How much does it cost to hire an LMS developer?
The cost of hiring an LMS developer varies depending on the region, required expertise level, and scope of work.
As a reputable LMS consulting and development vendor, we offer several cooperation models:
- Team augmentation
- Full-time dedicated team
And contract types:
- Dedicated team
- Fixed price
- Time & material
At Northell, we maintain flexibility when working with our customers. So, we offer different pricing models that customers may switch in the process. In any case, you can hire an LMS developer for $30+ per hour.
Since all depends on your unique project requirements and needs, ask our experts for help to understand better the costs of hiring a dedicated LMS development team for your project!
How do you check the skills of LMS developers?
When we hire LMS developers to grow our in-house development team, we first conduct manual profile reviews on the most popular online platforms, such as LinkedIn and Upwork. During analysis, we ensure they have a solid background, relevant industry experience, and achievements on previous projects.
Afterward, we schedule an introductory meeting where our HR specialists describe the company, verify English proficiency, and test soft skills essential for effective collaboration. Next, we hold live coding interviews to check the coding skills of LMS developers in real-time. If everything goes well, we set up a final candidate review to ensure all parties are on the same page regarding sending an offer. Agreed upon a candidate, we begin an onboarding process and welcome new hires to our team.
Moreover, we don’t assign LMS developers to your project who don’t have hands-on experience working on projects similar to your type.
What challenges can I encounter when building an LMS system?
Once you’ve gathered a team of LMS specialists, you should plan the development process wisely and consider all potential pitfalls you can encounter while developing an LMS solution. Based on our experience working with EdTech projects, we distinguish specific challenges:
- Wrong tech stack. Today, there are many technologies and tools developers use for software development. However, requirements change quickly, so you should always keep an eye on global trends and choose your technology stack wisely to create products that meet the changing needs of your target users.
- Poor user experience. User experience is the top priority in software development. So, choose experienced and skilled design experts to help you avoid design gaps.
- Redundant functionality for MVPs. Building unnecessary functionality for MVPs dramatically increases the time and resources needed for development. Choose a reliable software development vendor with proven expertise in building MVPs for the EdTech industry.
- Improper business analysis. Without thorough business analysis, it’s more likely to predict your product’s viability and overlook important things. Therefore, spend enough time researching and evaluating the market and competition, as well as studying the needs of your target users.
How long does it take to hire LMS developers at Northell?
With Northell, the hiring process is streamlined and takes a few days instead of weeks if we have available staff on board. In other cases, our professional recruiters match your company with certified LMS experts within 1-2 weeks.
Once you approve the best-matching candidates to contribute to your project, we support you in smooth onboarding, management, and fast integration into your internal project workflows and corporate culture. As a result, you get a dedicated, ready-to-work team to match your project milestones on time and within budget.
How does Northell manage LMS developers?
The success of your project largely depends on team commitment, development workflow, and management approach. At Northell, we hire LMS developers to work according to the Agile project management methodology since this model ensures well-coordinated, result-oriented teamwork.
For the years of our experience, we have also worked out different practices for efficient team management. For example,
- Assign reliable PMs to work with a team daily and provide any help they might need
- Split the scope of tasks into short, manageable sprints and set priorities and KPIs for our employees
- Hold daily and weekly meetings to evaluate the progress of the team.
- Use the right collaboration tools for the project, task management, communication, design, and development. For example,
- Communication tools (Slack, Skype, Google Hangouts)
- Project and task management tools (Trello, Jira, ClickUp)
- Design tools (Moqups, InVision)
- Developer tools (GitHub, Bitbucket)
- Hold online and offline team-building activities to build a team spirit
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