To quickly and cost-effectively scale their in-house development team to rebuild two business-critical, proven applications (a CRM and an investment reporting system) from the ground up using modern Blazor technology.

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As a leader in the wealth management industry, Brooks Macdonald continuously invests in technology to deliver the highest quality of service to its clients. Two internal applications—one for client relationship management (CRM) and another for generating advanced investment reports—which were initially deployed as tactical solutions, had proven to be a major success.

The company's growth strategy involved a complete rewrite and enhancement of these applications using a modern tech stack based on Blazor. The challenge was the limited availability of high-caliber specialists with these skills in the UK market and the urgent need to kick-start the project. Brooks Macdonald required a partner who could not only find the right candidates but also guarantee their quality and ensure their seamless integration into the international Front Office Development Team located in the UK. The key was to find experts who could deliver tangible value from day one.

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Develocraft approached the challenge with a transparent, partnership-driven mindset, proposing the IT Staff Augmentation model as the most effective solution:

1. Rapid Access to Talent: We understood the client's urgent need. Within the first week of our partnership, we presented the first carefully selected and technically vetted candidates who perfectly matched the project's requirements (.NET, Angular, Blazor).
2. Zero-Risk Model: The client incurred no upfront recruitment fees. Brooks Macdonald could fully rely on our sourcing and verification process, paying only for the specialists' effective work hours after they joined the team.
3. Fast Onboarding and Integration: Our streamlined process allowed for all formalities to be completed efficiently, enabling the first developer to join the project in just one month from the start of the search. We provided full support for integrating the new team member into the client's organizational culture and workflows, creating an effective remote team between Poland and the UK.

With Develocraft, Brooks Macdonald gained not just "extra hands on deck," but a strategic extension of their team with high-class engineers ready to achieve ambitious technological goals.

The partnership with Develocraft delivered tangible business and operational benefits for Brooks Macdonald, confirming the effectiveness of the IT Staff Augmentation model.

• Immediate Project Kick-off: The project team was assembled and began work in record time, a process that would have taken at least a full quarter using traditional recruitment methods.
• Access to Top-Tier Expertise: Develocraft delivered specialists with niche skills (Blazor) that were time-consuming and expensive to source in the local UK market.
• Full Flexibility and Scalability: The body leasing model gave the client the ability to flexibly manage team size according to the project's current needs, without long-term commitments.
• Significant Cost Optimization: The absence of recruitment fees, combined with competitive rates for specialists from the Polish market, resulted in substantial budget savings while maintaining the highest quality.
• A Proven Partnership: The success of the first hire paved the way for a continued strategic partnership and the further expansion of Brooks Macdonald's Polish team.