Red Rocket Software

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of QIT Software

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

QIT Software is a Team Augmentation company, that extends or builds from scratch great top-performing teams for startups and SMBs with top-notch tech talent that fits specific industry and technology needs.

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Red Rocket Software to accomplish?

• We got a request from one of our old clients who wanted to build a prototype to pitch his investors with the web3 idea he had in mind.
• Since the budget was limited, we decided to explore various engagement options, but Red Rocket, who proposed a cost-based approach for this project, stood out the most.
• We decided to focus on the most critical deliverables to show our investors and leave the extra stuff for the future.
• The goal was to spin up a backend service with an API and a minimalistic native mobile application with some good and selling animations.

How did you find Red Rocket Software?

Referral

Why did you select Red Rocket Software over others?

Pricing first our budget, Good value for cost, Referred to me

What was the size of Red Rocket Software’s team?

2-5 Employees

What was your primary form of communication with Red Rocket Software?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

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

We kicked off the process with several workshops between the SCRUM master and development to establish the focus and scope to be done. Based on the chats, we created a small SRS for the app, outlining main functions, wireframes & expected requirements. We were working with Red Rocket via weekly sprints, and the team provided their updates through text in Slack every day. We loved how decentralized they are and how open they’re to communicating with not only each other but also us. We previously worked with various vendors, but we were delighted by how Red Rocket treats the work - they know what they do!

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

• We enjoyed working with the Red Rocket team! Everything was delivered on time, and the team was very supportive and curious about the business, and not only the tech side of things. They continue to prove to be a reliable partner, and I will have more clients to forward to them.

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

Throughout the project, we utilized Slack to maintain communication and use Trello for technical task management. We also had daily standups with our team, and they were happy to contact my team members directly if they needed something. Thanks to standups and Slack updates - we always knew what the team was doing, and there we had no doubts and saw no inconsistencies in their work.

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

It’s fun to work with such easy-going people, who are passionate about what they do. The value/cost ratio value was very high compared to other companies and freelancers. I love that people are not afraid to take responsibility and express their ideas.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Red Rocket Software could have done differently?

Nobody’s perfect, but it’s all about the feeling you get after the work is done. I felt great, everything was qualitative as promised, and I liked the team I worked with.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Polymath Research, Inc (PRI) is a Canadian financial services startup, looking to improve private market fundraising and deal making using a security-token based blockchain called Polymesh.

I am the Senior Product Manager at the company, and I am responsible for the product vision, roadmap, delivery, and evaluation of our overall product success.

For what projects/services did your company hire Red Rocket Software?

We hired Red Rocket to augment our current in-house team working on our Polymath Capital Platform. We had a solid business plan, but wanted to accelerate the time to market of our product in order to provide services to clients that had expressed interest in our services. \

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

Red Rocket had a track record of success, and offered quick onboarding solutions that let our team continue to focus on building and designing the product, rather than look for new talent. Red Rocket provided not only engineering resources, but also design resources that enabled us to quickly scale up our team painlessly.

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

The Polymath Capital Platform is a fundraising platform targeted towards private market deal makers in Canada and the United States. We had already done the market research and product design up front, and needed additional engineering and design resources to accelerate the product delivery cycles of the team.

We onboarded Red Rocket to help drive tasks as part of our product delivery on a sprint by sprint basis.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

The recruitment process was easy. We already had a connection with Red Rocket, so they were able to send over a number of resumes for their top talent. Our team had the opportunity to review those resumes, and chat with them as well to make sure they fit the team from a cultural perspective.

Once we knew what/who we wanted, we were able to onboard them onto our existing internal systems (Slack, JIRA, etc.) in a matter of days - significantly reducing our onboarding overheard.

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

Shortly after joining, the Red Rocket team was able to significantly enhance our delivery times by tackling critical bugs that were slowing us down. As a result, we were able to quickly delivery an MVP shortly after.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow has been easy, mostly due to our direct integration with our existing tools. We didn't need to install our procure any additional tools to onboard them. Red Rocket integrated with our existing workflows, so that we didn't need to waste time.

