Choosing Your Offshore Software Development Model

With the shortage of talented mobile and web developers in the US and Europe, opening an office in an offshore market with a comparative abundance of skilled labor is appealing. Like so many other great concepts, what determines success and failure is not the idea, it’s the execution. Whether you are offshoring with a strategic vendor, or setting up your own operation, your expectations are going to be the barometer for success.

Before we discuss key considerations, let’s talk about the alternative models to opening your offshore software development center. Read More

Why do I need a lead software developer?

A lead software developer is going to be your go to person on your job. Let’s face it, a big software application requires many developers wearing many different hats. A lead developer will help you know which hat a person on your software development team should be wearing. They are going to be how you communicate with your team and how the team communicates with you. They will be able to lead your development team in the direction you wish them to go. They will be on top of any coding or quality issues you may be facing. Read More

How to Get Your Developers to Un-hate You: 10 Things Top Project Managers Do Right

source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zarzadca_by_mimooh.svg — How developers usually see you?

Maybe it’s the way of the world, but managers are among the people we generally love to hate, or as we say in our town: jerks.

Developers, on the other hand, tend to think the world revolves around them. A big brain tends to carry a big ego, after all. Read More

Expanding Your Development Team: Hire, Contract or Offshore?

Congrats on that new project! How do we know? You’re here trying to figure out what’s the best way to expand your software development team, right?

Usually, you’d pass along your requirements to HR and be done with it. But nowadays, you have other options to get your projects done. Let’s talk about those for a bit and when it’s best to choose one option over another:

Option 1: Hire a guy (or a bunch of guys)

The most straightforward option. Your HR does their HR magic and grabs developers out of their sorting hat. After a few interviews and a bit of onboarding, your team has their new guys. Read More

Project Management

Option 1: Hire a guy (or a bunch of guys)