Software and Web Development Agency
NIFTIT is a design and development agency based in New York, Vietnam and Hong Kong. We build beautiful, data-driven web and mobile applications, and custom enterprise solutions (Microsoft SharePoint) according to the best business practices in the industry.
Details about our services: https://niftit.com/services/
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132 Cong Hoa, Floor 1, Tan BinhHo Chi Minh City 700000Vietnam
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The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, The Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation (SASF), Viedam, Smile Train, NYU Real Estate Alumni, National HealthCare Provider, National Able Network, Lone Star Analysis Inc (LSA), Insurance Information Institute, Fablab Saigon, Enterra Feed, EnergeiaWorks, Castellan, Camarena Health, BlueHawk Consulting, Academic Analytics, thyssenkrupp
thyssenkrupp Elevator - SharePoint Development
thyssenkrupp Elevator Technology is one of the largest elevator producers in the world. Based in Germany, thyssenkrupp boasts over 1,000 sales and service locations worldwide.
- Multiple Languages
Since thyssenkrupp is a multinational company, NIFTIT created the Country and Language button that allows thyssenkrupp staff around the world to switch the MAP to their language. With our help, the platform supports English, Chinese, Korean, and more to come.
- Fully Responsive
NIFTIT designed the tablet and mobile versions of thyssenkrupp’s SharePoint. We adapted it to all screen resolutions and browser widths to make it easier for users to enter the SharePoint site while on portable devices.
- Redesign
NIFTIT redesigned the client’s SharePoint site by:
· Adding background images to make it a more welcoming environment
· Creating new sections for easier navigation
· Reconstructing the UI for better interactions
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Camarena Health SharePoint Development
NIFTIT delivers SharePoint implementations for non-profits; from highly advanced integrations, business forms and workflow solutions, to customized SharePoint apps and cloud migrations. We can do it all.
- Advanced UI/UX Design
With numerous data collection points and advanced functionality, we were required to design a fluid and logical user workflow.
Many layers of nested functionality required much reiteration during the storyboarding phase, resulting in clean and consistent visual signposting for users to monitor progress, validation and submission.
- Dynamic Multi-Site Widgets
We implemented a dynamic navigation that contains many interesting UI elements to nest secondary and ancillary functionality. Dropdowns contain access to sub-navigation elements, custom content widgets offer ancillary information and a suggestion box allows for user submission of system feedback.
- Consistent Visual Language
With the requirement of designing hundreds of pages across dozens of systems, it was important that we establish a consistent design language to fit all cases.Our solution was to create a branded UI styleguide document and developer reference platform.
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Lone Star Analysis Inc. - SharePoint Development
Lone Star Analysis Inc. provides enhanced decision analysis, multi-discipline modeling and simulation, and executive advisory support services.
- Branded SharePoint Site
NIFTIT Creative provided a bespoke front-end template aligned with the Lone Star Analysis company branding. Navigation menus, announcement widgets, and calendar devices all respect organizational use of color, typography, and layout.
- Staff Directory
Staff Directory was designed for Lone Star Analysis users to easily search and update existing staff information created in Office 365. This feature effectively avoids duplication of data by pulling user information from a single source, and any update applied by Lone Star Analysis administrators is reflected in SharePoint.
- Implementation of Document Tagging
NIFTIT developed the SharePoint site as a general hub to contain all of Lone Star Analysis’ data. Lone Star members can apply tags to documents and pages that they would like to easily track and reference, or that they think others might find interesting. Metadata (columns) and other settings for a category of items or documents are effectively managed in Microsoft SharePoint.
- Archived Site
The option to archive was made possible by our development of a site specifically for data that was important, but not needed in the immediate future by the organization. With NIFTIT’s recommendations as to how best to manage the archiving procedure, the archived site became a safe space for Lone Star to store documents in an orderly and searchable manner.
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Academic Analytics - SharePoint Development
Academic Analytics is a New York-based, full-service provider of business intelligence solutions for higher education leaders.
- Staff Directory
Staff Directory was designed for Academic Analytics users to easily search and update the existing information created in Office 365. This feature effectively avoids duplication of data by pulling user information from a single source, and any update applied by Academic Analytics administrators is reflected in SharePoint.
- Consistent UI/UX
With numerous data collection points and advanced functionality requirements in mind, we strived to design a fluid and logical user workflow.
Multiple layers of nested functionality required many iterations during the storyboarding phase. The end result is a clean and consistent virtual space for Academic Analytics users to monitor progress, submissions, and validations.
- Easy-To-Create Department Site
We designed a template that allows users to easily create a new department/team site in just a few simple clicks.
Announcements, upcoming events, a calendar, and an image gallery are all integrated into the SharePoint site while maintaining the overall branding.
