SDLC Corp

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Software Developer of a Trading & Investment Firm

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

At our company, we identify and capture trading and investment opportunities globally. What sets us apart is our diversified approach—trading across many asset classes and instruments, in markets around the world, with horizons from seconds to years. We succeed by leveraging technology, research and risk management.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire SDLC Corp to accomplish?

• We realized that it was time for us to create an online business management platform for everything we do in our company. We wanted this platform to handle our processes, from order intake to order processing.

SOLUTION

How did you find SDLC Corp?

Referral

Why did you select SDLC Corp over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from SDLC Corp were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

They developed a fully customized management system App for our company. Initially, we had a conversation with them about our needs, and they just made it happen. Before starting the project, I had prepared a manual of what I needed this platform to do, so they used that information to build the platform. 
As mentioned, this is a management system for our printing services. Everything starts when we receive artwork from our customers, who upload it to our platform. After that, we input the printing order details into our system so that we can keep a record of every order. This system is cloud-based.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our management platform is now ready to go and works perfectly. Therefore, our need was successfully fulfilled.

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

Their project management was very helpful and communicative. Most of our communication was through messages App, which were replied to almost immediately; it was perfect. We also had some conference calls via Skype.

What was your primary form of communication with SDLC Corp?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I can’t think of anything specific to highlight about them But Everything was perfect, from the way they helped me to the way they understood the project, made changes, and kept a weekly communication. After launching the first version of the system, I requested some changes, and they implemented them immediately. Overall, we were very satisfied with their work.

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

not really, I am satisfied with their work process

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a senior business administrator in Liberty Mutual Group.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We had an internal health monitor app for our team members

SOLUTION

How did you select SDLC Corp and what were the deciding factors?

They reached us on linkedin and we were searching a vendor for the same and we got connected.

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

The health monitoring app was basically to encourage are team mates towards their health goals it would count the number of steps, water consumption in a day and would give analysis of how active you are through out the day. Also makes a comparison with the other team mates on the app encouraging each other to transform in a healthier version of himself.

How many resources from the SDLC Corp team worked with you, and what were their positions?

2 resources were working full time with us.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Yes they sticked to the timeline. Delivered exceptional product as per the expectation and hence we still look forward to consume more of their services

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

They manage it over jira for to do list and then general communication is via mail mostly.

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

They delivered what they promised, and it is something that is missing nowadays. so highly appreciated for the same.

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

They are good young team and hope they keep their service bar the same as they grow.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Cofounder of Kahuna platform which is basically a social media platform wherein celebrities would be able to create a crypt coin for themselves and users would be able to buy and sell those coins.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

As mentioned, i wanted to create a website similar to bitclout for which i hired SDLC Corp. Initially i want to develop a website for it and later once we have the user base then we would be developing a mobile app for the platform as well

SOLUTION

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

They were already working on some blockchain projects which they showed me and it convinced me to go ahead with them

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

The project is developed using React as front end and Node as backend. We are using Mongo as database.

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

I think 6 people from their team including Project manager Shivam. Weekly updates are being shared with me by Shivam and they also take my inputs in same meeting. I am impressed with their technical knowledge

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Initially the team developed wireframes as per the requirement shared by me. After that the prototype of website was developed in Figma and now development part is going on

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

They follow agile product management. They use slack for communication and Jira for bug logging.

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

Their ability to complete the various stages of the project at specified timeframes has impressed us very much.

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

Once this project is complete i would be taking support and maintenance services from them as well I just wish that they are good that time as well

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Im the technology specialist and the product owner for this product

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted our legacy enterprise product revamped in terms of new architecture, UI and UX capabilities. We have had different vendors work on this in the past but we were looking for a partner that could work more closely with us

SOLUTION

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

We had a few initial discussions on the project and we felt that the SDLC team were responding well and having us discussed it throughout they had a lot of suggestions that could help the product at scale which we were impressed upon

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

The technology stack that we wanted to migrate was basically the MERN stack. The deliverables were getting the design ready for our review following up with the architecture changes and then implementation of the new design with a few fixes and automation required from our previous platform as this was being developed from scratch there were many features that required business understanding and I should say they were patient enough and willing to learn on with these things

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

We worked with about 5-6 team members on varied steps in the project

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Yes, They had it outlined very well we managed the whole project over Jira and we were constantly updated about the development cycle and the issues they encountered so it was pretty transparent and we directly knew what modules are selected for development for the day, and who is working on what, etc.

