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How to Find Highly-Skilled Developers for Your Project? Posted: 16 Jul 2019 09:37 PM PDT Regardless of the industry and market niche, company size and number of employees, ongoing projects and planned tasks, all modern companies require a strong development team sometimes. Software devs can make a website, integrate a CRM or ERP system, connect cloud solutions, design an analytical tool, create a mobile app, and more, and more. According to CompTIA, the IT market will reach $5 billion in 2019 with $1.6 billion or 31% of value located in the USA. The same research reveals that 58% of American firms hire new devs in the course of their expansion programs while 52% also look for skills in emerging areas. These innovative projects like IoT and AI are the most challenging for HR departments. In the guide, we're to disclose how an entrepreneur can find one or several experienced employees, particularly, for new projects. With industry professionals, you will stay at the top. Various Options to Find Workers In a nutshell, you should consider two approaches: building an internal team of developers or hiring remote workers. The catch is that in-house IT services often come at high costs. A business owner must spend on offices, relatively high salaries, social security, etc. Simultaneously, external developers can provide the same quality at lower rates because of the lower cost of living in other countries. Let's divide the wide opportunities into several categories: Personal connections and meetings. In this case, you as a brand representative or an HR manager look for employees personally. Referral networks based on current employees, friends, and partners are viable. Conferences and hackathons are wonderful, too, but they require strong communication skills to talk to strangers. Professional partners. It's one of the best approaches to find pro teams or solo devs. There are specific companies that hire workers for you. They handle HR processes, training, management, delivery, replacement, and so on. By working with such groups, you can get the highest quality that meets your requirements. Social media and ads. These networks are wonderful to spread the info about your company and your projects. Use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and even YouTube and LinkedIn to build the audience and, potentially, find talents. Paid ads work fine when you have a professional social media manager or a marketing manager. Websites and aggregators for freelancers. There are dozens of platforms to find freelance workers. Consider Upwork or Guru as large marketplaces plus look at GitHub and StackOverflow as core resources for developers around the world. Be sure to check reviews and portfolios to find skilled staff. The Best Strategies for the Best Devs Among all the options listed above, we've selected the most appropriate for professional cooperation. Get us right, it's possible to find a skilled employee by crawling freelance sites or checking your LinkedIn network. It's equally possible to hire the team by visiting pro conferences, meetups, and hackathons. But these approaches have either low reliability or high time/resource expenses. If you want to get the most suitable team, consider onshore, nearshore or offshore software outsourcing. Here are four traditional examples of it. 1. Dedicated Development Team A DDT is a group of committed developers that work on one project at a time only. Put simply, it's like your own IT department but located outside of the company. Devs handle all the tech tasks while the chosen hiring company covers management aspects. All you need is to define requirements, e.g. which technologies and languages should be used in the project, what are the main goals, etc. DDTs can be easily expanded or reformatted. This model works best for long-term complex partnerships with multi-level objectives, and need in scalability. 2. Fixed Cost Model Otherwise, if you already have a clear vision of the future software product, consider fixed models. It provides for hiring one or a few pro developers to work on one project. However, the difference is that you can't modify objectives, change the team or interaction basics. Before hiring, it's required to agree on all terms and conditions. Then, the outsourcing company will find workers and guarantee the quality just on time and without extra costs. This model works best for stable projects with predefined goals, deadlines, and budgets. Any changes aren't welcome. 3. Hourly/Time and Material Model It's a combination of two previous approaches. In a nutshell, it focuses on dynamic projects for SMBs that aren't sure in the final result. However, unlike dedicated teams, developers hired by this model have strict time limits. As a result, the client pays for time or effort spent. According to the name, most often, you'll pay for hours. The model also allows replacing, removing or adding new workers if needed. This model works best for mid-sized companies that have projects without clear requirements but with predefined timeframes. 4. Offshore Development Center The most complex concept that expands the boundaries of dedicated development teams. While a DDT can work on only one project at a time, a remote dev center handles all your IT/tech tasks. It's your customized offshore branch, generally. Managers can set new tasks and change requirements regularly while HR partners can find new devs for new projects. Usually, the costs are the highest, in this case. This model works best for enterprises that want to outsource all current and planned IT projects. Things to Remember About When Hiring Fine! It's not a big deal to find experienced employees when you access the global talent pool. But what to do next? Explore a few insights into the main steps during the first hiring stage: Sign the documents: contracts, NDAs, and requirements specs. Clearly state your goals: define the software purpose or the project's boundaries. Agree on core functions: it'll be useful if you want to get an MVP first. Set the rules: they may refer to management, monitoring, and evaluation. Keep in mind that cooperation with hiring companies or BPOs free you from most of these tasks. Conclusions At the end of the day, any company can find a skilled developer, even in the most tangled area such as blockchain or AI. However, it may be difficult when you're limited by national borders. Outsourcing is a nice approach to hire professionals and save on in-house IT branches. By accessing remote countries, businesses also cut expenses related to the high cost of living in the USA and Western Europe. If you want to get the best results, try different options! Don't stick to freelance desks or hiring partners only. Explore all paths to define one that suits your company.   The post How to Find Highly-Skilled Developers for Your Project? appeared first on Android Apps.

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