Koderly

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Managing Director of Wilson & Roe

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

High Court Enforcement and Property Services, which includes the recovery of debt and property.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Koderly to accomplish?

• The client requires on-going development and support of its bespoke systems.

SOLUTION

How did you find Koderly?

Networking Event

Why did you select Koderly over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Koderly were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Koderly are developing our internal and bespoke system to increase its functionality and capacity. There are a number of key elements of our work that our system cannot currently accommodate, which is resulting with us doing a lot of the work manually or through old systems. To overcome this challenge, we have worked on mapping out how our business operates and looking at how those processes can be integrated. 
In doing this, other areas have been identified where improvements can be made to speed up our system, delivering further wins for our company. Once the above has been completed, the task then is to do a full review of our system and see how it can be enhanced to offer our employees a system that better assists them with their work, rather than hinders or frustrates them.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The measurable outcomes are the releases that will be integrated into our system over an extended period and eventually the completion (or near completion, as development never ends) of the backlog of tasks.

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

One of the great strengths of Koderly, which we are finding, is their project management. They understand that IT is an essential part of a business and that the company needs to be a part of the development process, so that other areas of the company can progress in tandem. With us Koderly run on a sprint cycle which updates us on their progress and also provides us with deliverable on a regular basis.

What was your primary form of communication with Koderly?

Virtual Meeting

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

The personable approach and exceptional organisation of their work. They are also very clear with their approach and what they are doing, combined with great knowledge and skill which results in a strong combination

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

Not that we have found to date.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Process Development Director of UP Global Sourcing UK Ltd.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Ultimate Products has been bringing branded kitchen and laundry products to the market since 1997. We design, develop and distribute innovative products across our key brands, including household names Salter and Beldray.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Koderly to accomplish?

• General advice and expertise regarding software solutions
• Review of SQL server (SSMS)

SOLUTION

How did you find Koderly?

Referral

Why did you select Koderly over others?

Close to my geographic location, Great culture fit, Referred to me, Company values aligned

What was your primary form of communication with Koderly?

In-Person Meeting

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

We have engaged with Koderly a number of times and relied on their expertise with regards to how our internal development team should best approach a specific technical build/challenge. We have also tasked Koderly with reviewing our SSMS usage to make recommendations on how we can improve the speed and performance of SQL in our business.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• New system design was built successfully and "right first time"
• Opportunities to improve best practice identified on SSMS
• Measurable improvements on SSMS when recommendations were actioned

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

Koderly did an outstanding job with project management. Their projects were delivered on time and they were very responsive to our needs. Their attention to detail and communication were unparalleled, which allowed them to ensure that the projects ran smoothly and were completed according to schedule. I would highly recommend Koderly for project management services

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

Expert subject knowledge demonstrated by Koderly on all topics we have discussed with them to date. Fantastic Senior Management Team, very responsive and adaptable to the specific needs/requirements of our business and they are always willing to help or support us as/when required

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

There was nothing they needed to improve on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Group Managing Director of G Plants

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Design, produce and sell to retail and online, growing products that include bulbs and seeds.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Koderly to accomplish?

• The client initially contacted Koderly as they have several internally developed, business-critical systems, and were looking for a software company to provide some independent advice and identify risks. Following this, the client required support and maintenance of their software systems.

SOLUTION

How did you find Koderly?

Referral

Why did you select Koderly over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Koderly were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The business had a 'key person risk’ - in the form of a sole IT Consultant. We have 3 items of bespoke software development, that were critical to business process, used code that was unavailable and not understood by other team members, the work was undocumented, never shared, or published. A key component would effectively be lost as a direct consequence of the absence said specific IT consultant. Which was identified as a risk to the business. Koderly helped us to:

• log the source code centrally and gave the business access to it
• stabilised the platform and the code being used
• understood our business processes to effectively implement change
• project manged changes using a sprint planning model
• stabilised, changed and gave the team confidence in the warehouse manager software in time for the annual stock take

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The client has the confidence in knowing that their critical systems are fully supported and has better knowledge of their own systems. Koderly ensures that both functional enhancements and bug fixes are prioritised and progressed in accordance with business priorities.

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

Prior to hand over from the incumbent consultant, Koderly were tenacious and drove several aspects of the project to achieve deadlines set by the business.  

Koderly set regular meetings, and we had a hard deadline for the business-critical stock take project which was achieved. 

For the ongoing support, we have a 4 weekly sprint meeting where we prioritise tasks, and review progress. 

It works well. 

What was your primary form of communication with Koderly?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They took the time to visit site and walk through our processes; to better assist they invested time in understanding our business. Kodelry made IT and code and back-end development seem like less of a dark art. Koderly has taken the time to explain the logic and objectives of the changes in layman’s terms.

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

Not that I can think of. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a special school for children with severe and complex special needs

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to create an app for the Kingfisher Ball which is the schools most prestigious event. This was to enable guests to view their support, enable the auctions and raffles to take place and push out updates on the event

SOLUTION

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

Koderly is our school's long-term partner and friend, so we would only trust them with this matter.

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

The team at Koderly scoped the work with us making sure that all the key timelines and areas were met

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

The project manager and the team were fantastic - we had meetings with him and the team working directly on the app

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The team at Koderly created a wonderful app that was perfect for what we needed and suited the style of the event

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

Ongoing email and phone updates were recived

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

Koderly are just the most fantastic set of people you could wish to deal with. Warm, welcoming, experts in their fields. Really innovative and creative. They are superb

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

Nond