Ideaware

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Qrvey provides AWS-native embedded business analytic technology for software companies. The company has grown to about 75 people during the last four years. I am the founding CEO of the company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Ideaware?

We needed to shorten the time to find and hire top-notch talents while retaining the culture of the company and being able to manage and own the operations.

What were your goals for this project?

Expanding the team and having the option to own the team in the long run.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Word of mouth through a trusted company.

Describe the project in detail.

AWS-native business analytic platform utilizing several microservices to offer serverless embedded BI capabilities to software entities that need to add self-service visual analytics, data collection, and workflow automation capabilities to their users while scaling well.

What was the team composition?

The team included product manager, UX/UI designer, backend and frontend engineers, automated testers and QA.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to expand our team constantly and deliver more with every monthly release. Our product is now deployed and in production used by hundreds of companies.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It is a complex process and is different from company to company. There is no silver bullet there and unless there are established metrics and indicators, there is no way to understand and improve the processes and people continuously. We had a testing relationship that helped to have effective communication and planning in place. The key was to find ways to improve things non-stop all the time. The result has been good and improving.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Transparency, easy to work with, positive and can-do attitude. On top of that, the DNA of the company fosters a great love for creating great products through better UX/UI design and engineering.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Execution and planning can always be improved. It is always a challenge to create the right balance between quality, agility, and cost. I think Ideaware has the right balance for most companies but they need to develop some better ways to adjust these levers depending on the client they work with. In some cases, the client might be sensitive or less sensitive to cost but more or less demanding agility or quality.