Case Study: PrimeKey achieves seamless cross-border software collaboration with Helmes

How a Swedish Company and Estonian Software Developer are Working as One

PrimeKey, a leading Swedish company in PKI and digital signing solutions now part of Keyfactor, faced a rapidly growing customer base and a corresponding need for additional skilled software developers. To meet this challenge, they partnered with the Estonian software development company Helmes to scale their development capacity.

Helmes formed two equal, integrated teams with PrimeKey’s existing staff, blending Estonian and Swedish developers. The solution relied on agile development practices, utilizing daily video stand-ups, weekly meetings, and collaborative tools like FunRetro to ensure seamless cooperation despite the geographical distance. This approach made the distributed teams function as if they were in a single office, successfully scaling PrimeKey’s development resources to support their mission of building secure, scalable solutions for a global clientele.

PrimeKey

Magnus Andrén

VP Engineering