Northwest Cadence has an overall rating of from 18 customers.
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TFS 2012 Consulting/Training and Agile Process Consulting
- 5.0
Reviewed by:Bonnie_Walker Reviewed on:5/17/2013
- Pros
- Northwest Cadence's professionalism, breadth and depth of knowledge, flexibility within the engagement framework and their customer service is impeccable, their follow up, their timeliness of deliverables. All was flawless. This was the second engagement we have had, and both experiences were top drawer.
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- We have no complaints.
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- We consider NW Cadence a valuable business partner and will continue to look toward them for expertise.
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Wealth of Knowledge - Great Trainers
- 4.5
Reviewed by:Michael_B86 Reviewed on:5/14/2013
- Pros
- Staff were very knowledgeable about Team Foundation Server and ALM. Our trainer assisted us with almost every aspect of setting up Team Foundation Server 2012 and configuring it to meet our needs. Wealth of knowledge in Application Life cycle Management (ALM) and how to properly implement an AGILE process.
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- Nothing comes to mind.
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TFS 2012 Consulting and Training
- 5.0
Reviewed by:Fred_P Reviewed on:5/10/2013
- Pros
- To start they were very flexible prior and throughout the engagement as we battled a multitude of internal issues. They were always ready with the needed workarounds to allow us to continue smoothly through the engagement. This required a deep knowledge in many disparate technologies and they delivered. We met every objective for the project and the knowledge provided continues to move us forward. Hopefully we will be able to have them come back in the near future as we look to extending our TFS/ AGILE solution across the company.
- Cons
- Nothing.
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- I would highly recommend NW Cadence to anyone looking to either have an evaluation performed on their current systems and processes or as a great starting point to begin the ALM process
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Sr. Manager, Software Engineering
- 5.0
Reviewed by:JunLee Reviewed on:5/6/2013
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- The engagement with Northwest Cadence was driven by business requirements. The professionalism and maturity level of the company embraced user's perspective and needs from the inception of the whole service engagement. The planning was done involved key individuals for the best execution and result. They finally provided technical expert who possesed domain knowledge to address complex tool issues. North West Cadence also enlightened us with the latest market technologies and mothodologies to materialize them into business value.
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- We have overachieved goals with followup documents. I'd recommend North West Cadence to any companies that desire staying on top of the game in this competitive market space.
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TFS Migration and Training
- 4.0
Reviewed by:doregon Reviewed on:4/11/2013
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- NW Cadence provided us with the TFS training that we needed to establish ALM best practices, TFS configuraion and setup, TFS workflow, TFS reporting and a migration strategy from SVN/Version One. Thier responses to our questions and problems were timely and detailed. They know TFS.
- Cons
- One migraion script provided to us from NW cadance was ineffective.
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- In all we would use NW Cadence again help us with any TFS training or setup.
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DPS Engagement
- 4.5
Reviewed by:ShaneALM Reviewed on:4/11/2013
- Pros
- Excellent content knoweldge on TFS and ALM supported by sound change management fundamentals.
- Cons
- It was a bit clunky getting through business development & contracting - but smooth sailing once the engagement started.
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- Martin rocks.
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Awesome TFS ALM Advice!
- 5.0
Reviewed by:iowacomputergurus Reviewed on:3/6/2013
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- I contacted them with a fairly urgent, time-senstitive need for some consulting services around TFS ALM and they responded quickly, professionally and with great customer services. They got me on the calendar quickly and my session with them was excellent. They make sure that they have an understanding of how your business works before just pressing a recommendation down upon you.
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- Nothing, this interaction was perfect!
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Visual Studio 2012 – Rise to the new Normal
- 4.5
Reviewed by:Mike_Burns Reviewed on:10/19/2012
- Pros
- Steven Borg was able to answer all of my outstanding TFS questions during my first engagement with him. He was easy to talk with and very knowledgeable about Agile solutions and processes, and TFS in particular.
- Cons
- Scheduling time together was tough as the original meeting in Philadelphia had to be canceled, it was probably for the best anyways since it allowed me to have the 1-on-1 time with Steven.
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TFS 12 ALM Install
- 4.5
Reviewed by:EEDAR Reviewed on:7/10/2012
- Pros
- We were looking for a company to assist us with a complete overhaul of our SDLC/ALM solution. After researching numerous technologies we were able to select TFS11/12. NWC understood all aspects of the TFS/ALM solution in great detail. This was especially important as we were rolling out a just released RC for our production install. Their close contact with MSFT allowed for minor issues to be quickly resolved and there was never a question asked that couldn't be answered either on the spot or within 24 hours. We had a hard cap on both our install and training window as well as out budget and by providing them with our limits they were able to respond with a plan that came in under budget in the time frame available.
