Plan dedicated development teams delivery

What does this hub cover for nearshore teams?

Use this hub to decide how a dedicated software development team will work inside your engineering function. Start with a named manager and a backlog the team can act on. Agree on who can approve a change and what counts as finished work.

Opus finds, vets and installs the whole team; the client keeps operational control. This site is an Opus-owned reference; recommendations are editorial. The team works inside your process, tools and backlog. Your managers set priorities and manage day-to-day work.

Before the start date, write down the working arrangement. Include shared hours, access needs and the route for raising a blocked task. Give each setup task an owner. A developer waiting for repository access needs someone who can resolve it.

Keep the hiring date separate from the first day worked. Confirm the start date with each hire, then check that the manager and code reviewer can support them.

Set a review rhythm before the first sprint. Ask the manager to review finished work against the agreed acceptance criteria and record why tasks remain blocked. If a change waits for a product decision, assign that decision to someone on your side. Give the developer a clear next step while they wait.

Read the Opus nearshore team guide.

Which entries should you read first?

Choose the entry that matches the decision holding up your team.

If you are close to a start date, read the onboarding guide first. Ask the new developer to follow the setup instructions and run the application. Use a small change to check whether the review process works. Keep production access tied to the role and your approval process.

Read the overlap guide before promising a recurring meeting time. Bogotá stays at UTC-5 without daylight saving time, while Buenos Aires stays at UTC-3. Check each person's city against your US team's schedule. IANA time zone data.

For an existing team, use the scaling guide when work has a clear owner but exceeds that person's capacity. If tasks wait on decisions, identify who must make those decisions before hiring another developer.

For each added role, write down the work it will take over and who will explain the code it touches. Check whether the current team has time for that handoff. Plan the first week with room for setup and review, with an assignment small enough for the manager to inspect.

Read the offboarding guide before a departure becomes urgent. Keep project notes current and name a backup for work only one person understands. Confirm who will remove access and who will review the handoff.

Bring these decisions to the hiring conversation: who manages the team, which work it owns and when people need to work together.

Read the Opus nearshore team guide.

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