UKAD

Please describe your company and your position there.

FlexMade is a software research and development company operating since 2006. We offer a wide range of related services such as eCommerce, mobile, or web application development with a varied technology stack. And I am the CEO and founder of FlexMade.

For what projects/services did your company hire UKAD?

We started cooperation with UKAD because of the necessity to onboard more experts to our projects than we have. Assistance from the UKAD's side was especially valuable when FlexMade needed some rare specialists like skilled DevOps or UI/UX designers, which couldn't be hired in a few days. We also involved UKAD developers for several of our projects due to their unique expertise and comfortable communication. Actually, UKAD is the first choice in cases when we need to enforce our team, especially, talking about a certified .NET developer with Azure expertise.

What were your goals for this project?

Talking about outstaffing services, it's not difficult to establish goals. On each project with UKAD, we expected professionalism, responsibility, flawless delivery, and proactive communication. Actually, there are no additional criteria for team augmentation and similar services.

How did you select UKAD?

We have been collaborating for years, so guys from UKAD took part in many FlexMade projects. At first, we used their services, because I'm acquainted with Denys and Alex, the founders, know their experience and work ethics, thus decided to try.

Describe the project in detail.

UKAD provided us with so-called outstaffing or team augmentation services. From time to time, we involved developers, as well as other specialists, from UKAD in our projects to fill gaps in our expertise or use some unique skills in the shortest terms. For FlexMade, it was a better option than hiring, onboarding, and so on, especially for a single project.

What was the team composition?

Despite the years of collaboration we didn't establish any service frameworks or so, we're quite flexible in resource management and used team augmentation as needed. In most cases, of course, we hired front- and back-end developers but not only them. We also involved DevOps and UI/UX experts from UKAD in FlexMade’s projects.

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

I can't share any information because as any good software development company, we keep our NDAs. But we appreciate UKAD's contribution to our products and will gladly cooperate in further.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

On most projects, we have our internal project management appointed, otherwise the end customers manage the process themselves. Developers from UKAD perfectly joined our workflow and performed as good as our in-house team.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I can't underline any specific points, because our collaboration was both productive and cozy. It was just like our internal team that takes part in all the processes but never drinks our coffee.

Are there any areas for improvement?

UKAD seems to be a perfect partner. Of course, we got some issues during these years, but they didn't have a tangible impact on the workflow, thus I don't want to criticize from this point of view.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I represent the company from Sweden which operates a social platform for sharing recommendations of premium leisures.

For what projects/services did your company hire UKAD, and what were your goals?

We hired UKAD to develop an iOS application and a kind of promotional website, which may represent our vision, as well as display some featured content, news, and so forth. Actually, we were looking for a reliable vendor to bring ideas to life. First of all, to create a beautiful app with easy management, and maintain it.

How did you select UKAD and what were the deciding factors?

I selected UKAD by the reference of another creative entrepreneur who had quite a great history of cooperation with them.

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

As mentioned earlier, I came to UKAD for a mobile app. But, actually, the final solution emerged much more complex. It consists of a website on Umbraco, an application, and an API, which is the nub of the whole solution. It's used to publish content from the website to the application, so management takes several clicks without developers. Then, UKAD polished and maintained the app for around 4 years.

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

The team composition was constant: most of the time, we were working with backend and frontend developers, QA, and project manager.

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

The app is used by many famous people and have been featured in Vogue.

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

We arranged communications through the Project Manager from UKAD's side. Denis, the CEO, personally managed most of the project, and at the support stage, we worked with Yurij. The quality of management and communications was brilliant, I can't remember any accidents, so we got years of bountiful cooperation.

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

We're impressed with the quality, delivery, communications, and the results. UKAD did an impressive job overall.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I'd gladly refer UKAD

Please describe your company and your position there.

I represent an Fintech startup working on modern payment solutions as "buy now, pay later". We've successfully started in Sweden and now Sweetpay is operating in Chile.

For what projects/services did your company hire UKAD?

We hired UKAD to develop an API which is a vital part of our new product.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was to develop an API and to wrap it into the useful UI.

How did you select this vendor?

