Quovantis Technologies

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the founder of Lunch With 4 Interesting People, LLC.

What challenge were you trying to address with Quovantis Technologies?

I have a platform that I use to help train advisors on how to facilitate lunch meetings. We got a lot of traction, but I was hoping to make it available on people’s phones. It had to be easy to use as people are moving to a more mobile environment.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Quovantis Technologies developed and designed our mobile app. They created both an iOS and Android version of the platform. Their team included location services, allowing users to chose the radius in which they want to see people. They were also responsible for the UI/UX design of the platform. 

The app allows people to connect through their phones and social media. As a host, you’re able to be very discerning about who you invite to lunch. Lunches can be publicized, so other users can see who is eating lunch together. It is driven to help executives, business owners, and community leaders to discover new opportunities or deal with any issues they may be facing. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we instituted virtual lunches which allow people to connect with others from home. We also created a charitable side of the app which we're continuing to work on with Quovantis Technologies.

What is the team composition?

We had two main points of contact that we met with on a regular basis, including Kitty (Director – Project Development), who managed the day-to-day, and Guarav (VP of Engineering), who managed the back office. There are also another four people who were in and out spending on the stage of the project. We also worked with a development team from Quovantis Technologies.

How did you come to work with Quovantis Technologies?

I looked at multiple web development companies, but Quovantis Technologies came highly recommended. Once I met with them, I knew they had a really strong team. Their CEO came out and met with us. They came in with all guns firing and did a great job.

How much have you invested with them?

We have invested around $150,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our ongoing engagement began in February 2019.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

We’ve gotten incredible feedback from our users. We have several thousand active users. Quovantis Technologies is very responsive to helping us change and evolve the platform in response to feedback. Although COVID-19 has not helped us, they adapted and helped us create the virtual lunch feature. We’ve got some incredible opportunities coming up. It’s been phenomenal overall.

How did Quovantis Technologies perform from a project management standpoint?

Quovantis Technologies always within a day or two of deadlines, if not early. The team is very responsive and detail-oriented. They helped keep us on track. I felt very comfortable working with them. Our teams communicated via email and text and held regular phone calls and meetings.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Quovantis Technologies’ empathy really stood out. It was clear that they cared.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, everything is great. Anytime an issue came up, they were transparent and receptive to feedback.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Tell them what you’re lookign for and be honest. Don’t be afraid to jump in and say how you want things done. They’re very receptive and they want feedback.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder of a mobile app in the healthcare space. We’ve been around for about 18 months.

What challenge were you trying to address with Quovantis Technologies?

We needed help creating our app concept through execution.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Initially, we hired them to help build our proof of concept along with an alpha model. We started with some consulting on our chat idea, and they suggested an app so that it would be more robust. From there, we went into app concepting and development, which covered everything from design to technical execution for an iOS and Android app.

One of the biggest features in a conversational AI chatbot, which has an elegant onboarding feature for user signup. There’s also a health record component that builds a database from the chat that users can access.

What is the team composition?

We worked with 1–6 people from their team, with a project manager as our main point of contact.

How did you come to work with Quovantis Technologies?

My cofounder referred me to them and he’s worked with them before. We also used them for development at my last place of business. The pricing was competitive and I liked that we had a state-side project manager.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent $130,000 to date.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in September 2019, and our work is ongoing.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

One of their big successes was getting the app into the Apple store and the Play store by the deadline. Their ability to build to chatbot with the requested functionality is also impressive.

How did Quovantis Technologies perform from a project management standpoint?

They meet all deadlines when possible. Anytime there’s a missed deadline, it was due to a change in scope or not having a resource from our end. We use Slack to keep in touch. Our project manager always uploads meetings notes and a sprint plan after our weekly standup.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They feel like a strategic partner. They analyze my business and bring great recommendations that are best for our business, budget, and timeline. They’re a true partner that can do the work that’s needed while achieving the best path for my goal. They’re always willing to go after the goal I’m going after.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, nothing comes to mind.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

My advice is to have a clear view of what you’re trying to build or what you need from them. Make sure that you’re available to execute and give them everything they need to be successful. You don’t want to leave them waiting for deliverables on your end.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

Ephesoft helps organizations maximize productivity and fuel their journey towards the autonomous enterprise. I help contribute to that journey as the director of software engineering at Ephesoft overseeing all development of our SaaS-based platforms.

What challenge were you trying to address with Quovantis Technologies?

