How To Ramp Up An Offshore Software Development Team Quickly

Published on: July 18, 2021
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Every client wants to get their offshore software team going as quickly as possible. If we grow the team too quickly, however, we can wind up with chaos and disorganization and reduced morale and productivity.

In this video, Dave talks about the best way to expand your offshore software team as quickly as possible by engaging the team lead and partnering with them to guide the team growth. The leader of the offshore team has the most visibility into team dynamics, personalities, and productivity so he or she will be the most able to support your decisions. It's critical to let the team lead have input on when and how to add new members to the team.

If you push your offshore team to grow too quickly, it's the offshore team lead that will have the real challenge in meeting your needs. That lead will need to train and coach each new team member and if the growth becomes unmanageable, you run the risk of crushing the morale and productivity of the team lead, which can be a disaster.

In addition to leveraging the team lead as you ramp up, it's important to make every effort to engage every team member as much as possible so that you can learn their personalities, strengths, and weaknesses. This is a great morale and team builder, but it also provides you with critical visibility into the real team dynamics - a big plus when your offshore software development team is 5000 miles away.

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