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Why the name
Jerts? (Or the related question - don't you think the name
"Jerts" sounds a bit too
close to "jerks"?)
Jerts is derived from the Principal
Consultant's initials and was a nickname used by a favourite uncle.
Who
else
have you worked for?
Jerts is
proud to count among its clients Maple Leaf Foods of Canada,
Barrick Gold Corporation, the Government of Ontario, Canada Bread Inc.,
Staples Canada as well as many other small and medium sized businesses.
Geographically our clients are primarily in southern Ontario
but we have clients based in British Columbia, Nova
Scotia and the US.
What size
of projects can you handle?
We recently
completed a project that required over 750 hours of requirements
gathering, design and
development work.
How do I
know you'll provide quality work?
Jerts
is
small enough (1 principal consultant, 1-5 contract analysts,
designers, developers - as needs require) that the business
relationship is also a personal
one. I want every client to be delighted with the work - 99%
or some other percentage of client satisfaction is not high enough.
I could
easily find someone else to do this work, why Jerts?
Many
providers of similar services are people that do this kind of
work on evenings and weekends as a part-time job. These "code
jockeys" are easy to find and have often have very low rates but the
quality is often abysmal. Fundamental principles of design
and/or
programming principles are ignored (or not known), their limited
product knowledge leads to buggy, unstable solutions.
Because it is occasional, part-time work to
them their "real job" and other priorities come before client
needs.
I have
tested offshore and freelance websites that promise quality
work at cut-rate prices but I found
the language challenges required me to spend an
inordinate amount of time developing extremely detailed design
documentation (which was still not perfectly understood). To
add insult to injury, though the hourly rate was low, so was the
efficiency - the estimated hours were 5 times what would be
considered standard.
Further,
Jerts includes these value-added services at no additional
cost:
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Quality
standards based on VBA best practices and years of experience
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Secure (SSL
encrypted) client sites for progress and issue tracking
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Fully
encrpyted development environment to ensure the security and privacy
client data and intellectual property
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Digitally
signed code, with the certificate backed by Comodo, one of the largest
issuers in the world
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Easy
collaboration (audio conferencing, desktop sharing, video chat,
live-chat and of course email and a toll-free phone number)
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Post-project
support
Does your
digitally signed code expire, forcing me to come back to you to unlock
it?
No, the
signature never expires, even if Jerts were to change certificate
providers or choose not to renew its certificate.
How much do
you charge?
Most
projects are quoted on a flat-rate basis - together we collaborate on
defining the requirements for the tool/dashboard/reporting package
Do you work
on-site or off-site?
Both,
according to client requirements. Generally we're onsite for
design sessions, meetings, project milestones, product delivery,
training, cutover. Most development activity occurs offsite
in our offices which are configured for maximum efficiency.
Nevertheless,
we're easily accessible via phone, email, Skype, live-chat, audio
conference and desktop sharing.
Contact Us to get started on
your project.
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