Whiz

Introduce your business and what you do there.

Immertec is an US startup that provides a platform for intimate peer to peer virtual surgery training that allows surgeons across different specialties to view real-time surgical training events streamed live in virtual reality. As a team, we believe everyone – regardless of physical location – deserves access to quality care.

By allowing surgeons to remotely train in real-time, we’re dissolving the physical barriers that restrict the adoption of modern medical devices and procedures.

What challenge were you trying to address with the vendor?

As a fast-growing company, we required top quality staff augmentation services for the development team.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We required a few positions with specific skill sets to work on different internal engineering projects. Whiz provided the talent necessary to meet those requirements and they have worked directly with myself and the tech team on each assignment.

What is the team composition?

Our Director of Engineer and UI Developer were the main contacts for Whiz and the talent they provided.

How did you come to work with the vendor?

Through a recommendation from our CEO.

How much have you invested with them?

It is an ongoing staff augmentation Service. Monthly it is usually between USD $4,000 to 15,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We are currently working together and have just renewed our Statement of Work until the end of the year.

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

Due to the nature of our IP, I cannot disclose details of the work.

How did the vendor perform from a project management standpoint?

The team delivered on time with most tasks when circumstances required some adjustments and re-prioritizing.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Many of the developers working with Whiz are very talented. Whiz was also flexible and communicative, willing to adapt in order to meet our needs.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Some developers require more training/experience when it comes to working within other companies. It’s an opportunity to ensure they understand how to best integrate into cultures, such as when to attend meetings and communicate effectively with the internal team.

Introduce your business and what you do there

I'm the VP of strategy and tech of a co-living platform.

What challenges were you trying to address with Whiz?

As part of our integral experience, we will be offering our tenants a mobile app that allows them to be a part of a community and communicate with the management and members of the company. So I contacted Whiz to help us develop this app.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Whiz uses Agile for the development and React for designed modules — our app is tailor-made. It's been designed from scratch, and it's available for Android and iOS. They also integrate our design with our PMS system.

What was the team composition?

I’ve worked directly with 5–6 members of their team.

How did you come to work with Whiz?

I know them personally, but I chose them because of their speed, dedication, professionalism, and affordability. I've asked for proposals from other companies, but they've always been the best.

How much have you invested in them?

We've spent around $12,000 with them so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in August 2021, and the engagement is ongoing.

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

Their work has been great; they always meet our expectations, and their work is of excellent quality.

How did Whiz perform from a project management standpoint?

Their communication is very fluid; they are available 24/7 in many different communication channels and are professional at meeting deadlines.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They understand our needs and project them into the future; when they created the app, they already made proposals for the 2.0 version. They're a fascinating team that looks ahead into the future.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don't think there's anything they can improve on.

Introduce your business and what you do there

I'm an executive at a baby clothing company.

What challenges were you trying to address with Whiz?

We needed help with everything related to digital marketing.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We work with Whiz to grow our online presence and web sales. They’ve been managing our social media, digital marketing, and ad campaigns.

What was the team composition?

I work directly with 5–6 people on their team, but they delegate to a bigger group.

How did you come to work with Whiz?

We knew them personally, so we knew about their work and contacted them for this project.

How much have you invested in them?

We invest around $3,000 with them every month.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in April 2021, and it is an ongoing collaboration.

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

I’m delighted with their work, as always. There is an adjustment period in every new working relationship, but we are going very well; we’ve grown our web sales by 30%, which is great.

How did Whiz perform from a project management standpoint?

Their communications are excellent; that’s been one of the things I like the most about working with them. Whenever anything comes up, they answer with an organized approach, which helps them meet the deadlines. We talk mainly via Whatsapp and email, and they have a great response time.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They act as a part of our company; I've never felt like I'm working with an external service provider — that has been very important for us. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

They are great with English, but they could work on adding an American touch to their campaigns.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a project lead at a gas company. 

What challenge were you trying to address with Whiz?

We were looking to acquire new clients via our digital channels. 

What was the scope of their involvement?

Whiz manages our social media campaigns on Instagram, Facebook, and so on. They’re basically in charge of generating content for our social media. Additionally, they’ve helped us with our landing page.

What is the team composition?

We work with around six people.

How did you come to work with Whiz?

