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Skytech is a software company with its head office in Cracow, Poland. The company has been started in 2011 and since that time significantly expanded. The CEO of the Skytech – Lukasz Bartos – has the international IT working experience, among others in companies like Tesla (USA), Letec (Switzerland), Oracle (Poland), Campbell’s (Mexico) or Phillip Morris (Germany).
In Skytech we both realize projects comprehensively as well as help to create effective teams as a part of bigger projects. Currently, our team members have been co-developing a nationwide rapid response system that will be implemented in all departments of Fire Service in Poland. Generally, Skytech has completed more than 32 projects in 6 countries all over the world. Skytech is a fast-growing software company that is characterized by loyalty and flexibility towards partners and clients. Our main advantage is a well-experienced and solid team whose main values are proactivity, reliability, and effectiveness.
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Portfolio
S&T, Konvink, CMYK Alternative, Webcoder Solutions, Euvic, Tesla, Philip Morris International, Oracle Corporation, Campbell Soup Company
E-learning Platform
Konvink – e-learning B2B platform with user content, courses, blogs, tests, surveys, and custom CMS.
The project was implemented in the Agile methodology as part of a 5-person development team. Visual projects were prepared by an external agency, and business requirements collected by the project manager. The role of the Skytech team was the architectural development of new system modules and their implementation in the full development cycle (model, backend, frontend).
Fire Service Decision Support System
SWD-PSP – a global decision support system for all fire brigades in the country.
A centralized system for handling fire brigade units, which is based on a desktop application available to dispatchers of fire brigade units and which communicates via web protocols with a central server in the main unit. The role of the Skytech team is to cooperate remotely with the rest of the customer team of a dozen or so consisting of implementation in the field of backend and frontend.
Manufacturing Engineering System
VIS – flexible manufacturing engineering system.
Software is dedicated to small & medium factories, including process management, reporting, manuals, productivity tracking, etc. The project involved cooperation with the rest of the team in creating a new SAS platform for production management in small and medium-sized factories (MES). The role of the Skytech team was to implement the system in the field of React frontend technology.
E-commerce Platform
CMYK – e-commerce platform with custom CMS for inks and toners selling.
The project involved the creation and implementation of an e-commerce system in the form of a purchasing platform supporting the sale of toners, inks, and printing devices as part of the company's commercial activities. The role of the Skytech team was both to develop the client's business requirements and the overall implementation and production implementation of the platform with final data migration.
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Development Staff Augmentation for IT Company
"They’re not afraid to ask questions or tell us when something is going wrong on the project."
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the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
We’re Polish IT company delivering hardware and software for private and government clients. We position ourselves as a service integrator.
What challenge were you trying to address with Skytech IT?
We are working on a project using older technologies, making it hard to recruit developers.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Skytech provided development services. They've been integrated into our development team.
What is the team composition?
We have around 10 developers on the project, including Skytech IT’s team.
How did you come to work with Skytech IT?
Our HR department was in charge of this, and I don’t know how they were found. We had some meetings with Skytech IT and gave them some tests, and our main architect accepted them into our development team.
How much have you invested with them?
The cost is €10,000–€16,000 (approximately $12,250–$19,600) per month.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with Skytech in January 2020, and it’s ongoing. We were initially estimating that the project would take 4–6 months, but we’ve been working on it for more than 10 months, and I believe it’s going to take another 2–4.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
Skytech IT’s impact on the project was great, and I'm really happy to be working with them. They played multiple roles, and it’s thanks to them that the project is in the place it is now. I don’t think that we would’ve reached this point without them.
How did Skytech IT perform from a project management standpoint?
We have a mix of Waterfall and Scrum project management. The work is for the government. It’s very difficult to arrange Scrum projects in Poland. The high level is a typical Waterfall project, and there are basic Scrum activities at the low level. The product owner is on the client side.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Their professionalism has been impressive. They’re not afraid to ask questions or tell us when something is going wrong on the project, even though they’re not a part of our company. In addition, the value and quality of the code they're making are good.
Are there any areas they could improve?
We want to have faster feedback and more information on the procedures and situations they’re not happy with. It will help us make improvements.
Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?
I don’t know the whole Skytech IT team, but when it comes to the people I’ve worked with, I’d recommend giving them as much information as possible and letting them do their job. They’re good at what they do.
Skytech IT's contributions have impressed the client. Despite taking on multiple roles in the client's development project, they've shown that they can still provide excellent code quality. Overall, the client is pleased with the ongoing partnership.