The Hidden Math Behind Distributed Engineering Failure
Why distributed engineering teams fail at scale and how sequential dependencies collapse velocity security and delivery despite senior talent
Topic
Nearshore Economics
Economic doctrines modeling productivity, cost, coordination overhead, and capital efficiency in nearshore engineering systems.
Are you paying senior rates for junior code?
Title inflation lets vendors charge senior rates for engineers without architectural capacity, creating hidden delivery risk and wasted spend
Are we paying for ghost resources?
Agencies often rotate top talent out after the sale, silently swapping in cheaper, less experienced staff to widen margins.
Why does vendor accountability disappear after contracts are signed?
A scientific doctrine for CTOs and CIOs on why vendor accountability collapses after contracts due to lock-in, coordination tax, and weak exits.
Why does engineering velocity collapse after Series B / enterprise scale?
A scientific doctrine for CTOs explaining why engineering velocity collapses at enterprise scale due to coordination overhead and technical debt.
Why don’t managed engineering services actually reduce risk?
A scientific doctrine for CTOs and CIOs explaining why managed engineering hides risk, increases coordination tax, and delays time to revenue.
When does a new hire become profitable?
A scientific analysis for CTOs and CIOs on when new hires generate net value, and how onboarding, latency, and rework affect profitability.
Why are seniors failing junior tasks?"
Why senior engineers increasingly fail basic tasks, and how grade inflation, role misalignment, and governance breakdowns destroy delivery.
Is code an expense or an asset?
A scientific doctrine for CTOs and CIOs on why treating code as OpEx destroys value and how asset capitalization restores velocity.
Why do distributed engineering teams stay busy but deliver less?
Distributed engineering teams often look productive while delivering less. This doctrine explains why flow efficiency collapses and how to fix it.