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

I was impressed at how quickly the onboarding process was. Everyone from red rocket was curious about our project, was eager to get started, and fit quite well with our companies culture. They were flexible to making sure they worked as best as possible within our time zones, and demonstrated a real buy-in into our project.

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

Overall Red Rocket has been a success for our organization. If there were any rooms for improvement or optimization, it would be around proactively asking questions during onboarding. The onboarding process overall was still incredibly quick painless, this is just one area that can push them even closer to the top.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Founder @Space IT Academy - a full-fledged IT academy that applies up-to-date digital learning approaches.

For what projects/services did your company hire Red Rocket Software, and what were your goals?

Red Rocket developed a website for our company from scratch. They created an entire brand identity with the following new design for our solution and social media. It helped increase brand recognition and the digital presence of our company.

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

I was looking for a team to create design and website for my business for over a month, but most of the companies took a long time to respond, and could not find a window for an intro call. But these guys provided a pretty quick turnaround. In just 3 days, we managed to: get in touch via LinkedIn, conducted an intro call, elicited requirements and estimated a project.

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

Red Rocket performed a discovery session and research of the product market and our competitors. They provided us with a road map for the development of the project and branding identity. Rocket engineers used NodeJS & NextJS frameworks along with ReactJS to develop our website.

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

The core team included six professionals, including SCRUM master, designer, and 4 developers (2 front-end, 1 back-end and 1 QA engineers). We used to involve other experts on an as-needed basis when to speed up the development process as well as to have internal extensive consultations.

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

Red Rocket met all of our expectations. The new website ensures a high conversion rate of students. While new designs for our social media attract the attention of the end-user and look the same as the idea of our project.

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

The communication line with the team was perfectly held using Asana, while all the technical tasks and issues were discussed and overseen using Jira and Notion. The development process took about 2 months for our website to went live (2 weeks - in design phase, and 6 weeks - the development phase).

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

Red Rocket guys started working on our project right away. Throught the development phase, they accepted all our adjustments to the design and made us completely satisfied with their work. And special thanks to designer Katerina for making all the required edits and coming up with numerous great ideas for the project.

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

We have enjoyed our collaboration and hope to work with them again on future projects.

Please describe your company and your position there.

VP, Product @ Ultimate - Building the worlds most powerful customer support automation platform.

For what projects/services did your company hire Red Rocket Inc., and what were your goals?

Advanced and super customised integration between Ultimate's automation platform and Salesforce's Live chat widget.

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

Anna, Business Development Manager at Red Rocket, contacted us via LinkedIn at the right moment - exactly when we needed additional development resources to cover this request. After one intro and technical call, Red Rocket proved to be the right vendor, so we commenced the work based on some rough preliminary time and budget estimates.

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

Red Rocket performed a decent Discovery session, exploring the SalesForce and guts of the Ultimate platform, and provided us with a solid rough estimation breakdown that included: min/max estimates, concerns, risks and unclarities that we’ll need to solve on the fly. Red Rocket engineers used JavaScript language mixed with regular markdown to achieve our goals. However, at some point, they had to dive deeper and explore a slightly different approach, using an internal library of SalesForce components.

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

There were 3 people in the core team, including a BDM, CTO and the developer. We added other engineers on an ad-hoc basis if we needed consultation or executing some work in parallel.

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

The delivery was made on time and within the agreed budget estimates. We enjoyed the approach and proactive reporting provided.

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

We communicated effectively via a joint Slack channel directly with the whole team. At the same time, we sometimes solved more formal topics related to billing and legalities via emails.

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

Rea Rocket started off the work very fast, and despite the fact that our client and we were making changes to the scope during the execution of the project, the tech team accepted those adequately and showed their flexibility in planning and delivery. We felt very comfortable that they addressed everything before executing and kept us on track throughout.