Someone referred them to us, so we contacted them along with a few other agencies. They participated in a few trials and ended up being the best fit for us.

How much have you invested with them?

We spend around $10,000 every month.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project started in March 2020 and is ongoing.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 
Thanks to Whiz’s help, we now have an automated channel for lead generation. They’ve helped us reach our target number of 600 leads per month. 

How did Whiz perform from a project management standpoint?

In terms of scheduling, they’re always on point and go the extra mile.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The Whiz team is young, agile, flexible, and always has innovative approaches for lead generation. They’re not only experts in lead generation, but they’re also highly creative — that combination is really what makes their work so good.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They’re great at digital marketing, but they have some room to improve technology-wise.

Introduce your business and what you do there 

I’m a project manager at an insurance broker company.

What challenges were you trying to address with Whiz?

We hired them to develop a mobile app for us.

What was the scope of their involvement? 

Whiz began by documenting our client’s UX to evaluate and find the best choice for us before developing our Android and iOS native app. We wanted the app to enable our customers to review their insurance policies and to view the contact information of account executives, among other things. We also wanted to allow non-clients to view general information and invitations to purchase a policy within our company.

What was the team composition?

We worked with five people, including a UX designer, a project manager, and 3 developers. 

How did you come to work with Whiz?

They were referred by a friend, so we approached them. After seeing their portfolio, we had a small test project and we liked the results, so we decided to work with them.

How much have you invested in them?

We spent 60,000–80,000 Peruvian soles (approximately $14,500–$19,4000 USD). 

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from September 2019–February 2021.

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

Our users really liked our app, and they mentioned that they appreciated the fact that it was very neat. On top of that, the colors and the whole visual setup were very practical and easy to use.

How did Whiz perform from a project management standpoint? 

We had some delays in the initial schedule, but they were mostly caused by delays in our own processes. We primarily used email, phone calls, and WhatsApp to communicate, but they also used Slack to communicate within our teams.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It would’ve been better if the testing process was part of their package. However, we had to hire and pay that separately.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

You should be very clear about your needs and try to focus on that more than the operational details.

Introduce your business and what you do there. 

I’m the digital transformation leader of a personal care retail company.
 

What challenges were you trying to address with Whiz?

During the last couple of years, we have been going through a digital transformation process for some of our brands. Last year, due to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company decided to start selling directly through digital channels. We started with a Facebook chatbot and created a new website — this year, we began a strategy to analyze our target customers to develop products and digital services to serve them. 

We realized, however, that we still lacked many skills within our team to execute this project. Because of this, we decided to work with an external agency.
 

What was the scope of their involvement?

They have adapted to our previous platforms such as WordPress and WooCommerce, but they have also proposed new approaches and technologies.

What was the team composition?

I've worked directly with 6–7 people.

How did you come to work with Whiz?

We met Whiz through a referral. When we met with them, their understanding of our business really stood out, so we decided to move forward with our collaboration. 

What is the status of this engagement? 

We started working with Whiz in June 2021, and it is an ongoing collaboration.
 

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

We’ve seen a great improvement in performance and data integration. We are now able to work with our analytics and data in a more structured way — we have also improved our payment processing system.

How did Whiz perform from a project management standpoint?

It’s a bit difficult to judge their scheduling, because we haven’t been very strict with deadlines. For instance, we wanted to start work by a certain date but had a relaunching process of our website and were not able to do it until later. Issues like these are very common and happen within every company — Whiz has been very flexible to adapt and adjust the scope and schedule of the project to meet what we need. Going forward, however, I would like to make sure that we adhere to a certain project management methodology, such as Scrum.

What did you find most impressive about them?

What has been most impressive to me about Whiz is their flexibility and willingness to adapt to changes. They really consider the needs of our business, which set them apart from other vendors on the market. In recent years, we have worked with many different partners, and none but Whiz adapted so perfectly to our business leads. They were able to meet everything we had in mind for this technical lead role.

Are there any areas they could improve?

When it came to their workflows and framework, I would have liked to know more about their methodologies. If I had that insight, we might have been able to adapt and streamline our collaboration processes. 
 

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the marketing manager of a construction materials brand.

What challenge were you trying to address with Whiz?

