How to Choose the Right Development Partner for Your Project

We’ll keep it as simple as possible. This discussion is free from jargon or complicated words to facilitate understanding and accessibility for all!

Crux: If you are seeking to hire an individual or a team of developers who can build a website, or create a mobile app for you, then you need to have an idea about the business niche for which the software is to be built. Next, you need to identify the current trends in the market and what your competitors are doing. Once you get that, ascertain the skills of your in-house resource and what gaps you need to fill. Do you need to outsource anyone who is aware of a technology that you are not aware about? Once you get to know this see if they are able to match up with the requirements of the clients? Check for what investment in hardware, software, hiring, maintenance, and communication is required to facilitate the development, deployment, delivery, and maintenance process. Which architecture of project development will you follow and do the people on board are comfortable in using it? Will they be able to adhere to the project deadline and the time zone of the clients?

Discussion: Seek answers to every query that prompts up in your head about how to start, what to do, which stages to follow, which people will be best for this task, which things will be required, where and how much to invest, can all project requirements be sufficed in-house or you need to outsource?

The Indian IT development industry is contributing 7.5% to the country’s GDP in 2023. Mobile app development companies can use sites like GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket to access open-source software, code snippets, and tutorials.

History: Leaving the online e-commerce industry, India’s IT-BPM industry is expected to reach USD 254 billion, including exports Billion USD in FY 2023-24 (E).

You also need to have a reason to trust newly hired developers (experienced) – do they have a portfolio, and client reviews that you desire to see? Can you expect them to reciprocate a similar repeat rate? Will they merge their accessibility with innovation and support the business cause?

What needs to be done: Big changes do not necessarily need big steps. A small investment and hiring local people will also work. Alternatively if you do not have a space to get so many people seated and infrastructure to make them work, start an online business and hire a team of remote developers (also known as outsourcing) to save the hardware and infrastructure cost. It is not mandatory to run a business in a set pattern, and you can always make changes to adapt with the time and need of the hour. So if one way does not work, there is not much to worry as you will chuck this off and will not repeat the same mistake again. You can again try with newer ideas and a newer set of people and processes.

It is extremely important to hire skilled people, with hands-on experience in order to succeed. Hiring talent, fresh out of college seems fancy as you expect them to pitch in their ideas to the old model, but the risk is always involved as to whether it will work or not.

Writing code with experience is quite different from writing code without experience. It is also extremely important to hire the person with the right educational qualification as they will be able to understand the process better. Hiring someone who studied accountancy and economics to write an IT software application is an irony. It is not sustainable in future. Either the person will back off or the software will become difficult to scale.

Whom should you hire: Compared to this, hiring a person who studied computer science, and mathematics at senior school will be able to implement the concepts in a much better way.

All this might not be written anywhere else on the internet but it comes straight out of experience. You would eventually love to converse with someone with high capacity to work, caliber to handle challenges, implement new techniques, apply innovative ideas, to improve the work, rectify previous errors, and interact with the client in a confident way.

Sometimes people need to be given use cases and scenarios to implement in addition to writing code in a programming language. They should be made to work on database queries and networking parts as well to check the knowledge. All might not be useful for the role for which they are to be hired but it will help you to understand their capability to multitask, if required.

They should also know how to set their professional and personal lives separate. Clear working hours and clear leisure time must be informed in advance to avoid future hassles. It is okay to be assertive yet professional with the communication. Software development companies must know how to delegate tasks to streamline their workload. They must have an idea of managing their time effectively through effective prioritization.

App development partners need to continuously train themselves – learn tips, gather insights, and get guidance to grow with bite-sized videos from professionals who know careers best on professional platforms. Software development companies should hire people who learn from those with experience as in “Today is slightly difficult. Tomorrow works?”

They say, “Eat healthy, think better”. In the current context, if you hire the right people, your application will be developed right. Challenges are inevitable at every step, but with the presence of a team of right minded people, you will be able to navigate through easily. The outcome will be desirable and sustainable.

So far, we have illustrated the various factors to consider while hiring a development team for your upcoming project. If you carefully notice, we did not mention anything extraordinary or out of focus. We tend to ignore the small points, but if done correctly, it can be beneficial in the long run.    

Web development companies need to look for their past experiences, what works and which mistakes they need to avoid for higher chances of success.

Sometimes it’s not only about hiring new people into the team, but also about cheering the existing employees, pushing them to be a better version of themselves. This fosters creativity.

Sometimes development teams’ playful banter reminds that competition doesn’t have to be cutthroat, it can be compulsive.

Development can be a fun journey filled with surprises, creativity and even mutual respect. Keep the excitement alive and see what your developers cook up next.

What Steps Do You Need To Take? 

Create a shortlist: Based on your initial research, identify a few potential web development partners that seem to best fit your project needs.

Conduct detailed interviews: Schedule calls or in-person meetings to discuss your project in depth, ask questions about their process, and assess their understanding of your requirements.

Request proposals: Ask for a detailed project proposal outlining their approach, timeline, costs, and team structure.

Pilot project (if applicable): Consider starting with a small pilot project to test their capabilities and working dynamic before committing to a larger project.

What Can Be Concluded From This Conversation?

We tried our best to be authentic, original and conversational to cater a larger audience. But this blog was illustrative and the actual complicacies might vary with age, gender, demographics, requirements, app development cost, deadline of the project, iterations during the app development life cycle, the available resources, skills of the development team, the adoption of emerging technologies, and patching up the legacy applications. Check for backward compatibility – and if the developers are willing to do the in-house maintenance work, rather than working on ‘client projects’! Also refer to online resources for more updates and newer ways to hire experienced people.  

And if you are not wanting to apply in effort, chat GPT gives amazing answers (jokes apart, don’t mindlessly rely on that!)

When you wish to hire, thoroughly assess developer’s (s’) experience in your industry, review their portfolio of similar projects, prioritize clear communication, evaluate their technical expertise, consider their ability to meet your budget and timeline, and ensure they have strong quality assurance practices in place, all while emphasizing a good cultural fit for collaboration.

No one will stop you if you go the wrong way, but its just that you will not get the desired results So, in order to prevent that from happening, clearly outline your project requirements, timeline, and budget before starting your search, which is to be communicated to the developers.

Check experience, knowledge of programming languages, size and structure of their development team, and testing technique.

Compare quotes from different developers within your budget while delivering the required value. Read feedback from previous clients, verify their data security protocols and ability to comply with relevant regulations if your project handles sensitive information.

And if it doesn’t work in a set way, always rebound and start again!