How to Find, Engage, and Manage Remote Software Development Team

Webinar | December 14, 2021 | 11:00 AM, UTC -5:00

What do you do if you can't hire a solid IT team needed for your software development project?

You have heard about remote IT teams and IT Outstaffing. You might still have doubts, questions, or fears about using those services. How do you choose a reliable vendor? How do you minimize risks, and ultimately how do you manage distributed teams?

Let us share 25 years of EPAM's expertise in software engineering with you!

We will offer you insider lifehacks and tell you how to offset step by step any challenges associated with IT Outstaffing. Our conversation will help eliminate any doubts that may be holding you back from taking advantage of the available help with IT professionals staffing and speed up your product's time to market. You will have an opportunity to ask all of your questions, and we will do our best to answer them.

Join us for free to learn how to locate, engage, and manage remote IT professionals, and ensure the success of your project.

WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS WEBINAR?

Startup Founders and Leaders
CTOs and CIOs in small and medium businesses
Product Managers or Project Managers of small and medium IT projects

THIS WEBINAR IS FOR YOU IF:

You drive an in-house IT project and seek team expansion
You had a bad / failed IT Outstaffing experience and want to learn how to do it differently and successfully
You don’t have enough experience self-launching IT projects
You are ready to apply for IT Outstaffing service but need more transparency and details

WEBINAR AGENDA

11:00 — 11:15

Introduction

11:15 — 11:30 am
Extending your engineering team

Market problem statement; pros and cons of bringing external consultants/developers
Risks: Possible frictions with in-house team
Usual worries around augmentation and how to address them

11:30 — 11:45 am
How to prepare for augmenting your development

Managed capacity vs. freelance contracting
Overall engagement: possible team setups
Role descriptions vs. hiring unicorns
Interviewing and choosing the right talent
Communication: peculiarities and fear of documentation
Time zone and work calendars; overtime works

11:45 — 12:00 pm
Maintaining the team and ensuring performance

Engagement setup and governance
Role of vendor in resource management, retention and development
No scrum? No problem!
Importance of collaboration between vendor and the Client

12:00 — 12:15 pm
Q&A session

OUR SPEAKERS

Meet our experts who will offer you insider lifehacks and tell you how to offset step by step any challenges associated with IT Outstaffing:

Olha Bratishcheva, Director, Project Management @EPAM Anywhere
Boris Sabotovich, Director, Technology Solutions @EPAM Anywhere Business
Peter Olin, Senior Business Development Manager @EPAM Anywhere Business
Artem Boboshko, Senior Business Development Manager @EPAM Anywhere Business

ABOUT EPAM ANYWHERE BUSINESS

EPAM Anywhere Business is a technical talent engagement platform created by EPAM – a leading global provider of software engineering since 1993. We help organizations that need technology assistance with small and medium-sized IT projects.

Looking forward to seeing you!

After this webinar, you’ll have the most useful information you need to decide whether to Outstaff or not on your IT project.