GOTOMA Software House

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Codarius.com

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Codarius.com is a profesionall e-commerce platform that lets sell online and grow a busines

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire GOTOMA Software House to accomplish?

The goal was to successfully upgrade from version 1 to version 2, delivering a fully functional and stable release built on the latest technologies. This upgrade will enhance performance, scalability, and security while ensuring compatibility with modern standards and practices.

SOLUTION

How did you find GOTOMA Software House?

Online Search

Why did you select GOTOMA Software House over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from GOTOMA Software House were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

• Project Summary:
  • The software house successfully rebuilt our Codarius.com generation platform from scratch using the Symfony framework. 
  • The project involved migrating existing functionalities while enhancing the system's performance, scalability, and user experience. 
  • The new platform supports the rapid creation of eShops, offers advanced customization options, and integrates seamlessly with third-party payment and shipping solutions.
• Feedback:
  • Working with Gotoma was a fantastic experience. They demonstrated deep expertise in Symfony and were highly professional throughout the entire project. From the beginning, their team was attentive to our needs and delivered key milestones on time, ensuring the platform would be fully operational by the target date.
• Key Deliverables:
  • Rebuilt platform architecture for better scalability and performance.
  • Significant improvements in system performance, ensuring faster load times and optimized resource management.
  • Enhanced customization features for users.
  • Seamless integration with multiple payment gateways and shipping providers.
  • Improved security and data management.
  • Comprehensive testing and debugging to ensure system stability.

Their communication was top-notch, and they were always available to address questions or provide updates. The final product exceeded our expectations, providing a robust and reliable system that is future-proofed for ongoing growth. Overall, we highly recommend Gotoma for any company looking to develop or modernize their platform.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Significant improvements in system performance, including faster load times and optimized resource management.
• Improved SEO parameters, leading to better search engine visibility.
• Full reliability with almost zero downtime or disruptions since launch.
• Faster data exchange with third-party partners, ensuring smoother operations and better efficiency.

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

The project management from Gotoma was outstanding. They consistently delivered all items on time, adhering to the agreed-upon schedule. Each milestone was clearly outlined, and they kept us informed throughout the process, ensuring there were no unexpected delays.

In terms of responsiveness, they exceeded our expectations. Their team was always available to address our questions and concerns, often providing solutions or updates much faster than we anticipated. They were proactive in identifying potential issues and always prioritized our needs, making adjustments quickly and effectively when required. This made the collaboration smooth and stress-free.

What was your primary form of communication with GOTOMA Software House?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

GOTOMA Software House's impressive company culture truly shines through in their collaboration. Its team is professional, approachable, and highly motivated to deliver results. They fostered an open and transparent working relationship, which made it easy to align our goals.

Their communication was top-notch. We were kept in the loop at every stage of the project, and they made sure all our concerns were addressed promptly. Whether through regular progress updates or quick responses to our questions, their clear and timely communication ensured we always knew what was happening and felt confident about the direction of the project.

Many thanks to Witek, Leszek, Tomek, Michał and Magda!

Are there any areas for improvement or something GOTOMA Software House could have done differently?

They have big demand for their services, so we had to wait in the beginning for kick off.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am a project investment specialist at Lipińscy Domy

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

An architectural office designing single-family homes

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire GOTOMA Software House to accomplish?

• creating a website with a shop and an advanced search engine
• technical support for the website
• SEO corrections on the site according to the guidelines of the specialist
• product listings from the database

SOLUTION

How did you find GOTOMA Software House?

Online Search

Why did you select GOTOMA Software House over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned
• good vibes

How many teammates from GOTOMA Software House were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Gotoma prepared an extensive website with house designs for our design office, containing a landing page, an online store with a search engine and an image section with articles and a blog. We received a dedicated CMS based on Symfony to manage the website.

Our graphic designer provided Gotoma with a graphic design that was perfectly executed.

