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Category Hiring a Development Team Publication Date Author Follow us on Facebook X-twitter Linkedin Youtube Instagram Pinterest Tiktok Threads When you hire a dev team, you make a choice. This choice can make or break your business. A bad website launch costs money. A buggy mobile app destroys trust. A broken custom platform can kill your company. Manektech’s Software Development Statistics from July 2025 show harsh truths. 83% of software projects cost more than planned. 25% fail because of poor management. 55% of delays happen from last-minute changes. Most disasters happen when businesses don’t know how to hire a dev team properly. You might be building your first MVP. Alternatively, you could be expanding your digital presence. Or, perhaps you’re updating old systems. Either way, three key questions will help you hire a dev team that delivers results. Why Bad Hiring Costs Everything Think about what happens when you hire a dev team that fails. You don’t just lose money. You lose time. You lose customers. You lose trust. OOne startup paid $50,000 for a mobile app. Unfortunately, the app never worked right. As a result, they had to start over. Their competitors took their market share. Their investors lost faith in the team. Most failures happen for simple reasons. Businesses focus on price and speed. They ignore the things that matter. Things like project management. Communication systems. Quality control. The three questions below fix these problems. Question 1: What Problems Like Mine Have You Solved? This isn’t about portfolios. It’s not about programming languages. It’s about whether they’ve solved your exact problem before. A team that builds online stores will struggle with shipping software. Consumer app builders might not understand business security needs. Why General Skills Don’t Work Many businesses make a mistake. They see that a team knows React or Python. They think this means the team can build anything. But software development is more than coding. You need to understand business rules. User behavior. Industry limits. Expert App Devs says domain knowledge beats technical skills. A developer who knows healthcare rules will build medical apps faster. This beats a smart programmer who has to learn HIPAA from scratch. When you hire a dev team at Devtrios, you get specialists. We’ve built complex shipping platforms with real-time tracking. We’ve created healthcare apps with HIPAA compliance. This experience helps us spot problems that general teams miss. How to Check Their Experience   Don’t ask “What technologies do you know?” Ask these questions instead: What similar problems have you solved? Look for teams that faced your exact issues. Building real-time trading platforms? You need developers who understand fast systems. Not just financial software in general. Tell me about a project that failed and how you fixed it. This shows problem-solving skills. It shows honesty. Teams that claim they never failed are lying or new. How would you build my project differently today vs five years ago? This proves they understand how technology changes. Red Flags to Avoid Watch out for teams that give unclear answers. According to Maneksoft, developers who can’t explain things simply often don’t understand them. Therefore, if they can’t explain it, they likely don’t understand it. Also avoid teams that claim they can build anything. Specialists beat generalists. Especially for complex projects. Prove They’re Telling the Truth Don’t just trust them. Ask for proof: Live demos of similar projects (not screenshots) References from similar clients Technical docs from relevant projects Real metrics from past wins Toptal says to actually use the apps they built. No working examples? Big red flag. Learn more about how we choose the right team for each project on our web development services page. Question 2: How Will You Tell Me When Things Go Wrong? Notice we said “when,” not “if.” Every project hits problems. The difference between success and failure isn’t avoiding problems. It’s how fast you learn about them and fix them. Why Communication Wins Projects Bad communication kills most projects. Developers hit a wall and don’t tell you? Small problems become big delays. They guess what you want instead of asking? You get software that doesn’t work for your business. BinaryFolks found something important. Projects with good communication finish 40% more often. They stay on time and on budget. At Devtrios, we use Jira dashboards. We have 24-hour problem alerts. Clients can check project status anytime. Critical issues get immediate attention. No wondering. No waiting days for answers. What Good Communication Looks Like Great teams don’t wait for you to ask. They share information first. Look for these things: Regular updates: Weekly reports. Sprint reviews. Demo meetings. Consistency matters more than frequency. Fast problem alerts: Teams should tell you about blocks within 24 hours. Plus their solution ideas. Plus timeline effects. Easy project checking: You should see project status anytime. Through dashboards. Task boards. Project management tools. Clear contact rules: You need to know who to call when things break. That person should be able to make decisions. Test How They Communicate During first meetings, watch how they talk: Do they ask smart questions about what you need? Do they explain tech stuff in simple words? Do they answer emails and messages fast? Do they admit when they don’t know something? Intelivita suggests asking them to explain a hard technical problem they solved. Teams that can’t communicate clearly during sales won’t get better when you pay them. Ask About Their Tools Ask specific questions about their setup: What tools do they use for project management? Look for real platforms like Jira or Asana. Not email chains or casual chats. How do they handle different time zones? If working with remote teams, they need proven systems for async communication. Who do you talk to directly? Avoid teams where you coordinate with many developers. You want one person in charge of communication. How do they write down decisions? Everything important should be documented and available to you. Check out our communication approach on our mobile app development page. Warning Signs Be