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Build-Operate-Transfer: Build, Run, Then Own the Team

TCB Infotech builds and operates your offshore team, then transfers full ownership and staff to you once the team is stable and proven.

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Skills
  • Documented handover
  • Full-cycle support
  • Hiring and process risk
  • Delivery proven before transfer
  • A defined transfer date
  • Transfer timeline communicated at hiring
  • Direct visibility
Engagement models
  • Full-time dedicated
Stack
  • Managed Team
  • Build Your Team
  • standups
  • Offshore Development Center
  • documentation

Typical tasks

  • Hiring and process risk carried during operate
  • Delivery proven before transfer, not after
  • Documentation handed over alongside staff
  • Transfer timeline communicated at hiring
  • No surprise change in employment terms
  • Option to convert to ongoing management if plans change

Everything you need across all three phases

  • Full-cycle support

    Hiring, delivery management and transfer handled under one engagement.

  • Direct visibility

    You review delivery throughout the operate phase, not only at transfer.

  • A defined transfer date

    Agreed up front, not left open-ended.

  • Documented handover

    Process, tooling and delivery documentation transfer alongside staff.

  • Timezone overlap

    Working hours arranged to overlap with your team throughout.

  • Flexible outcome

    Convert to ongoing management instead of transferring, if plans change.

Why companies run Build-Operate-Transfer through TCB Infotech

  • We operate teams the same way for our own delivery

    The build and operate phases follow the same standards we use running our own offshore teams.

  • Fast, honest hiring

    You see 2 to 3 profiles per role, not a stack of resumes, and we tell you plainly if a fit is not right.

  • Direct visibility, no relay

    You review delivery throughout the operate phase, not just at handover.

  • A transfer plan set from the start

    Staff and timelines are structured around the transfer date from day one.

  • Flexible if plans change

    Convert to ongoing Managed Team or Build Your Team if transfer no longer fits.

From a transfer plan to a fully owned team

  1. Agree the plan

    Set the target team size, operate period and transfer date up front.

  2. Build the team

    We hire and onboard the team, with the transfer timeline communicated from the start.

  3. Operate delivery

    TCB Infotech runs delivery, standups and performance while the team stabilizes.

  4. Prepare the transfer

    Documentation, entity and employment details are prepared ahead of the transfer date.

  5. Transfer ownership

    Staff and ownership move to you on the agreed date, with a proven team already delivering.

Build-Operate-Transfer, answered

What does Build-Operate-Transfer actually mean?

We build the team, operate it under our management for an agreed period, then transfer full ownership, including the employment relationship and any local entity, to you once the team is stable and proven.

How is this different from Managed Team under ODC?

Managed Team under our Offshore Development Center keeps TCB Infotech running delivery indefinitely. Build-Operate-Transfer has a defined end point, an agreed transfer date when ownership and staff move to you.

What actually gets transferred?

The staff, their employment relationship, and any local entity or facilities set up for the team transfer to you, along with documentation on processes, tools and ongoing work.

How long does the operate phase typically last?

Most engagements operate for 12 to 24 months before transfer, giving the team enough time to stabilize and prove delivery before ownership changes hands.

Do employees know a transfer is planned?

Yes. The transfer timeline is part of how the team is hired and communicated from the start, so staff join with that expectation rather than being surprised later.

What if we decide not to transfer after all?

The engagement can convert to an ongoing Managed Team or Build Your Team model instead, without forcing a transfer that no longer fits your plans.

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