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Founded in 2015, SkyQuest primarily works with business-to-business and direct-to-consumer brands that require fully managed assistance to set up eCommerce systems, sell online, and double their revenue.
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The Challenge
Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
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#SMALL_BANNER#
The Evaluation
When SkyQuest’s senior managers were evaluating their options for the centralized business management software, they were looking for the functionalities that align with their business model and specific requirements.
For project management, they were particularly looking for a web-based software that did not restrict them on a per user licensing or the number of projects they can manage. Moreover, the desired platform had to be flexible enough to support both simple projects and advanced projects running on an agile Scrum framework where the need for sprints, Gantt charts, and backlog management was essential.
Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
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SkyQuest carefully planned to introduce Flowlu in their organization in multiple phases, starting with the product development team. So they spent around 3-4 weeks to map different use cases for each business role, configure system settings, and manually migrate all the data to Flowlu. Plus, it took an additional month to create dedicated knowledge bases, train employees on the new platform and help them get up and running properly.
The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
The biggest advantage of using Flowlu for SkyQuest is maximizing team productivity by working from within a single and unified platform. “Implementing Flowlu at SkyQuest eventually enabled us to accelerate service delivery, improve team collaboration, and eliminate unnecessary IT administration that used to eat up our hours. Overall, Flowlu was able to generate a fantastic ROI for us and I’d keep supporting the platform for many more years to come,” concludes Shaiq Uddin.
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Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
When we asked SkyQuest’s Director about his tips for using Flowlu, he recommended our users to stay active and ask questions in the Flowlu community, which incorporates tons of useful discussions. “Don’t rush into using all features at once — go step by step by aligning with your business processes and model. Take help from other Flowlu users who have successfully done implementation for their business.
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Founded in 2015, SkyQuest primarily works with business-to-business and direct-to-consumer brands that require fully managed assistance to set up eCommerce systems, sell online, and double their revenue.
Their clients are mostly manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and private label brands that either want to leverage existing networks and increase volume sales, or skip the middlemen and sell to end consumers directly. Some of the leading brands that SkyQuest has helped include Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK, and Al Oufouk Co, just to name a few.
The Challenge
Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
This led the SkyQuest team to use standalone software applications for different business functions and build custom integrations between each of them for data exchange. Before migrating to Flowlu, billing and invoicing was done via Wave Apps, CRM activities were managed using HubSpot, team chats were being done on Slack, while projects were managed on Asana and JIRA (for Scrum) separately. To ensure data flow between these applications, the SkyQuest team further used a combination of Zapier, APIs and webhooks to manually create integrations, but the entire process was time-consuming, costly, and very hectic to manage.
Nevertheless, SkyQuest was still looking for a centralized solution so that their team members could work in a distraction-free mode, without having to login and switch between individual apps for each activity or task. Similarly, paying for multiple monthly and annual subscriptions for different apps and keeping a track of each of them was a big hassle on the admin and finance side for the team.
#SMALL_BANNER#
The Evaluation
When SkyQuest’s senior managers were evaluating their options for the centralized business management software, they were looking for the functionalities that align with their business model and specific requirements.
For project management, they were particularly looking for a web-based software that did not restrict them on a per user licensing or the number of projects they can manage. Moreover, the desired platform had to be flexible enough to support both simple projects and advanced projects running on an agile Scrum framework where the need for sprints, Gantt charts, and backlog management was essential.
Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
The Implementation
SkyQuest carefully planned to introduce Flowlu in their organization in multiple phases, starting with the product development team. So they spent around 3-4 weeks to map different use cases for each business role, configure system settings, and manually migrate all the data to Flowlu. Plus, it took an additional month to create dedicated knowledge bases, train employees on the new platform and help them get up and running properly.
The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
The biggest advantage of using Flowlu for SkyQuest is maximizing team productivity by working from within a single and unified platform. “Implementing Flowlu at SkyQuest eventually enabled us to accelerate service delivery, improve team collaboration, and eliminate unnecessary IT administration that used to eat up our hours. Overall, Flowlu was able to generate a fantastic ROI for us and I’d keep supporting the platform for many more years to come,” concludes Shaiq Uddin.
We were able to replace 12 different cloud apps partially or in full from our day-to-day routine by completely switching to Flowlu. Not only did we eliminate most of the manual integration work that we previously used to do using Zapier and APIs, we were also able to cut down and save hundreds of dollars that used to go in monthly subscriptions.
Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
When we asked SkyQuest’s Director about his tips for using Flowlu, he recommended our users to stay active and ask questions in the Flowlu community, which incorporates tons of useful discussions. “Don’t rush into using all features at once — go step by step by aligning with your business processes and model. Take help from other Flowlu users who have successfully done implementation for their business.
Founded in 2015, SkyQuest primarily works with business-to-business and direct-to-consumer brands that require fully managed assistance to set up eCommerce systems, sell online, and double their revenue.
Their clients are mostly manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and private label brands that either want to leverage existing networks and increase volume sales, or skip the middlemen and sell to end consumers directly. Some of the leading brands that SkyQuest has helped include Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK, and Al Oufouk Co, just to name a few.
The Challenge
Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
This led the SkyQuest team to use standalone software applications for different business functions and build custom integrations between each of them for data exchange. Before migrating to Flowlu, billing and invoicing was done via Wave Apps, CRM activities were managed using HubSpot, team chats were being done on Slack, while projects were managed on Asana and JIRA (for Scrum) separately. To ensure data flow between these applications, the SkyQuest team further used a combination of Zapier, APIs and webhooks to manually create integrations, but the entire process was time-consuming, costly, and very hectic to manage.
Nevertheless, SkyQuest was still looking for a centralized solution so that their team members could work in a distraction-free mode, without having to login and switch between individual apps for each activity or task. Similarly, paying for multiple monthly and annual subscriptions for different apps and keeping a track of each of them was a big hassle on the admin and finance side for the team.
#SMALL_BANNER#
The Evaluation
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For project management, they were particularly looking for a web-based software that did not restrict them on a per user licensing or the number of projects they can manage. Moreover, the desired platform had to be flexible enough to support both simple projects and advanced projects running on an agile Scrum framework where the need for sprints, Gantt charts, and backlog management was essential.
Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
The Implementation
SkyQuest carefully planned to introduce Flowlu in their organization in multiple phases, starting with the product development team. So they spent around 3-4 weeks to map different use cases for each business role, configure system settings, and manually migrate all the data to Flowlu. Plus, it took an additional month to create dedicated knowledge bases, train employees on the new platform and help them get up and running properly.
The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
The biggest advantage of using Flowlu for SkyQuest is maximizing team productivity by working from within a single and unified platform. “Implementing Flowlu at SkyQuest eventually enabled us to accelerate service delivery, improve team collaboration, and eliminate unnecessary IT administration that used to eat up our hours. Overall, Flowlu was able to generate a fantastic ROI for us and I’d keep supporting the platform for many more years to come,” concludes Shaiq Uddin.