- Hub For Centralized Company Information
We developed the SharePoint site as a general hub to contain all of Academic Analytics’ data.
Metadata (columns), workflow, behavior, and other settings for a category of items or documents are effectively managed in Microsoft SharePoint.
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Castellan - Branding Design
NIFTIT Creative have been collaborating with Castellan Real Estate Partners across a number of projects, with the aim of establishing, strengthening and unifying their branding presence across internal and external-facing materials including brochures, reports, and online environments.
- Typography & Color
NIFTIT Creative specialize in the subtle art of typography. Considered selection, pairing and application of fonts can serve as the foundation of brand values. Castellan Real Estate should be delivering their company communications with a confident sense of style and elegance that compliments their portfolio and clientele.
- Documents & Reports
NIFTIT Creative has been successfully collaborating with Castellan across a number of such company releases, including Firm Letter, NYC Partners Letter, and monthly reports.
Castellan frequently report to key stakeholders on a range of company activities and acquisitions. Our report templates are designed to promote readability and understanding, in depth or at a glance.
Full length quarterlybrochures are attractive presentations of the company’s portfolio, featuring enhanced typography and digestible data presentations.
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Insurance Information Institute - SharePoint Development
The mission of the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) is to improve public understanding of insurance — what it does and how it works.
- Staff Directory
Staff Directory was designed to easily update and search the existing information created in Office365. This feature effectively avoids duplication of data by pulling user information from a single source, and any update applied by I.I.I. administrators is immediately reflected in SharePoint.
- Custom Search Fields
Custom search fields allow I.I.I. users to actively look up sources of information within the SharePoint environment. Searches become more accurate because users can find data based on file format and file owner.
- Easy Editing on SharePoint Pages
Using Out-of-the-Box web parts and custom layouts, users can easily manipulate and associate the proper content on any SharePoint page while maintaining the organization’s branding identity.
- Simple and Elegant UI
I.I.I. users can easily access all the necessary and frequently used sites and links in one single location without excessive navigation. The UI design strives to ensure that only a single click is required to access all information listed in the SharePoint environment.
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Smile Train Intranet
- Branded SharePoint Site
NIFTIT Creative designed a bespoke front-end template that is aligned to the SmileTrain company branding. Navigation menus, announcement widgets and calendar devices all respect organizational use of color, typography and layout.
- Multizone Clock
Custom functionality was built in to keep the worldwide SmileTrain staff in synchronization. A global ‘World Clocks’ widget is available from any screen for immediate reference. A SharePoint calendar keeps all staff notified of key company events and deadlines.
- Absence Request Form
The absence request form allows end-users to submit, manage and review available leave days. The tool was built using SharePoint workflows and permissions, in order to manage the requests. Managers can easily manage requests from members of their team.
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Reviews
the project
SharePoint Implementation for B2B Food Flavoring Company
“They were so easy to work with. Whatever we wanted; they could make it happen.”
the reviewer
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the IT manager of Synergy Flavors. We’re a food flavoring company that makes food flavors for B2B transactions. We make food flavorings that end up in grocery and nutritional stores. As IT manager, I oversee all things IT-related for North and South America.
What challenge were you trying to address with NIFTIT?
We were trying to get a company intranet set up in place as an easy way for all of our employees to see company-wide communications. Since we’re a manufacturing company, not all members of the team have an e-mail address, but we needed a way to get news and communications out to them.
Another challenge was related to the fact that we have offices in the United Kingdom, including our parent company that’s located in Ireland. Collaborating with them was challenging because of the time difference and lack of file structure.
People would send different versions of documents back and forth. Or, sometimes people weren’t working on the most recent version of a document. We thought SharePoint would be a great solution. It allows us to only work on the most recent version of documents and to simultaneously edit a document.
An overall objective was to make both of these projects intuitive and user-friendly.
What was the scope of their involvement?
It was going to be a three-phase project, but we only made it through two. Phase one was focused on getting the bare essentials out of SharePoint. That included the document collaboration and the main landing page. Phase two was all about developing workflows within SharePoint. We worked with different departments including HR, IT, R&D, and quality. An example of their work comes from their creation of a full end-to-end HR onboarding workflow.
What is the team composition?
I was involved with four individuals, including Sean (Account Executive). They may have had one or two others working behind the scenes.
How did you come to work with NIFTIT?
We were looking for an intranet web development company. Our marketing director’s husband worked with Sean on a previous project. She recommended we give Sean a call because he was personable, easy to work with, and a good listener. We followed her advice and gave him a ring.
It was a great relationship from the start. He exuded a level of confidence that told me he and his team could achieve what we needed. We put out bids to other companies, but NIFTIT came in a lot cheaper and closer to our budget. Our team decided to give them a shot, and it worked out well for us.