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

As said most of the project management was done on Jira and for communication we used slack and mails. For meetings we preferred it to be on zoom

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

They were patient, looked through the project while learning the business processes involved. They were constantly guiding us to features that could be more relevant to us. So we liked and appreciate their active participation

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

They are pretty good at what they do we are already planning phase 2 and phase 3 for the project and I hope they keep up the same energy going forward

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner and founder of Full House Bakery. We have 10 retail outlets in different part of Delhi NCR.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

During pandemic i decided to have my online presence and setup a website. For the same reason i hired SDLC Corp and now i have decided to get app developed as well for my Bakery business. The would have payment gateway as well so customers can directly place the order

SOLUTION

How did you select SDLC Corp and what were the deciding factors?

I talked with various companies, and among them SDLC showed a similar application which they developed for another client . I was looking for a similar website and mobile app and hence decided to onboard them

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

I was more concerned about the user experience and asked SDLC Experts to take care of the technology part. They suggested me that it would be best if we go with React and Node, as later on we planned to develop the mobile app as well. As discussed with them my website is live and now they are working on the mobile app.

How many people from the SDLC Corp team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I think 4 people worked from the SDLC team including the project manager Sharad. One was UI/UX designer, one front end developer and other backend developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Once the website was live, we started getting more customers directly. And then i realized that people are finding it easier using the website which has been really helpful as due to pandemic everything was closed. We were able to take orders using website and delivered it directly to customer

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

They used agile management style. We had all communication over mail and skype and they used Freedcamp for task management and Jira for product management

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

Their willingness to go additional steps for client satisfaction has impressed me the most. They adapted to late meeting request from my side. Also they are very regular in communication and delivered as per timeline

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

I think whatever they have done till now, they just need to keep up the standard and i would be happy

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of AirTech Engineering services. We provide engineering services to local hardware businesses.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

My all business was running offline. I wanted a custom software for my business through which i can manage all my business process at one place. For the reason i hired SDLC Corp

SOLUTION

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

I discussed with multiple companies for my custom software development. Out of them i found SDLC to be most convincing with their proposal and hence decided to go ahead with them

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

They designed and develop a software based on React and Node. It included a dashboard for customer onboarding, tracking business services, generating invoices and an analytics panel for monitoring the business

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

I coordinated with their project manager Shivam . I think the development team consisted of 4 members which included UI/UX designer, front end developer, backend developer, QA analyst

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

After the complete software went live we were able to increase our revenue by 30% as we were able to track all invoices which remain unpaid and we active followed up with client to get those invoices cleared

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

They used Slack for communication, Zoom for meetings and Jira for bugs and track task through freecamp. Shivam their project manager held weekly meetings with me to update about the project progress

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

Their punctuality, professionalism and willing to go to any extent to resolve the issues impress me very much, during development process

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

I would expect that they keep the same level of enthusiasm for future as well as i plan to develop mobile app for business as well

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

My name is Akash Yadav. I am the managing director at Akash Placement and management consultancy. Akash consultant is a recruitment and hiring firm, and we provide resources to companies in mechanical and automotive department

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire SDLC Corp ?

We wanted a backend CRM and a front end website redesign through which we can manage our complete business.

SOLUTION

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

I approached various IT companies and out of them i finalized SDLC Corp

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

As already told you, initially they redesigned my website akashconsultants.in and then developed a backend CRM through which my team can manage the whole business. After that we have started development of android & iOS app as well, which is in progress

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

I mostly coordinated with their project manager Ankit. Perhaps 4-5 people were deployed in my work. Ankit gave me all updates in weekly meetings, and took my inputs every week and share the changes next week

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have been engaged with them for the last 4 months. I reached out to them at the start of Jan 2021 and since then we are working with them. And i plan to continue keep working with them as they have a really good to team to take care of everything

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They are very professional and very attentive to whatever I tell them. They held a weekly Zoom review meeting wherein I was updated of all the progress by their Project manager which assured me that my work was on track.

