Two years into modernizing a business-critical system, a large Danish software company saw that the deadline would not hold. A delay meant continued payments for licenses on the old platform, a substantial multi-million cost. The company needed 20 experienced Java and .NET developers within 30 to 45 days. Right People Group had the first 10 consultants under contract in 14 days, and all 20 were in place within one to one and a half months. The solution was delivered on time and is now live. Every consultant was extended to help with further assignments as per request of the client.
The challenge
Too little capacity for the deadline after two years of development
A large Danish software company had an older, business-critical system with technical debt. It needed to be modernized and moved to a new platform. For two years, the company had developed the new solution in its own offshore center, but progress was not enough to meet the original deadline. The company saw that its existing setup lacked the capacity, and that experienced developers had to be added quickly and in larger numbers.
The alternative was a license bill in the millions
If the new solution was not ready on time, the company would have to extend its licenses for the old platform at a substantial multi-million cost, while the modernization stayed on hold. The task was to find up to 20 senior developers who could start within 30 to 45 days. The requirements were strict. Consultants had to be highly self-directed, get up to speed quickly on complex problems, and join the existing development teams with minimal training.
The solution
Right People Group supported the client with needs analysis, role descriptions, sourcing, screening, presentation, selection and onboarding. We also acted as an ambassador for the assignment among relevant consultants in our network.
We started by clarifying the real, specific needs. Beyond the technical must-have skills, the company needed experienced Java and .NET developers who could create value quickly. Each consultant had an initial conversation with us about the scope of the assignment and the tight timeline, so expectations were clear from the start.
We screened about 30 candidates and interviewed about 25 for the 20 roles. Two people from RPG joined the interviews alongside the company's hiring manager. Together we could assess each candidate's technical level, experience and ability to work independently in the client's organization.
The first 10 consultants were under contract within 14 days. The rest were onboarded on a rolling basis, and all 20 were in place within one and a half months. A core group of skilled consultants was ready after two weeks, so the client could start building its teams without waiting for the rest. Most consultants worked in a hybrid model, three days onsite and two days remote. Right People Group took responsibility for staffing, so the company could focus on its teams and the work itself.
“The deciding factor was that we mapped the client's real professional and organizational needs from the start. Technical skills were one part of it. The client also needed experienced, self-directed developers who could join its teams quickly and deliver results. It was a strong team effort, and we could draw on our network of senior experts, built over many years.” Rasmus Skat Mikkelsen, Senior Consultant Delivery Manager at Right People Group
The result
The solution was delivered by the agreed deadline and later went into operation. The client avoided extending its licenses for the old platform, a substantial multi-million cost. Today it runs a modern platform instead of a system with significant technical debt, and it can develop and operate the solution further. All consultants were extended once or twice and stayed on the project for about a year. The extensions show that the consultants' skills matched both the need and the existing development teams.
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senior developers delivered
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project duration
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