Plathanus Software and Design

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm Tech Leader at Plug Social. We are communication specialists, with customer using our platform around all country.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed new features to access new markets, for example supply chain companies. First of all, our platform need had document delivery automatically, after this, stabilizing from some features was need as well.

SOLUTION

How did you select Plathanus and what were the deciding factors?

Plathanus made a project and build us a RPA structure, that solved all demands in that segment such as we need.

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

They show us many ways to solve our need, but always with using the best practices and architecture. They have finished in 2 weeks those job and now was we are projecting a new feature together.

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

There were 3 people, including me in this project, our CPO, a CS and our CTO.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project was executed extremely perfect, such as was designed. The time to produce was executed within cost budgeted.

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

We have use to manager and to conduzing projects, through Clickup, Discord and Whatsapp.

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

We're impressed with their swift response and communications. Their coding is also clean and of high-quality.

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

Not until now.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a Systems Analyst at Koch Hipermercados SA. Food retail company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Plathanus?

The company was hired to develop an App to control the delivery of purchases made in our E-commerce.

What were your goals for this project?

Have control over deliveries of goods, as well as tracking deliveries.

SOLUTION

How did you select Plathanus?

The company was selected from a list of startups and also by external indication.

Describe the project in detail.

• Develop application for users (delivery personnel) to receive notifications of new orders available for delivery. 
• Allowing 1 delivery person to take the order, and deliver to the final customer.
•  Develop a platform for internal control of deliveries where it is possible to track orders as well as deliveries en route.

What was the team composition?

1 front end 1 Back end 1 Project manager

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The application has not yet been made available in stores, but the result was a success. It met all of our expectations.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Communication took place smoothly, we had a great experience

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The open way to receive ideas for improvements to the application always thinking about meeting our needs.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Only a few improvements were suggested in the application, but only details that were not foreseen on our side.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of a Private Tutoring Course with pronunciation and language coaching focused on Business I.T and Entrepreneurship.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Plathanus?

To design and develop a software platform to organize, manage and control students, class times and payments and cancellations.

What were your goals for this project?

To automate as much as possible the butocrative processes with which I used to use so much time doing.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Through a personal recommendation

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They delivered small projects in stages always making sure that what they were delivering was always with the parameters we had pre established

What was the team composition?

The project Manager and a developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It completed changed my everyday organisation and freed up a substantial portion of time with this organization and therefore gave me more time to dedicate to class and other necessities

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

They delivered weekly waves where I would verify and validate of satisfactory and review if not. I found the method very efficient with little time lost

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I valued the transparency and clarity with which they worked along with their efficient delivery and great feedback.

Are there any areas for improvement?

For what I requested I can safely say I have no complaints

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a CEO at a civil construction retail store based in Florianopolis - Brazil. Our company has about 25 employees.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Plathanus?

We were trying to create a product recommendation to the retail store but we didn't know from where to start. That's when we met Plathanus

What were your goals for this project?

Create an algorithm that recommend similiar products by the analysis of our hole database

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We knew them from other projects

Describe the project in detail.

We have extracted several sheets from our databse first to try to combine two or more information that make sense to us. After that the devs clean the data, created new sheets with the best information and made the algorithm work

What was the team composition?

It was me as a product manager and 3 person of Plathanus

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We had an primary idea when we started talking with them and after that they showed us a much better way to make our project run

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Was perfect. They understood what our goals were and it was like they were part of the company.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The exchanged ideas between the evolution of the project

Are there any areas for improvement?

We don't think so, it was very good at all.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the owner of Bistrot PET, a company specializing in the production of natural food for pets.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Plathanus?

We were spending too much time processing our customers’ orders, and too much time calculating each dog’s daily food needs. We wanted to automate that process.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted an effective online process that would support our customers’ needs.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

After several internet searches and referrals from friends, we chose Plathanus because they offered us the best solution.

Describe the project and the services they provide in detail.

They proposed and developed a website and mobile application that would help our customers find our products and order them online. They integrated a form for customers to fill out their pet’s information, which returns a summary of their pet’s dietary needs. An integrated payment gateway allows customers to confirm these details and submit orders.

What was the team composition?

We worked with a business consultant, who conducted a survey of our requirements, understood our needs and presented solutions; two backend developers; a frontend developer; a test analyst; a scrum master; and a product owner.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app increased our flexibility and efficiency and saved us time. It was also more practical for our clients. Through an admin interface, we can now control our cash flow, new orders, and information regarding visits to our site.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

They used Scrum methodology, and I had daily updates on the development process. We were in constant communication. I validated the deliveries of each sprint cycle.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They offered effective organization, and I had access to graphics monitoring the delivery of each sprint cycle.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No, we’re very satisfied.