How much have you invested with them?
Each phase was $30,000 and then ongoing support was about $17,000.
What is the status of this engagement?
The project lasted from February 2018–March 2019. Phase one was completed in June 2018 and phase two in October 2018. Then we entered a support and maintenance mode until March 2019.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
There has been an extremely positive impact. NIFTIT did a phenomenal job of being flexible. We changed the scope during the project, and they adapted really well. The developers were understanding with the cost and agile in changing what they were working on. They set new expectations and met them along the way. Sean was great at thinking outside the box and coming up with new things we’d be able to leverage SharePoint for.
They always met the timeline deadlines, even when we had change requests. If there was a bigger request, they’d come back and say they’d need a little longer and give us a new deadline. Then, they’d always meet or finish before that end date. Overall, their level of detail was excellent.
How did NIFTIT perform from a project management standpoint?
They did a phenomenal job with project management. Their team came up with a timeline and followed it through. We had weekly check-ins as needed. One of their developers was in Vietnam, and we never had issues with the time difference. They held me accountable if they were waiting for an answer to something. Their team wouldn’t just sit on their hands and wait for me to get back to them.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Definitely cost, they were half the cost of other development companies. Initially, I was a little skeptical of that but the level of service they provided and their ability to communicate was excellent. Their developers were very open and candid. They gave great suggestions and had our end goal in mind. They were so easy to work with. Whatever we wanted; they could make it happen.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, I can’t think of anything. Everything we threw at them; they took care of.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Have a face-to-face meeting with Sean. Talk about your project in both short- and long-term perspectives. He can help you lay out a plan of accomplishing your goals. NIFTIT can start small and work bigger over several years of partnership. Definitely give them a chance, they’re open to all business sizes.
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Dev Staff Augmentation for Research & Advocacy Nonprofit
"They were always easy to get a hold of and can implement solutions with short notice."
the reviewer
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I work for a nonprofit that does research and advocacy for women’s’ reproductive health, internationally. I’m the director of IT.
What challenges were you trying to address with NIFTIT?
We only have three technical staff members, one of whom is part-time. We started working on a digital transformation project several years ago, but it was very difficult to do with only two people. We wanted to accelerate the project by bringing in outside support.
What was the scope of their involvement?
We started working with them for a small SharePoint project. Over the last five years, we’ve created a staff portal that gives our employees access to all of the services they need to do their jobs on a daily basis. They did the majority of the backend work based on our ideas. They also provided training and support.
They also helped up migrate to Exchange Online and Office 365.
What is the team composition?
Phi Lac (CTO) and Khoa (CEO & Co-Founder) are our main points of contact, but we work with other team members from time to time.
How did you come to work with NIFTIT?
We were working with another firm, but they were bought out and the new company was out of our price range. NIFTIT was recommended to me by a friend.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with them on smaller projects around October 2014. Then, in April 2015, we signed a 6-month contract. We then switched to an annual contract in 2017. They’re continuing to provide us with support.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
They were instrumental in implementing Teams for us before everything went remote in March because of COVID-19. Our staff reported that it was easier to follow up on projects. Teams was far more efficient than email for back-and-forth communications.
How did NIFTIT perform from a project management standpoint?
They’re very good. They’re always clear with their timeframe and let us know when we can have things done which is very useful.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Their ability to help us plan each year strategically is very impressive. They listen to what our needs are and communicate to us what technologies would be best for us. Because they’re located in a different timezone, they can implement important IT updates after our regular business hours so it doesn’t disrupt our work.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I’ve been very pleased with them. They were always easy to get a hold of and can implement solutions with short notice.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Just be very clear about your budget and needs.
the project
Web Dev & Intranet Support for Health Nonprofit
"I also found their support timely on important issues."
the reviewer
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
Camarena Health is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Madera California. Our primary goal is to provide excellent health care to low-income patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
Our locations are top of the line and do not have a "free clinic" feel to it. We serve over 45k patients per year providing them with all of their primary health needs, including medical and dental.
For what projects/services did your company hire NIFTIT?
As Camarena Health continues to grow we needed a better way to communicate with our staff. I knew that I wanted to use SharePoint for document management, but I didn't have the skills to make the site look professional or provide much-needed functionality.
What were your goals for this project?
To have a full-featured intranet that allowed for easy communication within Camarena Health.
How did you select this vendor?
I contacted some consultants I worked with in the past and they referred me to Niftit.
Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.
Niftit provided all of the front-end SharePoint 2019 development. I told them my vision for the look-and-feel and they had their design team come up with several solutions. From there, I selected the design and they went to work on making it a reality.
