Qubika

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

Numerex Corp. is based in Atlanta, Georgia. We provide fleet tracking, security solutions, and oil and gas tank monitoring. I was the Senior Director of Software Development.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Moove-it?

Our company had a couple of engineers who were starting to form the foundation of our applications, but we needed additional development help.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Moove-it provided web user interface development for our Fast tracking applications using Ruby on Rails. We run the apps from our datacenters in Atlanta, and Moove-it is primarily responsible for their maintenance.

We use the term “Fast” as a branding name for our applications. They were built on three tiers: a device level, network level, and an application level. The device level is more specific to hardware engineers for the components that we purchase from third parties. Our hardware has cellular, radio, GPS, accelerometers, and so on. Moove-it didn't physically touch the devices, but they did work at the network level, within what we called the gateway, which is a Java-based application utilizing open-source code. Moove-it developed some of the components which were responsible for taking readings off of devices, including GPS info, speed, and acceleration. The gateway needed to process this information and route it to an application. This is done differently for each device, depending on its manufacturer. The actual format of the information would differ. Moove-it wrote parts of our application which reformatted and normalized the data.

Moove-it's core strength was within the Ruby on Rails application layer. An example of the development they did would be onboarding a new device, and adding ownership models for distributors, customers, and users. Moove-it received requirements from us and remodeled the application around what we needed. Moove-it was in charge of database, controller, and view designs, which were built using JavaScript and CSS.

One of my last projects with Moove-it involved adding new, different types of visualizations to the application. We had readings which came in with different pieces of information, and wanted the ability to display this onto the application. Information was added to the database as well as the controllers, making sure that they went up into the higher levels. We then placed this onto the views within different parts of the app. Moove-it also handled more complex tasks than the examples I gave.

We had a continuous cycle, and viewed Moove-it more as a development partner than a contractor. There wasn't a period of time during my collaboration with them when there weren't 7-8 people from Moove-it on my team.

How did you come to work with Moove-it?

Back in 2008, we googled for Ruby on Rails contract development. We wanted to target a firm in the western hemisphere in order to eliminate time zone differences. One of the top hits was Moove-it. Our company reached out to them and began the onboarding process. It turned out that Moove-it had greater knowledge than the team that had actually started the endeavor. Once things got rolling, we maintained one architect in the Dallas area, and had Moove-it as our development team.

How much have you invested with Moove-it?

We negotiated an hourly price with Moove-it. Individual projects ranged from 250 to 3,000 hours.

What is the status of this engagement?

I am no longer employed with Numerex Corp., but I do know that Moove-it is still working with the company, and they're still responsible for portions of the applications. I have been looking to bring Moove-it in for development for my new company.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate the productivity, quality of work, or the impact of the engagement?

I rate Moove-it a 10/10 for quality of work. I've been a skeptical individual in terms of software development. I used to work for the telecom industry, where we handled development in-house, but slowly began doing contract work with overseas developers in Asia. That experience left a bad taste in my mouth. I found the quality to be sub-standard, and that contractors took several times longer than expected to complete a task. They viewed individual developers as plug-and-play cogs in a wheel.

When I was introduced to Moove-it in 2012, my initial impression was that history was repeating and it would be an awful experience. Moove-it completely changed my mind about contract development, or staff augmentation, as I like to call it. The quality of work and Moove-it's involvement in the process were extraordinary. They didn't view themselves as a source of cheap labor, but rather sought out clients for which Moove-it could become a software development partner, filling out the in-house team.

I've visited Moove-it's headquarters in person every year for the past 3 years, working side-by-side with them. I can say that Moove-it is a quality software development shop which adheres to the Agile process. Moove-it had daily standups talking about my projects, and did retrospectives every 2 weeks, going over what went well and what didn't. Moove-it always asked me how the product was being received, and what the feedback was in terms of quality. Moove-it went so far as to make particular suggestions for improving the product, which I didn't find even within my US team. If I could crank it to 11, I would. I've been really impressed with Moove-it's quality and productivity.

How did Moove-it perform from a project management standpoint?

I had a prime contact from Moove-it. I came up with all the requirements and handed them over to that person. We'd discuss them and I'd receive estimates broken down into line items. I submitted the document to my company as a purchase request, got it signed off, and started the work. I received weekly reports on individual projects. As a software development manager, Moove-it did everything right in order to make me happy.

What did you find most impressive about Moove-it?

When I'm working with Moove-it, I don't feel like I'm working with a contracting or outsourcing firm, but with an actual team. We became so blended together that I ceased to see Moove-it's team differently than my US employees.

Are there any areas Moove-it could improve?

Moove-it has specialized in a few key areas which have become a part of their business. From a selfish perspective, I wish that I could ask Moove-it for some embedded C++ code, even though it's not what they do.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

MapRight is a web-based mapping program which allows marketing professionals to make maps of their properties. I am the head of the company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Moove-it?

