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15/07/2022

IT Outsourcing: is it right for your business?

In our previous posts, we’ve covered different ways of interacting with IT contractor companies and mentioned staff outsourcing. Today we are taking a closer look into it, to see how and when it can really benefit your business.

✨ How it Works

Let’s keep it simple, imagine that your business is a house building, and you want to add a garage to it. You’ve got all the details, blueprints and even know how much building material you’ll need. So, you find a team of expert builders, explain your vision and agree on costs, other terms and deadlines.

That’s essentially how outsourcing works. You write a technical task for an experienced team, and it is up to the team to deliver the product on time. The cost is agreed upon in advance, and the contractor takes responsibility for meeting deadlines and quality standards.

✨ Is IT-outsourcing right for your business?
These are just some situations when IT-outsourcing would be profitable for your business-tasks:

✅ Your core business is not tied to IT development, and you plan on digitising it
For example, you are in the business of making hardware. Your goal is to become more competitive by providing an application that enriches the end user experience.

✅ If you are working on a one time project, or you are not ready to scale your IT team
For example, you’re implementing sensors that monitor temperature, humidity and smoke levels at a facility. Hiring a contractor to write the sensor software and then supporting it with your own IT staff is the optimal choice.

✅ All the project requirements and specifications are finalized and will not be changed
For example, a pump manufacturer needs an application to calculate the capacity of a pump unit depending on the input parameters. The calculation method and formulas are known in advance, and the necessary form of output is already agreed with the technical and commercial departments.

✅ You need a solution in a short time
For example, you are launching a scooter rental service for summer, and delays are a loss to your business. That’s where you will need the experience of a team that has created similar solutions and will get the job done.

In our next post, we’ll share some signs that outsourcing might not work best for you.



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11/07/2022

Outstaffing: Advantages and Things to Consider

In the previous post we've covered three ways of working with IT contractors, it is about time we cover each in more detail. We share our experience and explain what our customers like about outstaffing and things to consider before striking a deal with an IT outstaffing contractor.

In short, outstaffing is a lot like renting specialists. Legally they remain employed by the contractor, yet they become a part of your team, reporting to your managers and performing tasks just like any other member of your team would.

Why businesses love it:

💖 Cost-effectiveness. While working with outstaff specialists you only pay for their effective time. Your IT-contractor covers social insurance, taxes and compensations.

💖 Flexibility. You can change the size of your team or even the projects they are working on, it takes just a couple of days to add new people to your team or reallocate resources to a new feature your business is working on.

💖 Sharing experience. Unlike your own IT team, outstaffers have worked on a variety of diverse projects and can often suggest new outside-the-box solutions that could help your own team grow .

💖 Predictability. You only pay a fixed sum of money each month, that sum is agreed upon and is fixed in the contract.

However, there are risk factors to consider as well:

⚠ Responsibility. You remain in charge of the team and business, so any possible delays, miscommunications or delays will be entirely for you to take care of.

⚠ Required management skills. Outstaffers are experts in their field, they will complete tasks as assigned. It remains up to you to assign the tasks and organise the workflow.

Summing things up, outstaffing is the way to go when your team needs the extra resources to speed up the development process or try out new features in an established work environment with clear structure.

Just like any other product, outstaffing may not always be the answer. So, if you would like to learn more or have any questions feel free to reach out to us via messages and we’ll be happy to help!

06/07/2022

Outsourcing, outstaffing or product management?

We asked the BDO of RevGroup, Anton Danyushin, to highlight specifics and elaborate on different ways of working with IT company contractors.

👨‍💻 Outstaffing. Essentially, this is like renting IT specialists from your contractor. You only pay for the time they spend working for you. Managing deadlines, risks and team resources remains up to the customer.

This contracting format is optimal for businesses looking to scale their team, reduce time-to-market of their product or test a feature without taking up the core business resources.

👨‍💻 Outsourcing means you are hiring a contractor company to build certain functionality to your specifications. Meeting the deadlines and matching product requirements remains up to the contractor and you pay for a finished product.

Businesses should consider outsourcing if the project requirements are already known and fixed.

👨‍💻 Product management. Your contractor is responsible for not just the development of the product but also for its growth, extending functionality and the business performance. It’s up to the contractor company to manage the development team, hire outstaffers or outsourcing companies and regulate internal processes.

That is a way to go for start-ups with little IT experience or real sector businesses looking for ways to digitise yet unable to dedicate resources and own or manage a fully-fledged in-house IT team.

We at RevGroup have experience in working with customers and partners using all three of the models mentioned. Reach out to us in DMs to learn more!

06/06/2022

RevGames is a gamification studio primarily focused on loyalty programs and marketing games for large businesses. The studio successfully completes the Zayed MEA Program. The goal of the program is to create an innovative bridge of cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and the CIS countries.

We are interested in expanding to other regions and this acceleration program has been a great opportunity for us.
We thank the event organisers and partners of the program. New connections and experience gained in the process are invaluable to the growth of the company in the UAE.

