CIGen

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Leader of Software Engineering of Porch Group Media

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Data hygiene and standardization with audience profiling and marketing.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Help us to find passionate and knowledgeable candidates within the tech industry

SOLUTION

How did you find CIGen?

Referral

Why did you select CIGen over others?

• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from CIGen were assigned to this project?

16

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

We are currently building a platform that should help consolidate all of our data and our customers data. This platform has multiple services embedded within it to help with our clients data needs. We have also worked on a Consolidated Data store within our own company to allow us to streamline our processes in a more dynamic way. PGM has many sectors within it and we have worked with Cigen to help fulfill, QA, Software Engineering, Product/Project Management, Design, and Data Science roles.  

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were able to streamline our data ingestion processes with newer tech stacks. This allowed us to remove the single dependency builds that were created from legacy. The performance optimazations allowed us to change the process from a manual 3 month process to an automated service that can ingest sources as they come in.

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

Working with Cigen has been a pleasure. I've been working with certain folks for over 3 years now and we are always bringing on more members. We have many different projects due to all the services our company delivers. The Product Management team has been outstanding and vital in helping to orchestrate some of these goals the business has. The developers are passionate and knowledgeable in their profession. QA and Design work well with all the teams and give suggestions to help when needed. Overall the experience with Cigen has always been appreciated. If the business doesn't changes our work priorities we usually always meet our deadlines.

What was your primary form of communication with CIGen?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Cigen has a lot of talent within their company. We have hired differnet levels of engineering, qa, prodect management, and data science to help facilitate our processes. The people I have been working with are very passionate and knowledgeable in their fields. Cigen has helped us to find great fits for our companies needs.

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

Cigen has been a pleasure to work with so this hasn't been an issue.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO at tech staffing vendor Perceptionbox, we extend Software engineering teams remotely in Europe and save 5 months and $50-100k per year for every hire of our clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

For one of our Israeli based clients we were looking for Mobile dev team to build the mobile app and make it go to the production. The team was intent to build all the main features and functions and make sure the app is stable to being released.

SOLUTION

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

After the 1st round of search and interviews we selected CiGen to move forward because of their established experience and focus on Xamarin app development. CiGen were able to present relevant portfolio of similar projects accomplished and 5 different experienced engineers to choose from.

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

The team had a series of discovery meetings, their first step was to research on possible stack, solutions and integrations. Key deliverables were: Creation of location module; Bus and stops module development; Video-calls functionality implementation. The team used Xamarin as their main technology. They managed to utilize the best and feasible engineering practices and UX approach to make sure the app is convenient for the sensitive user category it was created for.

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

2 Software engineers Middle-Senior levels.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The customer created all the needed functions, held series of demos to stakeholders and eventually went to production. Then they decided to support the project with their local Israeli-based resources.

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

The project management was handled by the client. They had daily calls, 2 weeks sprint plannings, task management was in Jira. Time reporting in Clockify.

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

Their software development skills were amazing! That was not only technical but also a cultural fit with the client! They communicated in loyal and assertive way. It was obvious that engineers like the project and idea a lot and they put much effort to make it live. All the parties were happy about communication style and performance speed.

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

Can't think of anything.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of a Swedish digital business development firm. We have been in the software development industry since late 90's. We are creating sustainable and innovative digital solutions for our planet and refining people's everyday life. Our company will work for a sustainable future where we, together with partners, create innovative digital solutions. We offer the platform for innovative digital entrepreneurs, we invest with a platform and solid technical know-how. We are responsible for all technology and acts in the role of CTO, CIO or CDO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We have been partners with CIGen for many years and when it was time to establish new solutions based upon our platform, the choice was simple. CIGen has delivered perfect results before and we are confident that this project is no exception.

SOLUTION

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

The selection was made many years ago and it was based on a number of key factors. It is of utmost importance that we can work with a partner where we challenge each other to better results, this works great together with CiGen.

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

We are establishing three new solutions based on our platform. We at Kodexe carry out business development and set requirements. We then go through the documentation together with the CIGen, which manages the project with good project management and an experienced development team. The development takes place in close collaboration with us and we have daily meetings to ensure good communication and progress. We work according to an agile process that allows us to have full control while there is room for flexibility.

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

There are 6 people on our core team, including a project manager, senior systems architect, business developer, 2 senior full-stack developers and 1 full-stack developer. We also use some experts in different areas for example blockchain.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

This project is not yet finalized, but we see ongoing results every week.

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

The project management is great. We have daily meetings and weekly demos with a very good insight in the joint project. We communicate through Microsoft Teams and Azure Devops.

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

We have a lot of challenges in what we are building and we have direct contact with all team members where we always manage to solve what needs to be solved. The project manager has full control of everything.

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

With the help of CIGen, we solve problems as quickly as possible and improve things along the way.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

 I am the Head of Finance of an utilities company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We develop and offers software solutions that enable increased penetration of clean, renewable energy in electrical distribution grids. We help solve the challenge of managing the intermittent generation of renewable electricity in a more economical way, providing affordable electricity to millions of people around the world.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• support in the software development department

SOLUTION

How did you find CIGen?

Online Search

Why did you select CIGen over others?

Pricing fit our budget

How many teammates from CIGen were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Cigen worked with us for 1 year on the front end of the company's software development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

not applicable to give details, the development has been good and we are very happy with the services provided.

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

not applicable to give details. The development has been good, and we are delighted with the services provided.

What was your primary form of communication with CIGen?

Email or Messaging App

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

The cost

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

no

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of Skytech Control AS

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Product and Tech company with own SaaS platform for asset management, automated on and off-boarding of employees and cost control.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Add additional desired TECH expertise into our projects

SOLUTION

How did you find CIGen?

Online Search

Why did you select CIGen over others?

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

How many teammates from CIGen were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

• Front-end web-applications, Platform APIs and Azure DevOps

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Reducing technical debt
• Support strategic technical initiatives.

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

Works well in general, always things to improve in a partnership.

What was your primary form of communication with CIGen?

Virtual Meeting

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

They’re positive, proactive, and skilled people. 

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

Hands-on project management, pro-active communication when needed.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CTO of Rocktop Technologies

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Rocktop Technologies into managing and maintaining residential mortgage loans and data.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Build and maintain our primary business platform and related applications
• Create a robust data ingestion and management system
• Provide devops services

SOLUTION

How did you find CIGen?

Online Search

Why did you select CIGen over others?

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

How many teammates from CIGen were assigned to this project?

17

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

Build solutions to perform all tasks related to residential mortgage data management. Features include Data management, custom workflow solutions, custom form modules, API services, Web scraping, Micro services.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Sprint review - task completion on time 
• Number of bugs 
• Quality of code 
• Code coverage

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

Like any other project, there have been ups and downs. Tasks were completed most of the time, but there were instances they took longer. Cigen addressed our concerns on time. They were responsible in reviewing and handling issues as they arise.

What was your primary form of communication with CIGen?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I’m impressed with their personal attention to our needs. Hard working team. Many of the team members took ownership of the task, researched and came up with good and innovative solutions

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

Team members need regular training. Keep them current with latest technology trends.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of a Swedish app development agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted help with developing high quality mobile applications.

SOLUTION

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

CIGen has proved to provide excellent quality in previous projects. Great communication and quality code.

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

Mobile app development. Xamarin, Azure, iOS, Android.

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

2 app developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Great attention to detail, high quality code and always delivering on time.

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

Day to day communication was great. Good English skills and always asking relevant questions.

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

Their high-quality coding expertise was unmatched!

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

No.