Rubika

Please describe your company and your position there.

Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, NURE, is one of the most distinctly profiled universities in Ukraine, where applied IT and innovation for sustainable are in focus. NURE has the vision to conduct education and research in which engineering and IT can be integrated with other disciplines.

Everything we do at NURE has three distinct perspectives: innovation, sustainability and in real life, which means collaboration and exchange with both the business and industry as well as society. I`m Olena Voloshchuk, Assistant Rector, Head of Expert-Analytical Group on IT

For what projects/services did your company hire Rubika?

Development of the architecture of the official website, frontend, backend, Website technical support

What were your goals for this project?

Creation of an official web resource of a higher educational institution, combining modern design, academic rigor and complex internal architecture.

How did you select this vendor?

The founder of the Rubika company is one of the best graduates of our university, who has established himself as a high-level specialist during his studies. The potential of the company, which was developing rapidly, was displayed in the portfolio on the Rubika's website.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The development of the project took place in several stages. Development and coordination of the overall design, design of individual sections of the site. Special attention was paid to the development of architecture, including a non-standard database scheme, taking into account the features of the functioning of a higher educational institution.

After the introduction of the first version of the site, special attention was paid to optimizing performance and page loading speed. The site is adapted for the mobile version, for which a separate design was developed.

What was the team composition?

The team consisted of: a customer representative (from Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics), from Rubika: designer, front-end developer, backend developer, experts in the field of testing (QA) web applications, SEO specialist (to take into account the further promotion of the site)

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

Since the launch of the new official website of the university, the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics has significantly improved its position in international rankings that take into account webometric indicators.

For example, webometrics.info, Unirank, etc., which significantly influenced the position of the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics among Ukrainian universities and made it possible to become students with a much larger number of applicants compared to previous periods.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management is organized at a high level. The representative of the customer is in contact with one representative of the contractor, which excludes the possibility of coordinating the various parts of the project with different people in various areas of the technical task.

After the transfer of the necessary information to the contractor, the distribution of tasks between the team of the contractor occurred precisely and on time. We would recommend such a management model for other projects.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Representatives of the Rubik company use an individual approach to each client, delving into the particular requirements and taking into account the desire of each client to be unique and individual. What impressed me most was the patience of the performers, attention to detail and the sparking of experience for the result

Are there any areas for improvement?

We continue our cooperation in the field of website promotion. There are no boundaries for perfection. However, significant, requiring special attention, flaws did not arise.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Our company sells pet products throughout Ukraine. I'm business owner.

For what projects/services did your company hire Rubika?

We cooperate with Rubika company on an ongoing basis as part of the refinement and modernization of our eCommerce website. We've released a lot of updates and new features for our marketing needs.

What were your goals for this project?

The main goals of our tasks were to automate different processes, as well as implement marketing features, which allowed to significantly increase the average check.

How did you select this vendor?

Now it’s hard to remember how it all began, but I remember that many times we faced poor quality work, and decided to find a reliable contractor. I began to search developers in Google and communicate with them over the phone, and Rubika’s professionalism and expertise aroused my confidence. Since then, we have been working to improve our online store to this day.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

We work with Rubika in WEB development sector, for the implementation of various marketing features and additional functional. Already implemented: - Club - a closed community for our regular customers who have certain privileges. - Caching - speeding up the site, as the number of products is about 40,000 units and traffic is 5,000 visitors per day. - Delivery - allows different products to add the possibility of free delivery based on an internal algorithm. - Product Sets (kits) - allows you to create sets of goods and set reduced prices on them. - SEO filters in product categories

What was the team composition?

We needed a small company of several developers and a project manager.

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

Constant work on the site allows you to increase the number of satisfied customers and, as a result, increase the company's revenue.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was very impressive, especially compared to other vendors. Their team regularly complied with deadlines and always communicated delays well ahead of time. Unexpected turnover never threatened to stop critical progress.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their professionalism, reliability, flexibility, and reasonable prices were impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I would like Rubika increase the staff of high-quality specialists to make tasks solving even faster.