Technology Leadership Services · Recruit · Train · Manage

We don’t just deliver systems. We help your company own its technology capability.

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  • 390 full-time engineers
  • Malaysia · China · Philippines
  • 95% retention at 12 months
  • Since 2012

About Chris

Chris Teng has been building enterprise software since 2012. Today he builds and runs in-house technology teams for enterprises in banking, telecommunications, oil and gas, and aviation.

  • 14Years building and running enterprise software
  • 390Full-time engineers across Malaysia, China and the Philippines
  • USD 12.5MPaid in salaries every year
  • 95%Engineer retention at 12 months

What Chris does

01 · Technology Leadership

Technology Leadership Services

Recruit · Train · Manage. Senior project managers, solution architects, DevOps, QA, infrastructure and cybersecurity leads form the leadership layer. The engineers are recruited, trained and managed as the client’s own in-house, full-time team.

  • Business
  • Architecture
  • Engineering
  • Infrastructure
  • Data
  • AI
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02 · Solution Architecture

Solution Architect Stage

A fixed-fee stage before anyone is hired. The business requirement, the functional specification and the technical specification are written first, so you know what acceptance will look like before the project starts.

  • Business
  • Architecture
  • Engineering
  • Infrastructure
  • Data
  • AI
About the stage
03 · Data + AI

Data + AI

Enterprise data is organised into a context layer of entities, relationships and attributes. Language models and agents are connected on top, and a person, not another AI, signs off the result.

  • Business
  • Architecture
  • Engineering
  • Infrastructure
  • Data
  • AI
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Recruit · Train · Manage

  1. Recruit

    Engineers are recruited from talent pools in Malaysia, China and the Philippines, against the roles set out in the Solution Architect Stage. You approve every person before they join.

  2. Train

    New engineers are trained on your technology stack, your industry and the delivery standard. Readiness is measured before anyone is counted as productive.

  3. Manage

    The leadership layer runs the team day to day. Targets are agreed in the first week and the work is reviewed against them.

Your in-housetechnology capability.The standards are documented and belong to you.

How the team is built

Data + AI

  1. Raw dataWhat your ERP and core systems already record
  2. EntitiesCustomers, products, orders, assets
  3. RelationshipsHow they connect in your business
  4. Context layerEntities, relationships and attributes, with meaning
  5. AILanguage models and agents connected on top
  6. Human sign-offA named person in management makes the last check

Data first.Context second.AI third.

A person signs off.

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Approach

Delivery that does not depend on luck.

  1. RequirementWhat the business needs, written down and approved
  2. ArchitectureThe functional and technical specifications, before anyone is hired
  3. TeamRecruited against defined roles, trained to the standard
  4. DeliveryPlanned, reported and answered for by the leadership layer
  5. OwnershipThe team, the documented standard and the system stay with you

In 2020 the company stopped selling man-hours and headcount, and started selling a standard. How engineers are recruited, trained, measured and managed was written down and made repeatable.

How the standard is applied

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Let’s build the capability inside your company.

Start with a 30-minute discovery call to understand your goals, the gaps in the team and the technical environment. Free, with no commitment.

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Chris Teng with his wife and their two children

As a father of two, he understands the importance of work-life balance and keeps looking for the balance point between career and family life.

When he is not with clients or his teams, he can usually be found on the driving range or the golf course. Look for him if you are interested in brushing up your golf. He believes good health leads to wealth.

About Chris

Press and recognition

Malaysia Role Model Recognition 2021 (菁英楷模人物), Persatuan Usahawan Maju Malaysia. View the profile