Currently we are in the process of business negotiation with several companies in the region and are excited about upcoming project prospects.

19/05/2022

RevGames co-founder Ruslan Istomin becomes an expert jury member of the “Business Kids” acceleration program.

At the event Ruslan shared his own expertise with aspiring entrepreneurs. He also helped the event organizers to pick out the most promising projects that will move forward to the next stages of the program.

“Business Kids” is a business acceleration program aimed at schoolchildren aged 14 to 17. It aims to help teens learn about modern business, develop their own business project and start their success in entrepreneurship.

“This is a socially significant project that changes the world for the better. It enables new inventive and creative business ideas to grow. Being an expert at the event is a great opportunity for me.”, says Ruslan.

29/04/2022

Contact RevHiring if you’re looking for IT specialists to outstaff. We have:

• Java, PHP back-end developers (middle+, senior)
• JavaScript, React, TypeScript front-end developers (middle+, senior)
• DevOps (senior)
• QA, testers
• Business analysts
• Content managers
• UI/UX designers (senior)
• Project managers

Contact us:
📱 t.me/ruslanistomin
📧[email protected]
🌐https://itrev.ru

06/04/2022

5 reasons to choose outstaffing

Our experts from RevHiring share some insights as to why our customers turn to outstaffing.

👨‍💻 You get total control over your team and every developer in it. You get to control every task on every stage from the moment a task is set to the moment it is reported as complete. Task and time tracking, daily or weekly meetings. You will be able to avoid delays and other misunderstandings;
👨‍💻 Immediate response to any changes in business and its goals. You directly manage the projects and set tasks for developers. It’s easy to adjust the size of your team in both directions.
👨‍💻 You work with a trusted team of specialists, legally registered entity that, unlike freelance workers, can assure the safety of your data;
👨‍💻 Outstaffing brings fewer expenses, compared to traditional salaried employees. You don’t have to worry about covering extra benefits or PTO because we cover all of that;
👨‍💻 Outstaffing team starts right away. It is as quick as 1-2-3. Contact a team, interview the specialists and the specialists will join your team the next day.

Contact us:
📱+7 902 030 35 44
📧[email protected]
🌐https://itrev.ru

14/03/2022

Onboarding an outstaffer into the team: a project manager checklist

When hiring an outstaffer specialist to the team, it is essential to ensure smooth onboarding to keep the new addition as well as the core team happy. Here is a checklist that helps you do that:

1) Let the team know about the new person in advance, introduce them and list their responsibilities in advance;

2) Get all the project specifications and documentation in advance. All information you can gather helps: project stack, team info, briefing on goals and business tasks and even working hours of your team and corporate messaging app details;

3) Ensure all the necessary permissions are granted in advance. The new person will likely need access to your team services like Teams, Jira or Confluence. If you have an IT security department, it is best to warn them in advance;

4) Tell the outstaffer about the short- and long-term goals of the project, and share the roadmap. It is important to stay in sync with everyone else in the team;

5) Give the new person access to the backlog and current up-to-date task list;

6) Discuss means of tracking the time spent and tasks completed by the outstaffer;

7) Не забывайте делиться фидбэком и получать его от специалиста. Отлаженный процесс коммуникации внутри команды является одним из важных условий успешного включения в команду.
7) Remember to share feedback and receive it from a specialist. Healthy team communication within the team is the key to successful onboarding in the team.

Treat the outstaffer as a full-fledged team member who will work within your team solely in your interests.

30/12/2021

2021 is the year of RevGroup! It’s been the year of growth and achievements for us and here’s why:

🎉 We became a group of companies under the name RevGroup
🚀 Successfully implemented 39 project and grew our team;
🌏 Entered the international market;
🕹️ Launched several successful gamification projects for the largest brands;
✨ Became finalists of 7 acceleration programs;
❤️ We got acquainted with over 200 companies, both customers and partners.

We are looking forward to 2022, with even bigger plans and ambitions and more resources and ideas to grow and develop!

27/12/2021

01/11/2021

It’s ITRev’s birthday! 🎂🎂🎂

Do you know what brings together IoT, Augmented Reality, BigData, Fintech Services, Single Sign On Solutions and Gamification?

All of these are projects ITRev have successfully finished within the past three years. We’ve built a split portfolio of over 100 projects working on nation-wide projects with industry-leading companies in FinTech, Telecom and IT industries. We have established our own in-house gamification and gamedev studio and grew by 10 times.

Today ITRev is:
🚀 A brand known in business communities in Russia and abroad
📡 A unique manufacturing and agricultural production platform based on Internet of things (IoT) technologies
📊 Telemedicine and data processing projects, cloud technologies and cybersecurity solutions
🎮 Unique gamification platform set-up and ready for integrations of any complexity. A portfolio of unique game projects with the audience of over 50 000 000 players

We continue to move forward and are actively building our artificial intelligence and augmented reality skillsets. We cooperate with Perm universities and colleges, and enable talented developers and analysts to realize their potential and gain experience on large projects that make a difference in the real world.

🎉 Happy birthday, ITRev!