Dedicated offshore teams

Start with a focused dedicated team in Sri Lanka

Build offshore capacity without building a huge offshore operation on day one.

No commitment. We’ll scope your first team with you.

A team lead reviews work with a colleague at a desk while another team member works on a laptop
Path to scale 4 phases
  1. 01 Start A focused dedicated team
  2. 02 Embed Inside your organisation
  3. 03 Prove Show the model works
  4. 04 Scale Unlock offshore economics

Why Sri Lanka?

Five reasons to build your offshore capacity in Sri Lanka

  • 1 of 5:

    Capacity

    Access a broader talent pool capable of supporting larger teams.

  • 2 of 5:

    Economics

    Create significantly more operational or technology capacity from your available budget.

  • 3 of 5:

    Scale

    Move from a focused pilot into larger teams and additional capabilities.

  • 4 of 5:

    Global delivery

    Integrate Sri Lanka into an international operating model.

  • 5 of 5:

    Extended coverage

    Use the time-zone difference strategically for extended working hours and structured handovers where required.

How it works

Offshore without
the big leap

The biggest question isn’t whether offshore costs less.

It’s whether offshore will work for your business.

These are difficult to answer in a spreadsheet.

So prove them in a live environment.

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  • Communication
  • Quality
  • Integration
  • Training
  • Security
  • Performance
  • Culture
Seven criteriaobserved in a live pilot

The decision journey

Commit in proportion to the evidence.

  1. A small dedicated Sri Lanka team takes on a genuine requirement from your backlog.

  2. The team works inside your tools, sprints and rituals, so every criterion is tested in a live environment.

  3. Communication, quality, integration and performance are observed and measured, not assumed.

  4. Then decide how far you want to scale, adding people and capabilities with evidence in hand.

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Live pilot Start small
  • Dedicated pilot team A small, focused Sri Lanka team Onboarded
  • Genuine requirement Scoped with you from your backlog Agreed
  • Your tools and access Repos, boards and channels set up Connected
  • Communication Daily stand-ups in your channels Live
  • Quality Reviews in your repositories Live
  • Integration Working inside your sprints Live
  • Security Under your access policies Live
  • Communication Observed across the pilot Verified
  • Quality Measured against your standards Verified
  • Integration Delivered within your process Verified
  • Performance Tracked against agreed outcomes Verified
  • Pilot team Expanded into a larger team Scaling
  • Additional capability QA, data or operations added Added
  • Second team Built on the proven model Added
  • Your decision Made with evidence in hand Confident

You don’t have to trust offshore blindly. Test it with a real team, measure it, and scale only when it works.

The pilot

A small team. A real requirement. Measurable results.

A typical starting model could include around

3–5
dedicated people focused on a defined area of your operation.
Core team, room to add
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Sri Lanka pilot team

Before go-live we establish:

  • Roles
  • Training
  • Systems access
  • Security
  • Processes
  • KPIs
  • Quality standards
  • Escalation
  • Governance

Then the team operates in the live environment.

Prove before you scale.

Scale model

The path to scale

Grow from a focused pilot into a mature offshore capability, one proven stage at a time.

  1. 3–5 people

    Prove

    • Focused scope
    • Training
    • Integration
    • Performance baseline
  2. 6–10 people

    Stabilise

    • More capacity
    • Train-the-trainer
    • Team capability
    • Repeatable operation
  3. 10–20 people

    Extend

    • Additional functions
    • Extended coverage
    • Greater volume
  4. 20+ people

    Scale

    • Multiple capabilities
    • Leadership
    • QA
    • Workforce planning
    • Mature governance

Capabilities

What can you build?

Build a dedicated team around the capability your business actually needs.

Technology

  • Software Engineering Build product teams around your existing engineering model.
  • QA & Automation Manual and automated testing embedded in your release cycle.
  • Cloud & DevOps Infrastructure, pipelines and deployments, run with discipline.
  • Data Pipelines, reporting and analytics your teams can rely on.
  • AI Applied AI and automation built on your data foundations.
  • Application Support Monitoring, maintenance and fixes that keep products live.

Customer Operations

  • Customer Onboarding Get new customers set up and productive, quickly.
  • Implementation Configure, migrate and launch alongside your customers.
  • Customer Support Responsive, on-brand support across every channel.
  • Customer Success Grow adoption, retention and long-term account value.
  • Technical Support Deeper troubleshooting behind the front line.
  • Back-office Operations The admin, data and process work that keeps operations moving.

One team

One dedicated team.
Built around your requirement.

Start with one focused requirement. Add capabilities as the team proves itself.

Our model

Built around your operation.

Offshore doesn’t have to mean disconnected.

Your team works inside your organisation. We provide the infrastructure around them and the operating framework to scale.

Your team can:

  • Work in your systems
  • Join your Slack / Teams channels
  • Attend relevant meetings
  • Follow your workflows
  • Work to your KPIs
  • Learn your products
  • Follow your quality standards
  • Use your escalation processes
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You retain control of your operation.We provide the infrastructure around the people.

What we manage

The people stay focused on the work.

You focus on the work. We manage the operational foundation around the team.

People

Hiring through to day-to-day employment.

  • Recruitment
  • Employment
  • Payroll & HR
  • Employee management
Infrastructure

A secure, fully equipped place to work.

  • Equipment
  • Secure workplace
  • Local IT support
Operations

The support layer that keeps delivery on track.

  • Operational support
  • Client Success
  • Performance governance
  • Reporting
Growth

Add people, functions and coverage as demand grows.

  • Scaling
A smiling team applauds together in a bright office

A clear operating rhythm keeps everyone aligned.

Governance

Scale without losing visibility.

As the team grows, introduce the appropriate operating cadence.

  • Weekly Operational reviews
  • Monthly Performance and resource reviews
  • Quarterly Strategic reviews
  • Clear escalation Defined paths to your leads, agreed upfront.
  • Capacity planning Headcount matched to demand before it peaks.
  • Continuous improvement Each review feeds the next round of changes.

Pricing

What could your existing budget build in Sri Lanka?

Indicative standard-hours pricing for a dedicated team. Start with one person or a small pilot.

Single FTE

One dedicated, full-time team member.

From £1,500 /month

Indicative standard-hours FTE

  • Dedicated to your work, standard hours
  • Recruitment, employment, payroll and HR handled
  • Equipment, secure workplace and local IT support
  • Works in your systems, channels and workflows
Start with one role

Indicative pricing

5-person pilot

Room for a blend of roles.

From £7,500 /month

Indicative · 5 × £1,500 FTE

  • Everything in the 3-person pilot, for five people
  • Mix roles, such as Engineering + QA
  • Monthly performance and resource reviews
  • A clear path to stabilise and scale
Plan a larger pilot

Indicative pricing

Final pricing depends on role, skill level, working pattern and service requirements.

Evening, overnight, weekend and 24/7 coverage require separate modelling.

The commercial question

Don’t just compare the cost of one person.

Your next step

Offshore doesn’t have to start big.

Tell us what you need and we’ll show you what the right pilot could look like.

From pilot to scale

  1. Start with a real problem.

  2. Build a focused Sri Lanka team.

  3. Prove that it works.

  4. Scale with confidence.

Pilot planner

Let’s design the right starting team.

Share what you need. We’ll use your requirements to model a practical starting team.

What happens next
  1. We review your requirement.
  2. We model a starting team: roles, size and indicative monthly cost.
  3. We walk you through the recommended pilot.

    What capability do you need?

    Choose all that apply.

    Initial team size
    What is driving the requirement? (optional)
    When would you like to start?
    Your details

    We’ll only use your details to respond to this request.