The Namtek business development team had for the past few months been chasing several application development projects. When the customers we've been chasing finally got their project and budget approvals it was incumbent on us to execute the staffing plan.
Both projects were for Ruby On Rails, a sub component of our clients overall project. We'd been chasing these projects for weeks and had to balance keeping the bench lean but at the same time keeping our bench in a "just in time" posture.
The challenge is Ruby On Rails is in such high demand it's been difficult keeping talent "At The Ready"
Both projects we've been chasing are in the Boston market, which has just been void of available Ruby on Rails talent as their are so many start ups and mature firms who are in need of Ruby on Rails.
One project, which was suppose to start in mid February got a last second kick to the gut as the person assigned to the project decided to move on to greener pastures, and by greener I mean more money than our project could afford.
We're seeing a big appetite with both the Boston and San Francisco for Ruby on Rails.
Moving forward we've realized we need to be more focused on the total compensation package for our Ruby on Rails team. It's not always about the money. Quite often working remote or a 4 day work week can encourage a new team member to choose our project versus another project.
My suggestion to anyone in need of Ruby on Rails, is act quick and be flexible on terms of total compensation.
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