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

we've loved our collaboration and looking forward to continue partnering with them in future projects.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m CEO of Everlastcut, which produces clothes in different factories, and we must keep all the data in each step of the production stage. We are efficient in making our custom-made one-offs garments each time.

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

Previously, our data had been stored in excel spreadsheets even though we built some exciting macros; the project is no longer sustainable. That is why we decided to make an online app so it can be available across different parties involved. Our goal has been to produce and monitor t-shirts, shirts, trousers, and sweatshirts. For these products, we mainly satisfied all vertical integrations.

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

With Red Rocket representatives, we met online via Linkedin. We scheduled a couple of Skype calls to describe the tasks and understand each other. Once we were both confident with no further questions, we started our cooperation.

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

Our web application has been programmed in Python with a flask framework. We described the scope of the sprints every time, and we went through them together. As the features have been appearing in our code one by one as was on our list, we were delighted in all the processes.

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

We had what we could afford at the time. We did have one senior python full-stack developer. That connected our frontend and backend at the same time seamlessly.

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

We use the solution we built together seamlessly every day. We can produce t-shirts, shirts, trousers, and sweatshirts. Everything can be tracked in real-time at the production, so we always understand where the products are. This monitoring saves us a lot of nerves to us. We have all the data in the right place, so it is easy for production to do its job, too, avoiding asking management what is necessary to do in customized garments.

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

I enjoyed the whole process. However, the solutions we needed have been thought through. We communicate through Skype. We used Azure DevOps to set up sprints that we used across other programmers we had in time.

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

I loved the delivery. The other fun part as humor can only add to the spirit. So I enjoyed the whole process, even the delivery we needed.

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

Every time it is the development process. So my only wish would be to have started sooner.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CTO of an open source software company

For what projects/services did your company hire Red Rocket Software, and what were your goals?

We hired Red Rocket to help us expand the team working on our core products

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

We were in touch with few vendors. The process with Red Rocket worked out the best.

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

We developed using Go lang, python. K8s/DevOps

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

1 backend developer

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

Deliverable were good

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

Process management was good

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

The talent

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

not really

Please describe your company and your position there.

VP of Product & Technology at an all-in-one Banking as a Service (BaaS) solution that provides the easiest and fastest way for any business to offer modern digital banking products to their customers.

For what projects/services did your company hire Red Rocket Inc., and what were your goals?

Staff augmentation for a banking service.

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

Red Rocket supplied development resources.

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

Integration of two crucial components and development of minor features

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

One senior NodeJS developer

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

Red Rocket supplied development resources to assist us in building of new features, integration of internal and third-party microservices, bugfixing, testing, creation of documentation, and other minor tasks.

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

We are satisfied with Red Rocket’s quality of work and quick delivery. They met and even went beyond expectations. The team stood out for their management skills and commitment. Overall, they were great, professional partners

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

The entire team from sales to development have been a pleasure to work with. I’m pleased with their proactive approach and quick response time.

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

N/A

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder and CTO of RAIR Technologies, INC. We build NFT infrastructure tools including DRM and authentication.

For what projects/services did your company hire Red Rocket Inc., and what were your goals?

Implement scalable NFT infrastructure tooling as full stack solution.

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

Ability to learn, efficiency, flexibility to learn web3.

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

Atlassian based project management. Jira tickets, confluence articles, daily scrums. Web2 stack (GCP/Terraform/Jenkins etc/REACT/Mongo) Web3 stack (Mythx/Moralis)

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

7 developers:

• 2 REACT front
• 2 Typescript/eslint
• 3 Back Mongo/Moralis

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

Atlassian burn down charts by sprint. Typescript refactor. Backend refactor.

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

Slack based communication. Handles communication gaps during off times in US time zone. Punctual, reliable.

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

I am impressed by their ability to learn and grow with our team. Web3 is a new stack that requires an open mind and

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

Streamlined Docusign/back office processes.