What is a dedicated software development team?
It’s a group of developers, testers and other specialists who work only on your product, every day, for as long as your roadmap runs. They join your tools, your repositories and your sprint rhythm. The provider employs them, and depending on the model, either you or the provider manages them.
The simplest test is to ask who else the team worked for last month. In a truly dedicated team, the answer is: only you. Everything they learn about your product stays with your product.
The team also changes with you. A team that starts with two engineers and a designer often adds QA in the second year, and at Azendo that change goes through your service delivery manager at the next monthly cycle.
What to expect from dedicated developers
They work only on your product. Your specialists focus on your roadmap and nothing else.
The same people stay. The engineer who learns your codebase in the first month is still working in it years later. Our specialists stay with Azendo for 3.3 years on average.
One person answers for delivery. Your service delivery manager plans the work, checks quality and reports to you.
The team grows when you need it to. Add hours or a new discipline at the next monthly cycle, under the same agreement.
They work from real offices. Our own floors in Chiang Mai and Bangkok, on our equipment and our network. Nothing is subcontracted.
A managed development team compared with staff augmentation and project vendors
There are three common ways to get outside engineering capacity. They differ most in who manages the work and how long the arrangement lasts.
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| Compared | Staff augmentation | Project vendor | Managed development team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who manages day to day | You | The vendor, within the project scope | A service delivery manager on the provider's side |
| How long it lasts | Until the contract ends | Until the project ships | As long as your roadmap runs |
| When someone leaves | You find a replacement | The vendor reshuffles its team | The provider finds and onboards the replacement |
| Who answers for output | You | The vendor, until handover | The provider, throughout |
Staff augmentation works well when you have management capacity to spare. A project vendor suits a build with a clear end. A managed team suits a product that keeps growing, which is why it’s the model behind every Azendo team.
What a dedicated software development team costs per month
It’s priced as one fixed monthly fee for an agreed number of hours, covering everyone in the team. The hours depend on how many specialists you need, and the rate depends on their seniority.
You get one invoice, the same every month, whatever the mix of disciplines. There’s no separate management charge, because the service delivery manager is part of the model. Committed monthly capacity explains how the fee is built.
How to set up a dedicated development team
- Share your roadmap. A short call about what the team will build and which disciplines it needs.
- Review the proposed team. Named specialists, their roles and the monthly hours.
- Sign one agreement. One monthly fee for the whole team.
- Start in four to six weeks. Your team joins your tools and your sprints, with a service delivery manager accountable for what ships.
If you’re ready to hire dedicated developers, our hiring page compares the routes and what each one costs you. To see how companies outsource software developers discipline by discipline, start with our service pages.