Gotoma adapted the entire product database (house designs and catalogs with house designs) from our old website and adapted it to the new form of presentation. The guide content and articles were also transferred and organized according to the new scheme.

The website has many functionalities such as:

• an animated slider
• downloading PDF files
• galleries of visualizations and drawings of projects
• an interactive map, contact forms, user accounts
• the ability for users to create galleries with photos of their houses
• the ability to comment
• an overlay containing a ruler for measuring distances on house plans and search engines
• supporting the store with the ability to search by many parameters and by categories
• as well as an advanced contextual search engine searching for content and products throughout the website.

CMS allows us to add and modify content, products, manage promotions with the option to program their duration, and manage user comments and galleries.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

After several failed attempts to cooperate with other companies, we received a responsive, modern website with a store that fulfills the image role but also allows us to sell projects. It is easy to use for our customers, which we have confirmed.

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

The price negotiations took place in a friendly atmosphere, and the contract was not overly complicated.

The project manager brilliantly managed the coordination of work and conveyed to us in clear language all the intricacies of the project. All the IT specialists we talked to were fully committed to our project and always found a solution that satisfied us.

Most stages were completed on time. We were in constant contact with the company's employees and whenever there were any doubts, they contacted us immediately. The work went smoothly and in a pleasant atmosphere.

We appreciate the company's openness to negotiations, because with such a large project, there were some minor corrections during its duration.

The current cooperation, although significantly reduced, is running smoothly and without any complications.

What we really like about the cooperation with Gotoma is their flexible approach to the client and the fact that we have never heard that something cannot be done.

What was your primary form of communication with GOTOMA Software House?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

There are several elements that distinguish Gotoma:

• High qualifications of all employees
• Commitment to the project
• Excellent organization of work and exchange of information
• Flexible approach and openness to the needs of the client
• Nice working atmosphere

Are there any areas for improvement or something GOTOMA Software House could have done differently?

Basically, everything suited us.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the head of IT of a corrugated boxes import company. We’re headquartered in Switzerland and present in five countries in Europe. I’m responsible for three plants in Poland.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with GOTOMA Software House?

We had a unique internal software system for our type of company. We had 7–10 people internally and needed someone to support our activity.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

GOTOMA Software House has extended our team with programmers. They work on our projects to develop software applications organically. For example, we started a new transportation app two years ago. After one year, we went live. We’re currently on the third version and have the following four versions planned for the next 2–3 years.

The programmers are close to the business issues, so the solutions are very detailed. They handle all the data quality, insights, and technical support.

What is the team composition?

We’ve hired four teammates from GOTOMA Software House.

How did you come to work with GOTOMA Software House?

They responded to our advertisement. We were looking for a new employee, and they contacted us. We hadn’t considered that cooperation model, but they came to visit and did a nice presentation.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in January 2018, and our relationship is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I’m 400% sure that the transportation platform generated the project's total cost after one year of operation.

How did GOTOMA Software House perform from a project management standpoint?

We have good communication with the owner.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their focus isn’t to take money from us; they’re reliable and oriented to long-term cooperation. Moreover, they pay attention and try to solve any problems.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Our only issue was with a programmer who wasn’t skilled enough from our perspective. However, we recognized that the project was more demanding than expected.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Pay attention to the work environment.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of E-commerce of a beauty & cosmetics company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Cosmetics production

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire GOTOMA Software House to accomplish?

• Magento bug fixing
• Implementation of figma mockups
• Magento integration with ERP
• Creation of a multistore for Farmona brands along with the implementation of figma mockups

SOLUTION

How did you find GOTOMA Software House?

Referral

Why did you select GOTOMA Software House over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• flexible

How many teammates from GOTOMA Software House were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

• Fixing bugs and developing new solutions
• Integration with ERP and development of custom solutions
• Multistores for Farmona brands

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• fixing the system
• implementation of integration

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

they deliver on time and, at the same time, are flexible when it comes to changing the approach on the client's side

What was your primary form of communication with GOTOMA Software House?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We're impressed with their ability to cope with a difficult and changing client environment.

