Managed teams & SOW, all of Latin America
Buy a managed team when you have the work but not the management bandwidth. Buy an SOW when you can define the outcome precisely enough for someone else to be accountable for it.
A managed team in Latin America is a dedicated nearshore pod that the provider recruits, employs and leads, delivering against agreed service levels while the client reviews outcomes. Under a statement of work (SOW) the same team is priced against a defined deliverable instead of seats, moving delivery risk from the buyer to the provider.
If the scope is still moving, take the managed team: you keep flexibility and pay for capacity with accountability layered on. Once the scope stabilises and the output can be measured objectively, convert to SOW and shift delivery risk to us. Most programs start as a pod and convert within two to three quarters.
| Dimension | Staff augmentation | Managed team | SOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| You buy | Seats | A capable unit | A defined outcome |
| Who manages | You | Us | Us |
| Delivery risk | Yours | Shared | Ours |
| Price | Rate per seat | Monthly pod fee | Fixed or milestone |
| Best when | Scope moves weekly | Scope is stable, bandwidth is not | Scope is definable and measurable |
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