Cooperation Models -> Dedicated Team

Concept

This is a temporary outsourcing of one of your business operations to us. A dedicated team consists of one or more project managers, business analysts, developers, testers and designers. No matter how many people belong to this pool of experts, their work time is reserved exclusively for you.

Applicability

If you have a complex project likely to generate a significant amount of work over a long period of time, we can put together a team with the necessary skills to work exclusively for you. This team works on our premises. It is organized and managed by us.

The main advantages are:

a quick start;
lower ongoing costs;
the core team of experts is on permanent stand-by with the flexibility to engage coders and other staff on a part-time basis to boost performance when required;
flexibility of operations because you can change your requirement specification at any time - you have the right to control the work of the team on a day-to-day basis.

The commercial assumption is that both sides will collaborate to produce mutually profitable results. But, as with the other models, this requires a thorough analysis of your needs and clear detailed specification documents. We rely on the information you supply to plan the release of staff to work on your team. You have to be open and honest, and cooperate actively with us so that the basis of our agreement is sound. Once the team starts work, you must also provide timely feedback. If you are unhappy, you must tell us immediately so that we can keep the work on track to meet your expectations.

Approach

We agree the nature and probable scope of the project. Our experts will then start preparing the detailed specification.
We will estimate the likely monthly price and the duration of staff availability. If these key terms are acceptable, we will prepare a contract for signature. The full agreement covers all aspects of our relationship including commercial confidentiality, licensing and intellectual property issues, the extent of our warranty, the agreed period of maintenance and support, etc. We will also begin building a team that is capable of producing the work needed to meet the project specification.
As soon as the agreement is signed and the initial payment is received, your team will be made available.
It is then your responsibility to pay the monthly fee to keep the dedicated team in place. If the workload decreases, you may give notice to vary or terminate the agreement. If the workload increases, additional staff will be added to the team at the agreed monthly rates.