Absolutely! Here's the full breakdown converted into Markdown format so you can use it in a document or deck:
🧠 Metrics to Show Full-Time Employees (FTEs) Provide More Value Than Offshore Developers 🔁 1. Retention and Continuity
Metric Description FTE Advantage
Employee Retention Rate % of team retained over time
FTEs stay longer, reducing turnover and retraining cost
Project Continuity Number of handoffs per project
Fewer handoffs = less tribal knowledge loss
Time to Ramp New Devs Time to fully onboard new contributors
FTEs help onboard peers and share internal context
📈 2. Domain Knowledge & Business Alignment
Metric Description FTE Advantage
Time to Contextual Understanding Time taken to grasp business domain
FTEs embed deeply with product and ops teams
Rework Due to Misunderstanding Requirements % of code/features rewritten
FTEs are aligned with internal teams and company vision
Cross-Team Collaboration Events Participation in cross-functional meetings
FTEs attend key meetings and stay informed
🎯 3. Ownership and Proactivity
Metric Description FTE Advantage
Incidents or Bugs Self-Reported Bugs caught before customer escalation
FTEs proactively test and own their code in prod
Initiatives Proposed Features, improvements, or refactors initiated by devs
FTEs are more likely to invest in long-term improvements
Maintenance Willingness Volunteers for long-term code ownership
FTEs more invested in long-term stability
💬 4. Collaboration and Culture Fit
Metric Description FTE Advantage
Engagement Scores From surveys or team retrospectives
FTEs are more aligned with company culture and values
Communication Latency Time to resolve Slack/email/meeting blockers
FTEs are more available and responsive
Availability for Ad-Hoc Collaboration % of time aligned with business hours
FTEs operate within core team time zones
💵 5. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Metric Description FTE Advantage
Cost of Rework Time/money spent fixing work due to misalignment
Fewer misunderstandings with FTEs
Time to Productivity Long-term compounding value vs short-term ramp-up
FTEs become more valuable over time
Support/Training Cost Internal mentoring and enablement ROI
FTEs benefit more from internal training investments
🔐 6. Security & Compliance
Metric Description FTE Advantage
Policy Adherence Compliance with internal security and audit policies
FTEs follow internal protocols and have direct accountability
Incident Risk Risk of IP loss, data leaks, or compliance violations
FTEs operate under secure, controlled environments
Full-time employees provide:
✅ Long-term continuity and trust
📚 Deeper domain expertise
🔍 Higher accountability and code ownership
🤝 Stronger collaboration and culture alignment
💸 Lower total cost of delivery over time
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