Choosing a country does not choose the people who will work on your software. When evaluating a team in Vietnam, review the proposed engineers and working arrangements for your actual project.
Meet the people assigned to the work
Ask who will manage delivery, who will review code and which roles are still to be staffed. Discuss a relevant technical problem with the proposed team. Separate company-wide experience from experience held by the people being assigned.
Try the communication process
Agree on the language used in tickets, meetings and documentation. Walk through a sample requirement together and ask the team to describe its understanding, assumptions and questions. This can reveal gaps that an introductory presentation does not.
Record shared working hours and public holiday coverage. Decide where questions are logged and who can approve changes when the usual contact is unavailable.
Make handover part of the scope
- Who owns and administers the repositories and cloud accounts?
- What documentation must accompany a release?
- How will another engineer reproduce the development environment?
- What is the process if a team member changes?
BCT Global is based in Hanoi and offers dedicated, on-site and hybrid development arrangements. The proposed team and its responsibilities should be evaluated for each engagement; location alone is not a quality guarantee.