Z-Wolves Development

Please describe your company and your position there.

Global design and development company Global project manager

For what projects/services did your company hire Z-Wolves Development?

Development services on a current client project - due to internal staffing issues we asked Z-wolves to help support on a current project with tight deadlines.

What were your goals for this project?

Digital development, project management support and out of hours support. Do to the timezones Z-wolves were a great party to help the UK team.

How did you select this vendor?

We selected them from a shortlist of 4 suppliers. The project was given to Z-wolves due to the technical understanding of the project

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

website dev, PM support and website support

What was the team composition?

Total team - 8 members

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

very good feedback from the client - our teams worked well together and resolved any issues that came about from the client requests

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Everything was arranged through the Jira tracking board for tickets. Sprints for current work and sprints for support and out of hours requests.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

very flexible to cover any issues on an agile process

Are there any areas for improvement?

none

Please introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the head of the project partsbit.com

What challenge were you trying to address with Z-wolves development?

Site operation problems

What was the scope of their involvement?

Setting up cache on Drupal 7, code optimization.

What is the team composition? 

One senior-level Drupal developer.

How did you come to work with Z-wolves development?

Successful collaboration in the past. We’ve been cooperating with Z-Wolves since 2017.

How much have you invested with them?

€880 (approximately $1000 USD).

What is the status of this engagement? 

5 days

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

Site performance has skyrocketed

How did Z-wolves development perform from a project management standpoint? 

Their operative communication was at its highest level.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Professionalism, intercommunication.

Are there any areas they could improve?  

No   

Do you have any advice for potential customers?  

Highly recommended.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the owner of Max Media BV, a video production company that specializes in the pharmaceutical and e-learning industries.

For what projects/services did your company hire Z-Wolves Development?

We created an online platform to host interactive videos, and we were looking for a programmer to make some changes to existing plugins, or to develop new plugins, to help us produce a pilot site.

What were your goals for this project?

We believe that people can learn better, easier, and with more fun when using videos, instead of with traditional, text-based e-learning. We were busy developing a pilot test site and we weren’t able to overcome certain downsides of existing plugins. We needed a rock-solid site with easy to use video content and a clean looking plugin that produced certificates.

How did you select this vendor?

After placing a message on LinkedIn, Z-Wolves contacted me and asked if we were thinking of outsourcing the project. Normally, we’d hire a Dutch company, but I had a good feeling Z-Wolves knowledge, and they were very persistent. Their pricing was very good and their estimated production time was very short.

Can you go into detail about the services they provided and the scope of the project?

Z-Wolves developed two plugins for us. The first one is a plugin that tweaks the existing video player so it’s usable for our needs. The second one produces a PDF on a part of the page and involved creating stylesheets. They worked in PHP and HTML5.

What was the team composition?

We had one main point of contact who was in charge of communication, and then we also worked with a programmer.

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

It is not clear if the project we're working on is a game-changer for us. That’s why we started with a pilot.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

They communicated very well and their English was perfect, so there were no huge miscommunications or language problems. We received a daily report from their programmer so I always knew exactly what our status was.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their communication was perfect, and we loved the way they took the project seriously, even though it was relatively small. The speed and skills of their programmer also stood out. Within a week we had everything we needed for the project.

Are there any areas where they can improve?

I actually can’t think of anything. When I need more programming magic I’ll surely contact them again.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the director at an online marketing agency.

For what projects/services did your company hire Z-Wolves Development?

We worked with Z-Wolves Development to develop additional functionalities for existing websites.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to add features to an end-client’s Drupal 7.0 website and update the core code.

Can you go into detail about the services they provided and the scope of the project?

Z-Wolves Development worked directly with the CMS in a formal staged development environment. The team worked with JavaScript, HTML, PHP, and CSS. They also did testing.

What was the team composition?

We worked with an account manager and a senior developer.

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

Overall, the results were excellent. The end-client discovered a bug—the result of lacking user testing—but Z-Wolves fixed the issue in short order. We didn’t have any complaints and would happily engage them again.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

The account manager was very effective. Their responses were thorough.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The team had great technical knowledge of the platform, but they were also willing to learn new technologies, particularly with the hosting provider.

Are there any areas where they can improve?

Partnerships with an outsourcing company are learning experiences. Certain practices are not standard in every country and clients will need time to adjust to different conventions.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the COO of Emergya-Digital, a global IT services and software development company.

For what projects/services did your company hire Z-Wolves Development?

We needed a new website built on Drupal 8.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted high-quality development services.

How did you select this vendor?

They came with good recommendations.

What was the team composition?

We worked with one backend and one frontend technician.

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

Thought the project is ongoing, we have been pleased with the results so far.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We have a project manager who continuously assists us, and we meet with their technicians daily.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

We were pleased with their expertise in Drupal 8. They also communicated with our team very well. They develop quickly, on time, and with quality.

Are there any areas where they can improve?

There was a language barrier because some of their developers only speak Russian. They solved the problem by bringing in another English-speaking technician.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m CEO and project manager at TIP Solutions.

For what projects/services did your company hire Z-Wolves Development?

We needed frontend development and consulting services for a Drupal CMS.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted the frontend completed as soon as possible.

How did you select this vendor?

They had a good reputation for Drupal development.

Describe the project in detail.

They executed the project in Scrum.

What was the team composition?

The team included two backend developers and one frontend developer.

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

They delivered on time. There are no measurable results because the site isn’t launched.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had weekly sprint meetings and daily stand-ups. Z-Wolves also provided daily updates via a project management tool. The team was responsive to technical problems, often solving the issues within hours.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Deliveries and follow-ups were quick.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Developers can always write code faster.