We needed additional resources, specifically for frontend design.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Quovantis Technologies provided a UX/UI designer and a frontend engineer to work as part of our development team. Their team works on a couple of our new SaaS products that are desktop-based web applications with mobile capabilities. For those products, their team managed frontend design and development. They implemented a large portion of the frontend development in Angular using typescript. Their also designed mockups and wireframes for all of the different interactions and screens.

What is the team composition?

We collaborated with two key people and a team manager regularly. On occasion, we worked with additional people who supported design efforts and reviewed the products.   

How did you come to work with Quovantis Technologies?

The company hired Quovantis Technologies before I started. I believe our company was interested in them because of their design philosophy. They positioned themselves as design-focused, not an engineering-focused organization that also does design. They pushed the quality of UI/UX designs as part of their process.

How much have you invested with them?

Per year, we spend a little more than $100,000 with Quovantis Technologies.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in October 2018 and have no end-date for our collaboration.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

From a qualitative perspective, Quovantis Technologies does a good job. They get quality work done in a timely fashion. Their team collaborates with ours throughout the entire development process. They try to go above and beyond for us. I don’t have independent metrics because Quovantis Technologies works as one part of a larger team.

How did Quovantis Technologies perform from a project management standpoint?

We communicate via Slack, Zoom, and pull requests. They meet deadlines and keep us up to date with the status of their work. More than other contractors, their team requests additional work when needed. Their team's available and accessible, joining sprint retrospectives and other meetings. We meet every day as a development team and they always join even though it's the middle of the night for them.

What did you find most impressive about them?

A couple of Quovantis Technologies' qualities distinguish them from competitors including their willingness to be available and work with us in our time zone. They set their schedule to work well with us. Their team communicates and integrates with our team well. They get a lot of good quality work done. If they run into any challenge, they work around it or start on another task. Their team doesn't throw their hands up as I’ve experienced with other contractors. We value that their team pushes design as an important factor in products.

Are there any areas they could improve?

For what we pay, their team has done an awesome job. It’s hard to pinpoint an area for improvement based on what we pay for the resources. If they wanted to provide higher-level resources, they could provide more in-depth architecture and research behind UI/UX decisions.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

They’ll produce a lot of work, so have people ready for review to keep them moving. From a design perspective, have people ideating what needs to be designed. Keep work in the hoppers and provide them with quality feedback.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the President of Adventure to Learning. Used by schools and teachers, we are a video streaming service for educational content for kids from preschool through eighth grade.

What challenge were you trying to address with Quovantis Technologies?

We have over 50 programs and 7,000 videos on our platform, and we needed an easy way to manage and host all of our content.

What was the scope of their involvement?

First, we worked together to develop user stories. This forced us to ask questions like: How would people be coming to our website? What would they be looking for? What is the result they want? Using the answers that we came up with, we designed the platform and determines how we wanted to serve content to users.

We wanted to incorporate AI so users can find what they want in a more efficient way. For example, we wanted it to be like an automated playlist that users could search through. Finally, we discussed the backend analytics and how we wanted to use user data effectively.

The designs brought our idea to life, and once everything was in order, they started on development, using Angular for the frontend, API, .NET Core 2.2., as well as Azure for our CMS.

What is the team composition?

We had a team of six people including a salesperson at the beginning of the deal, a project manager, a lead engineer, a few designers, and junior engineers.

How did you come to work with Quovantis Technologies?

A mutual acquaintance recommended them. As a startup, we were looking for a company that would help manage the process and would work within our lean budget. From a design and cost perspective, they were perfect for us.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent about $90,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in May 2019 and the project is ongoing.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

We’ve already launched the paywall portion of the site, and plan to launch the backend at the end of this week. So far, feedback has been fantastic from teachers and schools who had used our old platform.

Quovantis Technologies has done a fantastic job, and the new site is definitely an upgrade. Our advisors are happy with the new site, and so are our content partners. As thrilled as we are with the end result, our partners are excited about how their videos are positioned on the site.

How did Quovantis Technologies perform from a project management standpoint?

They did a great job holding our hand throughout the process. I don’t know much about software engineering, but they’ve been very helpful. One thing that makes them stand out is that they think critically about our business needs and give great recommendations. They’re strategic, which helps them create effective products.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Project management has been very impressive. They’re responsive to our needs and have executed everything quickly. As a bonus, we get a great value for what we’re paying.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They’ve been great partners and have completed everything quickly, but the information gathering process took a little more time than we hoped.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Have a clear vision of what you want to accomplish and set priorities. Sometimes, you just want to do everything, especially if you’re a startup. We threw a lot at them, and we probably would have benefitted from focusing on smaller chunks rather than forging ahead on everything.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of a healthcare company.

