Tekton Labs

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Vertical Design, a software development company that mostly works with the government. We work a lot with a center for PTSD. For them, we develop a number of mobile apps focused on mental health. About 90% of our business is focused on mobile applications for mental health.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Tekton Labs?

My company is very small. We often need development help from an external team to complete the projects that we get assigned. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Tekton Labs helps us with Android and iOS mobile app development using Kotlin and Swift. Recently, for the same scope, we started to use Flutter which allows us to develop for both platforms at the same time. Their team also helps with web projects.

What is the team composition?

There’s an average of four people.

How did you come to work with Tekton Labs?

I do a lot of collaborations with external teams and Tekton Labs is one of them. I found them on Clutch. They have an office here in the Bay Area. There’s physically one person here that doesn’t work with the development team but is a point of contact. Knowing someone was here and knew how the business in the US works was a big plus. Their response team was fast. Their estimate was very good.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested $75,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in March 2020, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They helped a lot in terms of reaching the goals we had and completing the projects on time. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to keep the pace with the assignments we received.

How did Tekton Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

Tekton Labs meets deadlines. I never had a problem in terms of timing. There was an initial issue in terms of resources they allocated to the project that I addressed. They fixed those problems, and they’re responsive. Their team uses their own tools, and I use mine. We have tools in common like Slack and software for tracking the design and sharing.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’ve been a reliable partner, and their communication has been very good. I’m extremely happy with them and will continue working with them.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could be more flexible with smaller tasks.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm a brand assistant at a company specialized in the commercialization of paint and other chemical products. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenges were you trying to address with Tekton Labs?

We’ve had two projects with them, both based on our brand’s websites.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

The first project was focused on renewing a site, changing and improving the UI/UX experience. The second part of the process was a bigger project for one of our most important brands. That effort included research, UIUX work, and website development.

What is the team composition?

We worked with about seven people.

How did you come to work with  Tekton Labs?

Our technology team has a pool of different technology companies that work as service providers for different aspects of our company. This was created recently because our company is going through a digitization process.

Tekton Labs was a part of this pool. For this particular project, we felt like they showed a great connection and understanding of our brand. They also provided the best proposal in terms of methodology.

How much have you invested in them?

We spent about $22,000–$25,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working in October 2020 and are continuing our collaboration currently.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They helped us, in a short time and with a limited budget, to completely renew the voice of one of our brands. With their help, we created a user center site that responds to all of our users' needs.

This collaboration also provided us with a great pool of information regarding user research and profiles, allowing us to continue improving user experience into the future.

How did Tekton Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

Their project management was very good. They had a great methodology and very well-established schedules. Their team worked very hard to meet timelines with the highest possible level of quality. We used Miro and Slack to communicate.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They provided an added value to our services through their passion and focus on our clients. Plus, their skills in UI/UX are great.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We would have liked a pre-project mapping and schedule to inform us more about the materials and resources we needed beforehand. There were some delays on our end because we were missing some things needed to implement the site before and during the project.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a product manager for a company that develops software products to help health care facilities.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Tekton Labs?

We needed to create a predictable development pipeline at a reasonable cost. We wouldn’t require and couldn’t afford to keep resources with every skillset on board at a constant velocity.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Tekton helped us in a lot of different areas. They helped us look into issues related to scaling and creating a high-availability infrastructure for a platform. As we have customers with multiple venues in multiple time zones, we needed an architecture that could support them. They helped us develop a high-level plan for scaling. We’re currently implementing some phases.

They also evaluated our code and made recommendations to improve our efficiency, which included refactoring the code. Their team provided frontend development and backend development, mostly in a Ruby and Angular environment.

They also helped us with UI design based on the documentation I provided. Additionally, Tekton created a lot of documentation around our release methodology to help us achieve a continuous deployment process.

What is the team composition?

Currently, we’re working with five people from Tekton. About three people work full-time and two work part-time.

How did you come to work with Tekton Labs?

We sought an organization that had access to different resources and different skillsets when we needed them.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent between $50,000–$100,000 on their services.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our partnership began in September 2020, and it's ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our company’s executives gave Tekton positive feedback. There’s a high level of satisfaction with our ROI. Although we're deploying a lot of their work into a production environment, we've already seen a lot of progress. We’ve also been able to use a lot of their work for demonstration and marketing purposes.

How did Tekton Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

Their team’s flexible. For example, they adjusted to the platforms that we used within our organization. We basically use Jira and Microsoft Teams for communication tools. Tekton is also knowledgeable in the Agile methodology. Their team brought a lot of structure to the way we used Jira and increased transparency.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Tekton is in a complementary time zone, which is helpful because our workdays are generally the same. It’s a challenge to have a team functioning asynchronously, especially if you’re a small organization that doesn’t have a high level of documentation. We don't have that with Tekton. Their team’s English language abilities are also notable.

