Top Ember Consultancy

1. What experience do you have consulting on Ember projects?

• Some consultancies tend to exaggerate their range of experience, so it’s important to ask for details about their past consulting projects. It’s also a good idea to ask them how many Ember consultants they have available for your project.
• The FullStack team has consulted on TK Ember projects over the past TK years.

2. What types of Ember projects have you consulted on in the past?

• Once you know how many times they’ve consulted on Ember projects, ask the consultancy for a few examples in order to get a feel for the level of complexity they are equipped to handle. It’s also a good idea to ask what sorts of companies have engaged their services in the past. 
• You can find the FullStack Ember portfolio here. In it, we describe some of our completed Ember projects.

3. What strategies do you use to attract Ember Consultants and identify the best ones?

• Having a detailed recruitment strategy is essential to an Ember Consultancy’s success.
• We have built the FullStack Labs into one of the best Ember Consultancies in the country, which makes attracting the best developers a much easier feat.
• TK past projects
• TK open source contributions
• Holding Ember meetups and conferences enables us to promote our brand to the community of Ember developers.
• Our six-person recruitment team has utilized a variety of tools over the years to attract the best Ember Consultants. In that time, they’ve built a database of tens of thousands of developers that we use to staff new projects.

4. How does your screening process ensure that you are hiring the most qualified Ember Consultants?

a. You can read more about our hiring process on our website.

b. To give you a brief introduction, developers have to pass through six stages in order to gain a spot on the FullStack team:

• Phone Screen: We call applicants up to quickly confirm that they have the types of qualifications we’re looking for.
• General Programming Assessment: Applicants take a 60-minute test that measures their programming proficiency. 
• Interview #1: We spend up to 90 minutes talking to the applicant in order to get a feel for their experience, skillset, and work ethic.
• Coding Challenge: Applicants take a coding challenge and record their screen so that our CTO can assess their performance.
• Interview #2: Applicants sit down with our CTO or CIO.
• Final Details: We call the applicant’s references and perform a background check.

5. Do you charge by the hour or by the project for your Ember Consultations?

a. Depending on the project, we charge either an hourly rate or a flat rate for Ember Consultations.

b. For hourly engagements, we never bill by the day, week, or month. Instead, our developers track their time on Toggl down to the very second. We also don’t practice block-billing. You can learn more about our pricing philosophy here.

6. Where can I find your Ember Consultation rates card?

a. It’s fair to bring up the hourly rates conversation early on in your selection process.

b. You can find all of our rates on our FAQ page, but here are a few for your consideration:

• $40 - Junior Ember Consultant 
• $50 - Mid-level Ember Consultant
• $60 - Senior Ember Consultant
• $70 - Architect Ember Consultant 

7. How do you structure your Ember Consulting teams?

a. You’ll find that each consultancy has a standard team setup.

b. Our Ember Consulting teams usually have: 

• A part-time Designer
• A part-time Project Manager
• A part-time Quality Assurance Professional
• Two or three Ember Consultants

c. For team augmentation engagements, we can fill development roles while you hire positions such as the Designer, the Quality Assurance Professional, or the Project Manager.

8. What protections do I have in a downside scenario?

a. Picking out an Ember Consultancy is a big decision, so it’s a good idea to ask what guarantees the Consultancy offers to their clients.

b. At FullStack Labs, you can hire Ember Consultants on a free-trial basis for the first two weeks. If you’re not happy before the trial is up, we will replace them with a new set.

9. Do you require clients to make long-term commitments?

a. It’s a good idea to ask about an Ember Consultancy’s cancellation policy because some require you to sign long-term contracts.

b. We offer a 30-day right to cancel at FullStack Labs, so you can cancel your Ember Consultancy at any time, as long as you give your team a 30-day notice.

10. Do you have reviews from past Ember Consulting clients?

a. It’s always a good idea to check a Consultancy’s references.

b. TK of our clients left in-depth reviews of their experience with FullStack Labs that you can assess before you make your decision.

11. When can we get started?

a. It depends. Typically, it’ll only take us a week or so to hire a couple of consultants for smaller projects, but you might have to wait about four weeks for us to staff larger engagements.

12. How many Ember Consultants can you provide for us at a time? 

a. If you have a large project, smaller consultancies might not be able to provide you with enough developers.

b. We are prepared to staff larger projects at FullStack — we can provide up to 12 developers at a time.

13. Do you have other types of software professionals on staff?

a. When working with a smaller consultancy, you might not have as wide a range of talent to choose from. 

b. When you work with FullStack, you can hire a variety of talent professionals, such as DevOps specialists, UI/UX designers, and business analysts.

14. How will I interact with my Ember Consultants?

a. Communication is one of the most important aspects of setting up a successful Ember Consulting engagement.

b. At FullStack, our developers typically rely on Slack and Zoom to talk to their clients and each other.

c. They also host daily and weekly team meetings, and clients are encouraged to attend.

15. Do you have a gameplan for building new Ember apps?

a. The best Ember Consultants will have a detailed process for creating new apps.

b. At FullStack, we have a comprehensive plan that details how we approach our Ember projects. We also have a plan for staffing and team augmentation.