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BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm COO/CEO in the Orbital scientific e-journal. The Orbital is an Open Access peer-reviewed journal to distribute scientific information in the field of natural sciences.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

As a peer-reviewed journal we work with lots of scientific texts. We often had to spend additional time editing different versions of reviewed publications. So we had to find an application that could help to compare texts containing chemical formulas.

SOLUTION

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

My friend from IT field adviced me tj contact Opora.

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

First we discussed our problem that was to compare numerous versions of text containing chemical formulas with manager. Than some complex examples of articles were studied in details. Developers proposed a solution for the text application and realized the idea in 2 months. Then we had 1 moth of a test period and accepted new soft.

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

There were 3 people from the company, 2 developers and project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were happy to save our time working with text containing a lot of formulas of compounds.

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

We communicated via Skype and all the deadlines were always met. Very positive imressions have last.

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

Their idea generation and awareness to solve non-routine tasks were impessive.

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

Areas for improvement always exists. Currently we are satisfied with results and everything is OK.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of a London based music platform company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired OporaSolutions to work on the development of the back-end for our desktop application with our internal team. They had to quickly understand our complex structure and be ready to deliver on time.

SOLUTION

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

They were recommended to us by another company. They were highly regarded, so we conducted an interview and, after receiving their fee, decided to move forward.

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

They developed most of our features including transcoding, reviews, playback, storing, AWS structure. They used Electron framework/Javascript/CSS3/HTML5 / PHP.

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

We worked closely with Vitaly who coordinates his team. Communication is super easy.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They did develop and implement all the features we needed. In 6 months time, we've been able to fully demonstrate our application. They also suggested a few solutions that worked brilliantly. We've all been impressed by their dedication and speed maintaining a high attention to the details.

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

Super easy to communicate with. We used Slack but they are also always available for phone and video calls. Always on-time.

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

They are very very fast, precise, and committed.

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

Based on our experience I have nothing to add here.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CTO of SpotRates, an all-in-one platform for air cargo rates and spot quotes. We provide airlines and freight forwarders with a comprehensive solution to manage air cargo pricing. Our solution is also a digital marketplace for global shippers. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire OporaSolutions?

We hired OporaSolutions to develop the MVP of our solution from the ground up. The tech stack would include PHP, CCS3, and Laravel and use an AWS infrastructure.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to create an MVP that we could then showcase to our customers and investors.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We’d already completed successful projects with OporaSolutions, so we chose to partner with them again.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

We provided them with initial documentation, including the UX designs, database schema, and wireframes. OporaSolutions was responsible for designing and developing the web app (back- and frontend) using the latest technologies.

What was the team composition?

I served as the team coordinator for their developers. We also had input from additional professionals—including a UX designer, a product manager, and security experts—to ensure that the developers adhered to our specs.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They developed the project on time, which allowed us to showcase it to various investors and customers.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The project management was excellent. With just a few given clarifications, they were able to develop the solution without any missteps or architectural faults. We typically communicate via Skype and email.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They were very responsive, and it was a pleasure to talk to them. Communication was an important part of this project because they needed to convey complex ideas to some of our non-technical team members.

Are there any areas for improvement?

At the moment, I don’t have any suggestions.