My friends referred UKAD to me as a company with great experience in work with Nordic companies. Then, I decided to take a look at their website and reviews, and found quite a lot of good comments, especially, from Swedish people. For me, it's a good point that the company shares similar cultural values and business practices.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

I don't want to disclose technical details because it's our know-how. The UKAD team developed a web API used to collect and process important data.

What was the team composition?

We hired two developers and the Project Manager. Everything else handled on our side.

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

I can't provide any financial data. But, I am 100% confident that developers from UKAD did a great job.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

There was a Project Manager on the UKAD's side, so the team was almost self-managed. For me, it was very comfortable because most of the technical points were solved immediately and our side could concentrate on the other processes.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The most impressive in UKAD is the fact that cooperation with them was as easy as with a company from Sweden. Security, openness, and transparency aren't spare words for them. But quality and expertise are also a top-grade level.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Actually, no, UKAD seems to be a really good company to cooperate with.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Founder and CEO of Mimir International. Mimir Test is our platform allowing users to improve results in cognitive tests used in the hiring process. By doing these tests, users improve their chance to pass a job interview successfully and/or improve cognitive ability.

For what projects/services did your company hire UKAD?

I described the logics, made some sketches and prepared most of the documentation. So, I was looking for somebody to bring this idea to life. UKAD performed all the development and Quality Assurance works. They have also researched and implemented awesome visual charts which play a valuable impact on the whole project's imaginary.

What were your goals for this project?

To develop a robust website with my design. And make everything work properly.

How did you select this vendor?

I've got a recommendation to work with UKAD, checked their website and reviews, and realized that I want to work with them.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

I've requested the development of the web platform according to my design. The UKAD team performed both front and back end development, built server infrastructure and covered it with tests, as expected.

They also found and implemented several interesting solutions to build great charts with various scores and operate multilingual pages with similar content. Now, we are polishing Mimir Tests with additional products and features while we promote the platform.

What was the team composition?

Back end developer, front end developer, Solution Architect, Project Manager, QA and from time to time DevOps.

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

The platform launch have made it possible for us to engage with the market and begin our promotion. It is early days yet but the results have been promising despite the on-going crisis.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

It wasn't brilliant in the beginning, but I talked to the project manager Oleg and we've changed the communication model. Today everything is okay and I always know what's going on in the project. We have weekly demos and planning running inside the overall master plan which is comfortable for everyone and easy to manage.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

UKAD is very client-oriented. Developers never perform useless work, but always search the way to improve business value. The project manager was open and friendly. I also enjoy the proactive position in planning and management of delivery which built on understanding both business and tech aspects of the project.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I can always wish for even faster deliveries, but to be honest I would rather have the right product with superior quality tomorrow than a less than 100% product today.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of the web development company July Agency. We create web solutions primarily for Northern European business.

For what projects/services did your company hire UKAD?

We decided to augment our team with two additional developers while starting a building business-related project.

What were your goals for this project?

The goal was quite simple: to create a platform that allows finding contractors in the building industry.

How did you select this vendor?

We've picked UKAD for several reasons. At first, the company works with Nordic Countries, so the cooperation should be smooth because we share similar values. Then, UKAD's tech stack totally met our needs. And finally, they have impressive expertise described in the blog and quite good reviews.

Describe the project in detail.

We hired two developers from UKAD for a project build with technologies including .NET core 3.0, Docker, Elasticsearch, Kafka, and MS SQL. Unfortunately, I have no permissions to disclose the rest of the details about this project.

What was the team composition?

Two developers from the UKAD's side. Design, management and quality assurance were handled by our side.

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

The project successfully delivered within time limits, and the customer is happy. In many respects, this is the merit of the UKAD developers.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had daily SCRUM meetings with developers from UKAD. It was the most effective way of cooperating with team members working remotely all time long. While the project successfully delivered and the end customer is happy, the quality of communication was fine.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I'm impressed with the expertise of developers arranged for our project.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I think there is nothing to change. For me, it was flawless collaboration because developers from UKAD work under the high standards while top-management is friendly and helpful.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm CTO of a full-service boutique technology consultancy company. We enable clients globally to create and execute strategies and solutions for their digital transformation. Since 2014 we develop solutions primarily for FMCG, Healthcare, Retail, FinTech, and Media Entertainment industries evolving Data Science, AI, Machine Learning, and other cutting-edge technologies into the 'real-life' business.