Their ability to work with what we have rather than propose a solution that’s more familiar to them is impressive. They worked with us to build a team that was familiar with our existing platform’s languages, and we ended up with great folks. Their team has great resources that work with the languages we require.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I don’t have an answer to that question.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the founder and CEO of an organic food production and certification company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenges were you trying to address with Tekton Labs?

We’ve had different projects with them. We used to do most of our work manually—using excel and an RP that honestly didn’t work well—and we had several digital needs. I had some ideas about how I wanted to achieve our digitalization but they offered a diagnosis of our ecosystems and to identify the right solutions for us.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

That was our first project together, and we found out that one of our needs was to create software of our own to manage information of some of our plants, particularly, our ginger production plant. They created a blueprint for this project. Later on, they also developed the software itself.

We are also working with them to find the best solution to replace our RP system and to create a new website for our company. There are also more software and digitization projects across different sectors of our company.

What is the team composition?

I work directly with two people, and I know there is a bigger team involved.

How did you come to work with Tekton Labs?

The founder of Tekton Lab participates in a CEOs group that I belong to. I got to know the company from him and knew they were very professional and respected. When this project came up, I contacted them. Since the first moment, they showed a great interest in understanding our needs clearly. They took the time to make sure they were really addressing our needs.

How much have you invested in them?

We spent between $10,000-$15,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them around December 2019 and are continuing our collaboration.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We haven’t launched any of the projects yet, so the tangible results have yet to be seen. I can say, however, that they’ve really understood our digital needs and have taken care of finding the best set of solutions for us.

How did Tekton Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

We have an assigned technology officer, with whom I meet once a week and transmit all of our needs to the company. We use Google Meet for our meetings.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their work in understanding our needs to be able to offer the right solution stands out.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I couldn’t say anything. We’ve had a good experience.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a digital product owner at a cement production company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenges were you trying to address Tekton Labs?

We hired them for their web development services.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We wanted to develop a platform to help our clients with their business management.

What is the team composition?

We started the engagement with four people but as the project grew, we added more people to the team for a total of nine individuals.

How did you come to work with Tekton Labs?

I had received very good recommendations about them so when we had the bidding process, they were included. What we really liked about them is that they showed a great understanding of our project, had great communication, as well as presented a great and thorough proposal that stood out amongst the others.

How much have you invested in them?

We’ve invested more than $200,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project lasted from October 2019–April 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The quality of their services was great and it had a big impact on our organization. We plan to continue working with them because we really like to see what they're capable of accomplishing in a short time.

How did Tekton Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

We used Trello and Slack for project management. Our communication was fluid, and they always kept us updated. Their project management was better than other agencies we’ve worked with before; they were great at it.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I was very impressed with their commitment to the project; that was very important for me. They were always ready to go the extra mile for the good of the project.

Are there any areas they could improve?

At first, it was hard for us to work remotely but we, as a company, were able to adjust and get used to it. I would’ve liked for Tekton Labs to give us a clearer picture of how they handle remote work because we honestly had no idea. They do a great job even when they’re not in the office, but they could explain that better to clients like us that don’t have this kind of experience.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a digital marketing manager for an insurance company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Tekton Labs?

We hired Tekton Labs for their development services.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We needed a platform to manage prospective client information. The team used PHP for the development side and used AWS for hosting. They also assisted with other projects.

What is the team composition?

It’s changed over time, but on average, we work with four or five people.

How did you come to work with Tekton Labs?

When I started working here, they were already in the process of finding a company for these types of projects. I ended up being in charge of renewing contracts. I decided to stick with Tekton Labs because of their commitment and professionalism.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent around $1 million PEN (approximately $290,000 USD).

What is the status of this engagement?

We started our collaboration in 2011.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’ve had many small development projects with them over the years. They’ve always shown a combination of agility and quality.

How did Tekton Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

Since we started working with them, we’ve used an agile methodology. It’s worked great for us. Their team is committed, always willing to collaborate.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Tekton Labs is flexible and innovative.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could improve the tools they’re using for quality control. They could even show us the tests that they use, so we could have more insight.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am an IT manager at Sky Airline, a regional airline.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Tekton Labs?

The company grew a lot during the last year, so we expanded our services and started collaborating with and selling to government entities. This project was aimed to create a sales portal focused exclusively on these accounts.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

We already had a base code on our general website. We worked using Node.js, Jira, repositories, and more. We also implemented new cloud-based production spaces with Tekton Labs.

What is the team composition?

We worked with six people in total: a scrum master, an architecture leader, three developers, and a QA person.

How did you come to work with Tekton Labs?

