Dedicated Teams: Squads Built for the Generative AI Era
How embedded development squads in 2023 adopted GitHub Copilot, platform engineering practices, and stable remote rituals to sustain velocity.
In 2023, dedicated development teams remained the practical way for European organisations to scale delivery without rebuilding hiring pipelines every quarter. The difference from earlier years was sharper tooling and clearer expectations: squads were expected to ship safely in cloud-native stacks while experimenting responsibly with AI-assisted development.
Embedded delivery that lasts
Stable squads — backend, frontend, QA, and often platform or UX skills — joined client backlogs for quarters, not weeks. That continuity mattered as platform engineering rose in prominence: internal developer portals, golden paths, and shared CI templates reduced friction for every feature team.
2023 collaboration norms
GitHub Copilot and similar assistants entered daily workflows, accelerating boilerplate and test scaffolding while code review stayed human-led. Teams aligned on written specs, recorded demos, and overlapping core hours across time zones. Security policies — MFA, managed devices, secrets scanning — applied equally to embedded and internal engineers.
When the model fits
Multi-quarter roadmaps, ERP extensions, and product rebuilds benefited most. Short ad hoc tasks remained better as fixed-scope engagements.
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