Arna Softech

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-founder of VIVA Development Strategies

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a consultancy in the social development sector.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Arna Softech to accomplish?

• Build a platform to educate and engage field workers across social projects.

SOLUTION

How did you find Arna Softech?

Referral

Why did you select Arna Softech over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Arna Softech were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Scope: Development of a cross-platform interface (mobile+web) that facilitated the training, deployment and management of field workers working on welfare and social impact projects, across different geographies. 

Arnasoftech was to develop/manage : 

• The backend of the platform 
• A Web interface for platform management 
• A mobile app for field worker engagement 
• Manage deployments and the server on the AWS cloud 
• Regular software support

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Meeting development milestones in a timely fashion, 
• Low errors/bugs/issues, 
• High degree of adherence between planning and design stages to the final working output, 
• Avoidance of cost over-runs

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

Arnasoftech has been excellent in their delivery and management of the project. They have been an excellent partner over the last few years and we confidently rely on them as a tech partner.

What was your primary form of communication with Arna Softech?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their understanding of our business and operational requirements has been phenomenal. The leadership has a wonderful ability to act as partners even in the scoping and planning stages. This inspires a great degree of confidence and comfort to us as an organization; we focus on what we do best and leave the development in their capable hands.

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

Honest submission here would be, nothing! It is extremely rare to find a partner that one can say this about, but Arnasoftech has been an absolute pleasure to work with.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder of LOY Solutions AG

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide a digital ecosystem to help companies carve in, carve out & cut over their business

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Arna Softech to accomplish?

• Build an application for cut over management

SOLUTION

How did you find Arna Softech?

Referral

Why did you select Arna Softech over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Arna Softech were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Web application for cut over management. 

• Login page - including login using Microsoft account, Google account or LinkedIn account 
• Subscription workflow - integration with Stripe User management page including management of invitations for other users 
• Master data management page for managing the work times, the calculation components like calendar and work type 
• Excel download and upload integration including logic to check for data entry errors and data inconsistencies 
• Functionality for unlimited extension of the number of columns in the application and in the Excel integration 
• Plan page including possibility to do changes in grid view Detail page per task (line item) 
• Calculation engine to calculate critical path based on defined dependencies 
• Dry run page to register actual duration Function to update durations with actual duration 
• Gantt chart representation of the critical path 
• Orchestration of plan execution including mobile phone integration

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Application that works in accordance with the defined user stories

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

Execution was and is done in sprints. User stories are assigned to sprints. Management of the backlog through DevOps.

What was your primary form of communication with Arna Softech?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We're impressed with their strong understanding of our business needs.

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

There is always room for improvement. Discipline in sticking to the planned sprint content.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Transformation & Change Manager at Energy Trading Company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Energy Trading

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Arna Softech to accomplish?

• Technical Implementation of a Change & Transformation Framework

SOLUTION

How did you find Arna Softech?

Other

Why did you select Arna Softech over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned
• Other

What was the size of Arna Softech’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

Arnatech was chosen as a partner to build a Change and Transformation Framework Tool based on a individually developped concept. In collaboration with us, Arnatech was responsible for the technical part in terms of coding , bug fixing and operations/maintenance. Key deliverables: - User Front End - DB Architechture - Integration in Azure - Technical Maintenance

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The Change and Transformation Tool (e.g. user front-end) has been rolled out and is being used in order to support the business Change and Transformation initiatives of our division.

What was your primary form of communication with Arna Softech?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

In Arna Softech, we have found a very dedicated IT partner. They were flexible enough to adjust to our priorities and needs, taking care of the ressources entrusted to it. The collaboration is characterized by transparency, agility and flexibility, so that the implementation (from the development of the idea to the final roll-out) went smoothly and could be implemented in a very short time.

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

Arnatech is up to speed in building business understanding and translating business requirements into code, furthermore they have shown flexibility (e.g. timing, ressource allocation) around priorisation of the items we wanted to have.

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

no

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an Executive at a-connect

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Provide consultancy services

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Arna Softech to accomplish?

• Sharpen and modernize our profile in the market
• Rebuild the website as part of this effort
• Improve integration between website and the Salesforce backend

SOLUTION

How did you find Arna Softech?

Referral

Why did you select Arna Softech over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Responsiveness

How many teammates from Arna Softech were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

• Detailing the design of the website; translating the proposals of the design agency into detailed web-design 
• Complete new website 
• Integration with custom portal for partners
• integration with Salesforce workflows 
• Mobile apps for the major platforms 
• Update custom portal

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Mobile apps and websites that work and serve the overarching goal of improving our profile in the market

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

Very responsive and flexible. The project overall was well planned; enough time to deliver.

What was your primary form of communication with Arna Softech?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Being an Indian company, internally they seemed to hold themselves to higher, European quality standards.

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

Improve the transparency on the progress of the work.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Software Director of Rooster Asset Tracking

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Construction IoT SaaS

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Arna Softech to accomplish?