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- We had no complaints related to NWC. Our expectations were met or exceeded in all key areas.
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- If there was an online resource where we could access follow-up training materials/walkthroughs on common TFS tasks/elements that would be helpful.
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Northwest Cadence
- 4.5
Reviewed by:Tri_Pham Reviewed on:6/5/2012
- Pros
- Expertise and industry experience. They're also very flexible in terms of adjusting to client requests and changes in schedule.
- Cons
- Nothing
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- I've been through 2 projects with Northwest Cadence and both are very positive. The consultants are knowledgeable, friendly and very accommodating to client's request. Their knowledge in the product is top notch and the service is very satisfactory.
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Engagement was a pleasure
- 4.5
Reviewed by:MKretzler Reviewed on:5/4/2012
- Pros
- Their sales staff were helpful and professional and their technical staff were truly expert and very willing to offer their expertise.
- Cons
- Nothing.
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- We used them for a technical assessment of our TFS testing features use and to provide a roadmap for better use of those tools. We were very pleased with the consultation -- the consultant gathered the information he needed, but also shared a great deal of useful information with us that helped to energize us -- and with the resulting recommendations.
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Great Implementation
- 5.0
Reviewed by:spottedmahn Reviewed on:4/20/2012
- Pros
- I worked with a true professional in the TFS industry. We used our tools. They liked the fact I wanted to be cutting edge and use the latest and greats tools from TFSPreview.com, to Office 365 with SharePoint, OneNote, Lync, VS11, etc.
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- N/A
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- Special thanks to Martin Hinshelwood for his assistance in our small TFSPreview.com implementation :)
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Northwest Cadence is our go to partner for Microsoft ALM
- 5.0
Reviewed by:ChristopherRanglas Reviewed on:3/2/2012
- Pros
- We appreciate their expertise in the ALM and TFS spaces. We are a pretty self-sufficient group but do need to collaborate with experts that live and breathe ALM and TFS. Northwest Cadence is our go to partner.
- Cons
- They do not have an office locally here in Southern California.
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Helps drive organizational change
- 5.0
Reviewed by:Jeff_T Reviewed on:11/5/2011
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- Every person at NWC is either a recognized industry expert or is learning from one of the experts at NWC. When one person doesn't know the answer, they are able to reach out either to more experienced team members or to Microsoft directly to get the answers and they always come through - regardless of the difficulty. If it can be done, they can do it. In addition, they are big on knowledge transfer - it isn't like I have to call them up every other week (certainly an option you have with them) to get a question answered - they helped train the team so it was not necessary.
- Cons
- Nothing
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- Others have noted that their prices are high. I can only say that you get what you pay for and Northwest Cadence is first rate. I would gladly engage them again if and when I need them.
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Solid Company
- 3.5
Reviewed by:danmorin54 Reviewed on:9/22/2011
- Pros
- Consultant was extremely knowledgable and delivered upon everything we had asked for. We are in a better place as an organization because of him.
- Cons
- Very expensive. There was also a mishap during our first attempt at engaging them where they lost track of us. The situation was remedied and all was well in the end.
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- I would not hesitate to recommend NW Cadence.
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Software Process, Developer Training and ALM Implementation
- 4.5
Reviewed by:northworx Reviewed on:9/14/2011
- Pros
- Cadence has assembled a strong team of knowledgeable and capable people. We have engaged them several times to deliver training, consult on our rollout of ALM w/ TFS 2010 and conduct software process assessment and improvement sessions. I know that when it comes to ALM, TFS, VS and software process that I have a partner in Cadence that I can trust.
- Cons
- To be fair, they are an exceptional team and all engagements thus far have been very positive. The only thing that I do not like about Northwest Cadence is that they are based in the Northwest and I am based in SoCal. Not to worry though, they always deliver.
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- You will not go wrong engaging this team for all of your ALM w/ TFS, VS and developer consulting and training needs.
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Application Development Manager
- 5.0
Reviewed by:RickyLeong Reviewed on:8/30/2011
- Pros
- NW Cadence is a small company with lots of expertise that can customize solutions to meet a customers' specific needs. They provided my organization with excellent coaching to help us succeed in transitioning our development process to use Scrum and we continue to look to them for help in improving our practices.
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- nothing substantive
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- I would highly recommend this company.
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Developer Tools Specialist
- 5.0
Reviewed by:KeithMoore Reviewed on:3/29/2011
- Pros
- They are a professional organization that puts "quality" and "customer service" into everything they do with their customers. Their deep expertise, knowledge, and experience with Microsoft's ALM Solutions can only help you with a successful implementation or training event.
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- There is nothing negative I can say about Northwest Cadence.
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