I needed development resources, and didn't know where to begin.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Moove-it has been our web and mobile developer, handling 100% of the development for our platform. We have an iPad application, and are also starting to build a smartphone version. Mobile will become a bigger part of our efforts.

Moove-it has provided design ideas to us for the application, in terms of layouts, flow, and ease of use. We need the program to be intuitive and to work cleanly.

How did you come to work with Moove-it?

A previous partner had done development work using Moove-it, and liked what they did. He recommended them to us. I would have had a tough time finding a partner on my own.

How much have you invested with Moove-it?

The total cost of Moove-it's services has been between $300,000 and $500,000. We contract 100 hours of development per week from Moove-it, which has fluctuated since we began our relationship.

What is the status of this engagement?

We have been working with Moove-it for 2 years. We have an ongoing relationship.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate the productivity, quality of work, or the impact of the engagement?

I have very high standards in terms of product quality. My background is in making custom mapping, and I've been using specialized software for many years. Moove-it has hit my standards, and I have no complaints. The thought process on how to achieve our goals has always been good. Moove-it took my half-baked ideas and made them work.

How did Moove-it perform from a project management standpoint?

Moove-it has performed fine, but I'm not very concerned with deadlines. It's nice to have goals, but if the feature will get done regardless, it doesn't matter very much.

What did you find most impressive about Moove-it?

I like Moove-it's people. They seem interested and involved in my program's success, almost as if they were part-owners. Moove-it cares about my platform, so if we're working on anything new, I can present my ideas, build a mock-up, and come up with potential issues. There is a back-and-forth process with Moove-it, which I think is the right way to go.

Are there any areas Moove-it could improve?

No, there's nothing that stands out.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO, Co-Founder of Parallel Health

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Provide software-as-a-service and consulting services to health care entities engaged in delegated risk contracts.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Build a clickable prototype
• Update a Powerpoint
• Plan a comprehensive update to the existing software

SOLUTION

How did you find Qubika?

Referral

Why did you select Qubika over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Qubika were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Create a clickable prototype of the current V1 SaaS product we have

Update our pitch deck to reflect the new design

Create new innovations to our V1 product, namely, an AI chat bot

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Created prototype features that matched the SOW

Created a story line, via clickable features, that enables an effective presentation of the demo

Ensured each prototype feature could actually be delivered in a real version

Completed the work ontime and at budget

High degree of synergy and collaboration with the development team

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

Yes, Qubika delivered items on time and was very responsive to my needs. We communicated nearly daily and had meetings frequently. I was shown screen shots at every interval in the project in which key features were finished. In so doing, I was able to provide real-time feedback that in turn enabled us to move much faster with the work.

What was your primary form of communication with Qubika?

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

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

Thier ability to be creative while still within the bounds of the core functionality I wanted to have in the prototype. The Qubika team came up with some really unique and innovative visualizations that accomplished my objectives far more than the simple way I was thinking of doing so. 

In addition to Qubika's creativity, I absolutely loved working with everyone from the firm! They always showed up ready to work and collaborative. 

Lastly, I valued the Qubika team's high degree of transparency - e.g., letting me know that to build a specific prototype feature in the real version would be quite expensive, and thus, is this a feature I really need - and communication. I never had an email not responded to and they were up for meeting reguarly.

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

There is no room for improvement. I recommend Qubika to everyone I meet!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President of Hurley Write, Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Design and teach communication workshops

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Implement new website

SOLUTION

How did you find Qubika?

Referral

Why did you select Qubika over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Qubika were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Qubika was tasked with taking our new website design and implementing it, including adding functionality to it. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

That the website worked as intended and that all content was usable. 

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

yes, they were very responsive, always responding within hours of any request. They did what and we asked and more. And the site was delivered on time, as promised. They worked very fast. In fact, when they told me how quickly they'd be able to get the website up and running, I was skeptical, but they delivered. 

What was your primary form of communication with Qubika?

Virtual Meeting

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

Ability to get the work done on time and without errors. 

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

None. We would definitely work with them again and would recommend them to others. I've worked with many such companies over the 35 years I've been in business and Qubika surpassed them in all in terms of professionalism, talent, timeliness, and cost. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of MYRETA.com

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Delivers sale and lease comparables for commercial real estate

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Assist us in completing a fuly functional UAT

SOLUTION

How did you find Qubika?

Referral

Why did you select Qubika over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Qubika were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Developed the UI and then implememnted those into the website

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They finished implementing the UI we developed.

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

The goals we set were finished on time.

What was your primary form of communication with Qubika?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting

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

Their team was qualified and worked well with our in-house team.

