Web Application Dev for Mortgage Banking Company

Background

Working on a tight deadline, Praxent developed a web application that connects two mobile apps. They managed the design and back-/frontend development.

The app exceeded all expectations in terms of the design and customer satisfaction. Praxent went above and beyond to meet all needs, while their affordable rates coupled with their ability to professionally guide the process made them a reliable partner.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO of Keller Mortgage. We’re an auxiliary business to Keller Williams, the largest real estate company in the world. We mostly work with Keller Williams agents and help their buyers obtain low-cost mortgages to buy homes.

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Opportunity / Challenge

What challenge were you trying to address with Praxent?

We were having trouble with both functionality and user experience of our online platform, so we were looking for a company to help us fix those issues. Also, our access to mortgage is through the Keller Williams smartphones. They press a button and it goes to our technology. We were trying to build that technology ourselves, but we realized we needed a professional company to build an app that would be superior in functionality and design.

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Solution

What was the scope of their involvement?

Their development team did research and created mock-ups that had to be approved by our owners. Then, they wrote the code for the web application and implemented it. Keller Williams has many agencies and buyers that are looking for deals and loans, so we needed an app that was visually pleasing and worked well. Also, we were on a tight deadline. Praxent met all of our needs and created a wonderful user experience in a very short time.

What is the team composition?

I mostly worked with Kevin (CEO, Praxent) who had a team underneath him.

How did you come to work with Praxent?

We were referred to them.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent between $50,000–$200,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked with them between January and March 2018.

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Results & Feedback

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

I was assessing them on the quality of work, affordability, customer satisfaction, and timeline. They exceeded all four of my metrics.

How did Praxent perform from a project management standpoint?

Their job would have been a lot easier if we had known what we wanted. But we didn’t know what we wanted, so they guided us through the process very professionally and helped us find the answers to our questions. Also, they always delivered on or before the deadlines.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I appreciated their urgency. They worked fast and got an amazing amount of work done in a very short period of time.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything. It was a great experience.