Case study > Energy, Utilities > IT Team Scaling and R&D Project Support
Edge One Solutions supported Saule Technologies in scaling IT teams and organizing project processes in a research and development environment. The project included IT outsourcing, support from Scrum Masters, business analysts, and project managers, as well as the implementation of agile management practices adapted to the specifics of hardware-software projects.
Saule Technologies was dynamically developing research and development projects while bringing its products into commercial use. At this stage of organizational growth, there was a need to scale IT teams and structure project processes.
The key challenge was to ensure high-quality project management in an environment combining several perspectives: R&D, hardware, software, technology commercialization, and business needs. This context required not only technical expertise, but also effective communication, clear responsibility allocation, and the ability to translate requirements into tasks for project teams.
Analytical support for software development was also important. The organization needed specialists who could help collect requirements, organize processes, support teams in their daily work, and report progress in a clear way for both technical and management stakeholders.
Edge One Solutions provided Saule Technologies with comprehensive support in an IT outsourcing model, delivering specialists responsible for project management, business analysis, and team organization.
The scope of work included:
• support from two Scrum Masters,
• implementation of agile management practices,
• support for research and technology teams in their daily work,
• adaptation of agile practices to the hybrid nature of hardware-software projects,
• support from business analysts,
• requirements gathering and structuring,
• translating the needs of R&D and commercialization teams into tasks for technical teams,
• support from project managers,
• supervision of schedules and budgets,
• progress reporting for the management board,
• organization of communication between technical, research, and business teams.
Edge One Solutions supported Saule Technologies by providing IT specialists aligned with the needs of an organization developing research, development, and technology projects. The support included Scrum Masters, business analysts, and project managers.
Scrum Masters helped implement agile management practices and supported teams in their daily work. It was particularly important to adapt agile practices to an environment where software development was connected with hardware projects, research, and technology commercialization.
Business analysts were responsible for gathering requirements, organizing processes, and translating the needs of R&D and commercialization departments into specific tasks for technical teams. This allowed teams to work with more structured requirements and better understand the business context of their activities.
Project managers supported schedule and budget supervision as well as progress reporting to the management board. This increased the transparency of ongoing initiatives and made it easier to make decisions about priorities, resources, and further project development.
Companies developing renewable energy technologies often operate at the intersection of research, engineering, software, and commercialization. In such environments, delivering development expertise alone is not enough — project management, business analysis, documentation, communication, and the ability to work with the uncertainty typical of R&D are equally important.
Hardware-software projects require especially strong coordination. Changes in one area can affect schedules, requirements, budgets, and priorities in other parts of the organization. Support from Scrum Masters, business analysts, and project managers helps increase work predictability and better connect technology goals with business objectives.
For companies in Energy & Utilities, renewable energy, and deep tech, scaling IT teams can be a key element in moving from the R&D phase to commercial product development.