I had worked with them before while I worked for another company. For this project, the company did an analysis of all the firms in the market. It was a long list. After reviewing all of them, Tekton Labs was the one that I felt was a better fit for the company’s needs. They did a great job and understood the company’s needs very clearly.

When this new project came up in my new job post, I reviewed two companies, as I didn’t have much time. They were among them, and when we consulted them again, I felt like they were up for the challenge and made a great proposal. 

How much have you invested with them?

We spent around $6,500 per sprint.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started around mid-October 2019 and finished around the end of December the same year.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project was a great success. With the tight schedule we had, no one believed that we could achieve a quality product, but we did. Every part of the development was audited and everything had a great result. We achieved the quality of a project that would normally require around nine months in just two months. Their team is just great.

How did Tekton Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

We had a project manager that was in constant communication. We also had follow-up meetings and used WhatsApp. In general, I think their project management was great. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their commitment and technology skills stood out to me.

Are there any areas they could improve?

At some point, we started having some friction. The deadlines were too tight and we were working non-stop so it was understandable. We started having group dynamics that eased things, and it was all great after that. 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and president of Sports Venting Inc, an app that allows sports fans to vent about the teams they love and hate.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Tekton Labs?

I relied on Tekton Labs for Android app development.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Tekton Labs developed an interactive Android app for me. It’s a microblog—meaning that content posting is restricted to a certain number of characters, like Twitter. Users can post articles, videos, and share any other sports-related media. The backend was hosted on AWS and the app was coded in Java.

What is the team composition?

Maggie (Head of UX/UI) was our project manager, but we were also in touch with Kenneth (Founder). I’m sure there was a larger team involved, as well.

How did you come to work with Tekton Labs?

A tech-savvy partner of mine recommended that I look to South American companies for development services. We shortlisted and interviewed ten different vendors and chose Tekton Labs for their portfolio, pricing, and references.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent $53,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The app development began in July 2016 and wrapped up in February 2017. We’re planning on engaging them again for our iOS app, so it’s an ongoing collaboration.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

While we didn’t have the marketing resources to get the app off the ground, they delivered a functional, user-friendly app. Once we have the iOS app and a brand ambassador, we’re positive it’ll gain great traction with users.

How did Tekton Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

They were excellent at meeting deadlines. Whenever we wanted something fixed, they executed it very quickly. They were timely about bug fixes, and their communication was great.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their design skills are stellar. I was very impressed by the look and feel of the app they created.

Are there any areas they could improve?

That’s tough — I would have to nitpick. I really don’t believe I can think of anything.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the CEO at a construction company. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Tekton Labs?

As part of our business model, we offer our clients design and supervision services. Once the design phase is over, we offer a certified master builder who supervises the building processes. This used to be an informal process, so we were looking to develop a platform for this process.  

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Tekton Labs built a platform that allows the master builder to supervise their personnel, oversee the progress of the building, and show our clients the progress.

What is the team composition?

At first, during the discovery phase, there were 3 or 4 people. Since we started the project, we work with a UX/UI developer and around 4–5 more developers.

How did you come to work with Tekton Labs?

We have a long relationship with them — our parent company had done some projects with Tekton Labs in the past and had a great experience with them. So, when we started with the bidding processes, they were among our options. In the end, Tekton Labs offered the best proposal so we chose them.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent around $150,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working by the end of January 2020. The project is still in progress and about to finish. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Everything has been excellent. We’ve met all of our goals and are developing a platform that generates great value to our users. Tekton Labs has been able to understand our needs very clearly, and we’re very happy with their work. 

How did Tekton Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

One of the things I liked the most about working with them is that they have a very clear methodology. It allows us to have great clarity about what we’re going to get. We have daily and weekly meetings where they show all their progress, and they never miss a deadline.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The UX/UI has added great value. It shows that Tekton Labs understands our users perfectly. As for the development, the method they use makes it possible for us to know that we’ll meet every deadline and have the project ready on time. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

We've had a very positive experience. At first, it took them some time to adapt and integrate with our company, and that might have made us lose a couple of days at first. However, they were very open and worked hard to adapt to our ways and that allowed us to get back on track quickly.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the founder of a food delivery app.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Tekton Labs?

They provided app development.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They developed an iOS/Android app. Their team used Google Cloud/Firebase, Ruby, and Java.

What is the team composition?

They had 7–8 members of the team.

How did you come to work with Tekton Labs?

I found them through a company that vets external development teams.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent over $100,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The work started in September 2019 and is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They’ve done a great job and have a great process that guarantees good results.

How did Tekton Labs perform from a project management standpoint?

Their project management and communications were good. They have a good project manager.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I think they just did a great job. They have great people working with them.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Nope.