Engagement Models

• Documentation

All necessary documents, like project requirements and specifications, are ready. It ensures the likelihood of getting the exact product that the client needs.

• Deadlines

The milestones, workflow plan, and deadlines are approved.

• Accurate estimations

As all requirements are approved in advance, it is possible for the vendor team to estimate the budget and amount of money accurately.

• No extra management

This approach doesn’t take the client’s time or management efforts as the budget and deadlines were agreed.

• Risks

Not all requirements may be predicted correctly. Sometimes some changes and re-estimation are needed. However, this approach is not designed for changes.

• Miscommunication

As a tech team works with submitted documentation, there is a risk that some details were missed. In this way, the product can be different from what the client needs to receive.

• Agility

Adjust new requirements, replace features during the project.

• Monitoring

Monitor the process and see the result during the development stages.

• Result

Involve users during the process of development to get that very product.

• Payment

Pay only for the actual work scope based on hourly rates of the tech team.

• Budget

The budget for developing a product may vary, as it is not possible to estimate the whole process of work in advance. It depends on a number of issues and adjusting new features.

• Deadline

Deadlines are vague as the development process changes. The workflow is based on implementations of small tasks, that is why it is hard to estimate the fixed deadline of the project.

• Communication

It is necessary to spend time in communication with the vendor to achieve the very product they need.

• Management

The customer has full control over the team’s workflow, deadlines, and working hours.

• High expertise

The customer selects appropriate developers with the necessary skills and expertise suitable for the current challenge in the development process.

• Cut expenses

Hiring a dedicated team gives an opportunity to forecast exact monthly expenses and taxes.

• Time-saving

The remote team allows the customer to speed up the development process, as there is no need to find and hire in-house staff.

• Communication

Managing a remote team always requires customer’s engagement and time.

• Budget

This model best fits long-term projects with scaled budgets for covering initial investments and team maintenance.

• Limited flexibility

Even though a dedicated team is more flexible than in-house hiring, it has less flexibility than outstaffing.