What challenge were you trying to address with Quovantis Technologies?

I wanted to improve my services to increase the results and value of our weight loss program. I needed someone to develop mobile apps that would keep people accountable and on track.

What was the scope of their involvement?

The team at Quovantis Technologies is developing my iOS and Android apps from scratch. I first spoke to one of their main reps, and he suggested an app to facilitate scheduling. I began thinking about an app where people can chart their weight, their process, their eating habits, and their water intake. Within the app, there would be a visual reward.

Through communicating with the rep, he said their team in India could create it. He first presented me with different plans and milestones to reach. After he gave me the price, we began planning before he sent the project to his team.

What is the team composition?

My main contact is local, so he relays messages to the India-based team. A couple of times a year, the owner stops by. In India, there’s someone who oversees the project, an administrator, and someone who is in control of the build.

How did you come to work with Quovantis Technologies?

I chose them because our main contact was a patient of mine. We discussed the project. He is full of integrity, so I didn’t look elsewhere.

How much have you invested with them?

I spent between $30,000–$40,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our engagement with Quovantis Technologies started in February 2018.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

At this point, the app is usable and functional. Many of our patients are pleased with the app. When I’m pitching my program and have a certain price, patients will ask me what’s included. They think the app adds value, which gives me the option to increase my price point. The app serves its purpose.

How did Quovantis Technologies perform from a project management standpoint?

From a project management standpoint, they’re good. We have bi-weekly video conference calls where their team shows me their progress. We use Google Hangouts and Skype. On the calls, the local contact rep and two other team members are involved. We’re in contact at least once a week.

My main contact stops by the office frequently. I mainly give him input and ask questions directly. We will text or talk, and he will relay messages to his team in India.

What did you find most impressive about them?

My point of contact is always available when I have questions and pushes his team to make me happy.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Overall, everything has been good. At times, I felt it was a little slow progressing, but I also understand that a lot of back and forth comes from them needing my feedback.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Get a specific breakdown of costs. I trust their billing, and I recommend asking for this upfront. It is nice to know the exact value of the hours put in.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the CEO of a sleep and dreaming app company.

What challenge were you trying to address with Quovantis Technologies?

We reached out to Quovantis to build our app for iOS.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Quovantis developed an app from scratch for iOS, designing much of the artwork and UI. I provided some direction, while their team created designs, coding, and wireframes. They also provided iterations and incorporated my feedback before ultimately launching the app in the App Store.

What is the team composition? 

I worked with the CEO and a project manager, who looped in the designers and developers on calls as needed throughout the engagement. 

How did you come to work with Quovantis Technologies?

They were recommended to me by a friend. I was very impressed by some of their other design work. 

How much have you invested with them?

We spent between $15,000–$20,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from around April–November 2018. The app was ready before November, but there were some approval delays on our end for a couple of months. 

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

The app just recently launched, so it's still too early to report any performance metrics but they've helped us make a great first impression. So far, the response has been positive–users are impressed by the overall design of the app. Quovantis built a beautiful and professional app with a unique UI that stands out from similar dream apps on the market.  

How did Quovantis Technologies perform from a project management standpoint?

They were never late to meetings and were very flexible around my hectic schedule, despite our time zone difference. I appreciated the number of iterations they provided, the way they incorporated our feedback, and their overall responsiveness throughout the project. We mostly communicated through regular meetings, and then they'd send out email summaries of next steps. The CEO also showed a lot of interest in the work, so the amount of attention we received as a client was exceptional. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

They spent a lot of time researching and understanding ways they could help us meet our goals. For example, we wanted to implement a tone feature in the app to send users “reality checks” throughout the day that they would then hear in their sleep. We didn't necessarily have a vision for the type of tone we wanted to use, but Quovantis' team researched tones associated with spiritual traditions that gave a lot of great context to the feature. That's just one example of how they went the extra mile for us. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can't think of anything. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Be open to their design suggestions and don't hire a developer based on price alone. Quovantis offers so much more than just development services. Their designs and creativity has offered a lot of value to the app they developed for us. 

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a senior software architect and development team lead at MEDarchon Inc. We are a small business healthcare company.

