Smultron Software House

Please describe your company and your position there.

Im the Product Owner at Yggdrasil, a B2B company producing casino games and offering platform services.

For what projects/services did your company hire Smultron Software Lab, and what were your goals?

Our existing client area was outdated and slow, slow to update with all relevant new information, and did not contain all the functionalities needed to support an expanding business model. We desperately needed a new client area which would satisfy the needs of all our users, internal and external.

How did you select Smultron Software Lab and what were the deciding factors?

We had worked with them one previous projects and were happy with their delivery and working method.

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

Smultron was responsible for the system architecture design, CI/CD flow architecture as well as backend and frontend development. For communication with several external services they designed and developed API. They worked in weekly sprints giving us regular feedback and updates.

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

There were 5 people in the core team.

• One project manager
• two developer
• one graphic designer
• one QA.

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

We recently launched the 1st release, project is planned to last at least till the end of 2021, estimated to be extended. We have decreased manual resources needed to do updates to the data, site loads quicker for users, added multiple automated and simplified processes, created a database to support personalised onsite automated customisation, APIs supporting automated content insertion, and more.

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

We communicated through Basecamp, Zoom and email. Communication was instant, effective, and the team worked diligently, delivering ahead of schedule for majority of the sprints.

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

Very dedicated, once the team works with you, one never feels as if their time or attention is divided. Proactive, suggesting alternative solutions which will fulfil the need but better than what was originally imagined.

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

I have no negative feedback

Please describe your company and your position there.

Pacsome is a new company from Gothenburg that challenges the packaging industry by making packaging accessible to everyone.

For what projects/services did your company hire Smultron Software Lab, and what were your goals?

We hired Smultron to custom build our website and to connect to our already existing 3D tool. All was done from scratch with a tight dialogue throughout the whole project. The goals was to get a smooth web structure with a easy to use backend.

How did you select Smultron Software Lab and what were the deciding factors?

Smultron gave me a informative, structured and professional image right from the beginning which the have held throughout the whole process.

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

On our side we done all web design which Smultron developed and handled perfectly. They also gave us a lot of good information on the way which led to improvements. They've been using Angular, Wordpress and PHP to build the web structure.

Through API they have connected to our design program, Chili Publisher. In the scope there was a fully functional and custom web shop, user accounts, case/inspo pages, payment, shipping, design elements to our design tool.

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

We had one project manager that has been my main contact, behind that there has been frontend developers, backend and testing. This is where I think Smultron is doing a really good job.

Everything is well done, no bigger bugs, and always been informing us if something might take a different turn or such.

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

I am very pleased by the over all cooperation which is also why we are still working together. The web page turned out as planned, even better than I had in mind. Everything is working as planned.

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

As I have described earlier, I get the information needed at all times. Jakub is always easy to get hold of, they are working fast and when needed they put the little extra into it.

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

The overall structure for the whole partnership. From the first meeting, offer, development, testing and delivery, it has always been clear.

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

Not that I can think of as for right now.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a director of application development at Binary Minds Web Development company. My company has been delivering business solutions to a variety of companies from aggressive, fast-paced startups to established industry leaders. For the past 14 years, Binary Minds has focused solely on web-based technologies.

For what projects/services did your company hire Smultron Software Lab, and what were your goals?

We wanted to hire Smultron team to handle the development of the medical database connecting doctors with hospitals to facilitate preparation for the surgeries. Our goal was to temporary increase our resources and Smultron was the team that has proven itself in the past.

We wanted to not just hire external developers but also to be sure that all work will be properly coordinated and the communication between our client and dev team will be professional.

How did you select Smultron Software Lab and what were the deciding factors?

We have worked with Smultron earlier and they has proven itself few times already. I was confident that they will be able to handle the task.

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

The scope of the project was to gather all requirements for the project, analyse them to create the final scope, decide over the technology stack, develop the application, launch it and handle the maintenance of the working system.

Application was deployed on the development, stage and production environments, based on leading PHP framework, MySQL database using AWS infrastructure and later Azure Web Services.

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

I worked with three people, communicating almost exclusively with the CTO of the company that was a project manager on the Smultron side. Other two was the frontend developer and backend developer.

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

The project was delivered, me and my client were happy about the results. Whole complex task was performed professionally without any major problems.

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

Communication with them was very easy and precise even when deadlines were tight. We were using Basecamp, emails, phones and live meetings. We knew that people from Smultron cared about the project as much as we did. There was a mutual trust.

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

Their honesty and reliability are endless and they were able to solve 100% of the issues

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

As there are always areas for improvement, guys and girls from Smultron are already at high levels of their fields of activity.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the co-owner of a digital marketing agency specializing in e-commerce. We currently help some of the biggest e-commerce's in Europe and the US to leverage digital marketing, and maximizing results.

For what projects/services did your company hire Smultron Software Lab, and what were your goals?

We hired Smultron to develop a dynamic and engaging website for creating customized packaging and packing material in WooCommerce / WordPress.

How did you select Smultron Software Lab and what were the deciding factors?

After our first contact with Smultron's technology director we've decided they were a good fit for the project.

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

We had bi-weekly calls and worked closely together during the entire project. Smultron implemented the design and created all the features / functions that we asked / requested.

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

We had a contact person, their Technology Director and they also had around 5-6 developers who engaged in the project.

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

bi-weekly meetings, GitHub and email threads

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

Their experience and holistic view of the e-commerce environment, they always found the best possible solutions for us, both in terms of performance and cost. I would recommend them to anyone.