How to Establish a Realistic Timeline for Scaling Tech Teams

Planning is essential to any business, but every entrepreneur appreciates that plans must be adjusted when circumstances change. A well-known saying of unknown origin puts it like this: 'if the plan doesn't work, change the plan but never the goal'. Flexibility of approach is key, a lesson learnt very well during the covid-19 pandemic.

Adapting to market fluctuations and external influences is really a case of revised planning. Central to that is the maintenance of realistic timelines: what you expected to achieve in a year might now take two. There are no universal rules applicable to all businesses in every situation but there are certain practical principles which, if applied to your unique situation, may prevent you from being knocked off course.

In the tech industries, where growth continues to be substantial, scaling often involves developing your tech team. Aside from investment, it's the skills of your employees who will determine the level of your success. Getting your tech recruitment right, neither under- nor over-hiring, can be a delicate exercise. As a talent partner of many years' experience, erg is well-qualified to offer some general guidelines.

The end is the place to start from. You know your goals, so use that knowledge to work backwards through the stages necessary to arrive there, laying down a clear, achievable path. Focus on the individual steps not the whole journey and the process will be manageable and reasoned.

Distinguish between phases that are relatively simple and those which require complex combinations of people, resources, and funding. Plan everything sequentially, so that each new step is supported by the preparatory work of earlier ones.

It's important not to rush, especially if circumstances have caused delays to your original conception, but equally, you need to progress things as quickly as practical realities will allow. You should be ready to measure the success of each phase and not move on until you're satisfied with its outcome.

Scaling and growth are different phenomena, but both represent expansion, which is the goal of every business. That will inevitably involve enhancements to your tech team but this needs to be done at a pace which matches the speed of your growth or scaling.

This is something of a specialist area and therefore requires specialist help. erg is an experienced provider of talent solutions that can help you apply the flexibility needed when plans have to change. We are experts in providing Talent as a Service, global staffing, candidate attraction and more. We have the skills, networks, and know-how to be your perfect partner.

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