Simform

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder and CEO of Eternize

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide connected mindfulness products that helps identify and suppress daily distractions

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Develop an App that allow the user program their mindfulness device

SOLUTION

How did you find Simform?

Online Search

Why did you select Simform over others?

Good value for cost

How many teammates from Simform were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

The scope of work was to design and develop the mobile app for iPhone, which included about 25 different screens. The app was developed to be able to integrate with a device for programming purposes.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app was successfully designed and developed in accordance with expectations.

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

Yes, they delivered items on time and dealt with some unexpected challenges from the product team who manufactured the device in a way that left nearly all of the complex logic to be handled on the app side.

What was your primary form of communication with Simform?

• Virtual Meeting

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

They communicated regularly and were able to align the appropriately skilled resources to complete the work.

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

There were times when additional complexity was seemingly beyond the skill set of the initially assigned resource, but upon escalation they assigned appropriately skilled team members to help.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of a financial services company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Digital Insurance Brokerage

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Maintain and Enhanced our digital platforms

SOLUTION

How did you find Simform?

Online Search

Why did you select Simform over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Simform were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Maintained and enhanced our various digital platforms including our consumer-facing auto insurance quoting platform, our buy online tenant insurance platform as well as our internal console which consists of an employee knowledgebase and lead & policy management crm.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Stability of our systems, sales generated from the platforms.

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

Very responsive to our needs, we have weekly check-ins. The team, including managers are available when we need them.

What was your primary form of communication with Simform?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I appreciate their ability to deliver quality work and be very accommodating to our needs and schedule.

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

More notice when an employee is promoted and taken off of our project

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Techincal Product Manager of an advertising & marketing company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Digital Advertising Solutions

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Develop an Application

SOLUTION

How did you find Simform?

Online Search

Why did you select Simform over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Initial Demo on project execution and tech stack build

How many teammates from Simform were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Simform delivered our self-serve application, including an MVP, within the agreed timeline. Their exceptional expertise and dedication continue to impress as they develop new features and maintain the application. A remarkable partner in software development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They flawlessly delivered the MVP on schedule, ensuring our application went live on time. Their continued dedication is evident through new feature deployments and outstanding maintenance, keeping downtime to a minimum.

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

The customer success team and project managers at Simform were committed to timely delivery. Despite the time zone differences, they navigated seamlessly, ensuring efficient planning and flawless implementation.

What was your primary form of communication with Simform?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The developers at Simform were proficient, displaying remarkable skill and initiative. With minimal guidance, they effortlessly tackled development and implementation tasks. Their communication was seamless, contributing to smooth collaboration.

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

None at this moment.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President of Channel 1 Media

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We produce interactive, online sales and marketing tools.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• App Development

SOLUTION

How did you find Simform?

Referral

Why did you select Simform over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Simform were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Simform was hired by our company to redevelop the backend of an existing App. They managed to rebuild the entire database and move the system from Django to Strapi.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We communicate both with weekly meetings as well as daily interactions on Slack. Within each meeting, we set goals to attain for the week. Simform is always able to meet those goals/deadlines. Furthermore, if there are any Blockages, Simform immediately makes us aware so we can assist with an 'unblockage'.

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

They are very responsive in general and deliver their services in a timely fashion.

What was your primary form of communication with Simform?

Virtual Meeting

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

I like the fact that all individuals we work with are highly educated, extremely knowledgeable with the software/processes and communicate very well in English.

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

Overall, we are very happy with our working relationship. The only area of concern is the constant and frequent invoicing.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of a healthcare company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Automated vision exams

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Android developer

SOLUTION

How did you find Simform?

• Online Search

Why did you select Simform over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Simform were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Ongoing development of an Android app for a vision care kiosk. Database development via Firestore. Web portal for patient data lookup.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• We do a weekly build, and a weekly meeting. Overall our arrangement works very well.

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

We manage the engineer ourselves.

What was your primary form of communication with Simform?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Very good communication by Simform management that works with our product development style.

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

No comment currently.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the project manager

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Investment management application development

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• QA

SOLUTION

How did you find Simform?

Online Search

Why did you select Simform over others?

Company values aligned

How many teammates from Simform were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Development of a portfolio management system, and test the key features and develop new ideas

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• project was handled and completed in correct timeline

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

They delivered their services on time and with great expertise and insights

What was your primary form of communication with Simform?

Virtual Meeting

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

Responsiveness

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

none

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Partner (CIO) of a Business Planning and Execution Software Company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Develops business planning and execution software

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Professional React front end development
• Improve css structure and design
• Review architectural setup of product

SOLUTION

How did you find Simform?

Email marketing

Why did you select Simform over others?

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

How many teammates from Simform were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Delivery of professional front end development in an agile team, not just doing the work but also providing feedback and improvement suggestions. Architectural review of product.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Reduced defects, in time delivery, efficient communication. Because of great delivery we are getting more satisfied clients

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

The most professional and friendly customer success manager. They found the right people for the work that was required. From full time developers, to fractional architecture work.

What was your primary form of communication with Simform?

Virtual Meeting

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

I’ve worked with a lot of outsourcing IT companies over very many years. Simform just do it better.

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

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I was responsible for managing the tech department

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We were looking to hire experienced full stack developers to help with or immediate development needs.

SOLUTION

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

we interviewed a few different companies. we were able to make a choice based of simform's experience and their ability to provide the best support for our needs.

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

Simform and their team were used to help build an internal web portal used for daily business activity. They used Python, Java script, html, css.

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

I worked with 2 full stack developers, 1 customer success manager, and 1 person who was involved in their accounting department.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The simform team were able to completely redesign our internal portal to improve functionality and help with the overall scaleability of our portal.

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

The Simform team was always reachable and easy to contact, they always gave status reports in a timely manner.

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

I always found how easy it was to speak with the management team were very impressive and unique since you often do not see this.

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

Overall I do not have any bad thing to say about simform and their team.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am VP of Software Engineering at a niche job board specializing in the hospitality industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Simform?

We brought on additional resources to help with all areas of development, QA, and DevOps.

SOLUTION

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

We had a relationship with Simform prior to me joining the company. I am unaware of what the decision making process was.

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

It is not a specific project. We have an ongoing team of resources from Simform that are used to supplement our full-time staff.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

We had a relationship with Simform prior to me joining the company. I am unaware of what the recruitment process was.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The additional resources have been great in helping us deliver new features regularly.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Mostly effective. The time zone difference can be a struggle at times.

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

The resources are very dedicated and hard working.

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

Some of the more junior resources can be more open to asking for clarification. Working on hand-off and communication given time zone differences could likely be better.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a software development company in the artist website and marketplace space. I am the CEO

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Assist the team with software development.

SOLUTION

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

It is hard to find software developers. Simform has devs already vetted and ready to work. This made hiring easy.

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

They became part of our team and worked with our existing devs and were assigned tasks.

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

5 total. 4 software devs and 1 devops.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The Simform people did a good job and completed their tasks satisfactorily.

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

We used Slack and worked on 3 week sprints.

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

They provided us with competent developers instantly.

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

Can't think of anything right now.