Using time tracking tools for greater transparency – they show how much time every team member spent on which task,
Forecast and change management plan (the team forecasts the project budget and supports PO in its monitoring; the team predicts potential risks so they can be prevented),
PO takes part in regular Scrum meetings,
PO has direct contact with the saudi arabia whatsapp development team and each team member.
Thanks to this set of elements, you get to see where your money is flowing, how much of the budget has been spent and how much you’ve got left. Also, you can see future forecasts and react accordingly if something isn’t working for you.
Make sure that your contract with the software development company includes them. What else should you check in your contract? Learn more about the key things you should check in a contract with a software development company.
Another common fear of choosing this pricing model is that you’re leaving the development team to its own devices. And that creates a host of serious communication risks.
At Droids On Roids, we deal with this issue by offering our clients the following:
The Scrum framework and its set of regular meetings,
Direct contact with the team members,
Use of helpful tools like Slack (if the client doesn’t know them, we’re introducing all the tools the team will be sung throughout the development process),
A kick-off meeting that allows our clients to get to know the team better (and vice versa). Read more about the value and practicalities of kick-off