Volo credentials november 2015 sc

GOING RAZOR SHARPThe Antidote to IT Outsourcing

VOLO LLC Razor-sharp thinking

WHAT MAKES US THE ANTIDOTE TO

OUTSOURCING?

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RAZOR-SHARP THINKING.FLAWLESSLY EXECUTED.


HOW WE DELIVER IT


We Hire Really Smart People1


WE HIRE BIG BRAINS…


…WITH SMALL

EGOS


HOW WE SECURE TOP TALENT• We are investing in high school IT programs to position Volo and

VoloMobile as Armenia’s most desirable IT company to work for.

• We get first shot at the brightest young talent by having deep relationships with the best professors at the leading universities.

• We’ve created a unique apprenticeship program with the Microsoft Innovation Center. Of the 120 Microsoft Innovation Centres globally, Microsoft ranks Armenia’s as #3. We’ve got lots of top-quality .NET talent here.

KEY FACT: Top-talent loves working at Volo. We average only 6-10% turnover/year.


We’re Armenian2


ARMENIAN ENGINEERING = SURPRISING ENGINEERING

• The first reaction many people have to hearing that an Armenian invented this or that is surprise. How could such a little people group invent such important things?!

• Throughout history Armenians have been known the world over as innovators. We are a small people group - there are only about 10 million of us globally - but we far out-innovate other ethnic groups on a per-capita basis. Culturally, we are driven to always be innovating.

• For example, even though Soviet Armenia’s population was only 1.5% of the total Soviet population, it produced 30% of all Soviet military electronics and high-end IT.


DID YOU KNOW THAT ARMENIANS INVENTED…?




A Focused Approach to Technology

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FOCUS ENABLES RADICAL INNOVATION.

LACK OF FOCUS ENABLES MEDIOCRITY.

WE USE A FOCUSED BATCH OF TECHNOLOGIES

EXTRAORDINARILY WELL.AND NOTHING ELSE.



We Adhere to World-Class Standards

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THE BIGGEST NAMES VOUCH FOR OUR QUALITY


Proven, Global, Blue-Chip Enterprise Experience

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WE DO HEAVY LIFTINGWe take on challenges others won’t

and innovate in ways others don’t.


OUR SECTOR EXPERIENCE


OUR PROJECT EXPERIENCE


Deep Enterprise and Mobile Experience

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WE TAKE ON DIFFICULT PROJECTS OTHERS CAN’T

• We’ve built seriously complex front-end and back-end mission-critical systems for leading financial institutions.

• Before they launched Volo, our founders cut their teeth as freelance developers for American financial service clients, starting in 2000.

• From Volo’s founding 9 years ago, our very first clients were financial services projects and today financial services and FinTech remains our core business.


CASE STUDY:• WHO: Questrade is Canada’s largest discount brokerage.

• WHAT: We’ve developed Web-, desktop-, mobile-, and server-based projects for Questrade, including:

o Building their entire equities trading platform, first on Silverlight and then again in JavaScript. This included not only the front end but all of the single-sign-in, security and anti-fraud modules.

o Developing a sophisticated wealth management portal.

o Creating their account opening application.

o Providing on-going maintenance and support.

• HOW LONG: We’ve had a great relationship with Questrade for over 6 years.


CASE STUDY:• WHO: Mobidram is Armenia’s first and only mobile ePayment system.

Mobidram is a independent division of MTS. It was built originally for the Armenian market but MTS is looking to take it global.

• WHAT: We’ve developed and continue to develop the entirety of Mobidram’s core technology from scratch. This includes:

o Creating a world-class mobile ePayment system that includes mobile bill payments, utility payments, bank transfers, and foreign remittances.

o We are now baking Near Field Communication (NFC) into native apps within the platform, which will radically transform the ways bills are paid and products are purchased in Armenia and other developing markets. By Q1 2016 the system will be technologically competitive with Apple Pay and Android Pay.

• HOW LONG: We’ve worked as Mobidram’s strategic partner for over 4 years.


CASE STUDY:• WHO: MTS one of the world’s largest telcos and the #1 telco in Armenia.

• WHAT: We’ve developed Web-, desktop-, mobile-, and server-based projects for MTS including:

o Creating their entire payment gateway for managing client payments, including the front-end and back-end from scratch. It is a massively robust, enterprise-grade payment gateway.

o Baking complex financial reporting and analytics into the payment gateway.

o Developing their website.

o Developing their B2B SMS marketing platform.

• HOW LONG: We’ve worked as MTS’s strategic partner for 9 years.