Are there any areas for improvement or something GOTOMA Software House could have done differently?

Nope, they do a great job!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Senior Marketing Specialist of Sollers Consulting

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Providing IT implementations for the financial industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire GOTOMA Software House to accomplish?

• Buliding event website with registration process
• Impementing new features to the exisiting company page
• fixing bugs and making small adjustments to the company website

SOLUTION

How did you find GOTOMA Software House?

Referral

Why did you select GOTOMA Software House over others?

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

How many teammates from GOTOMA Software House were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We received fully working event page with registration process build from scratch on Wordpress. We have implemented new functionalities with sign in for publication. We have made some changes and adjustments of career page functionalities connected to applying for a job.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Well performing event, well performing downloads of publications. Improvement in user experience of our candidates.

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

Gotoma was always very responsive during all our projects. They were always making good interview to get to know the problem well. The team was communicating clearly and responding fast. Work delivered was good quality.

What was your primary form of communication with GOTOMA Software House?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their open attitude, good communication, and professionalism were impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement or something GOTOMA Software House could have done differently?

I didn't have a chance to find such areas.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Editor-In-Chief of Fundacja Sądecka

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Sądeczanin.info is a website published by the Sądecka Foundation. Sądeczanin.info, according to the PBI/Gemius study, is the tenth largest Polish website with regional information local in September 2023. The content is created by 12 people plus external authors. We also publish the monthly "Sądeczanin" and the quarterly "Sądeczanin Historia."

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire GOTOMA Software House to accomplish?

• new website engine
• new layuot
• new website functionalities

SOLUTION

How did you find GOTOMA Software House?

request for offers

Why did you select GOTOMA Software House over others?

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

How many teammates from GOTOMA Software House were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

In January and February, Gotoma conducted a detailed audit of organizational and technical solutions in the existing website (frontend, backend) and server performance. Work on the new website will begin in March.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Completed and accepted audit
• Prepared schedule for further work

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

After selecting the offer, we established a schedule and scope of work, which was completed on time. Current communication takes place by e-mail and telephone.

What was your primary form of communication with GOTOMA Software House?

In-Person Meeting

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

Their knowledge of modern solutions proven on the market, punctuality, and openness to our needs are impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement or something GOTOMA Software House could have done differently?

We haven't observed anything like this before.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Product Owner and IT Manager of GlobKurier.pl

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a courier broker with many couriers in one place. We ship not only in Poland but also worldwide

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire GOTOMA Software House to accomplish?

• Raising seniority in the backend team
• Helping with devops issues that are not in our company's competence
• We've contracted with Gotoma to handle the frontend aspect of our application's development

SOLUTION

How did you find GOTOMA Software House?

Online Search

Why did you select GOTOMA Software House over others?

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

How many teammates from GOTOMA Software House were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We work with gotoma as one team for many years. Using the resources of our company and gotoma, we develop our systems together. It is impossible to count all the projects that we have successfully brought to production together.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Reduction in frontend loading times or improvement in overall application performance metrics.
• Timely delivery of backend and frontend features and functionalities according to project milestones and deadlines.
• Measured by the completion rate of backend tasks, sprint goals achieved, and alignment with project timelines.
• Successful integration with third-party services, APIs, or external systems.
• Measured by the smoothness of integration processes, compatibility with external systems, and reduction in integration-related issues.

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

GOTOMA Software House is a trustworthy company. All projects are delivered according to the quote and on time. Communication is at a very high level and actually immediate. They never left us with a problem alone, if we needed additional resources or competence within days they were able to guarantee it.

What was your primary form of communication with GOTOMA Software House?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

In my opinion collaborative and inclusive culture. Fostering a culture of collaboration, open communication, and inclusivity.

Are there any areas for improvement or something GOTOMA Software House could have done differently?

I can't find anything, it's a very professional organization.