What is IQ COE?

The IQ Centre of Excellence is a centralised unit of dedicated professionals, with the aim to streamline access to skilled and resources in European countries that are scarce or in high-demand, for rapid and scalable digitisation across businesses.

Our team has honed expertise in software development spheres, and standardised best practices for wide-scale adoption, providing thought leadership & direction in this area of expertise.

What services does the IQ COE offer?

We assist and extend your in-house team with highly qualified remote professionals providing much sought after skill sets, sourced in Sri Lanka.

We provide services in staffing, retaining and managing full-time talent for your company.

We cover the legal areas of remote collaborative work, provide work spaces and IT support to the outstaffed team members, pay their salaries, recruit new talent, and conduct HR processes.

Scale your digital talent

If businesses require larger teams, but can’t afford to hire them directly and bring them on board, our Center of Excellence will assist in the operational matters to help our clients scale up. The professionals allocated to projects will engage with core teams, collaborating and working towards one goal - hardwiring them into development processes, alongside currently employed staff.

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coe-2 Strategy & RoadMap Digital Strategy Design / UI & UX Build Programme Management Project Management Quality Assurance Release Management Support We advise and consult teams to build strategies We accumulate our resources to create cohesive digital presences We design harmonious customer experiences We build technological tools to suit business requirements We turn business needs into the delivery and management of technology We ensure projects are transparent and outcomes are clear Our built-in QA processes ensure best in class solutions We help manage products to suit the evolution of trends in the marketplace We provide comprehensive support throughout the journey Client COE

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Why work with us

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Integrated Team

The team hired will work just like internal hires, dedicated to the task at hand within the business requirement. Businesses communicate directly with their teams and have full control of the resources.

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Increased Flexibility

Businesses may increase and decrease the number of resources at any given time based on the requirement, while we attend to the logistics surrounding the management of these resources.

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Faster Time to Market

Hiring a dedicated team enables organisations to decrease project roll out times, and increase efficiency.

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Great Community of Talent

Our organisation has access to a diverse community of talent in Sri Lanka with a vast knowledge and expertise in tech and development related professions. The large talent pool in Sri Lanka has resulted in the country emerging as a reputed offshore centre of development for globally renowned companies.

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Transparent Pricing

Clients only pay for the resources used during a project. All recruitment, staffing and admin costs will be looked into by our HR department.

How It Works

We scout, recruit and manage remote team members based on the needs of an organisation. All staff operate from our office in Colombo, but will work with and report directly to the businesses we collaborate with.

Step 1

Setup Meeting

Identifying our clients' needs, defining goals and expectations.

Step 2

Recruitment & Screening

We search, screen and find candidates that match our clients' requirements.

Step 3

Interviewing

Our clients interview and choose which candidates they require for their remote teams.

Step 4

Hiring

We hire the candidate and complete all arrangements; Onboarding, HR, Equipment, etc.

Step 5

Work In Progress

We provide HR consulting and support.

Why Sri Lanka

Untitled-1 business intelligence and Industry 4.0 based innovations are developed as high-value services. ICT industry - USD 5 billion in by 2022, creating 200,000 direct jobs. Emerged as an offshore centre of development for globally renowned companies. Ranked 11th in Kearney’s Global Services Location Index. 32% computer literacy rate. Group with A/L or above level of education shows 74% computer literacy rate. Over 30% saving in labour costs in comparison Europe English is the country’s primary business language.
HTML/CSS - Bootstrap, Foundation Java Script, jQuery, Typescript, Vue.js PHP 7, MVC/HMVC, CodeIgniter, Slim, Zend, Doctrine ORM Database - MySQL, MS SQL, Postgres, Mongo DB, Firebase
Web Technologies - Ajax, Web Services, JSON, REST Integrations (APIs and Others) - SMS Gateways, Payment Gateways, Google Maps CMS Tools – Word Press, Magento Mobile Devices Application Development - Hybrid (Cordova, Ionic)
Java Script Task Runners and Services - Grunt and Gulp, SASS, LESS Version Control - Git (GitHub, Bitbucket), SVN Platforms - Linux Server, Windows Server Hosting Service/Panels and Web Servers - AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Apache, IIS, Nginx, cPanel and Plesk
Virtualisation - VirtualBox, Vmware Other Tools and Services - DB and File Cache Tools, Website and Server Monitoring, CDN Server Setup Management Team Management and management Tools - Scrum, Agile/JIRA, Asana UX/UI Designing - Concept Designing/Development, Logo/Website/Mobile Layouts, Brochure and UX/UI Designing, Photography, Image Retouching, Wire Framing and Prototyping Tools
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