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

They have great technical knowledge and the entire experience was very smooth. Initially i had to only share my requirements. After that they took care of everything. They've been guiding me through every step, and I am really happy about the work they've done. That’s why i decided to continue with them and gave them mobile app development work as we

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

I was very happy with my engagement with them. Communication was prompt and my work was delivered as per planned timeline. As a business owner that is what i am looking for, a company on whom I can trust 100% for all my technical needs.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of Rang-e-Zindagi headquartered out of Pune , India. My company is in to event management, food ordering, catering in wedding and corporate events

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired SDLC Corp, to develop a food ordering website and app for my event management company Rang-e-Zindagi. I wanted to build a solution which is scalable and at the same time easy for our end user. The whole system would be used by more than 100K users comprising our actual users, vendors, delivery boys etc

SOLUTION

How did you select SDLC Corp and what were the deciding factors?

We had a very stringent process to select the best company for our work. I personally interviewed the candidates of top five companies selected by my team and out of that the presentation given by Kishan and Anuj impressed me most.

They were able to answer all my queries and best part is that they had already developed a similar solution for another client, which they showed me and that ultimately became the deciding factor for selecting them

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

I did not had very clear set of requirements at the beginning. The team at SDLC Corp sit with me, and helped me deciding the complete requirement of the project. After that they developed the wireframes and XD designs which helped me a lot in understanding the flow of apps and accordingly suggesting changes in it.

How many resources from the SDLC Corp team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I think 4-5 resources were working on this project, but i mostly coordinated with project manager Ankit who was superb and coordinated very well with weekly meeting updates.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The solution created by SDLC corp would be used by more than 100K users, and all of this business is currently happening offline. We expect to increase in revenue of 5-8% once entire system goes live after beta testing

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

They used Jira and Slack as project management tool. Ankit, their project manager was superb and kept me updated during the weekly review meetings. I loved the quality of work they have provided, it is impressive.

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

Two things i liked most about this company: 1) Adherence to project timeline 2) Quality of work delivered

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

I just hope that they add more graphic designer in their team, so i can outsource, my entire work to them as well. As i find it tough to coordinate with different freelancers to get my work done.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of an on-demand laundry service based in Delhi. We have an app where people can order our service, and we serve about 30,000 customers a month.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with SDLC Corp Technologies Pvt Ltd?

We hired SDLC Corp for their technology stack, which was a CRM that they’ve built for our mobile app and website.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Basically, SDLC Corp built us an Android and iOS app. We use this app to manage orders, create customer profiles, send newsletters, and provide them with particular updates on their laundry — our customers essentially get live feedback through the app, which is connected to our machines. This app, as well as the website, is a cross-platform tool based on React.

We’re still connected with them and we’ve not moved on with someone else.

What is the team composition?

We’re in direct contact with Kishan (Co-Founder).

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in November 2017, and it’s still ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Currently, we’re serving about 25,000–50,000 customers online a month. To get that kind of business means the technology is working. I’ve not looked for anyone else and I’m completely satisfied with their work.

How did SDLC Corp Technologies Pvt Ltd perform from a project management standpoint?

SDLC Corp is transparent. They provide us with updates and data once or twice a week, and we get consistent on-the-ground reports once a month.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I’m impressed that they’re quite dependable. They’re clear on what they’re going to achieve and what they’re not, and we’ve developed our relationship this way.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They pretty much do what we see. They showed me my competitors and they do a good job of providing me exactly what I want.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

My advice would be to talk with Kishan and tell him about your competitors. This is so they can analyze what they’re doing, who they’re targeting, and what their strategies are. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Change Management Coordinator at a manufacturing company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Providing solutions for industry-leading, global partners.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire SDLC Corp to accomplish?

• We needed help designing the UI/UX of our online platform. We wanted to ensure that users with disabilities could access it easily.

SOLUTION

How did you find SDLC Corp?

• Referral

Why did you select SDLC Corp over others?

• Referred to me

How many teammates from SDLC Corp were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

we provide Them with preliminary guidelines for our platform. Then, we worked together on the entire design-thinking process, which included describing user personas and mapping them. Then, the team used Figma to create lo-fi and hi-fi mock-ups for the UI/UX

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

we haven’t launched the platform yet, we don’t have any metrics, but their designs exceeded my expectations. During the customer testing phase, we found the designs to be intuitive and convenient. One of our main goals was to make the platform as intuitive as possible, and I’ve been very satisfied with the results.

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

Overall, I was very satisfied with how The Software House handled the project, they did a great job communicating with us.

What was your primary form of communication with SDLC Corp?

• Virtual Meeting

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

very professional, and they listened to our needs and implemented our requests.

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

I have nothing they can improve on