What challenge were you trying to address with Quovantis Technologies?

Due to internal transitions, we wanted to augment our development team for a mobile application.

What was the scope of their involvement?

They have an active role in designing and developing features for our Android and iOS app. The team performs UI and UX design work based on our conceptual ideas. They also perform QA testing and certification of the solution.

It was built using a cross-platform tool, and we finished it up at the native level. Technologies used include Xamarin.Forms with C#. 

What is the team composition?

We work with three senior developers, two senior QAs, and one junior QA. There is also one UX designer. 

How did you come to work with Quovantis Technologies?

One of our sister companies has used Quovantis extensively, and we hired the team based on their recommendation. We tried them out with one developer and then expanded the team from there.

How much have you invested with them?

We have invested $50,000-$200,000 with Quovantis.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started engaging with Quovantis in September 2017, and the project is ongoing.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

They’ve increased our throughput and our overall processing speed.

How did Quovantis Technologies perform from a project management standpoint?

It took a little bit of time to establish a rhythm, but overall, my experience has been great. The workflow has been progressing smoothly, and they feel like a part of our team now. We frequently have planning and design sessions with them. A project manager serves as a liaison between our teams and supervises their QA and development teams.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They seek to exceed our expectations. They really own the product, and they’re always looking for ways to improve it.  Once they grasped the concept of our tool, they started raising questions and ideas. Quovantis identified issues we weren’t even aware of. They've improved our process more than we could have anticipated.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We went through an adjustment period at the beginning of the partnership until we honed in on a workflow that worked for both of us. After resolving those challenges with project management, everything has progressed smoothly.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

The more time stakeholders spend with the team doing demos or hands-on product training is time well invested. The more Quovantis understands business use cases, the more they will be able to adopt a product as their own.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the co-founder and CTO of a small tech startup.

What challenge were you trying to address with Quovantis Technologies?

We engaged Quovantis Technologies to provide staff augmentation. Our internal engineers needed help building a consumer app for iOS.

What was the scope of their involvement?

After we told Quovantis Technologies about our requirements, they sent us a couple of resumes of people who would be a good fit for that project. We then interviewed those people and onboarded two engineers who best matched our needs. We have a weekly scrum with the engineers. We allocate them tasks and work items, and at the end of the day, we review their code and progress. Quovantis Technologies’ resources act as an extension of our team. 

What is the team composition?

We started with two engineers; we now work with three engineers and a designer for a short time. Gautam (Director, Engineer, Quovantis Technologies) isn’t involved in day-to-day activities, but he assists with high-level project management.

How did you come to work with Quovantis Technologies?

Two people referred their team to us. We ultimately chose Quovantis Technologies to complete this project because of their excellent talent, startup nature, lightweight processes, and alignment with our values.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in November 2018, and the project is ongoing.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Quovantis Technologies has met our deadlines and quality goals in their delivery so far. We still have more of the app to finish, but we’re thrilled with their work so far.

How did Quovantis Technologies perform from a project management standpoint?

The team is extremely responsive. We use a combination of Jira, email, and Slack to correspond with them. We’ve had no issues with time management and communication from their side. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

Quovantis Technologies acts like our partner for us as we build our business. They're very flexible and helpful. I can go to them and ask for a person for a month, and they'll help us get there without a high overhead. For example, we needed really short-term help from a designer. Quovantis Technologies set us up with a designer for a few weeks without mandating a 6–12-month commitment. The team also works hard to understand our business needs and accommodate them. It has been great working with them. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

There's nothing that I can think of. I think they've been a great partner for us. 

Any advice for potential customers?

If you're looking for a big consulting company with more resources, a high overhead, and more heavily process-driven, then Quovantis Technologies is not the right fit for you. But if you're looking for a fast, nimble partnership that is not process-heavy, their team is excellent. 

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the director of workflow at Sim International, a company in the television and film industry. My role is to oversee technical programs and ensure a smooth process for our clients. 

For what projects/services did your company hire Quovantis Technologies?

We hired Quovantis Technologies to perform custom software development, aggregating metadata from various sources into one centralized, client-facing database called Metabanq. The solution would also customize particular files (e.g. add color correction or change aspect ratio) before automatically moving them between departments. 

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to provide one location for our clients to access technical information about their job and ask daily questions. Also, automating the file movements would reduce human error and increase efficiency. 

How did you select this vendor?