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

No, they did a good job.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Product Manager of an it services company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We create software solutions

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Develop a Data Warehose product
• Using AI, data and machine learning models to provide information to two provide information provide information in order to make strategical decisions

SOLUTION

How did you find Qubika?

Referral

Why did you select Qubika over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Qubika were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The main goal of the project is to develop a Data Warehouse App and Web product base on Machine Learning models in order to give strategical retrospective and predictive information. The MVP include different dashboard with retrospective and real time information. The second delivery add prediction

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have weekly reviewing project scope with the team and monthly presentation with the client. Monthly we also analyzing the project budget.

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

all the deadline have been reached on time even two two deliverables that the client ordered before the committed date. The quality of all the deliveries was excellent

What was your primary form of communication with Qubika?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting

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

Qubika understands our needs and provides innovative and excellent-quality solutions.

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

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am COO of a mental health tech company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted help in improving our existing mobile app. Our goal was to deploy an updated app to the App Store, and December Labs was able to help get us to that goal.

SOLUTION

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

We selected them based on their price, team location, quality, and team communication.

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

We had meetings to outline and estimate the scope of work. They integrated with our team and set-up standing meetings. They delivered features per our design specs and assisted us in setting up analytics.

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

We had an account manager working with us and three members of the development team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The deliverables were of high quality and we achieved the desired velocity we were seeking.

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

They were easy to communicate with and were very responsive over slack. They were timely in all things they promised.

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

They integrated well with our team and provided value immediately.

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

None that I can think of at this time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm in charge of the marketing area of a kinesiology clinic

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Moove It?

We hire Moove It to design the custom software we need to admit our patients and manage appointments

SOLUTION

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

We liked Moove It's webpage and the information they provide there, and also the good attendance we received from their employees.

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

Basically, we reached Moove It knowing our needs but without a clear idea of the solution. We had the first call where they guided us to the best way of designing this software. Then we started the project and we had weekly meetings during the month of work to exchange ideas with the programmer about our needs.

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

We work the most with their CTO and also with one of their software engineers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Now we have a better organization with the appointments management and also we reach a level of patient engagement we have never seen before.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Everything worked perfectly and the exchange with the Moove It team was very effective.

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

We were impressed with the team's knowledge and communication skills.

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

Nothing.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the co-founder of a real estate and hospitality company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired December Labs to build our company website. This required integration with our existing booking templated website, which required a unique build.

SOLUTION

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

December Labs came highly recommended by a friend who is a CTO.

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

Web development - translation of Figma wireframes into our fully operational company website. Integration with our booking website.

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

1 project manager, 1 developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project went very well and we are extremely happy with the end product.

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

December Labs was amazing. They were easy to communicate with, proactive, and highly professional.

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

Their responsiveness and can-do attitude.

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

None. Overall, an amazing experience.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a freelance software developer. I mainly work with software agencies working on mobile and backend development.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had a mobile app project that needed a scalable backend solution. We brought December Labs in to design and build the backend architecture for the project.

SOLUTION

How did you select December Labs and what were the deciding factors?

I knew December Labs from my local co-working space. Since I also work in software development, we had already had several conversations about collaborating. I also knew of several projects that they worked on that went well.

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

December Labs helped us design and develop the backend architecture for a mobile app. They developed an Express app in Node.js hosted on EC2, designed and setup a PostgreSQL database on AWS RDS, and setup several other AWS services like S3, SES, Cognito, and Lambda. They setup a Postman instance for our QA team so we could QA their work while the front end was still being worked on. They set up a Forest Admin account so we could easily make changes to our data as needed. They provided us with technical documentation and support after the main development was finished.

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

We worked with 2 people. One senior architect and one backend developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

December Labs went above and beyond and finished their work faster than expected. They stayed available to help as our other dev continued to finish his work. We were extremely happy with their work, and they were a pleasure to work with. The dev we worked with was available at all times, and gave us constant updates.

The senior architect was available to help us make structural changes when the project direction pivoted here and there. We asked them to work on several different cloud services, and they did a great job incorporating all the different services. The code quality was great and we loved having their dev available to work with our mobile dev on the project.

After the project finished they provided support and technical documentation as questions came up. I am looking forward to working with them again on future projects.

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

Both of the individuals we worked with were available to chat with us whenever we needed to. We used an Agile setup with a Kanban board on Trello. At the beginning of every sprint we worked through what work would get finished and what the major goal of the sprint is. We also set aside some QA time for our team, so we could address any issues as they came up. Their main dev worked directly with out mobile dev, and their senior architect was available to meet when needed.

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

They did not simply join the project to do development, they got invested in the quality of the work and made several recommendations that greatly improved the project. They were always available for advice. They also worked through any technical challenges. Working with their team was seamless.

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

No, we were very pleased with their work and will work with them again.