• Supplement dev team resources

SOLUTION

How did you find Arna Softech?

Referral

Why did you select Arna Softech over others?

Referred to me

How many teammates from Arna Softech were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Development of custom .NET application software. Deployments to AWS. Testing on release.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Development of v1.0 product proof of concept. 
• Development of v2.0 product in progress.

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

Tasks delivered on time. Their work meets our acceptance criteria.

What was your primary form of communication with Arna Softech?

Email or Messaging App

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

Easy to communicate with this company.

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

N/A

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive of a software company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Custom Software Development

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Arna Softech to accomplish?

• Speed up the development process
• Integrate new process

SOLUTION

How did you find Arna Softech?

• Online Search

Why did you select Arna Softech over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Arna Softech were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Integrate several features into our existing system

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The systems that we put into place were completed and ready to use

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

Schedule was good, and timing was as expected.

What was your primary form of communication with Arna Softech?

• Virtual Meeting

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

The communication was clear and easy to understand

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

Not that I can think of

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Generic Applications of Sigvaris Management AG

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

SIGVARIS GROUP is a consumer/patient oriented solution provider in healthcare with nearly 160 years of history in compression garments and more than 60 years of expertise in medical compression.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Arna Softech to accomplish?

• Development and Migration of customized SharePoint online application using Workflows for Action, Audit and Tasks

SOLUTION

How did you find Arna Softech?

Referral

Why did you select Arna Softech over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Arna Softech were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

• Workflow Applications to replace current VDOC Documentation
• Audit and Actions Database Workflow Application to replace “gestion des exigences” (law and regulations)
• Workflow Application to manage general services request (site HU and SL) SP SC for File Center
• Workflow Application to replace “gestion des tâches” User training for each application

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Requirment documentation
• data migration / cutover / training plans
• access rights structure
• solutions development according Project Plan
• test cases per application
• testing results
• training execution
• Migration and Go-Live
• Financials

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

Project Management was done on customer side

What was your primary form of communication with Arna Softech?

• Virtual Meeting

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

• motivated team who understands business requirements
• flexible
• the quality of services was impressive

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

active communication is key and could be improved

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of Specter, LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Software development services and CTO level consulting.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Arna Softech to accomplish?

• Build a new application for the insurance industry

SOLUTION

How did you find Arna Softech?

Online Search

Why did you select Arna Softech over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Arna Softech were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

The project has consisted of multiple applications including a rate, pay, bind online application for the insurance industry, a comparative rating engine, and the ability to process 50,000+ transactions a day.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• ArnaSoft has continued to deliver high quality software after software while maintaining and updating existing code. The project has earned the respective companies several million dollars annual in new business and revenue, and tens of thousands of transactions run through their software every day.

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

Arnasoft is always on time and has excellent communication skills. They understand the needs and ask questions for clarification, and get deliverables done quickly and efficiently.

What was your primary form of communication with Arna Softech?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The people that work there actually care about what they do every day, they work hard and try hard to push themselves and get better every day. A true culture of continuous improvement.

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

No.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of Multiple Companies

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

A SaaS company for online forms and workflows.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Arna Softech to accomplish?

• Help Develop multiple web modules for our SaaS product
• Help Develop a mobile app
• Help with maintenance and upkeep

SOLUTION

How did you find Arna Softech?

Online Search

Why did you select Arna Softech over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Other

What was the size of Arna Softech’s team?

6-10 Employees

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

We have worked multiple projects with Arna Softech from web development, web design, to mobile development. With varying degrees of difficulty. They have always done well.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Working solutions without bugs.

What was your primary form of communication with Arna Softech?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I have always been the project manager assigning tasks and creating a timeline with their input. Once that is set, they follow the timeline/tasks and update me daily.

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

Ability to work on new complex items and discuss goals without just completing tasks that don't meet the goal.

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

When new people start their English-speaking skill are basic and it takes a little time to get them trained.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the project manager of Axpo Solutions AG

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Energy trading (power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil) and origination.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Arna Softech to accomplish?

• Build and support a bespoke software in the area of market data licences
• Enhance the solution incrementally based on users' demand

SOLUTION

How did you find Arna Softech?

Referral

Why did you select Arna Softech over others?

Good value for cost, Referred to me, Company values aligned

What was the size of Arna Softech’s team?

1 Employee

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

Building an MS SQL (on premise) database with data feeds from the company's various golden sources such as active directory (employee data), HR system (employee data), central master data management system (counterparty data). Building a web based user interface to enable end user interaction. Building automated export functionality for consumer systems. Extending the business functionality over time and based on business demand by cost allocation and invoice allocation functionalities.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Software
• Software support

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

Delivery happened based on agreed timelines.

What was your primary form of communication with Arna Softech?

Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

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

Their support during critical situations was outstanding. We appreciate how they took responsibility for the solution.

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

Diversified support model by involving more than 1 person (back up).