Dedicated Development Team in Vietnam
A dedicated development team is a group of engineers who work exclusively on your product, managed as an extension of your company. You get continuity, focus…
Dedicated Development Team from TechHub gives you vetted talent and a documented operating process run from Hanoi, Vietnam. You get a shortlist within 48 hours, people in place in about a week, all-in pricing from $12/hour, local compliance handled and a free replacement during the trial period.
What is Dedicated Development Team?
A dedicated team is a long-term operating relationship, so the process is built around continuity: how the team is formed, how it is managed day to day, how knowledge is retained across years, and how it can eventually be transferred to you if that is your intention.
The Dedicated Development Team workflow, phase by phase
This is the operating process we run on every engagement — what happens in each phase, when it happens, and what you receive at the end of it.
1. Team design
Weeks 1–2What happens
- Roadmap review to size the team correctly for 6–12 months
- Role composition agreed, including QA, DevOps and technical leadership
- Management model chosen: TechHub-led delivery or your leadership
- Reporting, KPIs and cadence agreed up front
You receive
- Team charter
- KPI definition
- Reporting plan
2. Recruitment and selection
Weeks 2–4What happens
- Candidates drawn from the vetted pool and targeted search
- Every member interviewed and approved by you
- Team assembled with deliberate seniority balance
- Backfill bench identified for critical roles
You receive
- Named team
- Approved profiles
- Start schedule
3. Establishment
Month 1What happens
- Environments, security controls and access model established
- Engineering standards aligned with yours
- Product and domain onboarding, not just technical onboarding
- First increment delivered to prove the pipeline end to end
You receive
- Operational team
- First release
- Standards documented
4. Managed delivery
OngoingWhat happens
- Delivery lead owns velocity, quality and blockers
- Sprint cadence, demos and retrospectives with your product owner
- Monthly delivery report with metrics and risks
- Continuous documentation as part of the definition of done
You receive
- Sprint releases
- Monthly reports
- Living documentation
5. Retention and growth
QuarterlyWhat happens
- Retention actively managed: career paths, training, engagement
- Team scaled up or reshaped as the roadmap changes
- Quarterly business review with commercial and delivery review
- Succession plan maintained for key roles
You receive
- Quarterly review
- Updated team plan
- Succession record
6. Optional transfer
When you chooseWhat happens
- Build-Operate-Transfer path available at any point
- People, processes, assets and IP transfer on agreed terms
- Transition support after ownership changes hands
You receive
- Transfer agreement
- Transferred team and assets
Who is accountable, and what do you see?
A dedicated team is governed like an internal department. You get a named delivery lead, agreed KPIs, sprint-level visibility and a monthly report covering delivery, quality, risks and team changes. Quarterly business reviews cover commercial terms, composition and roadmap fit, so the engagement is reviewed deliberately rather than only when something goes wrong.
Risk control
The long-term risks are attrition and knowledge concentration. Attrition is managed through career development, competitive local packages and engagement work — the reason our dedicated teams typically hold turnover well below market. Knowledge concentration is managed by pairing, rotating ownership of components and requiring documentation, so no single departure can stall your roadmap.
What does Dedicated Development Team actually cover?
Exclusive focus
only your product
Knowledge retention
compounds over time
Managed by TechHub
delivery lead included
Predictable monthly cost
no surprises
Scales with roadmap
add or release roles
Compliance handled
contracts & payroll
Typical outcomes
- A full team owning your product
- Long-term roadmap delivery
- A managed alternative to building in-house
- Foundation for a future ODC or BOT
When is Dedicated Development Team the wrong choice?
We would rather lose an engagement than take one that will not work, so it is worth being explicit. Dedicated Development Team is not the right model if you need someone physically present in your office every day, if the work cannot be described well enough for anyone outside your building to act on it, or if the real problem is an unclear product direction rather than a shortage of capacity. Adding people to an unclear roadmap makes the confusion more expensive, not less.
It is also the wrong choice when the engagement is too small to justify the setup — a few days of work is better handled by a contractor than by a managed engagement. If any of that describes your situation, we will tell you on the first call and point you to the model that does fit, including models we do not sell.
What should you ask any Dedicated Development Team provider?
Most providers in this market present similar claims, so the useful questions are the ones that expose the operating model behind the pitch. These are the five we would want a client to ask us.
- Who is the legal employer, and where does liability sit? Ask to see the contract structure, not a summary.
- What exactly is in the rate? Payroll taxes, statutory insurance, workspace, management and replacement cover should be named.
- What happens in the first 30 days? A provider without a written onboarding plan is improvising.
- What are your retention numbers? Turnover in the delivery team becomes your problem within a quarter.
- How does the engagement end? Notice periods, handover, documentation and asset transfer should be agreed before you start, not negotiated under pressure.
We answer all five in writing during the proposal stage, and the exit terms sit in the contract from day one.
How much does it cost?
Rates are all-in: sourcing, five-step vetting, employment contracts, payroll, personal income tax, statutory insurance, workspace and delivery management are already included. There is no separate recruitment fee and no hidden employer-cost surprise at the end of the month.
What moves the number is seniority, how scarce the skill set is locally, and engagement length — longer commitments and multi-role teams price better than a single short contract. You receive a written quote against your specific role profile before committing to anything.
How do you get started?
- Day 0 — send the briefRole, seniority, stack and timeline. A 20-minute call is usually enough.
- 48 hours — shortlistProfiles with real project context and confirmed availability, not keyword-matched CVs.
- ~7 days — startYou interview and select; we handle contracts, payroll, compliance and onboarding.
Dedicated Development Team: in-house, freelancer or TechHub?
| Criteria | In-house hiring | Freelancer | TechHub |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vetting | You run it | Self-declared | Top 3%, five-step screen |
| Time to start | 2–3 months | Days, quality varies | ~7 days, vetted |
| If it goes wrong | Costly to unwind | You start again | Free replacement in trial |
| Payroll & compliance | Your overhead | Your risk | Handled in Vietnam |
| IP assignment | Yours | Often unclear | Contractual, yours |
| Continuity | Depends on retention | None | Managed, with backfill |
Dedicated Development Team — questions buyers ask
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Can we scale up or down later?
Where is the team based?
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