Pearl Data Firm

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Data Science Manager at Tillage, a logistics and supply chain company connecting business which use agricultural produce directly to farmers to avail a choice of supply.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pearl Data Firm?

Building our market intelligence platform which analyses and visualises market trends and transactions of crop types and orders made from different parts of the country.

SOLUTION

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

We selected Pearl Data Firm since we were using their Social media marketing product and expected them to excel in Data visualisation and analytics.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

The project involves fetching data from our data warehouse and deriving insights such as popular crops, trends which are visualised on our website on the market intelligence page.

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

We worked with 2 data analysts and 2 data visualisation specialists who collaborated with our Data team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The results are on the Market Intelligence age on our website: https://tillage.io/intelligence. We realise revenue from the product through a subscription for more insights.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They are experts and very professional, they documented all their progress which allowed a smooth workflow.

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

Their data expertise, combined with their commercial inclination, was very impressive

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

Their documentation was too technical makes it hard for our team to continue working on the product.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm in charge of Data warehousing at Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited, a corporate body which constructs, operates and maintains generation stations in Uganda.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Pearl Data Firm?

A Business Intelligence platform to achieve a dynamic pricing model for power based on demand.

SOLUTION

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

We advertised a tender and we based on experience of the team and their portfolio.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

The integrated data from our stations and third parties into a single data warehouse. Built a pricing model based on realtime data in the last hour. Built a dashboard for Business Intelligence to inform our commercial team

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

We worked with 2 Data Scientist and 2 Software developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It is confidential

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They respond fluidly and integrated us into all decisions.

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

Their quick delivery and competitive financial proposal are impressive.

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

Technical terms in their proposal required explanation.