For what projects/services did your company hire UKAD?

We hired UKAD several times while we were in the need to temporarily upscale Umbraco engineering resources for project delivery. It is a challenge to find a partner who can ensure quality, who understands and shares our company principles and values and also can provide flexibility and continuity. About two years we started working with UKAD, for team augmentation and will continue working with them in the future.

What were your goals for this project?

The exact goals are protected under NDA. Our collaboration with UKAD was around the delivery of Umbraco-powered enterprise platform with a challenging requirement for quality, stability, and performance.

How did you select this vendor?

It's quite an interesting story. We have been doing research around Umbraco usage and came across UKAD's profile on Medium which was covering the area. So we decided to explore collaboration opportunities. Ukad's CEO Denys was very knowledgable and helpful during the entire engagement process and provided great care and support during the collaboration.

Describe the project in detail.

UKAD provided us with engineering team extension services. Each time we had a need to temporarily upscale the team with top-grade Umbraco expertise — UKAD was there to deliver.

What was the team composition?

Team composition vary based on the project's needs. UKAD helped with engineers with both front-and backend.

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

Mentioned before, most of our projects are under NDA, so I can't share any numbers. Simply can tell we recommend Ukad and will continue working with them.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

All projects with team extension are managed according our processes, led and managed by our in-house team. UKAD was great following our processes. Denys has always been there where we needed alignment or improvements. Denys played an important part in kicking off the collaboration, ensuring the smooth start. Creating a high-performance team between us and UKAD's engineers.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Umbraco engineering knowledge and expertise. Ability to address our needs, deliver quality, accommodate our processes and way of working, last not least — providing flexibility. A combination that is really hard to get.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Overall we have very effective collaboration. The handover process in case of an engineer's replacement is something we jointly improving with UKAD.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the founder and owner of the online boutique Beauty Master with tools and supplies for beauticians. I was operating an Instagram business account for years when I decided to create an e-commerce website to improve reach and increase sales.

For what projects/services did your company hire UKAD?

For the development of the online store with our branded design, and also some related services related to Search Optimization.

What were your goals for this project?

At first, it should be extremely easy to manage without any technical skills at all. Then, it should have great usability for our customers. And the last point, it should look good both on desktop and mobile devices with our recognizable design. And of course, we were looking for something not very expensive.

How did you select this vendor?

I was researching around the web when I found UKAD's website and got interested in their expertise. After several emails, the CEO Denys invited me to visit their office and meet the developers. I was impressed that they could talk about complex things in plain language, so I found the proposal reasonable and we started development.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

UKAD delivered for us everything from the design according to our branding to support and maintenance. They launched a website, implemented basic SEO, and easy product import.

What was the team composition?

Two developers, QA engineer, and Project Manager / Business Analyst.

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

I have no proper data because I don't know how my business would work without a website. But it seems to be a good update. The website allows me to reach more people, use Google rich snippets and ads, and finally increase sales.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

I've got direct contact with my Project Manager Yurij. It was flawless.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

At first, it was the orientation of the customer's needs. While I'm not a tech-savvy person, for me it was very important to know that developers do only things that are really required. Also, I enjoy the quality of communication. And the way how the developers fulfilled my requirements also was impressive. They used Umbraco CMS which is not common, or at least I've never heard about it before, but very comfy and cost-effective.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I'm not sure. Collaboration with UKAD is a great experience.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We're an e-commerce engineering team focused on Magento. Since 2003, we are a reliable B2B partner and help brands, merchants, digital agencies, and software development professionals create effective practical solutions and customer-focused online stores.

For what projects/services did your company hire UKAD?

Our company was looking for help with .NET development for an epic project. As soon as our team focused on the other parts here came a necessity to enforce it with strong .NET expertise.

What were your goals for this project?

To design, develop and test a web part of complex eCommerce solution.

How did you select this vendor?

I met UKAD management at the conference a few years ago and then kept in touch. So, when we've faced a necessity to hire a development team, Denis was one of the first people I've talked to, thanks to the expertise of the UKAD team and many interesting cases. As he promised to start delivery in a week, we made a deal.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

We shared design, all documentation describing the concept, goals and so on. Then the UKAD team developed a whole solution including UI/UX, performed Quality Assurance and support.

