Developer & Vendor Management
If you are paying developers, an agency, or an offshore team and cannot tell whether you are getting your money’s worth, I manage them for you and make sure you do.
Hiring developers, an agency, or an offshore team is easy. Knowing whether they are doing good work, charging fairly, and building the right thing is the hard part when you are not technical. I become the technical person in your corner. I set clear scope, review what they actually deliver, keep them honest on quality and timelines, and translate both ways so nothing gets lost.
You keep your existing team or vendor. I make sure you get what you are paying for and are not quietly being taken for a ride.
What it covers
- Setting clear, written scope so everyone agrees what is being built
- Reviewing what your developers actually deliver, not just their status updates
- Keeping quality, security, and timelines honest
- Translating between you and the team in both directions
- Catching scope creep, padded hours, and corner-cutting early
- Managing offshore teams across time zones and communication gaps
- Protecting your code, accounts, and access so you are never locked out
- Telling you honestly when a vendor should be replaced
Who it’s for
- Non-technical owners paying developers they cannot evaluate
- Companies using an agency or offshore team they are unsure about
- Founders who suspect they are overpaying or being misled
What you get
- Clear written scope your vendor is held to
- Regular independent review of what is actually delivered
- Plain-language status you can trust, instead of spin
- Control of your own code, accounts, and access
- A straight recommendation when something needs to change
How it works
- 1
Take stock
I review who you are paying, what they are meant to deliver, and what you are actually getting.
- 2
Set the terms
We put clear scope, milestones, and quality expectations in writing.
- 3
Oversee
I review the real work regularly and manage the team against what was agreed.
- 4
Protect you
I make sure you own your code and access and are never held hostage.
- 5
Advise
I tell you honestly whether to keep, push, or replace the vendor.
Making sure you get what you pay for
When you are paying developers you cannot evaluate, you are trusting that the work is good, the hours are honest, and the thing being built is the right thing. A technical person in your corner changes that math. I set clear written scope, review what is actually delivered against it, and catch the padded hours, scope creep, and corner-cutting that are invisible from the outside. Just as important, I make sure you own your own code, accounts, and access, so you are never held hostage by a vendor.
This is often a lighter-touch alternative to building in-house, and the two connect naturally: if the real answer is to grow your own capability, that becomes engineering team building, and if you want senior ownership of the whole technical function rather than just oversight of a vendor, that is fractional CTO work. I will tell you honestly which one you actually need, even when it is less work for me.
Why work with me
I’m Matt George, a fractional CTO for SMBs and early-stage startups and the founder of the venture-backed legal-tech company Injuria.ai. I have built and shipped real products end to end, from scrappy MVPs to data and AI infrastructure running in production, so the advice here comes from doing the work rather than talking about it. You get a senior technical partner with nothing to sell you, no vendor kickbacks, and a bias toward shipping.
FAQ
I do not want to fire my team. Does this replace them?
No. This is about managing the developers you already have so they deliver. I only recommend replacing a vendor if the evidence is clear, and the choice stays yours.
Can you manage an offshore team in another time zone?
Yes. Bridging time zones, communication gaps, and quality expectations with offshore teams is exactly what this is for.
How do I know I am not being overcharged?
Because someone technical is finally checking the work against the bill. I catch padded hours, scope creep, and corner-cutting that are invisible to a non-technical owner.
What if I am locked out of my own code?
Fixing that is an early priority. You should always own your code, accounts, and infrastructure, and I make sure you do.
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