Benefits of a dedicated development team and how to hire it

Outsourcing project development has been the go-to step for startups and small businesses. Why? Because hiring a team in-house is very costly and tiresome as it demands a lot more than just wages – bonus, system cost, recruitment cost, management cost, office space, etc. But when you outsource your project, you also pass on the other hassles to the agency you hire.

In fact, the fire of outsourcing has been caught on such that now it has turned into a multi-billion dollar industry. But how can you get the best from an outsourcing agency? By hiring a dedicated team of developers. And in this post, I will tell you why you should go with it and how you can hire your dedicated team from a reliable web development agency.

What is a dedicated development team?

Hiring a dedicated development team of developers from an agency is just like recruiting a team in-house (minus all the management hassles). In other words, the team you hire from your chosen web development agency will work dedicatedly on your project full-time, i.e. 8 hours a working day.

What are the other common hiring models?

Every web development agency offers you usually 3 hiring models. The dedicated team is one of them. Here are the other two: –

1. Fixed-priceUpon discussing your requirements, they will give you an estimated cost of your project. Instead of providing you with a team of developers, the agency will complete your project themselves as per their resources for which you will have to pay the pre-decided price.
2. Part-timeHere, the team of developers you hire from an agency will work part-time on your project (usually 4 hours).

Pros and cons of going with a dedicated team

Everything has two sides of it. Let us now see those for hiring a dedicated development team.

Pros

1. Most reliableWhen you set out towards completing a big project, reliability is a great virtue. Hiring a dedicated development team is the most reliable option for you as you enjoy more control and have more flexibility to make the inevitable adjustments to your project.
2. Faster developmentYour developers working for you dedicatedly results in faster development of your project as they will be working for you more hours per day (8 hours as compared to 4 hours in the part-time model). And this is really an advantage in the business world.
3. DedicatedDedicated means that your team will be working solely on your project and won’t be switching to any other. The same is not the case for part-time hiring where your team may work with another client for the rest of their work day. This allows your team to focus on your goals and gives you a better output.
4. Better qualityQuality can never be compromised. And as I mentioned in the last point, dedication towards your project allows your team to provide you with better quality. This leads to strong code, fewer bugs, and faster performance.
5. Better customizationThe bigger your project, the more customization you will need to make. The biggest drawback of the fixed-price model is its stiffness as any adjustment may lead to a change in the cost of development. With your dedicated team, you can customize your project anytime.

Cons

1. Relatively costlierThe cost of completing your project with a dedicated team may be higher than the fixed-price model. However, the gap may get shrunk if taken into account the future cost of maintenance, bug fixes, and upgrades.
2. Communication gapThe communication gap can be an issue if you pick an inexperienced development agency. But this won’t be a problem with companies like Acquaint Softtech who have years of experience in handling clients all over the world.

This was both sides of a dedicated team. Thus, by now, you would have started to see why going with a dedicated team of developers is the best way to go. So let’s move on to how you can hire a dedicated team for your project such that its pros get maximized and its cons minimized.

How to hire a dedicated team for your project?

The process of hiring a dedicated team is simple but varies from company to company. But here is the gist of it so you can find the right agency and thus, your team of dedicated developers.

1. Know your exact requirements

These are some of the questions you need to clarify earlier: –

1. What do you want to develop?It will help you communicate your idea for MVP development in a better way such that there is no ambiguity.
2. What is the deadline?Your deadline has a say in the number of developers you should hire and the level of expertise they need to have.
3. Which technologies do you want to use to develop your project?If you are unsure of the tech stack you should choose, your web development agency may suggest the best one as per your requirements.

Having clarity on your project requirements gives you an edge while filtering out agencies and picking your team.

2. Find the right development partner for you

Finding development agencies is as easy as googling. But what is tricky is picking the right and reliable partner out of them. So here are the criteria the agency should match: –

1. Minimum 5 years of experienceTheir experience will ensure that you get a quality project done in lesser time as they don’t have to figure out the path. They would have laid out the path with their previous clients.
2. Proven portfolio of satisfied clientsDo they have a portfolio of satisfied clients? Check out the previous projects of your shortlisted agencies. And then judge the quality you can expect from them.
3. TransparencyGood agencies are transparent in their services. Thus, you will be able to communicate with them easily to get your queries solved.
4. Successful test task completionOne of the upcoming tasks is to provide your chosen developers with a test task. See if they complete it successfully within the given deadline and how they communicate.

3. Filter developer profiles

Once you have picked your development partner, you need to ask for the profiles of available developers. You can then shortlist the desired number of developers you want in your team.

4. Conduct an interview and pick your team

For the final assessment, you can give them a test task to complete within your chosen deadline. See if they meet the deadline and the quality requirements. Once the test task is completed, you need to finalize your team or make any amendments, if required.

5. Complete the formalities and start your project

Voila!! You found your dedicated team of developers But before kicking off your project, you should sign a Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA) with your agency to protect your idea from any theft. This allows you to take legal action against your development agency if your idea is leaked from anyone of them.

Conclusion

So are you ready to hire your dedicated team of developers? If yes, then I am sure that consultation from experts will be of immense value to your quest. Thus, we at Acquaint Softtech provide you with a free consultation from web development experts so you can step on the right path for your project. Contact us now.