Katpro Technologies Inc

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Manufactuing and Distibution of Beverages. I am the SR web and portal Adminstrator and handle most of the tasks involving Intelligence automation

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We brought Katpro on to help design and develop a solution for us to tackle COVID 19 Contact tracing. the Goal was to ensure that anyone within the company that was exposed was able to notify the correct people and that we could find any customers that they had been in contact with and then notify them automatically.

SOLUTION

How did you select Katpro Technologies Inc and what were the deciding factors?

We had used KATPRO on other parts of this project and so it was a natural selection to continue the relationship. We brought them on because of their innovative ideas and their ability to provide excellent service at a low cost.

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

THe project scope was continiously in flux. Nearly on a daily basis we had scope change. the KATPRO team adapted to the changes quickly and within hours changes were made. We had alot of difficult data source issues that they help work through with us, and added their knowledge of both SQL and NINTEX to the project

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

KATPRO had a team of 4 on the project, 2 local and 2 remote. a lead and 2 junior developers and a testing engineer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

so far the feedback for the users of the solution have been thrilled with the solution, the time saving is enormous

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

The only way this project could have had better communication was if we were all sitting togther in the same room the entire time. We used TEAMS chat and meeting daily and on demand and had 0 issue with relaying information to each other

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

The 2 remote worker, worked late into the night sometimes to be able to accomplish communications and testing, and did it with a smile on their face. Great team

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the IT Director at a company that provides varied services to law enforcement and correctional entities around the world. Our company has over four hundred employees in five continents. I oversee our US operations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Katpro Technologies Inc?

Our company wanted to duplicate one of our development environments in Azure. This was not a traditional "Lift & Shift", but rather a creative adaption requiring a a lot of dynamic changes. Since no one here had the necessary knowledge in creating a server environment in Azure, we hired Katpro to setup the environment and provide a knowledge transfer during the process.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal was to duplicate our local environment in the cloud. The big challenge was creating the communication servers that locally use specialized hardware and to work with our development department on this aspect of the project.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We performed many in-person interviews. and Katpro Kothand from Katpro seemed not only, very knowledgeable, but also very personable, which was very important to us.

Describe the project in detail.

This was a long process with many meetings with different members of the development and IT teams. after getting an understanding of the environment, the VM's were created in Azure and then reviewed by each department. Many meetings were held and with each meeting, the environment was tweaked and brought closer to what we wanted.

What was the team composition?

we only had the one consultant on site from Katpro.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Eventually the project was scrapped, so we could not measure success. This was due to outside forces.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was fantastic. As stated earlier, Kothand was both knowledgeable and personable, which made the flow extremely easy.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was most impressed by Kothand's adaptability. Ech day would bring a new challenge and each time, he always found a way to resolve it.

Are there any areas for improvement?

The knowledge transfer was good, but not well planned. I think a "teaching plan" would have helped this process along. However, read this as a suggestion, not as a complaint.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a partner of BC Shetty, an accounting firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Katpro Technologies Inc?

We needed a partner to help us with Microsoft Office 365.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Katpro Technologies Inc did our Microsoft Office 365 implementation. They did the licenses for our users all while working remotely.

What is the team composition?

There were two people including a project manager.

How did you come to work with Katpro Technologies Inc?

We've known them for a long time now and had been working closely with them.

How much have you invested with them?

We invested about $120,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from 2016–February 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Their services were seamless. We didn’t have any interruptions, and I’m quite satisfied. They’ve suggested solutions that we’re looking into.

How did Katpro Technologies Inc perform from a project management standpoint?

Communication was excellent, and we corresponded through email. They were proactive and delivered on time.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their team was proactive in reaching out about the solutions they offered. What’s more, their pricing was very competitive.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there’s nothing I’d have them improve.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Make sure to have open communication with them. They’ll have multiple solutions for you.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Special Projects Director for AJ's Power Source a Veteran owned 50 person Electronics & Power Supply manufacturer producing systems for the Department of Defense and commercial customers in Shipping, Aviation, Aerospace industries

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Katpro Technologies Inc?

Implement SharePoint and deliver a collaborative solution for managing manufacturing workflow. Migrate users to O365, manage the migration of all corporate data assets into SharePoint. Provide recommendations for Enterprise Resource Planning software.

What were your goals for this project?

Move users to the Cloud for SAS, collaboration, workflow, cyber-security compliance

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Requests for quote were sent to 10 companies, interviewa were conducted with 4 of those 10. Katpro received the award due to extensive work in the SharePoint realm and vast capabilities in O365, Azure as well as excellent past performance with manufacturing ERP implementation.

Describe the project in detail.

SCOPE-move AJPS from spreadsheet desktop workflow management into a collaborative realtime system to manage workflow maintain visibility and improve the manufacturing process. Katpro developed the strategy for transition/migration into )365, developed the SharePoint workspace to include a workflow capability, data and document migration from our file server into SharePoint

What was the team composition?

Katpro had as many as (7) members working this project O365 migration SharePoint Implementation SharePoint Development Database Design and migration Workflow process development ERP consultation

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Katpro delivered everything and more for our success! AJPS is now moving into Phase II and preparing with the talent of Katpro and their CEO Kothand Rajangam. The team has remarkable talent with an uncanny ability to manage complex customer solutions with ease. AJPS will not attempt any enterprise changes without Kothand and his Katpro team of experts!

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Microsoft Teams makes communication and collaboration for projects like this seamless. Katpro educated our workforce on the advantages of this platform.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

SUPPORT, KNOWLEDGE, COMMITMENT to success and the ability to react to our changing needs with timely solutions.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Katpro and AJPS are in a constant state of improvement!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Linde is a Gas manufacturing company and have existence all across the world. My self is responsible for running all Non-SAP solutions in the organization through out APAC region.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Katpro Technologies Inc?

Katpro is hired to develop custom application based on SharePoint for RSP region of Linde.

What were your goals for this project?

To have a paper less online application.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Through an online search.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They have developed a SharePoint based application that allows our internal stakeholders to fill in the vehicle they have used through out the year for official and non official reasons. This declaration is required by Govt audit team in Australia.

What was the team composition?

Katpro have provided on team lead and a senior developer for the project which was sufficient.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It reduces the time and effort of resources in finding out the paper based form while being asked during the audit.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The project was managed quite well and with efficiency.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Responsive and very much customer focus.

Are there any areas for improvement?

So far so good with the project assigned.