We were able to replace 12 different cloud apps partially or in full from our day-to-day routine by completely switching to Flowlu. Not only did we eliminate most of the manual integration work that we previously used to do using Zapier and APIs, we were also able to cut down and save hundreds of dollars that used to go in monthly subscriptions.
Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
When we asked SkyQuest’s Director about his tips for using Flowlu, he recommended our users to stay active and ask questions in the Flowlu community, which incorporates tons of useful discussions. “Don’t rush into using all features at once — go step by step by aligning with your business processes and model. Take help from other Flowlu users who have successfully done implementation for their business.
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Fundada em 2015, a SkyQuest trabalha principalmente com marcas de negócios para negócios e diretamente para consumidores que necessitam de assistência totalmente gerenciada para configurar sistemas de comércio eletrônico, vender online e dobrar sua receita.
Seus clientes são principalmente fabricantes, distribuidores, atacadistas e marcas de etiqueta privada que desejam alavancar redes existentes e aumentar as vendas ou pular os intermediários e vender diretamente aos consumidores finais. Algumas das principais marcas que a SkyQuest ajudou incluem Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK e Al Oufouk Co, para citar apenas algumas.
O Desafio
Ao longo de um período de 7 anos, a SkyQuest experimentou e testou plataformas populares, incluindo Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp para automatizar seus processos. Embora todos esses produtos fossem excelentes, pareciam estar mais focados nas funcionalidades de gerenciamento de projetos do que nas operações comerciais gerais.
Isso levou a equipe da SkyQuest a usar aplicativos de software independentes para diferentes funções comerciais e construir integrações personalizadas entre cada um deles para a troca de dados. Antes de migrar para o Flowlu, a cobrança e faturamento eram feitos via Wave Apps, as atividades de CRM eram gerenciadas usando o HubSpot, os chats em equipe eram feitos no Slack, enquanto os projetos eram gerenciados no Asana e no JIRA (para Scrum) separadamente. Para garantir o fluxo de dados entre esses aplicativos, a equipe da SkyQuest utilizava ainda uma combinação de Zapier, APIs e webhooks para criar integrações manualmente, mas todo o processo era demorado, custoso e muito agitado para gerenciar.
No entanto, a SkyQuest ainda estava procurando uma solução centralizada para que os membros de sua equipe pudessem trabalhar de forma livre de distrações, sem precisar fazer login e alternar entre aplicativos individuais para cada atividade ou tarefa. Da mesma forma, pagar por múltiplas assinaturas mensais e anuais para diferentes aplicativos e acompanhar cada um deles era uma grande complicação do lado administrativo e financeiro para a equipe.
#SMALL_BANNER#
A Avaliação
Quando os gerentes sênior da SkyQuest estavam avaliando suas opções para o software centralizado de gerenciamento de negócios, eles estavam procurando as funcionalidades que se alinhassem com seu modelo de negócios e requisitos específicos.
Para gerenciamento de projetos, estavam procurando especialmente um software baseado na web que não os restringisse em licenciamento por usuário ou no número de projetos que poderiam gerenciar. Além disso, a plataforma desejada deveria ser flexível o suficiente para suportar tanto projetos simples quanto projetos avançados executados em um framework ágil Scrum onde a necessidade de sprints, gráficos de Gantt e gerenciamento de backlog era essencial.
Shaiq Uddin, Diretor de Operações de Vendas e Marketing da SkyQuest, compartilha que eventualmente decidiram migrar completamente suas operações comerciais para o software Flowlu após experimentarem um suporte ao cliente robusto e avaliarem toneladas de funcionalidades integradas em um sistema unificado durante o período de avaliação. Flowlu não é apenas uma ferramenta de gerenciamento de projetos, também inclui ferramentas úteis para faturamento, previsão de fluxo de caixa, CRM, compartilhamento de conhecimento e até mesmo mapeamento mental, tudo em um só lugar.
A Implementação
A SkyQuest planejou cuidadosamente introduzir o Flowlu em sua organização em várias fases, começando pela equipe de desenvolvimento de produtos. Então, eles passaram cerca de 3 a 4 semanas mapeando diferentes casos de uso para cada função comercial, configurando as configurações do sistema e migrando manualmente todos os dados para o Flowlu. Além disso, levou mais um mês para criar bases de conhecimento dedicadas, treinar funcionários na nova plataforma e ajudá-los a começar a funcionar adequadamente.
Os Resultados
Hoje, toda a equipe da SkyQuest está utilizando o Flowlu para alcançar 100% de automação comercial e gerenciamento de processos eficaz. Eles têm desenvolvedores de software, bem como equipe de marketing, vendas e RH usando a plataforma. Cada membro da equipe é atribuído a um grupo de usuários dedicado com funções e permissões específicas para garantir a segurança dos dados e manter a transparência em todo o sistema. Ao também configurar Espaços de Trabalho, eles permitiram que a equipe de gerenciamento e de negócios mantivesse seus projetos internos privados de outras equipes e projetos de clientes em andamento.
A maior vantagem de usar o Flowlu para a SkyQuest é maximizar a produtividade da equipe ao trabalhar dentro de uma plataforma única e unificada. "Implementar o Flowlu na SkyQuest eventualmente nos permitiu acelerar a entrega de serviços, melhorar a colaboração da equipe e eliminar a administração de TI desnecessária que costumava consumir nossas horas. No geral, o Flowlu foi capaz de gerar um ROI fantástico para nós e eu continuarei apoiando a plataforma por muitos anos", conclui Shaiq Uddin.
Conseguimos substituir 12 aplicativos em nuvem diferentes parcialmente ou integralmente de nossa rotina diária ao mudar completamente para o Flowlu. Não só eliminamos a maior parte do trabalho de integração manual que costumávamos fazer usando Zapier e APIs, também fomos capazes de reduzir e economizar centenas de dólares que costumavam ser gastos em assinaturas mensais.
Shaiq UddinDiretor de Operações de Vendas e Marketing na SkyQuest
Nota Final
Quando perguntamos ao Diretor da SkyQuest sobre suas dicas para usar o Flowlu, ele recomendou aos nossos usuários que fiquem ativos e façam perguntas na comunidade do Flowlu, que incorpora toneladas de discussões úteis. "Não se apresse em usar todos os recursos de uma vez - vá passo a passo alinhando-se com seus processos e modelo de negócios. Peça ajuda a outros usuários do Flowlu que tenham feito a implementação com sucesso para seus negócios."
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Fundada en 2015, SkyQuest trabaja principalmente con marcas de negocio a negocio y directo al consumidor que requieren asistencia totalmente gestionada para configurar sistemas de comercio electrónico, vender en línea y duplicar sus ingresos.