CASE STUDY:• WHO: HealthAdvocate is America’s leading health insurance advisory.

• WHAT: We’ve developed Web-, desktop-, mobile-, and server-based projects for HealthAdvocate including:

o Building from scratch their entire CRM, Call Center, and Sales Tools.

o Developing their remote agent tools.

o Managing their SharePoint integration..

o Providing on-going maintenance and support.

o Our systems manage the needs of over 40,000,000 users.

• HOW LONG: We’ve worked as a integral part of the HealthAdvocate team for over 6 years. They treat us (and we view ourselves) as part of their in-house team.


CASE STUDY: WALL STREET TYCOON

• WHO: Wall Street Tycoon

• WHAT: This was a mobile macro-economic simulator game.

o The game modelled a variety of macro-economic conditions and challenged players to improve their investment skill in light of such varying realities.

o While the company is now out of business and the game out of circulation, it was a seriously robust macro-economic simulator.


CASE STUDY:• WHO: MapMyFitness

• WHAT: We helped develop the original Android version of this highly successful fitness training and tracking app.

o This robust app has become a market leader in the highly competitive fitness app space.

o It was so successful it was bought out by UnderArmour.


CASE STUDY:• WHO: Jeltee - a radically new mobile dating app

• WHAT: We helped conceive, architect and develop a radical improvement on the successful Tinder model.

o The app has profitability baked-in from Day One.

o The app is far stickier than Tinder as it promotes actual face-to-face meetings.

o It has launched in Dubai to huge acclaim and is now looking to expand globally.

• HOW LONG: Jeltee came to us with a working concept and we totally revised everything about their business from the business model to the app itself. They are thrilled.


CASE STUDY: PINGBING• WHO: PingBing

• WHAT: Launching in Q4/2015, this is a radically, highly-localised, location-based social network that will change the way people in near vicinity to each other interact.

o Combining geolocation technology and a social network, PingBing transforms how people invite each other to events from neighbourhood pick-up basketball games, toddlers’ play groups, and even political rallies.

• HOW LONG: The app is ready in Windows Phone and now is being developed in Android and iOS.


CASE STUDY: MOBIZ• WHO: Mobiz

• WHAT: Launching in Q4/2015, this Icelandic start-up is going to transform the way users interact with MS Dynamics by simplifying and taking mobile the most frequently used parts of the ERP system.

o The client came to us with a huge ask - to give him the best developers on the planet to work on technologies so advanced that almost no one was using yet, in order to build highly-secure, yet highly useful mobile apps for MS Dynamics.

• HOW LONG: After 5 short months the client is thrilled, we’ve met his extremely ambitious timelines, and the apps are ready for launch.


We Move Faster Than Our Clients Do

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WE ARE FAST AND FLEXIBLE

• We are agile and often define our days by the Scrum

• BUT, having delivered 150+ projects, we’ve worked with numerous different project management approaches and tools, based on our clients’ best practices.

• The key is that we are extremely efficient at what we do, regardless of approach. Often our clients often ask us to slow down so as not to create issues with their onshore teams who aren’t delivering at the same speed or quality.


We are Growing BigBy Staying Small

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OUR APPROACH

We are only 52 people and our largest team is 15 developers, so our clients get highly personalised service.

Even as we’ve grown we’ve kept this personalised approach to service - our people speak English, communicate clearly and directly, and always deliver on their promises.

We are SMALL, So our clients are BIG

CLIENTS

VOLO


We Have a Blast9


YOU CAN’T BEAT FUNFOR HAVING A GOOD TIME

• In some markets annual employee turnover averages 80-150%. That leaves clients on the hook for constantly having to retrain outsourcing teams.

• The opposite is true at Volo & VoloMobile. We’ve created a culture that works hard and plays hard such that our people stay. Our annual staff turnover is a ridiculously low 6-10%.


We Have Highly Flexible Models For Working With Clients

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OUR CORECOMPENSATION MODELS

• PROJECT BASED - Have a short-term project or just want to kick our tires before you commit to something longer? This is a great way to start. Our costs are transparent, you only get billed for the hours we work, and our communication is daily and robust.

• TEAM BASED - When you are ready to hire a full-time team to drive or accelerate your innovation processes, this is often the most cost effective approach.

THANKSWe look forward to working with you!

WORLDWIDE

STEVEN CLARKESenior Consultant

Volo Global

20-22 Wenlock Road, London, N1 7GU

M: +44 (0) 7802 323183E: [email protected]

www.volo.am

http://www.volo.am/

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Volo credentials november 2015 sc