They developed the database with a variety of functionalities, such as the ability to add visual effects and make edits. Also, marketing departments will soon be able to automate file conversions.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

As our company was new to the development process, Quovantis helped us build the requirements, scope, and timeline before beginning development.

They custom created the database with a variety of functionalities, such as the ability to add visual effects. The solution offers the automatic movement of files for various departments. Also, marketing departments will soon be able to automate file conversions.

What was the team composition?

There's a project manager assigned to our project, as well as many additional resources beyond developers. The team has been able to scale up when we needed more people and scale down when we were transitioning between phases. 

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

This tool is still relatively new, yet it has already on-boarded a few clients. The clients that use this tool are used to a high level of service, and everyone that has accessed it loves it so far. The software will bring in an entirely new revenue stream, as it’s helping the current departments find more work.  

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Throughout the entire process, we had support from a project manager and upper management, and they didn’t even bill us for some of that help.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Quovantis was new to working with film industry clients, but they put effort into learning about the technical aspects of our operations. They successfully grasped difficult industry concepts. It's clear that the team genuinely wants to be working on our project. They have an incredibly positive attitude. 

Initially, I was worried about the time zone difference hindering our communication with the team. However, Quovantis is always available to communicate with our team, regardless of how that affects their schedule. 

Are there any areas for improvement?

I can’t think of any.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CTO of XSOLIS, a predictive analytics and artificial intelligence company operating in the healthcare industry.

What challenge were you trying to address with Quovantis Technologies?

We wanted to rapidly expand our development team with an offshore partner to address scalability issues. We also wanted to hand off research and development (R&D) projects to Quovantis Technologies.

What was the scope of their involvement?

The team’s responsibilities can be divided into two categories; R&D and UI development. They have been working on both open source and proprietary development pipelines.

The scope of work for R&D projects includes clarifying our high-level business requirements, performing development and initial QA, and then testing the product. Then, they hand off the solution to our onshore team who performs additional QA and testing before pushing the product to production.

Currently, Quovantis is testing the functionality of Lambda services and Docker container within AWS. If the technologies function, we'll be able to auto-scale our applications to meet processing demands. They have been using a React and Node.js for development.

The team also works with the UI of customer-facing code to address scalability issues. They’ve taken on refactoring programs, breaking down legacy code into separate services. These projects include taking single-threaded processes running on an expensive Microsoft .NET stack and rewriting them into serverless architecture.

Everything the team has built runs natively in Amazon Web Services (AWS), and some R&D projects leverage an AWS serverless architecture.  Technologies used an open source Linux-based stack. They have also coded in C# within a .NET MVC app.

What is the team composition?

The amount of developers and QA team members varies between 8–12 depending on the sprint stage. We also work with a project manager who has Scrum expertise.

How did you come to work with Quovantis Technologies?

They were referred to us by a sister company, as we were looking for a mid-sized, offshore vendor. We established a comfortable level with the specialists after speaking with their leadership and interviewing the team.

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we’ve invested about $200,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project began in March 2018 and is ongoing.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We anticipate their work with refractory programs to contribute to a 10x–15x improvement in throughput. We’re also getting tremendous cost-reduction benefits in terms of AWS spend. We’ve seen early results with the serverless architecture, and those are really exciting.

They also deliver high-quality UI code, and the patterns they’ve developed have allowed internal stakeholders to expand on their code.

How did Quovantis Technologies perform from a project management standpoint?

We’ve developed a really good partnership with the team over the last year. Their leadership team comes onshore roughly once each quarter to meet with stakeholders in person, and they hold 2–3 status phone calls with us per-week to review sprints.

They manage projects using the Jira Suite from Atlassian. For communication, we use email and a Slack channel. The team is incredibly responsive, and our lead project manager is always available to talk. They are excellent at adjusting their workflow to address any ad-hoc needs we have.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re a highly relational team. They’re invested in building a positive business relationship. The team spent quality time with our business colleagues, learning how technical processes relate to our non-technical business drivers. They were highly engaged in those conversations, always asking thoughtful questions during discussions.

They are always willing to take on a challenge, even if it’s not a skill set they have internally. If they don’t have a skill, they will work hard to find it, even if that means sourcing a different role for us. They accurately manage our expectations regarding their capabilities.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there aren’t any areas where they could improve.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Future clients should invest time in allowing the team to build a business relationship based on mutual understanding. Their emphasis on forging connections has been hugely valuable to us. Invest that time up front, as quickly as you can, and it will pay dividends in the long run.