Sus clientes son principalmente fabricantes, distribuidores, mayoristas y marcas de etiqueta privada que desean aprovechar las redes existentes y aumentar las ventas o saltarse los intermediarios y vender directamente a los consumidores finales. Algunas de las principales marcas que SkyQuest ha ayudado incluyen Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK y Al Oufouk Co, por nombrar algunas.
El Desafío
Durante un período de 7 años, SkyQuest probó y probó plataformas populares, incluyendo Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp para automatizar sus procesos. Aunque todos estos productos eran excelentes, parecían centrarse más en las funcionalidades de gestión de proyectos que en las operaciones comerciales generales.
Esto llevó al equipo de SkyQuest a utilizar aplicaciones de software independientes para diferentes funciones comerciales y construir integraciones personalizadas entre cada una de ellas para el intercambio de datos. Antes de migrar a Flowlu, la facturación y la facturación se realizaban a través de Wave Apps, las actividades de CRM se gestionaban utilizando HubSpot, los chats de equipo se realizaban en Slack, mientras que los proyectos se gestionaban en Asana y JIRA (para Scrum) por separado. Para garantizar el flujo de datos entre estas aplicaciones, el equipo de SkyQuest utilizó además una combinación de Zapier, APIs y webhooks para crear integraciones manualmente, pero todo el proceso era lento, costoso y muy agitado de gestionar.
Sin embargo, SkyQuest todavía estaba buscando una solución centralizada para que los miembros de su equipo pudieran trabajar en modo libre de distracciones, sin tener que iniciar sesión y cambiar entre aplicaciones individuales para cada actividad o tarea. Del mismo modo, pagar múltiples suscripciones mensuales y anuales por diferentes aplicaciones y hacer un seguimiento de cada una de ellas era una gran molestia en el lado administrativo y financiero para el equipo.
#SMALL_BANNER#
La Evaluación
Cuando los gerentes senior de SkyQuest estaban evaluando sus opciones para el software centralizado de gestión empresarial, buscaban las funcionalidades que se alinearan con su modelo de negocio y requisitos específicos.
Para la gestión de proyectos, estaban buscando especialmente un software basado en web que no los limitara en una licencia por usuario o en el número de proyectos que podían gestionar. Además, la plataforma deseada debía ser lo suficientemente flexible como para admitir tanto proyectos simples como proyectos avanzados que se ejecutaban en un marco ágil de Scrum donde la necesidad de sprint, gráficos de Gantt y gestión de la lista de pendientes era esencial.
Shaiq Uddin, Director de Operaciones de Ventas y Marketing de SkyQuest, comparte que finalmente decidieron migrar completamente sus operaciones comerciales al software Flowlu después de experimentar un sólido soporte al cliente y evaluar toneladas de funcionalidades integradas en un sistema unificado durante el período de evaluación. Flowlu no es solo una herramienta de gestión de proyectos, también incluye herramientas útiles para facturación, pronóstico de flujo de efectivo, CRM, intercambio de conocimientos e incluso mapas mentales, todo en un solo lugar.
La Implementación
SkyQuest planificó cuidadosamente introducir Flowlu en su organización en múltiples fases, comenzando por el equipo de desarrollo de productos. Así que pasaron alrededor de 3-4 semanas para mapear diferentes casos de uso para cada rol comercial, configurar los ajustes del sistema y migrar manualmente todos los datos a Flowlu. Además, tomó un mes adicional crear bases de conocimiento dedicadas, capacitar a los empleados en la nueva plataforma y ayudarlos a ponerse en marcha correctamente.
Los Resultados
Hoy, todo el equipo de SkyQuest ha estado utilizando Flowlu para lograr una automatización comercial del 100% y una gestión de procesos efectiva. Tienen desarrolladores de software, así como personal de marketing, ventas y recursos humanos utilizando la plataforma. A cada miembro del equipo se le asigna un grupo de usuarios dedicado con roles y permisos específicos para asegurar los datos y mantener la transparencia en todo el sistema. Al configurar Espacios de Trabajo, habilitaron al personal de gestión y de negocios para mantener sus proyectos internos privados de otros equipos y proyectos de clientes en curso.
La mayor ventaja de usar Flowlu para SkyQuest es maximizar la productividad del equipo al trabajar desde una plataforma única y unificada. "Implementar Flowlu en SkyQuest finalmente nos permitió acelerar la entrega de servicios, mejorar la colaboración del equipo y eliminar la administración de TI innecesaria que solía consumir nuestras horas. En general, Flowlu pudo generar un ROI fantástico para nosotros y seguiré apoyando la plataforma durante muchos años más", concluye Shaiq Uddin.
Pudimos reemplazar 12 aplicaciones en la nube diferentes parcial o totalmente de nuestra rutina diaria al cambiar completamente a Flowlu. No solo eliminamos la mayor parte del trabajo de integración manual que solíamos hacer utilizando Zapier y APIs, también pudimos reducir y ahorrar cientos de dólares que solían destinarse a suscripciones mensuales.
Shaiq UddinDirector de Operaciones de Ventas y Marketing en SkyQuest
Nota Final
Cuando le preguntamos al Director de SkyQuest sobre sus consejos para usar Flowlu, recomendó a nuestros usuarios mantenerse activos y hacer preguntas en la comunidad de Flowlu, que incorpora toneladas de discusiones útiles. "No se apresuren a usar todas las funciones de una vez, vayan paso a paso alineándose con sus procesos y modelo de negocio. Pidan ayuda a otros usuarios de Flowlu que hayan implementado con éxito su negocio".
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Founded in 2015, SkyQuest primarily works with business-to-business and direct-to-consumer brands that require fully managed assistance to set up eCommerce systems, sell online, and double their revenue.
Their clients are mostly manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and private label brands that either want to leverage existing networks and increase volume sales, or skip the middlemen and sell to end consumers directly. Some of the leading brands that SkyQuest has helped include Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK, and Al Oufouk Co, just to name a few.
The Challenge
Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
This led the SkyQuest team to use standalone software applications for different business functions and build custom integrations between each of them for data exchange. Before migrating to Flowlu, billing and invoicing was done via Wave Apps, CRM activities were managed using HubSpot, team chats were being done on Slack, while projects were managed on Asana and JIRA (for Scrum) separately. To ensure data flow between these applications, the SkyQuest team further used a combination of Zapier, APIs and webhooks to manually create integrations, but the entire process was time-consuming, costly, and very hectic to manage.
Nevertheless, SkyQuest was still looking for a centralized solution so that their team members could work in a distraction-free mode, without having to login and switch between individual apps for each activity or task. Similarly, paying for multiple monthly and annual subscriptions for different apps and keeping a track of each of them was a big hassle on the admin and finance side for the team.
