Tevpro

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Executive of The Martelino Company LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Oracle Hyperion Technical Consulting Services

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• To provide excellent customer service
• To exceed or meet client expectations
• to create a long lasting partnership

SOLUTION

How did you find Tevpro?

Referral

Why did you select Tevpro over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Tevpro were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

I've worked with Tevpro both as a vendor and partner, and I can say with full confidence that Tevpro is my go to firm for any custom application development work. I worked with Tevpro on a number of occasions on the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and OneStream side. We were able to successfully establish relationships with customers which allowed them to be the primary source for post project services such as Hypercare and support services.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The measurable outcomes were as follows:
1) customer success and feedback post project

2) completing projects within the scope, budget, and timeline

3) customers coming back for additional work and project requests

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

Tevpro delivered all projects in a timely manner and on budget. The key to their success was transparency with the customer and ensuring they were happy every step of the way during the project. 

What was your primary form of communication with Tevpro?

Email or Messaging App

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

I find that the Tevpro company culture is very cohesive and everyone meshes well together. When anyone needs a helping hand, there is always someone there to help and assist.

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

Continue to do what you do best, and the outcome will prevail naturally. Keep your customers happy and the results will show!

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of a full-service marketing and advertising firm based in Houston, Texas. We do end-to-end business, from strategic development to tactical execution. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Tevpro?

We were presented with a large project from one of our existing clients and needed to bring in additional resources for custom coding and development. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

The application has been developed from scratch, and Tevpro provides the coding and development. We’re consistently launching new releases, expanding divisions, and adding functionality. They’re providing full application development in the form of a progressive web app (PWA). This backend web-driven application looks and functions like an application for iOS and Android. 

Tevpro has been handling API integration into our customer's backend systems, including Microsoft Azure, Sharepoint, their file system, and data warehouse. Our customer’s sales team uses the app to look up equipment, rates, and sales figures; the app also houses custom calculators. Tevpro has added a single sign-on that interfaces with an active directory. 

The app is built with an ASP.NET backend and a Microsoft SQL server. Tevpro has also contributed a bit to the app's design portion to ensure that it looks good on every device it’s used on. The team is responsible for issue tracking and request management. 

What is the team composition?

We work with Michael (Director of Customer Engagement & Growth), Justin (Managing Partner & Principal Consultant), Samuel (Technology Consultant), and Kim (Senior IT Consultant). 

How did you come to work with Tevpro?

We searched on Google and read their reviews on Clutch. We were looking for local resources, and after we spoke to Tevpro on the phone, we were impressed with their professionalism and technical expertise, so we decided to move forward with them. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent close to $100,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in November 2022, and the engagement is ongoing. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our customers have been impressed with Tevpro’s work; we hired them to make us look good, and they are doing that. Our MVP was launched a while back, and as soon as the testing was completed, we had a great response, and people wanted the app for themselves. 

How did Tevpro perform from a project management standpoint?

We’ve split the project management duties, and they participate in weekly stand-up meetings. Tevpro stays on budget and is consistent; our communication has grown to a place where we’re very happy with it. We have a very structured process and communicate via phone calls, Microsoft Teams, and email. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

We’re very comfortable with their team and trust them to speak to our customers. We’ve been highly impressed with their technical expertise, and they’ve been able to complete everything we’ve asked of them regardless of how complex it is. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

Very early in the process, we would have appreciated better communication, but we’ve been able to solve that since then. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

For any technical-based project, discuss the scope and what is included and excluded. Build a plan with budgets and be very organized with everything. 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CTO for MFG Analytic, a data science consulting firm that operates as the technology arm and spinoff of another consulting firm in the manufacturing space. We do a lot of statistical model-building and process modeling.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Tevpro?

By being in the manufacturing space, we deal with a lot of clients that might already have the capabilities to do some of the things we do, but they don’t have the knowledge of how to do modeling. Most of these companies still rely on old ways of modeling like Excel, so we saw an opportunity for improvement. Therefore, we decided to hire Tevpro to create a web app for modeling.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Tevpro helped us take what basically was an Excel model and turn it into a web app with more functionality for data modeling. Initially, we went through a discovery phase, during which we discussed the scope of work and mapped out the process step by step to ensure we weren’t missing anything.

After that, we met with Tevpro to talk about what we needed to do to make this tool a reality. This part of the process included figuring out how to work with data science, how to capture that data, and how we would connect it.

Once we had the entire scope mapped out, we started looking at what technologies we could use to build the solution. Ultimately, we used C# for the backend and some type of JavaScript for the frontend that eventually got updated to Angular. Tevpro was also in charge of the design process; one of their designers joined the team and designed the app. 

