SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were looking to outsource the development and after previous failed attempts making use of developers from other territories, we explored making use of Eastern European developers. Search results showed Limestone had high ratings from their existing clients, so we made contact hoping to put their skills to the test.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They interpreted and developed to spec a new front-end placement management portal. The project began with a technical vetting process, followed by project run through via video call. Once the project was initiated I spent some time at their offices in Kiyv to familiarize the team with the requirements and strategise implementation of components. Once started we continued with daily remote stand-ups and bi-weekly presentation of progress to the project stakeholders. Implementation was prompt and the developers were highly vested in the success of the project as well as the quality and maintainability of the software.

What was the team composition?

The project team had 4 people, myself as the technical coordinator of the implementation. Limestone supplied two developers, one front and one back-end developer as well as a project manager that would aid in communication when required.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project sped up the delivery of the feature by roughly 2 man months and we were able to use the feature immediately as an example implementation for future projects as well as demo-able POC to client.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was mostly coordinated by myself as this was the arrangement from the onset. External project management was facilitated by Limestone to aid internal communication and planning.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their commitment to the success of the project. They are enthusiastic and focused on adhering to coding best practices. Mark has a hands-on approach to ensure his staff are contributing to client expectation, and open to hear about possible improvements.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None at present.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were looking to outsource the development and after previous failed attempts making use of developers from other territories, we explored making use of Eastern European developers. Search results showed Limestone had high ratings from their existing clients, so we made contact hoping to put their skills to the test.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They interpreted and developed to spec a new front-end placement management portal. The project began with a technical vetting process, followed by project run through via video call. Once the project was initiated I spent some time at their offices in Kiyv to familiarize the team with the requirements and strategise implementation of components. Once started we continued with daily remote stand-ups and bi-weekly presentation of progress to the project stakeholders. Implementation was prompt and the developers were highly vested in the success of the project as well as the quality and maintainability of the software.

What was the team composition?

The project team had 4 people, myself as the technical coordinator of the implementation. Limestone supplied two developers, one front and one back-end developer as well as a project manager that would aid in communication when required.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project sped up the delivery of the feature by roughly 2 man months and we were able to use the feature immediately as an example implementation for future projects as well as demo-able POC to client.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was mostly coordinated by myself as this was the arrangement from the onset. External project management was facilitated by Limestone to aid internal communication and planning.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their commitment to the success of the project. They are enthusiastic and focused on adhering to coding best practices. Mark has a hands-on approach to ensure his staff are contributing to client expectation, and open to hear about possible improvements.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None at present.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were looking to outsource the development and after previous failed attempts making use of developers from other territories, we explored making use of Eastern European developers. Search results showed Limestone had high ratings from their existing clients, so we made contact hoping to put their skills to the test.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They interpreted and developed to spec a new front-end placement management portal. The project began with a technical vetting process, followed by project run through via video call. Once the project was initiated I spent some time at their offices in Kiyv to familiarize the team with the requirements and strategise implementation of components. Once started we continued with daily remote stand-ups and bi-weekly presentation of progress to the project stakeholders. Implementation was prompt and the developers were highly vested in the success of the project as well as the quality and maintainability of the software.

What was the team composition?

The project team had 4 people, myself as the technical coordinator of the implementation. Limestone supplied two developers, one front and one back-end developer as well as a project manager that would aid in communication when required.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project sped up the delivery of the feature by roughly 2 man months and we were able to use the feature immediately as an example implementation for future projects as well as demo-able POC to client.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was mostly coordinated by myself as this was the arrangement from the onset. External project management was facilitated by Limestone to aid internal communication and planning.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their commitment to the success of the project. They are enthusiastic and focused on adhering to coding best practices. Mark has a hands-on approach to ensure his staff are contributing to client expectation, and open to hear about possible improvements.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None at present.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were looking to outsource the development and after previous failed attempts making use of developers from other territories, we explored making use of Eastern European developers. Search results showed Limestone had high ratings from their existing clients, so we made contact hoping to put their skills to the test.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They interpreted and developed to spec a new front-end placement management portal. The project began with a technical vetting process, followed by project run through via video call. Once the project was initiated I spent some time at their offices in Kiyv to familiarize the team with the requirements and strategise implementation of components. Once started we continued with daily remote stand-ups and bi-weekly presentation of progress to the project stakeholders. Implementation was prompt and the developers were highly vested in the success of the project as well as the quality and maintainability of the software.

What was the team composition?