#SMALL_BANNER#
The Evaluation
When SkyQuest’s senior managers were evaluating their options for the centralized business management software, they were looking for the functionalities that align with their business model and specific requirements.
For project management, they were particularly looking for a web-based software that did not restrict them on a per user licensing or the number of projects they can manage. Moreover, the desired platform had to be flexible enough to support both simple projects and advanced projects running on an agile Scrum framework where the need for sprints, Gantt charts, and backlog management was essential.
Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
The Implementation
SkyQuest carefully planned to introduce Flowlu in their organization in multiple phases, starting with the product development team. So they spent around 3-4 weeks to map different use cases for each business role, configure system settings, and manually migrate all the data to Flowlu. Plus, it took an additional month to create dedicated knowledge bases, train employees on the new platform and help them get up and running properly.
The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
The biggest advantage of using Flowlu for SkyQuest is maximizing team productivity by working from within a single and unified platform. “Implementing Flowlu at SkyQuest eventually enabled us to accelerate service delivery, improve team collaboration, and eliminate unnecessary IT administration that used to eat up our hours. Overall, Flowlu was able to generate a fantastic ROI for us and I’d keep supporting the platform for many more years to come,” concludes Shaiq Uddin.
We were able to replace 12 different cloud apps partially or in full from our day-to-day routine by completely switching to Flowlu. Not only did we eliminate most of the manual integration work that we previously used to do using Zapier and APIs, we were also able to cut down and save hundreds of dollars that used to go in monthly subscriptions.
Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
When we asked SkyQuest’s Director about his tips for using Flowlu, he recommended our users to stay active and ask questions in the Flowlu community, which incorporates tons of useful discussions. “Don’t rush into using all features at once — go step by step by aligning with your business processes and model. Take help from other Flowlu users who have successfully done implementation for their business.
Founded in 2015, SkyQuest primarily works with business-to-business and direct-to-consumer brands that require fully managed assistance to set up eCommerce systems, sell online, and double their revenue.
Their clients are mostly manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and private label brands that either want to leverage existing networks and increase volume sales, or skip the middlemen and sell to end consumers directly. Some of the leading brands that SkyQuest has helped include Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK, and Al Oufouk Co, just to name a few.
The Challenge
Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
This led the SkyQuest team to use standalone software applications for different business functions and build custom integrations between each of them for data exchange. Before migrating to Flowlu, billing and invoicing was done via Wave Apps, CRM activities were managed using HubSpot, team chats were being done on Slack, while projects were managed on Asana and JIRA (for Scrum) separately. To ensure data flow between these applications, the SkyQuest team further used a combination of Zapier, APIs and webhooks to manually create integrations, but the entire process was time-consuming, costly, and very hectic to manage.
Nevertheless, SkyQuest was still looking for a centralized solution so that their team members could work in a distraction-free mode, without having to login and switch between individual apps for each activity or task. Similarly, paying for multiple monthly and annual subscriptions for different apps and keeping a track of each of them was a big hassle on the admin and finance side for the team.
#SMALL_BANNER#
The Evaluation
When SkyQuest’s senior managers were evaluating their options for the centralized business management software, they were looking for the functionalities that align with their business model and specific requirements.
For project management, they were particularly looking for a web-based software that did not restrict them on a per user licensing or the number of projects they can manage. Moreover, the desired platform had to be flexible enough to support both simple projects and advanced projects running on an agile Scrum framework where the need for sprints, Gantt charts, and backlog management was essential.
Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
The Implementation
SkyQuest carefully planned to introduce Flowlu in their organization in multiple phases, starting with the product development team. So they spent around 3-4 weeks to map different use cases for each business role, configure system settings, and manually migrate all the data to Flowlu. Plus, it took an additional month to create dedicated knowledge bases, train employees on the new platform and help them get up and running properly.
The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
The biggest advantage of using Flowlu for SkyQuest is maximizing team productivity by working from within a single and unified platform. “Implementing Flowlu at SkyQuest eventually enabled us to accelerate service delivery, improve team collaboration, and eliminate unnecessary IT administration that used to eat up our hours. Overall, Flowlu was able to generate a fantastic ROI for us and I’d keep supporting the platform for many more years to come,” concludes Shaiq Uddin.
We were able to replace 12 different cloud apps partially or in full from our day-to-day routine by completely switching to Flowlu. Not only did we eliminate most of the manual integration work that we previously used to do using Zapier and APIs, we were also able to cut down and save hundreds of dollars that used to go in monthly subscriptions.
Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
When we asked SkyQuest’s Director about his tips for using Flowlu, he recommended our users to stay active and ask questions in the Flowlu community, which incorporates tons of useful discussions. “Don’t rush into using all features at once — go step by step by aligning with your business processes and model. Take help from other Flowlu users who have successfully done implementation for their business.
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Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
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#SMALL_BANNER#
The Evaluation
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For project management, they were particularly looking for a web-based software that did not restrict them on a per user licensing or the number of projects they can manage. Moreover, the desired platform had to be flexible enough to support both simple projects and advanced projects running on an agile Scrum framework where the need for sprints, Gantt charts, and backlog management was essential.
Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
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The Results
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Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
When we asked SkyQuest’s Director about his tips for using Flowlu, he recommended our users to stay active and ask questions in the Flowlu community, which incorporates tons of useful discussions. “Don’t rush into using all features at once — go step by step by aligning with your business processes and model. Take help from other Flowlu users who have successfully done implementation for their business.
How SkyQuest Improved Business Automation By Replacing 12+ Apps With Flowlu
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Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
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#SMALL_BANNER#
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The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
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Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
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The Challenge
Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
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Nevertheless, SkyQuest was still looking for a centralized solution so that their team members could work in a distraction-free mode, without having to login and switch between individual apps for each activity or task. Similarly, paying for multiple monthly and annual subscriptions for different apps and keeping a track of each of them was a big hassle on the admin and finance side for the team.
#SMALL_BANNER#
The Evaluation
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For project management, they were particularly looking for a web-based software that did not restrict them on a per user licensing or the number of projects they can manage. Moreover, the desired platform had to be flexible enough to support both simple projects and advanced projects running on an agile Scrum framework where the need for sprints, Gantt charts, and backlog management was essential.
Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
The Implementation
SkyQuest carefully planned to introduce Flowlu in their organization in multiple phases, starting with the product development team. So they spent around 3-4 weeks to map different use cases for each business role, configure system settings, and manually migrate all the data to Flowlu. Plus, it took an additional month to create dedicated knowledge bases, train employees on the new platform and help them get up and running properly.
