How Hiring Expert Odoo Developers can help in ERP Implementation

Hey, readers it is not luck that brings ERP success but the success is built by hiring the right Odoo developers who are basically understanding your business vertical, know the coding standards, and have the passion to deliver on time.

Now, coming to the present situation of the businesses that are involved in manufacturing, healthcare, construction and distribution. Well, let’s hear it, all are facing expectations from customer’s end for a digital makeover, they have to manage their supply chains which are basically very complex to handle and the foremost thing is regarding their growing teams.

But the thing here is that they mainly rely on their spreadsheets, tally kind of disconnected software which is basically leading them towards inefficiencies, apart from that it is leading to missing information in reporting that directly relates to delays in operations.

Hence, this is the reason why most of these companies tend to choose and switch on to Odoo ERP. Well, it’s one great open source ERP software which is modular in nature that has the power to combine all of your operations under one single platform roof. Odoo ERP provides modules that range and cover sales to inventory, accounting, HR, project management, and more with the option of end to end automation.

But you know there is one thing these companies basically do not understand and underestimate what it takes for a proper Odoo ERP implementation. We already know that the ERP software is flexible but it actually requires expert Odoo developers and domain specific (healthcare, manufacturing, construction, media, and others)consultants that can help to bring out it’s full potential to surface.

Most ERP Projects Fail Due to Poor Hiring and Technical Missteps

You know I have seen this personally whenever the businesses move fast in the direction for ERP implementation they usually tend to focus more on cost reduction and rather think less for the capabilities which directly leads to problems with domino effect.

Okay, so now let’s see some common issues when you hire the wrong Odoo developers:

• Most of the developers do not have the understanding of the logic behind sales orders, work orders, and inventory routes and this lack of knowledge on the functional knowledge can be disastrous.
• Developers are in a hurry and they just go around hardcoding the custom modules without using Odoo’s object relational mapping which then leads them to conflicts at the time of migration and failures when they try to update the system.
• While in a hurry the developers do not take proper steps to utilize Odoo.sh GitHub or a staging environment what we can as testing environment and start working on the production setup that can be risky and can cause severe data loss.
• Developers also do not take cognizance and tend to make use of the monolithic structure fashion that can lead to nightmare when talking about system scalability.
• They never maintain documents so whenever your developer leaves the job no one ever knows what was built or how it exactly works, you get locked up in a black box.

So, here we understand that this just not a technical failure but it’s the organization at risk which leads to disruptions in processes, and ultimately to a loss of return on investment.

How to Hire Expert Odoo Developers the Smart Way

So, generic skill set is the talk of past. Now, if you want to avoid heavy cost ERP mistakes bear in mind that you must hire expert Odoo developers that too based on structured vertical roles.

1. Odoo Functional Consultant

The is the first and most critical role person who basically understands how your business works and operates and is able to easily map your business processes with the Odoo’s built in capabilities. They are mostly able to configure:

• Multi-warehouse logistics for managing inventory and fulfillment operations across distant geolocations.
• Manufacturing BOM and Routing for components and processes which are required to produce a product.
• Approval chains in HR and Purchasing for setting up of structured flows which are then approved by authorized users.
• Subscription models in Accounting and Sales so that recurring customers pay consistent fee for the products and services.

They will be able to help in reducing customizations as they know how to make full use of Odoo’s native features for helping you achieve your business processes.

2. Odoo Backend Developer

These people are basically your main powerhouse and they are skilled in various languages and much more than that. They usually follow the proper coding standards which are modular in nature and make sure that the code never breaks on future upgrades. So, to list some they are skilled in:

• Python, PostgreSQL, Odoo ORM
• API Integrations with payment gateways, shipping providers, or CRMs
• Scheduled Actions (CRON) and Automated Server Actions
• Security Rules and Access Rights

3. Odoo Frontend Developer

These people are basically used when you have a need in projects for custom reports, customer portals, or unique UI workflows. They usually make use of:

• QWeb templating
• XML views
• JavaScript and OWL framework (Odoo Web Library)

4. Odoo QA / Business Tester

Majority of the companies have overlooked them and these quality assurance testers help in reducing the post go live chaotic scenarios:

• Test each sprint using unit and regression tests
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Validate data import scripts and reconciliations

Hiring Model: Staff Augmentation Over Freelancers or Full-time

So, now we are aware about who we have to hire, now let’s see how to hire.

1. Freelancers

• Pros: These have a low upfront cost
• Cons: They can be unreliable, tend to often work solo, hard to scale or not able to maintain accountability

2. Full-time Developers

• Pros: Good for large, long-term in-house teams
• Cons: High overhead, hard to find certified talent, slow onboarding

3. Staff Augmentation (Best of Both)

• You access certified Odoo developers and expert functional consultants only when you need them
• You manage the project and they will deliver it
• Rapid onboarding, transparent communication, and lower total cost of ownership

Apagen, for instance, provides on demand option for hiring Odoo developers for fast, structured, and scalable ERP implementations across multiple verticals like manufacturing, healthcare, construction, and more.

The Hidden Cost of Bad Hires

Let’s make this clear if we are trying to skip structured hiring we are going to loose time and you surely will risk:

• Data corruption caused by bad scripts or manual changes to the database
• No upgrade option because of fixed features
• Staff resistance caused by unclear or malfunctioning workflows
• The periods of inactivity during a rollout is negatively affecting customer service and sales
• There is no control over scope creep since no one is keeping track of change logs or deliveries.

Once you figure out that you picked the wrong team, your project might already be losing money or even worse it could be failing in front of your users.

What Happens When You Hire the Right Expert Odoo Developers

When you hire Odoo developers in a proper way they are aligned automatically with your process and technology needs and thus you will surely experience:

• Smooth modular rollout for implementing Inventory, Manufacturing, HR, and CRM in scheduled phases
• Automated approval flows, alerts, and reports that match your actual business process
• Clean, secure codebase that’s upgrade-safe
• High adoption from users due to intuitive design and fewer bugs
• Complete documentation, Git-managed code, and test coverage

To Build Right, You Need to First Hire Right

ERP should never be an experiment kind of a thing. It is your businesses digital nervous system and we must consider the hiring process the same seriousness as the system itself. If you’re starting Odoo from the ground up or switching from an old traditional system, it’s important to hire skilled Odoo developers who are certified, organized, and understand business needs.

At Apagen, we allow you to bring on expert Odoo developers whenever you need them. They work under your guidance to help you meet your deadlines stay well within your budget and follow your strategy. For more details how we can help yo find a coder drop us a line at sales@apagen.com or call us at +91-9971800665.