Why Do You Need a Dedicated Development Team in 2021?

It is a big challenge to find a reliable team to fulfill your business vision within a strict timeline and budget. We at SPD Group are helping companies to do that for 15 years, and continue to gain more experience in this. If you are a CTO, CEO, or Chief of Innovations of a startup or product development company, you may find this article useful, as we share our thoughts on adding dedicated development teams to your project. SPD Group has successfully adjusted to the demands of Covid-19 restrictions and continues to deliver great software solutions for our long-term partners.

What are the options for forming a Software Development team?

We live in unprecedented times when the world is trying to adapt to the new normal. Many businesses had experienced a screeching halt in their growth as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, some had significant financial losses, and some closed their operations. It is safe to say that all organizations received damage, and we are still not fully aware of the extent of it for the global economy. Businesses are forced to work remotely and outsource their jobs to survive. According to the Capital Counselor, the IT industry is a leader in outsourcing, having over the 50% of the market.

Technavio predicts that in the next 4 years the IT outsourcing market will grow at a 5% rate and will reach almost $500B. What does that mean for your business? How to hire the best development team for your project? What collaboration model will help you achieve your goals? This article will provide answers to these questions and more, but let’s start with the basics.

What is a software development team structure?

Here is how the typical team might look:

Key software development team roles include:

• The Project Manager (PM) is in charge of planning and execution, overseeing all processes, delegating tasks among team members, and communicating with the client.
• Business Analysts (BA) are responsible for setting goals, analyzing and documenting core processes, and making sure that everything is aimed at achieving business goals. In some of our projects at SPD Group, our partners delegate the right to be Product Owners on the side of the outsourced development team to our Business Analysts. This allows our partners to delegate the creation of project requirements of a business solution to a dedicated team, setting only high-level business goals.
• Designers are in charge of how the product will look and how users will interact with it.
• Developers do the actual heavy lifting by writing the code. Front-end engineers are focused on a customer-facing part of the product, while back-end engineers take care of the elements that users don’t see.
• Quality Assurance Engineers (QA) are testing the product and making sure it meets set requirements.

Other important roles that could be required in a project:

• Tech Lead is often the most skilled software developer in a team that drives the development process and is responsible for the technical decisions of the team.
• The Team Lead is also a technical expert but with a focus on the management process.
• Solution Architect is building architectural solutions for all teams of the project to follow. This expert is overseeing the entire development process.

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