The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
The biggest advantage of using Flowlu for SkyQuest is maximizing team productivity by working from within a single and unified platform. “Implementing Flowlu at SkyQuest eventually enabled us to accelerate service delivery, improve team collaboration, and eliminate unnecessary IT administration that used to eat up our hours. Overall, Flowlu was able to generate a fantastic ROI for us and I’d keep supporting the platform for many more years to come,” concludes Shaiq Uddin.
We were able to replace 12 different cloud apps partially or in full from our day-to-day routine by completely switching to Flowlu. Not only did we eliminate most of the manual integration work that we previously used to do using Zapier and APIs, we were also able to cut down and save hundreds of dollars that used to go in monthly subscriptions.
Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
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Founded in 2015, SkyQuest primarily works with business-to-business and direct-to-consumer brands that require fully managed assistance to set up eCommerce systems, sell online, and double their revenue.
Their clients are mostly manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and private label brands that either want to leverage existing networks and increase volume sales, or skip the middlemen and sell to end consumers directly. Some of the leading brands that SkyQuest has helped include Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK, and Al Oufouk Co, just to name a few.
The Challenge
Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
This led the SkyQuest team to use standalone software applications for different business functions and build custom integrations between each of them for data exchange. Before migrating to Flowlu, billing and invoicing was done via Wave Apps, CRM activities were managed using HubSpot, team chats were being done on Slack, while projects were managed on Asana and JIRA (for Scrum) separately. To ensure data flow between these applications, the SkyQuest team further used a combination of Zapier, APIs and webhooks to manually create integrations, but the entire process was time-consuming, costly, and very hectic to manage.
Nevertheless, SkyQuest was still looking for a centralized solution so that their team members could work in a distraction-free mode, without having to login and switch between individual apps for each activity or task. Similarly, paying for multiple monthly and annual subscriptions for different apps and keeping a track of each of them was a big hassle on the admin and finance side for the team.
#SMALL_BANNER#
The Evaluation
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Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
The Implementation
SkyQuest carefully planned to introduce Flowlu in their organization in multiple phases, starting with the product development team. So they spent around 3-4 weeks to map different use cases for each business role, configure system settings, and manually migrate all the data to Flowlu. Plus, it took an additional month to create dedicated knowledge bases, train employees on the new platform and help them get up and running properly.
The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
The biggest advantage of using Flowlu for SkyQuest is maximizing team productivity by working from within a single and unified platform. “Implementing Flowlu at SkyQuest eventually enabled us to accelerate service delivery, improve team collaboration, and eliminate unnecessary IT administration that used to eat up our hours. Overall, Flowlu was able to generate a fantastic ROI for us and I’d keep supporting the platform for many more years to come,” concludes Shaiq Uddin.
We were able to replace 12 different cloud apps partially or in full from our day-to-day routine by completely switching to Flowlu. Not only did we eliminate most of the manual integration work that we previously used to do using Zapier and APIs, we were also able to cut down and save hundreds of dollars that used to go in monthly subscriptions.
Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
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Fundada em 2015, a SkyQuest trabalha principalmente com marcas de negócios para negócios e diretamente para consumidores que necessitam de assistência totalmente gerenciada para configurar sistemas de comércio eletrônico, vender online e dobrar sua receita.
Seus clientes são principalmente fabricantes, distribuidores, atacadistas e marcas de etiqueta privada que desejam alavancar redes existentes e aumentar as vendas ou pular os intermediários e vender diretamente aos consumidores finais. Algumas das principais marcas que a SkyQuest ajudou incluem Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK e Al Oufouk Co, para citar apenas algumas.
O Desafio
Ao longo de um período de 7 anos, a SkyQuest experimentou e testou plataformas populares, incluindo Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp para automatizar seus processos. Embora todos esses produtos fossem excelentes, pareciam estar mais focados nas funcionalidades de gerenciamento de projetos do que nas operações comerciais gerais.
Isso levou a equipe da SkyQuest a usar aplicativos de software independentes para diferentes funções comerciais e construir integrações personalizadas entre cada um deles para a troca de dados. Antes de migrar para o Flowlu, a cobrança e faturamento eram feitos via Wave Apps, as atividades de CRM eram gerenciadas usando o HubSpot, os chats em equipe eram feitos no Slack, enquanto os projetos eram gerenciados no Asana e no JIRA (para Scrum) separadamente. Para garantir o fluxo de dados entre esses aplicativos, a equipe da SkyQuest utilizava ainda uma combinação de Zapier, APIs e webhooks para criar integrações manualmente, mas todo o processo era demorado, custoso e muito agitado para gerenciar.
No entanto, a SkyQuest ainda estava procurando uma solução centralizada para que os membros de sua equipe pudessem trabalhar de forma livre de distrações, sem precisar fazer login e alternar entre aplicativos individuais para cada atividade ou tarefa. Da mesma forma, pagar por múltiplas assinaturas mensais e anuais para diferentes aplicativos e acompanhar cada um deles era uma grande complicação do lado administrativo e financeiro para a equipe.
#SMALL_BANNER#
A Avaliação
Quando os gerentes sênior da SkyQuest estavam avaliando suas opções para o software centralizado de gerenciamento de negócios, eles estavam procurando as funcionalidades que se alinhassem com seu modelo de negócios e requisitos específicos.
Para gerenciamento de projetos, estavam procurando especialmente um software baseado na web que não os restringisse em licenciamento por usuário ou no número de projetos que poderiam gerenciar. Além disso, a plataforma desejada deveria ser flexível o suficiente para suportar tanto projetos simples quanto projetos avançados executados em um framework ágil Scrum onde a necessidade de sprints, gráficos de Gantt e gerenciamento de backlog era essencial.
Shaiq Uddin, Diretor de Operações de Vendas e Marketing da SkyQuest, compartilha que eventualmente decidiram migrar completamente suas operações comerciais para o software Flowlu após experimentarem um suporte ao cliente robusto e avaliarem toneladas de funcionalidades integradas em um sistema unificado durante o período de avaliação. Flowlu não é apenas uma ferramenta de gerenciamento de projetos, também inclui ferramentas úteis para faturamento, previsão de fluxo de caixa, CRM, compartilhamento de conhecimento e até mesmo mapeamento mental, tudo em um só lugar.
A Implementação
A SkyQuest planejou cuidadosamente introduzir o Flowlu em sua organização em várias fases, começando pela equipe de desenvolvimento de produtos. Então, eles passaram cerca de 3 a 4 semanas mapeando diferentes casos de uso para cada função comercial, configurando as configurações do sistema e migrando manualmente todos os dados para o Flowlu. Além disso, levou mais um mês para criar bases de conhecimento dedicadas, treinar funcionários na nova plataforma e ajudá-los a começar a funcionar adequadamente.
