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4 common mistakes CTO’s must avoid when building an extended development team

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If you follow it, you’ll be guaranteed to get a development team that helps not hinders your development roadmap. What is an extended development team (and why you should want one)? It’s sometimes called staff augmentation but while staff argumentation can be for one developer, by definition a team has multiple members.

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Delving deeper into the dedicated team model of offshore software development?

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You essentially work identically with your offshore team as you do with the team at home, with tools and processes in place to collaborate seamlessly across continents if necessary. DOWNLOAD EBOOK. For the sake of balance, with dedicated teams there’s more of a role in recruitment to play than with software houses.

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The Scalers gets certified: our ISO 27001 certification for InfoSec

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Tales of low-quality outsourcing and exaggerated horror stories about offshore security breaches led to businesses understandably questioning the security of their confidential data with their extended team abroad. Download Case Study. Scaling at Speed: Preqin Case Study. To sum it up.

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The cost of offshore software development: everything you need to know

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Download Ebook. In such a case, you will have to hire an extended team of experienced engineers to get things done efficiently and quickly, incurring higher costs. Skills and expertise of the team. The knowledge, experience, and skills of your offshore development team directly impacts the project costs.

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Offshore vs nearshore software development: which route to take?

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This can be leveraged positively, as developers in one location begin before the team at home, meaning more development hours per day. However, for some businesses the proximity factor poses a challenge and they need an extended team a little closer to home. DOWNLOAD EBOOK. Overcoming the UK and Irish talent crunch.

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How to overcome software outsourcing challenges

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With offshoring, the extended team will mirror your ‘home’ protocols to ensure the highest standards and security of your IP and code. Want to build your development team? Learn the smarter way to build your tech team offshore. DOWNLOAD WHITEPAPER. Learn more about our model – the smarter way to go offshore.