The project team had 4 people, myself as the technical coordinator of the implementation. Limestone supplied two developers, one front and one back-end developer as well as a project manager that would aid in communication when required.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project sped up the delivery of the feature by roughly 2 man months and we were able to use the feature immediately as an example implementation for future projects as well as demo-able POC to client.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was mostly coordinated by myself as this was the arrangement from the onset. External project management was facilitated by Limestone to aid internal communication and planning.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their commitment to the success of the project. They are enthusiastic and focused on adhering to coding best practices. Mark has a hands-on approach to ensure his staff are contributing to client expectation, and open to hear about possible improvements.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None at present.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Thy provided front-and back end development for our mobile app. It’s web and mobile-based and will be available on iOS and Android. We needed a lot of backend user-based data. People are going to have to be able to create user profiles and catch data on when users spend and how much they spend. We also wanted it to look aesthetically pleasing.

What is the team composition?

We have one main point of contact, with 1-2 other members of their team.

How did you come to work with Limestone Digital?

I found them through someone I know personally that works with the team.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested roughly $50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working together in December 2019, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We’re not live yet, but based on my feedback and the opinion of advisors, the site looks great.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They have both a great response and response time. They’re very open to feedback too. They work hard to anticipate possible scenarios, which I appreciate.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, they’ve been pretty smooth.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We hired them based on previous experience.

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

They created a turnkey solution for managing ceremony presenters during sports events. We provided the project scope and did a final check of their output.

What was the team composition?

We worked with three developers, one tester, and the team leader.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We would not have completed this project without an external dev team. They were highly skilled, so the development and support were pretty satisfying.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

They were responsible for project micromanagement and change control. We expected challenging revisions during the development phase, but they solved all issues instantly.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They were a young team and quite cooperative. I was happy to work with them.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

In general, Limestone Digital works together with our US office and provides several layers of resources. They actually handle both project management and product management services. One side of that is to help keep projects on task, and the other is that they’re also very good at maintaining product integrity.
Their work covers pretty much any relevant technology you can think of, whether that’s CSS, HTML, AngularJS, React frontend, Java, PSP, or anything else. Through those two components, they provide both frontend and backend development resources that work in conjunction with our team.
The platform itself is obviously a very large scope, so certain components are typically assigned to their team, and they’re able to see those components from beginning to end. They’re involved in the planning and execution, the QA, and then ultimately in delivering that component to us.

What is the team composition?

We work with about 10 people from their team.

How did you come to work with Limestone Digital?

They were referred to us by an industry colleague.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve probably spent around $500,000–$600,000 in total.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working together in mid-2016 and our partnership is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Limestone Digital’s work saves our company a lot of time and allows us to roll out features much faster. We are always able to trust the quality and timing of their components, which frees us up to focus more intently on the parts of our projects assigned to our US teams and increases the quality of all of our work.

How did Limestone Digital perform from a project management standpoint?

When we hand them a project, they will break a large task into weekly sprints with their own defined deliverables on their own. Then they will take your English API documentation and produce that documentation from back to front, and exactly on schedule. Having two designated people—one who understands the product in and out, and another who is actually managing the project—allows for that level of coordination and reliability.
Their method of organizing their staff is also really effective. A lot of times, what happens behind the scenes overseas can be a bit of a mystery, but with Limestone Digital, they’ll either recruit from the outside or from within and assign people that are dedicated to your project. Over time you form a relationship with all the people on your team and can work with their strengths and weaknesses the same way you would in-house.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The biggest thing is just that they can take a large component and break it down into very defined objectives that they then deliver on time. Having worked with so many companies, I can tell you that you just don’t get that with other teams. That’s what everybody’s missing and it’s what they do best.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They’re great and they’re so reasonably priced, there’s really nothing I could pinpoint that they could improve.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I think this applies to any time you’re taking a project to a development house, but people have different levels of risk tolerance. There are people who prefer that the development team ask a lot of questions before making decisions on their own, and people who prefer they just figure things out and come back with a solution. It’s important that the style you prefer is communicated at the beginning of the project and on a regular basis throughout the work.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We held an online video conference with Limestone Digital to evaluate their development team’s capabilities. We concluded that they understood the tasks at hand and had all the necessary resources to handle implementation.

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

They first tackled the UX design, making modifications based on our feedback. Next, they used our technical requirements and documentation to develop the front- and backend. As the project progressed, we introduced new ideas, which they were happy to accommodate. They currently continue to provide ongoing maintenance and support.

What was the team composition?

They assigned a relatively small team consisting of a UX designer as well as front- and backend developers.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Limestone Digital implemented new features into our platform, which has enabled us to get more detailed information from our devices. We can now analyze the data using additional conditional parameters.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We discussed each step of the development in detail through Slack and Google Hangouts. They also used Google Docs and Sheets to send daily activity reports from the developers as well as monthly progress reports.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They’re a young, creative-minded team that works quickly. Furthermore, I appreciate their in-depth understanding of our needs.

Are there any areas where they can improve?

