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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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How to overcome software outsourcing challenges

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billion dollars worth of global outsourcing for software development, with software development accounting for the largest share. The outsourcing of such a vast industry will be fraught with cultural and technical hurdles and hidden costs. How does outsourcing compare to offshoring? What are the common problems with outsourcing?

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

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CONTENTS Offshore moves to centre stage Local obstacles to overcome “Can’t I just outsource?” Dedicated teams to the rescue The downsides of dedication? Over the past six months of writing these articles, I’ve been prone to using terms such as ‘Offshore 2.0’, and ‘dedicated team’, and ‘offshore cultural alignment’. Download now.

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Offshore vs nearshore software development: which route to take?

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CONTENTS The engineering seller’s market What are the benefits of traditional outsourcing? Offshore vs nearshore software development: conclusion Building tech teams beyond borders — the United Kingdom and Ireland edition What will you learn? Or, when you need project-based development that doesn’t require a long-term team.

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

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When opting to outsource software development, you should expect to save not only on the developer’s salary but also on hiring, benefits, social security contributions, and overheads. Download Ebook. Skills and expertise of the team. It’s fair to say that sometimes software development is not as easy as many think. What is it?

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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. How does the ISO 27001 certification relate to offshore development? To sum it up.