Fourity

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are an IT company which provide custom developments to different companies and fulfill maintenance tasks.

For what projects/services did your company hire Fourity?

Our client had an obsolete custom software for scheduling employees shifts and support training their employees. It was required to recreate a new custom software with similar functionalities and add some more features. It is planned to extend the functionalities continuously. Now it is a specialized intranet.

What were your goals for this project?

Application have to work in browser on client side. Microsoft platform used. IIS, Dotnet and MS-SQL Custom integrations were needed with client's other custom softwares. Native mobile applications for several specific tasks. Create a highly specialized privilege system in the application. Implement local country legal requirements regarding scheduling shifts of employees. Separate access to the system to more companies since more companies using the clients system and they can not access each others data.

How did you select this vendor?

We worked together with some of Fourity developers previously, so we were aware of their capabilities.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

Fourity was the developer and technical designer of the system. We provide them the client requests, main design (look and feel), functional guidelines. They provided the working application which fulfills the client requests.

What was the team composition?

We needed mainly developers and on this project. Number of developers changed as timing and our deadlines requested. (between 2 and 5)

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

Our client is planning to extend the application with other functionalities.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Fourity was flexible in timing. We used 'Teamwork' and Skype for communication. We communicated mainly in English because of different native languages.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Flexibility and deep knowledge in different development areas. (Mainly SQL) They are proactive.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a web design and development agency, based in Novi Sad. My current position in the company is Marketing and Office Manager.

For what projects/services did your company hire Fourity?

Fourity was hired to work on design and development for an Aerial Stock Photo and Video company based in Australia.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to update the current e-commerce website and also develop a custom software solution for image and video processing.

How did you select this vendor?

Fourity was selected as a company with a portfolio that fit perfectly with what was needed for the project. We also had previous experience with some of the employees and knew their expertise and strengths.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The project included a fresh design of the frontend of the site, as well as a full custom software solution for importing and processing of images and videos.

What was the team composition?

Most of the project was done by a core team of 4-5 persons, with other team members doing work as and when needed. This included a graphics designer, front-end developers and a senior back-end developer.

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

The project has allowed us to expand our portfolio and offer extra services to our target marketplace.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Most of the project management was handled by the team at Fourity, with some general input provided by us. The team have regularly notified us of current progress so we were able to follow through the whole process with no issues.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Fourity has proved to be a great asset during the project. They were on time, always keeping us informed of progress and have a team of people ready to implement whatever was needed. They were very flexible in terms of any changes and updates during the process.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None that we experienced during the project.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the co-founder of a software development company that offers full-stack development, DevOps services and staff augmentation for Fortune 500 companies.

What challenge were you trying to address with Fourity?

We wanted to find a partner that will enable us to scale quickly to be able to fulfill our client's needs.

What was the scope of their involvement?

They work with our development team and run all of our projects in an agile manner. They provided us with a dedicated team that attends scrum calls, provides project updates, and manages development.  They mainly work with us on AWS and serverless developments, API gateways, lambda functions, Java, and JavaScript applications.. We work with them on a day-to-day basis on various projects.

What is the team composition?

We work with 10 fullstack developers.

How did you come to work with Fourity?

We were looking for a partner in Europe that can help expand our operations whilst providing the more affordable and better quality work than what we can find in the US.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in 2016 and it’s ongoing.

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

So far, all the work they’ve done for us has been flawless. They’re very detail-oriented and reliable. Our biggest focus when we hired them was their scalability, and they’ve been able to do that.

How did Fourity perform from a project management standpoint?

One of the developers acts as a team leader, and we get status updates on a daily basis from him. We haven’t had any issues with communication or delivery, and they haven’t missed any deadlines.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their accessibility, delivery, and scalability are what’s most impressive. It’s easier to ask them to bring on additional develops than it would be for us to hire them ourselves.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I wish they were in the same time zone, but other than that, they’re great.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

More companies are turning to teams in Europe. If you’re planning to outsource there, do it soon while they can support the demand.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Overlap is an architecture studio specialised on archviz and product visualisation.

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

Website development, customisation, support and integration.

How did you select Fourity and what were the deciding factors?

Refferal.

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

We had a visual in mind, we needed a good developer to help us out with integrating our design, and Fourity exceeded our expectations.

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

1 - not known their position in the team.

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

The website works flawlessly and we have support whenever we need. Thank you!

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

We communicated over Skype, and the timeline went just as planned.

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

Their personal approach in solving our problems was impressive.

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

To be honest, no. After 6 months working with Fourity, I cannot find a flaw.