ITVX Rapid Team Deployment

Launching a new streaming service in a fiercely competitive market required ITVX to assemble a skilled and highly adaptable engineering team quickly. The goals were clear but challenging:

• Rapid Talent Acquisition: Secure specialised technical expertise in record time.
• Cost-Effectiveness: Minimise talent acquisition costs while maintaining quality.
• Global Market Navigation: Overcome the complexities of sourcing talent in a competitive and geographically diverse job market.

Reed Professional Services (RPS) implemented a pioneering hybrid team model, leveraging both domestic and nearshore resources. This approach prioritised:

• Access to top-tier talent across locations.
• Drastically reduced costs without compromising quality.
• Accelerated onboarding processes to meet urgent project demands.

• Team Composition: We assembled a diverse team comprising two onshore Delivery Managers and seven Software Engineers, split between the UK and nearshore locations.
• Technical Expertise: The team brought advanced skills in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Java, Node, and AWS, enabling development across multiple devices and browsers.
• Accelerated Onboarding: Within two weeks of contract approval, the team was onboarded and operational, a process typically much longer in the industry.
• Agile Collaboration: Weekly alignment meetings led by the RPS PMO team and delivery managers ensured seamless coordination, timely issue resolution, and proactive identification of blockers.
• Scalability: The team’s capacity was scaled dynamically to meet ITVX’s evolving needs, ensuring flexibility without disruption.

The collaboration delivered outstanding results:

• Team Assembled in Under Two Weeks: Set a benchmark for rapid deployment in the streaming industry.
• 30% Cost Savings: Achieved significant financial efficiencies in talent acquisition.
• Enhanced Agility: The team adapted seamlessly to dynamic project demands, delivering consistent performance.
• Future-Ready Model: Developed a scalable, replicable framework for future international collaborations, ensuring ITVX’s competitive edge in subsequent projects.

This project underscores RPS’s ability to combine speed, cost-efficiency, and technical excellence in delivering tailored solutions for high-stakes, high-velocity projects. By leveraging our hybrid team model, ITVX was equipped with the agility and expertise needed to thrive in a rapidly changing digital media landscape.