Os Resultados
Hoje, toda a equipe da SkyQuest está utilizando o Flowlu para alcançar 100% de automação comercial e gerenciamento de processos eficaz. Eles têm desenvolvedores de software, bem como equipe de marketing, vendas e RH usando a plataforma. Cada membro da equipe é atribuído a um grupo de usuários dedicado com funções e permissões específicas para garantir a segurança dos dados e manter a transparência em todo o sistema. Ao também configurar Espaços de Trabalho, eles permitiram que a equipe de gerenciamento e de negócios mantivesse seus projetos internos privados de outras equipes e projetos de clientes em andamento.
A maior vantagem de usar o Flowlu para a SkyQuest é maximizar a produtividade da equipe ao trabalhar dentro de uma plataforma única e unificada. "Implementar o Flowlu na SkyQuest eventualmente nos permitiu acelerar a entrega de serviços, melhorar a colaboração da equipe e eliminar a administração de TI desnecessária que costumava consumir nossas horas. No geral, o Flowlu foi capaz de gerar um ROI fantástico para nós e eu continuarei apoiando a plataforma por muitos anos", conclui Shaiq Uddin.
Conseguimos substituir 12 aplicativos em nuvem diferentes parcialmente ou integralmente de nossa rotina diária ao mudar completamente para o Flowlu. Não só eliminamos a maior parte do trabalho de integração manual que costumávamos fazer usando Zapier e APIs, também fomos capazes de reduzir e economizar centenas de dólares que costumavam ser gastos em assinaturas mensais.
Shaiq UddinDiretor de Operações de Vendas e Marketing na SkyQuest
Nota Final
Quando perguntamos ao Diretor da SkyQuest sobre suas dicas para usar o Flowlu, ele recomendou aos nossos usuários que fiquem ativos e façam perguntas na comunidade do Flowlu, que incorpora toneladas de discussões úteis. "Não se apresse em usar todos os recursos de uma vez - vá passo a passo alinhando-se com seus processos e modelo de negócios. Peça ajuda a outros usuários do Flowlu que tenham feito a implementação com sucesso para seus negócios."
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Fundada en 2015, SkyQuest trabaja principalmente con marcas de negocio a negocio y directo al consumidor que requieren asistencia totalmente gestionada para configurar sistemas de comercio electrónico, vender en línea y duplicar sus ingresos.
Sus clientes son principalmente fabricantes, distribuidores, mayoristas y marcas de etiqueta privada que desean aprovechar las redes existentes y aumentar las ventas o saltarse los intermediarios y vender directamente a los consumidores finales. Algunas de las principales marcas que SkyQuest ha ayudado incluyen Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK y Al Oufouk Co, por nombrar algunas.
El Desafío
Durante un período de 7 años, SkyQuest probó y probó plataformas populares, incluyendo Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp para automatizar sus procesos. Aunque todos estos productos eran excelentes, parecían centrarse más en las funcionalidades de gestión de proyectos que en las operaciones comerciales generales.
Esto llevó al equipo de SkyQuest a utilizar aplicaciones de software independientes para diferentes funciones comerciales y construir integraciones personalizadas entre cada una de ellas para el intercambio de datos. Antes de migrar a Flowlu, la facturación y la facturación se realizaban a través de Wave Apps, las actividades de CRM se gestionaban utilizando HubSpot, los chats de equipo se realizaban en Slack, mientras que los proyectos se gestionaban en Asana y JIRA (para Scrum) por separado. Para garantizar el flujo de datos entre estas aplicaciones, el equipo de SkyQuest utilizó además una combinación de Zapier, APIs y webhooks para crear integraciones manualmente, pero todo el proceso era lento, costoso y muy agitado de gestionar.
Sin embargo, SkyQuest todavía estaba buscando una solución centralizada para que los miembros de su equipo pudieran trabajar en modo libre de distracciones, sin tener que iniciar sesión y cambiar entre aplicaciones individuales para cada actividad o tarea. Del mismo modo, pagar múltiples suscripciones mensuales y anuales por diferentes aplicaciones y hacer un seguimiento de cada una de ellas era una gran molestia en el lado administrativo y financiero para el equipo.
#SMALL_BANNER#
La Evaluación
Cuando los gerentes senior de SkyQuest estaban evaluando sus opciones para el software centralizado de gestión empresarial, buscaban las funcionalidades que se alinearan con su modelo de negocio y requisitos específicos.
Para la gestión de proyectos, estaban buscando especialmente un software basado en web que no los limitara en una licencia por usuario o en el número de proyectos que podían gestionar. Además, la plataforma deseada debía ser lo suficientemente flexible como para admitir tanto proyectos simples como proyectos avanzados que se ejecutaban en un marco ágil de Scrum donde la necesidad de sprint, gráficos de Gantt y gestión de la lista de pendientes era esencial.
Shaiq Uddin, Director de Operaciones de Ventas y Marketing de SkyQuest, comparte que finalmente decidieron migrar completamente sus operaciones comerciales al software Flowlu después de experimentar un sólido soporte al cliente y evaluar toneladas de funcionalidades integradas en un sistema unificado durante el período de evaluación. Flowlu no es solo una herramienta de gestión de proyectos, también incluye herramientas útiles para facturación, pronóstico de flujo de efectivo, CRM, intercambio de conocimientos e incluso mapas mentales, todo en un solo lugar.
La Implementación
SkyQuest planificó cuidadosamente introducir Flowlu en su organización en múltiples fases, comenzando por el equipo de desarrollo de productos. Así que pasaron alrededor de 3-4 semanas para mapear diferentes casos de uso para cada rol comercial, configurar los ajustes del sistema y migrar manualmente todos los datos a Flowlu. Además, tomó un mes adicional crear bases de conocimiento dedicadas, capacitar a los empleados en la nueva plataforma y ayudarlos a ponerse en marcha correctamente.
Los Resultados
Hoy, todo el equipo de SkyQuest ha estado utilizando Flowlu para lograr una automatización comercial del 100% y una gestión de procesos efectiva. Tienen desarrolladores de software, así como personal de marketing, ventas y recursos humanos utilizando la plataforma. A cada miembro del equipo se le asigna un grupo de usuarios dedicado con roles y permisos específicos para asegurar los datos y mantener la transparencia en todo el sistema. Al configurar Espacios de Trabajo, habilitaron al personal de gestión y de negocios para mantener sus proyectos internos privados de otros equipos y proyectos de clientes en curso.
La mayor ventaja de usar Flowlu para SkyQuest es maximizar la productividad del equipo al trabajar desde una plataforma única y unificada. "Implementar Flowlu en SkyQuest finalmente nos permitió acelerar la entrega de servicios, mejorar la colaboración del equipo y eliminar la administración de TI innecesaria que solía consumir nuestras horas. En general, Flowlu pudo generar un ROI fantástico para nosotros y seguiré apoyando la plataforma durante muchos años más", concluye Shaiq Uddin.