What I enjoyed about working with Niftit is they really knew how to take my vision and make it into a reality. That is very difficult for some, but they did it with ease. Additionally, I am extremely precise in how I wanted the site to look and they adjusted accordingly. While our internal team handled the backend server creation, Niftit also provided specific SharePoint programming services.
A good example of this was they created a marketplace app that plugged right into SharePoint. The marketplace app allowed our staff to post items for sale for other employees to purchase. Niftit also created a specific COVID-19 page which greatly increased our ability to keep our employees informed.
What was the team composition?
Niftit had a project manager, a developer, and a web designer. Our internal team had a server admin and the CIO.
Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?
Our communication with the staff has greatly increased with the advent of our new Intranet. iConnect is what its called and now you will hear people say things like..."It's on iConnect!" when looking for policies, employee handbooks, etc. Without Niftit, we wouldn't have been able to make a professional looking intranet.
How was project management arranged and how effective was it?
We were assigned a dedicated project manager who worked with us throughout the process. It was well done and I do not have any issues to report.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
Their ability to take my vision and make it a reality. As I stated above, this can be most difficult, but they did it with ease. I also found their support timely on important issues.
Are there any areas for improvement?
As with all of us, we can improve. My suggestion would be on items of low importance that responses would be quicker. It's not bad, but I'm impatient so waiting 2 to 3 days for a response is not optimal. But, I must stress though, when we need them for important issues, they are there!
the project
Sharepoint Provider for Children's Charity
"The team is sensitive to our needs."
the reviewer
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A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the director of Smile Train. We’re a children’s charity providing free cleft surgeries in the developing world. We’re in over 85 countries and have provided more than 1.6 million surgeries. We provide various other treatments, as well. My role is to ensure we have the specific technologies required to support our initiative.
What challenge were you trying to address with NIFTIT?
We needed an instrument for all of our geographically dispersed staff.
What was the scope of their involvement?
NIFTIT is our SharePoint provider. They provide us with very specific technologies that we utilize for our procedures.
What is the team composition?
We usually work with 3-4 people, though there is a larger backend team.
How did you come to work with NIFTIT?
We were looking specifically for SharePoint providers, and their name came up.
How much have you invested with them?
We are on the high end of the $100,000 - $250,000 range.
What is the status of this engagement?
We’ve been working together since August 2014.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
NIFTIT is extremely quick. If we raise a ticket, we hear back in 1-2 hours. The team is sensitive to our needs. They understand our model, the geographic dispersal, and the need for different configurations based on regional needs. We are happy with their services.
How did NIFTIT perform from a project management standpoint?
We had weekly or bi-weekly meetings at first, but it was more than we needed. We now have weekly emails, and we review the content. Beyond that, we speak if we need additional projects, features, or customization. They are very responsive.
What did you find most impressive about them?
NIFTIT listens to our needs and they work quickly. They’re also a great, fun team to work with.
Are there any areas they could improve?
No, we are very happy with the services they provide.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Define the project well.
the project
Mobile & UI Enhancements for SharePoint Upgrade
"NIFTIT was able to adapt to our needs throughout the project and proactively offered solutions."
the reviewer
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
We build and install elevators throughout the world. The project was lead by the Asia Pacific Office, and the lead of the project was in the marketing team.
For what projects/services did your company hire NIFTIT?
We had a sharepoint based intranet to share all our marketing collateral to our sales team across Asia Pacific. NIFTIT's task was to bring the UI to the next level:
- Improve UI / UX
- Create a mobile version
- Create advanced feature (search / database for projects ....)
What were your goals for this project?
The solution had to be stable, fast, with a simple UI, and we needed to be able to continue manage our intranet ourselves without depending on an agency for minor upgrades.
How did you select this vendor?
We interviewed other vendors, that offered a solution at a similar cost but did not display good knowlege of Sharepoint, or did not understand the importance of UI/UX. NIFTIT immediately showed a clear understanding of our needs, took the time to align with the different stakeholders (marketing / IT).
Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.
Design / develop / document a mobile version / new UI / multi-langual / advanced project database features
What was the team composition?
A main commercial contact along with a team of developpers.
Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?
Our project was launched on time, on budget and our expectations were perfectly met, or exceeded. NIFTIT was able to adapt to our needs throughout the project and proactively offered solutions.
How was project management arranged and how effective was it?
We had regular call meetings to review the progress along with a basecamp space to share the advancement of the project. The project was extremely easy to manage from our side.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
Reactivity, understanding, and a great result!
Are there any areas for improvement?
Not really. We are improving as we get to work on additional projects.
The intranet system and SharePoint integration had a positive impact on the partner's internal team. NIFTIT was flexible in adapting to scope and change requests. They consistently met, or even delivered before, deadlines. Effective communication and attention to detail are hallmarks of their work.