Smartbees

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the IT team leader of Gromar.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We develop LMS software

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• To complement the core team
• To work on responsive web design (RWD
• To accelerate the work

SOLUTION

How did you find Smartbees?

Online Search

Why did you select Smartbees over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Smartbees 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 includes the development of detailed views related to tabs in the LMS system

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• A completed and timely deployed LMS system.

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

 I could always count on a meeting at any time as needed. The communication system was clear, and the response to needs was immediate

What was your primary form of communication with Smartbees?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I was impressed with their developer’s approach to the project. high work ethic, and excellent project management on the manager's side

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

I have no comments about the cooperation; if I did, a friendly project environment would allow me to communicate them in real time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are IT services company delivering wide range of IT services to automotive, process and discrete production market. Services we deliver help our Customers to achieve their business goals, optimize Software Lifecycle Management Cost and support project resources demand pics over project phases.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Smartbees?

Complex, corporate CMS Implementation and transition to modern, unified and optimized platform.

SOLUTION

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

Flexibility, easy to deal with and delivery quality

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

We have contracted Drupal Developers to scale up entire team

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

Cooperation is setup based on local b2b contract

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have achieved project goals agreed with end customer

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Open, clear communication path, easy to deal with

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

They are easy to deal with.

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

n/a

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the manager of an online store, responsible for the business plan, marketing and also UX/UI of the website.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Smartbees?

For creating promese.pl website's front-end and back-end, based on Magento engine with many custom made improvements.

What were your goals for this project?

we wanted to enter the industries of online stores with women's fashion, where our main distinguishing feature would be a high-quality website, with customer made improvements made with top e-commerce standards to increase conversion rates and customer loyality.

SOLUTION

How did you select Smartbees?

We made a tender from selected companies. Smartbees won with the best price / quality ratio

Describe the project in detail.

We prepared the design and business goals, smartbees took care of the implementation

What was the team composition?

A dozen or so front-end and backend developers as well as project manager and consulting in the field of marketing and customer retention

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

the implementation was hassle-free, the website is of high quality and we have been achieving good sales results from the first month as a result of that

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We were using Jira to set tasks, priority and notify about progress.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Hassle-free and quick contact, quality of work, clear terms of cooperation and professionalism

Are there any areas for improvement?

none that I would have thought of

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a project manager for an IT company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Smartbees?

We needed Drupal development services.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted a well-functioning website with API connections to various other applications.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Our recruiter went through a selection process.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They accomplished development tasks on an existing website.  

What was the team composition?

We worked with two developers, a lead developer, and a project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our client’s website now has well-developed functionalities.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Their communication was good and effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They stood out because of their flexibility, knowledge, and experience.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I would have liked them to be more proactive about giving solution advice.