It may benefit them to make some minor improvements on how they prepare business proposals.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

The system had to have a mechanism to identify and recognize deposits and all the line items in a bank statement. It also had to be able to determine whether something was a deposit or an expense. They built the product from scratch, so all the deliverables were staged according to each part of the project like back-end development, front-end development, calculator development, and consumer portal development.

What is the team composition?

We had a team of 8­–10 developers, plus their support staff and upper management.

How did you come to work with Limestone Digital?

I was referred to them by a friend who’d worked with Limestone in the past. We spoke to multiple people and received pitches from multiple parties. The real reason we chose Limestone is that Levy (Co-Founder & CTO) was local, transparent, and honest. He seemed very different to the other group that we were engaged with.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent between $500,000–$600,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We’ve been working together since April 2019.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

This was a very in-depth process because for anyone client you had to analyze 12-24 months of personal bank statements. Manually, it took three hours. Now, even though we’re still in development, we’re getting results in less than two minutes. We were offered $1.5 million for the software by another company even though it was only in beta testing. We said no to the offer, too.

How did Limestone Digital perform from a project management standpoint?

They were always available to us, readily willing to help with anything and everything. Some of their team was local in our area so we had almost weekly meetings in the office to brainstorm and go through ideas and concepts.
They were always responsive and on top of things, and their deliverables never had bugs thanks to their QA testing. If anything did go down, it was immediately fixed. They’re honorable, good people. 95% of deliverables were hit on time, which is rare for software development, and if they weren’t they communicated upfront. They reached out when they needed things from us too, which helped hit deadlines.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They were honorable, honest, and transparent and they knew what they were doing on both the software and business sides. Additionally, they became part of our executive team, especially Levy. He spent hours strategizing with us about potential challenges. They were able to make our software a reality because they understood our business. They’ve become part of our business, rather than just a software team.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Honestly, no, they were great. I have a fantastic relationship with them. I love working with them.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Listen to what they have to say and make sure they understand your business and what you’re trying to accomplish. They have the ability to couple the business side with the software development side. Initially, I was resistant but it’s a very mutual involvement as they become part of your team.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

The team built a frontend application using React that would integrate with an existing system using an API that was developed internally. We did another CMS project with them using Ruby.

What is the team composition?

We worked together with five people.

How did you come to work with Limestone Digital?

I had a relationship with somebody who worked there in the past. I opted to go with their company because of their skills as a technology solutions provider.

How much have you invested with them?

We paid about $40,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from September 2019–March 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Because of COVID-19, we had to make a lot of cuts, so that’s why our engagement ended with Limestone Digital.
The quality of work was excellent. Their team had a good understanding of what we were trying to do. As far as the frontend application is concerned, they had a great eye for detail. They were able to create and produce working versions of the prototypes on the first try.

How did Limestone Digital perform from a project management standpoint?

From a project management standpoint, they did a good job. We used Jira.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Limestone Digital helped us work through a lot of different challenges. It was nice to have someone to rely on that was able to provide the technology and get it done.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We had a few slight mishaps in the earlier stages. We weren’t sure how we were going to integrate with the existing system, but we did quickly figure it out and got it up and running.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Bring them on early in the project. They’re a great resource that understands systems. Allow them to be part of your planning process because they’re smart at what they do. They’ll help you get a good system.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Our customers were receiving unnecessary pop-up messages because of the technical issues we were having on the backend, which stopped them in the middle of a sales process. Limestone Digital cleared out the bugs that were causing those pop-ups, so now our customers can proceed all the way through the funnel to purchase. They also fixed the quote retrieval process, enabling our customers to come back and retrieve the information they need. In addition, Limestone Digital helped us with our vendor management and lead tracking.
We have a lot of ongoing projects at any time. They also handle the website design and write press releases for us. If I have a request, I fill out the details, attach a screenshot, and send everything to them. Almost immediately, I get a confirmation email saying that it’s been scheduled and added to the devs scope of work.

What is the team composition?

We work with a project manager and 3–4 other members of their team.

How did you come to work with Limestone Digital?

They were recommended to us.

How much have you invested with them?

We pay them about $10,000–$15,000 a month.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in March 2019 and the relationship is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Within the first 60 days of us working together, Limestone Digital resolved about 75% of all the issues we had been experiencing for years. Our conversion rate and our sales have skyrocketed. Our website also loads much faster. We can set up promo codes ourselves and schedule them for weeks in advance. People really want to take advantage of those promo codes, so that helped us boost our sales.

How did Limestone Digital perform from a project management standpoint?

They understand exactly what I ask of them, but they’re also available to hop on the phone call when needed. If they know of a better way to do things, they’ll always make suggestions, which we find invaluable. We mostly use Write to keep track of the project.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re very knowledgeable and have been able to guide us in the right direction. They’re really focused on making us happy and work long hours to make sure they meet our needs.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

They’re very responsive, but it helps to plan things out, especially if you’re in different time zones.