use their desktop or laptops. We also wanted to build a fantasy draft feature on the web, which Foonkie Monkey helped us out with as well.

SOLUTION

How did you select FOONKIE MONKEY and what were the deciding factors?

We searched online for potential developers and created a shortlist. After interviewing a handful of them, we found Foonkie Monkey to be the most energetic, experienced, and cost-efficient for our project.

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

We held multiple discovery meetings to discuss our goals, objectives, and product features. We provided their team with screens, designs, and examples of functionality. We wanted the app built in Flutter, which Foonkie Monkey was experienced in, and once the first set of functions was complete we began testing.

How many resources from the FOONKIE MONKIE team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked with a project manager, multiple app developers, a designer, and a web developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are still completing both the mobile app and web app, but Foonkie Monkey has stayed engaged the entire time, always available for group testing with our team and theirs.

Though we would have liked to have the end product sooner, they paid attention to detail to make sure everything was right before moving on to the next feature that was to be built.

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

The project manager was easy to communicate and always made himself available. We used Slack, Miro, and Google Suite products to communicate, which made things easier. As stated above, the only challenge we had was timing.

We wanted things done a bit sooner but we ran into some back end dev issues (losing a dev mid-project), but other than that it was extremely smooth.

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

Their energy and passion for the project are always at a high level. Fantasy apps are not easy to build and they stayed engaged and communicated smoothly throughout.

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

The only thing we could have wanted more of was speed of delivery. That said, any fantasy sports app is a beast to build and they did a great job.