What is the team composition?

I worked with three people from Tevpro, including Cortney (Senior Marketing Manager), who was our main point of contact.

How did you come to work with Tevpro?

We were referred to them and took it from there. During the vetting process, we also got quotes from other companies. Still, Tevpro’s proposal was very competitive by matching the price range we had budgeted and giving us an idea of the potential result, so we decided to go with them.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent around $80,000–$90,000 in total.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from March–September 2013. Tevpro delivered the MVP within three months and the full app in six months.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The web app built by Tevpro was able to capture a lot of value for our client, and its quality was top-notch. After we launched the MVP version, the client was already using it, and eventually, they ended up saving over $20 million a year with it. Therefore, it was incredibly successful for them and for us. Overall, they were an incredible company to work with, and we would use them again.

How did Tevpro perform from a project management standpoint?

Tevpro basically became part of our team and embedded themselves into our process seamlessly. They were always very professional, especially when C-level members of our company joined our meetings.

Additionally, Tevpro set clear expectations and showed us what we would get from them from the beginning, so we always knew what was next. Throughout the project, they met every deadline right on, if not ahead of time. Their estimates were very conservative, and they ended up exceeding expectations.

Tevpro’s communication was also top-notch, which was one of their biggest strengths related to project management. We usually communicated via phone and email. Whenever we found bugs, which happened very few times, we contacted their help desk, and they were very responsive. They got back to us almost immediately and fixed those issues quickly. They also gave us frequent updates and ensured to be on top of everything else we needed.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Tevpro’s talent is outstanding. The people I worked with were bright, and the work they did and the speed at which they did it were impressive. In general terms, they provided professional talent and quick deliveries at an affordable price.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything Tevpro could have improved on. If anything, it would have been great if, years after our engagement ended, someone from their team could have checked in with us for some updates. They’ve missed out on some of the things we’ve done after working with them, but I understand that they might be busy with other projects.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Ensure you have a fully fleshed-out scope for your project because you’ll be going over it again, so it will help you save time and money.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of an IT services and consulting company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Tevpro?

We needed help in software implementation. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Tevpro provided development resources that worked alongside my team. They helped us implement a software solution and conduct data integration. 

What is the team composition?

I worked with Erik (Managing Partner), Michael (Director of Sales), and Valerie (Director). 

How did you come to work with Tevpro?

I knew someone from Tevpro. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from June–September 2021. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Tevpro was trustworthy — I knew I could turn the project over to them, and they would handle it without me thinking about anything. I didn’t have to worry if they would do the job right and finish it on time.

How did Tevpro perform from a project management standpoint?

We communicated through phone calls and Microsoft Teams. Valerie could run a project better than anyone I had ever seen — she was second to none.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I liked Tevpro’s friendly atmosphere. Their team was smart and easy to talk to — they weren’t too pumped up and didn’t use jargon. I think of them like family, and their work was impeccable. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything. I enjoyed Tevpro’s style of business.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director, Business Services of Power Rental Solutions

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

ERS provides turnkey rental solutions for planned or emergency utility needs, 24/7/365.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Replace internal sales app
• Develop into one stop company wide resource

SOLUTION

How did you find Tevpro?

Referral

Why did you select Tevpro over others?

Great culture fit

How many teammates from Tevpro were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Develop PWA for our company that could aggregate tools and materials for our sales and operations teams in one place. 

• Retire existing sales app (phase 1), connect to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) 
• Add products/pricing/service statuses, etc., connecting to ERP 
• Create a repository for documentation

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Retiring existing app
• User feedback

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

• Very quick to respond
• Highly engaged and interested in the project
• Very fun to collaborate with

What was your primary form of communication with Tevpro?

Virtual Meeting

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

We're impressed with the quality of their deliverables and their attention to detail.

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

We are currently transitioning into an agile development style, so this change, although understandable and valuable, is still a change bringing a different dynamic.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

CIO, Lambda Energy Resources Lambda Energy Resources is an upstream and midstream energy company with assets in Michigan.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Tevpro?

Oracle database conversion into MS SQL

SOLUTION

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

Expertise and quick turnaround were the primary factors

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

Lambda Energy terminated a software contract and the data extract provided was an Oracle .dmp file. Lambda required the database to be converted to MS SQL and Tevpro worked with us to convert the database.

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

Tevpro had one resource on the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The database was successfully converted and Lambda Energy was able to import it into our SQL Server infrastructure.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

This was a small project and required little coordination. I communicated the requirements to Keith and Michael, and Tevpro executed.

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

Tevpro has expertise in several IT areas and is nimble in executing projects with a quick turnaround time.

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

No