In-House or Remote Development Team? What is Better?

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Mobile app developers are the backbone of any IT company or promising startup company. The first time you thought of developing a software project or hiring a bunch of IT enthusiasts, you must have encountered with two options. Either you hire an in-house team or hire a pre-existing team from an already established software company. However, these days, many IT professionals work as independent freelancers, too.

The software development market is growing continuously at a rapid pace. Companies are looking for highly skilled experts who are proficient in different programming languages, tools, and technologies.

While hiring a professional, a company focuses on cost, skill sets, availability, willingness to relocate, and any more aspects according to the company’s policies and requirements. In this modern scenario, almost every organization is rotationally outsourcing their projects to access the pool of global talent.

So what is better among in-house and remote development teams? Whom to hire and why? What are the pros and cons of each? How to hire and what is the cost associated to each of them? We will answer all these questions here.

How to hire an in-house team

Hiring an eligible and knowledgeable professional requires considering many aspects like experience in a particular field, knowledge about the technology, location, availability, etc.

No matter if you are expanding your team or building it from scratch, you need to follow the same process.

The main hurdle while hiring is the demographic of your company. Sometimes, you have few manpower in the area, thus it becomes hard to find a potential developer. However, with a proper screening of the candidates, you can hire a suitable developer.

How to hire a remote team

Remote team hiring or project outsourcing can be a bit tough and tricky. You need to be very cautious while hiring an agency to work with. You should try to find the right partners that provide the resources you are looking for and, at the same time, are ready to work according to your guidelines.

Moreover, you can scrutinize the list of companies according to time zone, cultural barrier, familiar language, company’s size, technical skills, company’s work domain, etc. There are few more points which you should consider before hiring the team:

• It is recommended that you personally visit their office in order to validate their physical presence in the market. Also, it will help you analyze and experience their working process.
• Contact their previous clients and get feedback from them. Go through their portfolio to get an idea about their domain of expertise.
• Decide a budget and get an exact project delivery time.

Outsourcing a project may take some time depending on the time required for finding and initializing the project to a team.

Pros of hiring an in-house team

Having a trusted and skilled team in your company is always beneficial for the company. Also, keep in mind that your resources are entirely dedicated to you. This enhances the productivity of the company.

There are many advantages of hiring a dedicated or in-house team:

In-depth Knowledge of your Product:

Your app development team knows better than anyone else about the product you are working on. Moreover, they are well aware of the product as they work day and night on it. That being said, they can handle any trouble that arises during the development process.

Availability:

Mobile app developers are available to help and work all day long and sometimes even nights, according to the company or project requirement. Suppose you are a mobile app development company in India and you have a client located in the USA, then you are required to work night shifts so as to have a one-to-one conversation with the client. In this situations, having an in-house development team is the best option.

Adding Value to the Company:

Providing a good working environment boosts employees to enhance their skills according to the latest trends. They can drive more value to the company by providing high-quality solutions.

If you are a company with good stability in the market, then you should hire an in-house team because having a trusted resource is clearly an asset to the company.

Cons of hiring an in-house team

In-house developers cost you more:

No matter if your developers are working hard or putting minimum efforts in bringing value to the company, you still have to pay them monthly.

Instability:

Everyone wants to earn more, thus, for a hike of 10% — 20%, many developers jump to other companies. Developers can leave your side anytime, which makes it quite risky at the times of an on-going project.

Building a team is hard:

A good product is a result of a good and synchronized team. But that is hard to get, as managing a team is a long process of cooperation among colleagues.

Pros of hiring a remote team

Quick replacement:

If you need an urgent replacement for a few days then you can hire a potential developer.

Pay for work hours:

Pay for the work, pay for the project, pay for work hours, this is all you need to do when you hire a remote mobile app development team or a freelancer.

Hands-on global talent:

Managed Service Provider (MSP) has a scalable team of professionals, capable enough to start working on the very first day of the project or task allotment.

Secure and transparent work process:

They ensure that no data is compromised and maintain high-level of transparency in order to deliver a high-quality product.

Cons of hiring a remote team

High-level of Work Control:

You need to monitor the process remotely hence, be ready to do a lot of research, ask queries, etc. Keep a track on the development process in order to maintain the quality of the product.

Time Estimation:

MSP is busy doing multi-tasking, which means while they are doing your work, they are focusing other client’s work as well. If you try to hurry them, then the quality of the product might be compromised. Thus, try to give a broader time estimation to deliver a project.

Cost of hiring an in-house team

Hiring an in-house team is a bit more expensive than remote team hiring. An individual app developer’s salary is around $90,000 — $100,000 annually. Depending on the team size, the value adds up.

Apart from this, the requirement process is also time-consuming and you need an eligible hiring team to hire skillful developers. When using an in-house HR department to hire a new employee, it will cost around 12% of the developer’s salary i.e. $12,000. However, if you get help from a recruiting agency, then it will become more expensive for sure.

Cost of hiring a remote team or a freelancer

Getting quality work under your estimated budget is sometimes not an easy task. If you are looking for quality over budget, then you can get many mobile app developers.

According to a report by Accelerance, many app development companies in Eastern Europe, and Asia charge lower in rates starting from $25 per hour, which is lower than the rates of any US app development company.

To give you an overview of the chargers according to the title of the employees and countries, here is a complete table below.

To recapitulate

We have tried to cover the points that are important for you to consider. However, depending on your business requirements and how much you can afford for a particular project, your decision might be different.

Understanding that incubating a team is not a final step of the development process, but it’s actually the start of your product development cycle. The decision you make when hiring a team will directly impact the quality and cost of the product development. We hope that after a thorough study and research you will find a suitable team for your company.

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Originally published at www.appfutura.com.