ForceWind

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President of Aroundwire.com LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We operarate an online social marketplace for products and services. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Create a Secure Social Commerce Platform
• Enable Real-Time Interactions
• Ensure Scalability and Reliability
• Deliver an Intuitive User Experience (UX)

SOLUTION

How did you find ForceWind?

Referral

Why did you select ForceWind over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from ForceWind were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Full custom software development - Java back-end, React and Angular front-end. They also built infrastructure and did DevOps. Finally, they delivered manual and automated QA testing and marketing. Took a little over 3 years to build a major platform. Very pleased. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The measurable outcome is that we got a completely working product with no bugs, on time. Thank you.

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

They gave us a dedicated project manager. We were in constant communication, no surprises. Every time we needed something, they promptly responded. If they ran into trouble, we always were updated. If they finished something early, they also let us know and saved us money without unnecessarily prolonging things. Overall, it was a pleasant experience.

What was your primary form of communication with ForceWind?

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

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

These people know what they are doing. They only hire actually qualified talent, and it shows. All the guys we worked with had experience from major tech firms or have previously on large projects. They coded quickly and professionally. 

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

I wish we found them a few years before we found them. Where were you?