If you are a football fan, then you have probably played fantasy football or at least know someone that has. Waiting to see how your chosen players perform adds to the excitement of watching the games, but that anticipation can quickly turn to heartburn if your players don’t perform well. The same goes for building an app development team—it’s a gut-punch if the people you picked aren’t getting the job done.

One of the keys to good software project management is assigning the right people to the right tasks. In a utopia, this is easy because you have the best talent in-house and at your disposal. Back in the real world, that’s never the case. If you are lucky, you may have some of the talent you need on staff. In that case, you can take advantage of staff augmentation to quickly complete your team with the specialized extra talent needed. However, if you are tackling a job where your in-house expertise is minimal, your best bet is to outsource the entire project and avoid the pitfalls that can come from trying to assemble an app development team yourself.  

Why It’s Difficult to Assemble an App Development Team

If your objectives are to a) have a highly capable team that works well together to solve problems quickly; and b) deliver a great product to your client on schedule, then assembling an in-house team can be a big challenge. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons why.

App Development Team Selection Pitfalls