They also suggested some technologies to optimize terms and spends which were successfully utilized. As soon as it was an addition to the existing online store, developed to improve buyers' engagement, this project required regular demos to keep the concept.

The manager from UKAD's side established our working process in the most effective way in which we had strong enough communication but never wasted time on vain meetings.

What was the team composition?

There was a project manager, who also acted as an architect, with several developers. We also attracted a UI/UX designer and QA engineers.

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

Sadly, I can't share any numbers. But the delivery UKAD performed played a great impact on the whole project. Finally, our end customer was happy!

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We had well-established project management on the UKAD side. They offered easy communication, regular demos, transparent pricing, and other best practices were included.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

It's expertise. UKAD provides customers access to really skilled developers with an interesting stack. There are not too many companies utilizing such technologies.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We were totally satisfied. They delivered a top-quality product.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CTO of Reviso, a pan-European cloud accounting platform associated with the Italian company TeamSystem, which boasts over 30 years of accounting and compliance experience and employs more than 2000 people. Serving customers in Italy, Spain, Germany, and the UK, we believe in collaboration, and that the better we become at working together, the better we become at doing business. We build efficient, flexible products that strengthen and support the partnerships among small companies, their bookkeepers, and accountants. 

For what projects/services did your company hire UKAD ?

We hired them to rewrite our expense scanner app using React Native as well as expand its functionality. 

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to take advantage of the React Native platform and enable our customers to categorize documents from the app. 

How did you select this vendor?

Not only are their prices fair, but their CTO is highly talented and reliable.

Describe the project in detail.

We provided the wireframes for the app, which was to serve as the foundation for future expansions as well as a base and pipeline for new React Native applications.

The app required the following capabilities: a welcome message at login; a “remember login” option to make repeat logins easy; the use of real-time or previously captured images from a file system to prepare an expense; and the ability to include additional expense details then categorize the expense as either free text completed by the user or a predetermined category pulled from our core application. The expense app would then forward a consolidated document and additional information to the core platform for further action. 

What was the team composition?

In addition to the CTO, we worked with several other skilled developers from UKAD. We also provided a sideline designer and developer to assist as needed.

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

UKAD delivered a flawless app that our customers love. 

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The UKAD team is highly structured and responsive. Regular updates and demos, as well as accurately estimated tasks and direct communication, helped us feel in control of the project and strengthened our confidence and trust in them.

They offered good, proactive suggestions for the challenges we faced and provided great input when identifying issues and alternatives. They also integrated seamlessly into our operations and felt like a part of our team instead of a third-party vendor.  

What did you find most impressive about this company?

This is a very strong and talented company. The owners, who are honest and straight-forward, know their business and their craft exceptionally well. 

Are there any areas for improvement?

There are none so far. We enjoyed working with UKAD and look forward to doing so again in the future.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the CTO and founder of a software company based around the product we developed.

For what projects/services did your company hire UKAD?

We were originally an IT consultancy that produced numerous projects for large agencies. We had an idea for a SaaS product, but we didn’t have the resources.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted a product that competes with other commercial offers in the same area. The product would have a defined roadmap and could be efficiently used by existing or potential customers.

How did you select this vendor?

A few of my employees worked with UKAD in the past and were pleased with the experience.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

UKAD developed a document management and sales enablement platform that runs on MS Azure and with three websites connected to the backend. There is an admin site, a website for users to view content, and an internal site for our team. For the sites and backend, our team provided the designs and requirements. An iOS application also connects to the platform. Their team worked on it before we had available resources in-house. UKAD updates the platform and provides maintenance when needed.

What was the team composition?

Initially, we worked with an iOS developer, two backend developers, a frontend developer, and a project manager. We scaled down when the initial project was completed, but we add members when features need to be implemented.

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

The product has attracted paying customers for years. We created a separate company to focus on this product because of its popularity.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was a joint effort. Sometimes I would leave everything to UKAD and receive weekly reports and demos. Other times, I was actively involved in discussions with the developers through Skype.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

All of their employees exhibit a sense of responsibility that shows their dedication to delivering the best product. The core product was the same quality we would’ve expected from an in-house developer. If a serious issue arose, their team responded immediately. UKAD was open to suggestions in all aspects of the project.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There are none that I can think of.