Pudimos reemplazar 12 aplicaciones en la nube diferentes parcial o totalmente de nuestra rutina diaria al cambiar completamente a Flowlu. No solo eliminamos la mayor parte del trabajo de integración manual que solíamos hacer utilizando Zapier y APIs, también pudimos reducir y ahorrar cientos de dólares que solían destinarse a suscripciones mensuales.
Shaiq UddinDirector de Operaciones de Ventas y Marketing en SkyQuest
Nota Final
Cuando le preguntamos al Director de SkyQuest sobre sus consejos para usar Flowlu, recomendó a nuestros usuarios mantenerse activos y hacer preguntas en la comunidad de Flowlu, que incorpora toneladas de discusiones útiles. "No se apresuren a usar todas las funciones de una vez, vayan paso a paso alineándose con sus procesos y modelo de negocio. Pidan ayuda a otros usuarios de Flowlu que hayan implementado con éxito su negocio".
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Founded in 2015, SkyQuest primarily works with business-to-business and direct-to-consumer brands that require fully managed assistance to set up eCommerce systems, sell online, and double their revenue.
Their clients are mostly manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and private label brands that either want to leverage existing networks and increase volume sales, or skip the middlemen and sell to end consumers directly. Some of the leading brands that SkyQuest has helped include Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK, and Al Oufouk Co, just to name a few.
The Challenge
Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
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Nevertheless, SkyQuest was still looking for a centralized solution so that their team members could work in a distraction-free mode, without having to login and switch between individual apps for each activity or task. Similarly, paying for multiple monthly and annual subscriptions for different apps and keeping a track of each of them was a big hassle on the admin and finance side for the team.
#SMALL_BANNER#
The Evaluation
When SkyQuest’s senior managers were evaluating their options for the centralized business management software, they were looking for the functionalities that align with their business model and specific requirements.
For project management, they were particularly looking for a web-based software that did not restrict them on a per user licensing or the number of projects they can manage. Moreover, the desired platform had to be flexible enough to support both simple projects and advanced projects running on an agile Scrum framework where the need for sprints, Gantt charts, and backlog management was essential.
Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
The Implementation
SkyQuest carefully planned to introduce Flowlu in their organization in multiple phases, starting with the product development team. So they spent around 3-4 weeks to map different use cases for each business role, configure system settings, and manually migrate all the data to Flowlu. Plus, it took an additional month to create dedicated knowledge bases, train employees on the new platform and help them get up and running properly.
The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
The biggest advantage of using Flowlu for SkyQuest is maximizing team productivity by working from within a single and unified platform. “Implementing Flowlu at SkyQuest eventually enabled us to accelerate service delivery, improve team collaboration, and eliminate unnecessary IT administration that used to eat up our hours. Overall, Flowlu was able to generate a fantastic ROI for us and I’d keep supporting the platform for many more years to come,” concludes Shaiq Uddin.
We were able to replace 12 different cloud apps partially or in full from our day-to-day routine by completely switching to Flowlu. Not only did we eliminate most of the manual integration work that we previously used to do using Zapier and APIs, we were also able to cut down and save hundreds of dollars that used to go in monthly subscriptions.
Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
When we asked SkyQuest’s Director about his tips for using Flowlu, he recommended our users to stay active and ask questions in the Flowlu community, which incorporates tons of useful discussions. “Don’t rush into using all features at once — go step by step by aligning with your business processes and model. Take help from other Flowlu users who have successfully done implementation for their business.
Founded in 2015, SkyQuest primarily works with business-to-business and direct-to-consumer brands that require fully managed assistance to set up eCommerce systems, sell online, and double their revenue.
Their clients are mostly manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and private label brands that either want to leverage existing networks and increase volume sales, or skip the middlemen and sell to end consumers directly. Some of the leading brands that SkyQuest has helped include Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK, and Al Oufouk Co, just to name a few.
The Challenge
Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
This led the SkyQuest team to use standalone software applications for different business functions and build custom integrations between each of them for data exchange. Before migrating to Flowlu, billing and invoicing was done via Wave Apps, CRM activities were managed using HubSpot, team chats were being done on Slack, while projects were managed on Asana and JIRA (for Scrum) separately. To ensure data flow between these applications, the SkyQuest team further used a combination of Zapier, APIs and webhooks to manually create integrations, but the entire process was time-consuming, costly, and very hectic to manage.
Nevertheless, SkyQuest was still looking for a centralized solution so that their team members could work in a distraction-free mode, without having to login and switch between individual apps for each activity or task. Similarly, paying for multiple monthly and annual subscriptions for different apps and keeping a track of each of them was a big hassle on the admin and finance side for the team.
#SMALL_BANNER#
The Evaluation
When SkyQuest’s senior managers were evaluating their options for the centralized business management software, they were looking for the functionalities that align with their business model and specific requirements.
For project management, they were particularly looking for a web-based software that did not restrict them on a per user licensing or the number of projects they can manage. Moreover, the desired platform had to be flexible enough to support both simple projects and advanced projects running on an agile Scrum framework where the need for sprints, Gantt charts, and backlog management was essential.
Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
The Implementation
SkyQuest carefully planned to introduce Flowlu in their organization in multiple phases, starting with the product development team. So they spent around 3-4 weeks to map different use cases for each business role, configure system settings, and manually migrate all the data to Flowlu. Plus, it took an additional month to create dedicated knowledge bases, train employees on the new platform and help them get up and running properly.
The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
The biggest advantage of using Flowlu for SkyQuest is maximizing team productivity by working from within a single and unified platform. “Implementing Flowlu at SkyQuest eventually enabled us to accelerate service delivery, improve team collaboration, and eliminate unnecessary IT administration that used to eat up our hours. Overall, Flowlu was able to generate a fantastic ROI for us and I’d keep supporting the platform for many more years to come,” concludes Shaiq Uddin.
We were able to replace 12 different cloud apps partially or in full from our day-to-day routine by completely switching to Flowlu. Not only did we eliminate most of the manual integration work that we previously used to do using Zapier and APIs, we were also able to cut down and save hundreds of dollars that used to go in monthly subscriptions.
Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
When we asked SkyQuest’s Director about his tips for using Flowlu, he recommended our users to stay active and ask questions in the Flowlu community, which incorporates tons of useful discussions. “Don’t rush into using all features at once — go step by step by aligning with your business processes and model. Take help from other Flowlu users who have successfully done implementation for their business.
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Founded in 2015, SkyQuest primarily works with business-to-business and direct-to-consumer brands that require fully managed assistance to set up eCommerce systems, sell online, and double their revenue.
Their clients are mostly manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and private label brands that either want to leverage existing networks and increase volume sales, or skip the middlemen and sell to end consumers directly. Some of the leading brands that SkyQuest has helped include Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK, and Al Oufouk Co, just to name a few.
