No. We are fluent in Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid Agile approaches. We begin by understanding how your team works best and adapt the ceremonies and cadence to fit. The goal is always the same: every team member aligned on what they are building, committed to what they promised, and moving forward without unnecessary friction.
Sprint planning is one ceremony we treat as non-negotiable. It is an alignment session where we define scope, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and the definition of done. Every team member leaves sprint planning with a clear understanding of what is expected of them before work begins. Ambiguity at the start of a sprint is a leading indicator of problems at the end.
We build flexibility into the way we work together. Mid-sprint scope changes are handled transparently. We discuss the impact on committed work with you before making adjustments, so you can make an informed decision rather than discovering a tradeoff after the fact. Over time, we use learnings to reduce the frequency and disruption of mid-sprint changes.
Sprint demos, usually every 2-3 weeks, are a core commitment of every Scrum team engagement. They are conducted with your stakeholders present and focus on demonstrating working software against what was committed at the start of the sprint. Demos are the most honest accountability mechanism in Agile. We welcome that visibility.
Team size varies based on sprint capacity and product complexity. Most engagements run with three to seven contributors, including engineering, QA, and optional design or business analysis. We configure the team to what your product requires, not to a standard template.
Our teams operate from Costa Rica, just 1-2 hours behind Eastern Time, and all engineers are fluent in written and spoken English. We align working hours to your schedule. The communication model (which tools, which rituals, which escalation paths) is established explicitly during team launch, not improvised as the engagement proceeds.
We offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee on every resource placed. If a team member is not meeting expectations in the first month, we will not bill you for their hours and will work quickly to find the right replacement. We would rather address a fit issue early than allow it to slow your team down.
Yes, and it is a common path. Many clients begin with a Scrum team engagement to drive a significant product initiative, then transition individual contributors into a long-term Staff Augmentation model as the product matures. We support that transition deliberately, protecting team continuity and the institutional knowledge your engineers have built.
