CTO-grade ROI ToolkitInteractive checklist
Nearshore ROI Checklist & Friction Calculator
Move beyond headline hourly rates. Measure hidden friction tax, vacancy drag, and the savings you unlock when you shift to mirror teams across LATAM hubs.
4-step scorecard
Ops, Vetting, Legal, Velocity
Real data
Uses 2026 rate benchmarks
CTO playbook
Report includes sprint & security plan
Why this matters
Your "$40/hr" dev isn't cheap if you lose 25% of the sprint.
This interactive model quantifies the time you spend waiting on approvals, waking up early for stand-ups, or rewriting features that missed the context. The output becomes your board-ready business case.
- Mirrors the same framework our CTO partners use.
- Includes annual savings, vacancy cost, and friction leak.
- Downloadable PDF with the Pilot Sprint & Security audit checklist.
Timezone gap
How many hours separate your core team and your remote partner?
Daily overlap
Does your team share at least 5 hours of live collaboration time?
Friction Score
0%Lean ops: keep pressure on collaboration ceremonies to sustain speed.
Annual hours leaking to friction
0 hrs
Vacancy drag
$0
Fully-loaded savings
$180,000
US fully loaded ($297,000) vs. BRAZIL annual investment ($117,000). Adjusted for vacancy drag: $180,000.
Legal readiness
Delaware-aligned contracts keep IP inside your entity.
Time-to-hire reality
45 days to staff a senior dev. Each extra day beyond 60 costs $500.
CTO Playbook inside the PDF
- Pilot Sprint Test: run a 2-week paid engagement before rolling into your backlog.
- Security Audit: SOC2-ready devices, MFA, and MDM policy template.
- Product Partner rubric: differentiate builders who challenge scope from ticket takers.