The Challenge
Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
This led the SkyQuest team to use standalone software applications for different business functions and build custom integrations between each of them for data exchange. Before migrating to Flowlu, billing and invoicing was done via Wave Apps, CRM activities were managed using HubSpot, team chats were being done on Slack, while projects were managed on Asana and JIRA (for Scrum) separately. To ensure data flow between these applications, the SkyQuest team further used a combination of Zapier, APIs and webhooks to manually create integrations, but the entire process was time-consuming, costly, and very hectic to manage.
Nevertheless, SkyQuest was still looking for a centralized solution so that their team members could work in a distraction-free mode, without having to login and switch between individual apps for each activity or task. Similarly, paying for multiple monthly and annual subscriptions for different apps and keeping a track of each of them was a big hassle on the admin and finance side for the team.
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The Evaluation
When SkyQuest’s senior managers were evaluating their options for the centralized business management software, they were looking for the functionalities that align with their business model and specific requirements.
For project management, they were particularly looking for a web-based software that did not restrict them on a per user licensing or the number of projects they can manage. Moreover, the desired platform had to be flexible enough to support both simple projects and advanced projects running on an agile Scrum framework where the need for sprints, Gantt charts, and backlog management was essential.
Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
The Implementation
SkyQuest carefully planned to introduce Flowlu in their organization in multiple phases, starting with the product development team. So they spent around 3-4 weeks to map different use cases for each business role, configure system settings, and manually migrate all the data to Flowlu. Plus, it took an additional month to create dedicated knowledge bases, train employees on the new platform and help them get up and running properly.
The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
The biggest advantage of using Flowlu for SkyQuest is maximizing team productivity by working from within a single and unified platform. “Implementing Flowlu at SkyQuest eventually enabled us to accelerate service delivery, improve team collaboration, and eliminate unnecessary IT administration that used to eat up our hours. Overall, Flowlu was able to generate a fantastic ROI for us and I’d keep supporting the platform for many more years to come,” concludes Shaiq Uddin.
We were able to replace 12 different cloud apps partially or in full from our day-to-day routine by completely switching to Flowlu. Not only did we eliminate most of the manual integration work that we previously used to do using Zapier and APIs, we were also able to cut down and save hundreds of dollars that used to go in monthly subscriptions.
Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
When we asked SkyQuest’s Director about his tips for using Flowlu, he recommended our users to stay active and ask questions in the Flowlu community, which incorporates tons of useful discussions. “Don’t rush into using all features at once — go step by step by aligning with your business processes and model. Take help from other Flowlu users who have successfully done implementation for their business.
SkyQuest is an award-winning company providing turnkey eCommerce development solutions and eCommerce marketing programs for some of the leading B2B and DTC brands across 10+ countries.
Founded in 2015, SkyQuest primarily works with business-to-business and direct-to-consumer brands that require fully managed assistance to set up eCommerce systems, sell online, and double their revenue.
Their clients are mostly manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and private label brands that either want to leverage existing networks and increase volume sales, or skip the middlemen and sell to end consumers directly. Some of the leading brands that SkyQuest has helped include Japan Tobacco International, Logic Vapes, Jagoo.pk, Alienz Eliquids UK, and Al Oufouk Co, just to name a few.
The Challenge
Over a period of 7 years, SkyQuest tried and tested popular platforms, including Asana, Teamworks, Basecamp, ClickUp to automate their processes. Though all of these products were excellent, they seem to be focused more on the project management functionalities only rather than focusing on the overall business operations in general.
This led the SkyQuest team to use standalone software applications for different business functions and build custom integrations between each of them for data exchange. Before migrating to Flowlu, billing and invoicing was done via Wave Apps, CRM activities were managed using HubSpot, team chats were being done on Slack, while projects were managed on Asana and JIRA (for Scrum) separately. To ensure data flow between these applications, the SkyQuest team further used a combination of Zapier, APIs and webhooks to manually create integrations, but the entire process was time-consuming, costly, and very hectic to manage.
Nevertheless, SkyQuest was still looking for a centralized solution so that their team members could work in a distraction-free mode, without having to login and switch between individual apps for each activity or task. Similarly, paying for multiple monthly and annual subscriptions for different apps and keeping a track of each of them was a big hassle on the admin and finance side for the team.
When SkyQuest’s senior managers were evaluating their options for the centralized business management software, they were looking for the functionalities that align with their business model and specific requirements.
For project management, they were particularly looking for a web-based software that did not restrict them on a per user licensing or the number of projects they can manage. Moreover, the desired platform had to be flexible enough to support both simple projects and advanced projects running on an agile Scrum framework where the need for sprints, Gantt charts, and backlog management was essential.
Shaiq Uddin, SkyQuest’s Director of Sales and Marketing Operations, shares that they eventually decided to fully migrate their business operations to Flowlu software after experiencing robust customer support and assessing tons of built-in functionalities in a unified system during the evaluation period. Flowlu is not just a project management tool, it also includes useful tools for invoicing, cash flow forecasting, CRM, knowledge sharing and even mind mapping, all in one place.
The Implementation
SkyQuest carefully planned to introduce Flowlu in their organization in multiple phases, starting with the product development team. So they spent around 3-4 weeks to map different use cases for each business role, configure system settings, and manually migrate all the data to Flowlu. Plus, it took an additional month to create dedicated knowledge bases, train employees on the new platform and help them get up and running properly.
The Results
Today, SkyQuest’s entire team has been utilizing Flowlu to achieve 100% business automation and effective process management. They have got software developers as well as marketing, sales and HR staff using the platform. Each team member is assigned to a dedicated user group with specific roles and permissions to secure data and keep transparency across the system. By also setting up Workspaces, they enabled management and business staff to keep their internal projects private from other teams and ongoing client projects.
The biggest advantage of using Flowlu for SkyQuest is maximizing team productivity by working from within a single and unified platform. “Implementing Flowlu at SkyQuest eventually enabled us to accelerate service delivery, improve team collaboration, and eliminate unnecessary IT administration that used to eat up our hours. Overall, Flowlu was able to generate a fantastic ROI for us and I’d keep supporting the platform for many more years to come,” concludes Shaiq Uddin.
We were able to replace 12 different cloud apps partially or in full from our day-to-day routine by completely switching to Flowlu. Not only did we eliminate most of the manual integration work that we previously used to do using Zapier and APIs, we were also able to cut down and save hundreds of dollars that used to go in monthly subscriptions.
Shaiq UddinDirector of Sales and Marketing Operations at SkyQuest
Final Note
When we asked SkyQuest’s Director about his tips for using Flowlu, he recommended our users to stay active and ask questions in the Flowlu community, which incorporates tons of useful discussions. “Don’t rush into using all features at once — go step by step by aligning with your business processes and model. Take help from other Flowlu users who have successfully done implementation for their business.