We hired Whiz to provide us with digital marketing support.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Whiz is our main provider for everything related to digital marketing. The team manages our social media, creates our content, and oversees our ad campaigns. 

What is the team composition?

We are currently working with five people from their team.

How did you come to work with Whiz?

We’ve worked with Whiz on a different project four years ago. Even though we evaluated different agencies for this new undertaking, we decided to go with Whiz again because they were the best at adapting to the needs of our brand. They proved to be very versatile and already knew and understood our business and business sector.

How much have you invested with them?

We spend between 5,000–8,000 soles (approximately $1,200–$1,900 USD) per month. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We have been working constantly since March 2020 and it is an ongoing collaboration.

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

We used to publish our own content before Whiz came on, but we didn’t connect with our audience the way we do today. We now have content that generates great value for our target audience. The most evident result we’ve gotten is an increase in our following and engagement rate, and that has a lot to do with Whiz’s work.

How did Whiz perform from a project management standpoint?

Whiz is very good at meeting deadlines. They are also very versatile, able to adapt and respond to any unplanned changes.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The art direction of our monthly campaigns has been very good. Whiz is capable of translating what we want to communicate into an effective campaign.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We did encounter some inconvenience when it came to adapting our schedule. This was during the time when unplanned changes surged. They were able to solve that, however, so that improved very quickly.

Please describe your company and your position there.

A company that produces beauty and hair care products for retail business.

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

With Whiz, they had to design our websites for our brands and they could develop them with a perfect design and with an excelent time record. What is more, they were a great support for us in the task of having back a website that was offline.

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

Mainly, the perfec actitude that they always been working with us in previous projects. Also, the nice results they promised before and that they could get.

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

We started always with meetings. They gave us the formal documents to start working. The work starts in progress, acording to their deadlines and then we had feedbacks and suggests that they take to improve the development. Finally they make sure that the development had all the tools and access installed to work.

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

A project manager that was always on communication, and 2 web developers.

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

• Traffic Increase
• We could share our website with other areas of our company
• We could use now the web to make traffic from our social networking account
• Design of the contents.

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

They had always a great actitude to keep in touch with clients. If something is not working or if everything it is ok, they always communicate with you about projects. They use mails or phone calls, phone messages to keep in touch.

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

The actitude and the knowledge. Always there is a solution for them. We had many issues with our webs and they helped us a lot to resolve them. They manage platforms that other developers does not manage. We were really glad for that.

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

Maybe they could start using other platforms to comunicate the progress. Platforms like Clickup or any that could help to organize more the work. Just because is like a trend nowadays with developers and clients.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Chief Technology Officer

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

We had an initiative at the beginning of the pandemic that we wanted to get addressed very fast. Whiz helped us with an up and running platform that helped thousands of people to get medical advice during the hardest lockdowns. We have kept the relationship with Whiz since then.

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

A scalable, flexible platform that helped thousands of people to get medical advice during the hardest lockdowns in the COVID pandemic.

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

We delivered it in 8 days, with scalability, a great QA, and documentation ready to introduce more features. We used a pretty straightforward js stack over AWS.

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

4, PM, Front, Back, Designer, and CTO

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

It helped thousands of people to get medical advice during the hardest lockdowns.

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

It was very dynamic and based on our needs, and the needs of the people we wanted to help. We were over zoom most of the time and used a mix of formal and informal (excel) tools to follow up, but everything was well organized!

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

Their flexibility, creativity, and willingness to help, and technical acumen were their most impressive traits.

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

Maybe help us be more organized to cause less noise to them for the requirements. Finally, they handled that appropriately, but it should be also better for them to prevent it.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of the startup.

For what projects/services did your company hire Whiz?

Rebuild our mobile app since it had many failures to date.

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

We did research among several alternatives and chose one based on the greatest number of references and costs.

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

Creation of the app with the improvement of the design and resolution of the faults.

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

N.d.

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

The final app (IOS and Android) with better functionality allowed our app to be relaunched successfully. Whiz was highly professional in successfully delivering the final product.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The work was carried out mainly by their side since we do not have a tech team.

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

The quality of the service they offer and that their team is quite responsive on a day-to-day basis regarding progress and adjustments to the work plan

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

I can't think of anything they need to improve on.