Why Klanova supports clients in the UK and Australia, and not in the US

Time Zone Overlap: A Key Advantage

The most significant advantage of working with the UK and Australia is the 3-4 hour overlap in working hours with India. This overlap ensures that teams from both regions can communicate effectively during the workday. With at least a few hours of shared work time each day, critical activities like daily standups, planning sessions, sprint reviews, and retrospectives can happen in real time, without delays caused by asynchronous communication.

• UK and India: Typically, the workday in the UK starts around 9 AM, which is around 1:30 PM in India. This creates a 3-4 hour overlap in which both teams can collaborate, handle meetings, and solve any immediate issues that arise during the day.

• Australia and India: Similarly, in cities like Sydney or Melbourne, the workday overlaps with Indian working hours by around 4-5 hours, depending on the season. This extended overlap allows the teams to organize regular meetings, conduct sprint planning sessions, and resolve any blockers in real time.

Agile Development Across All Tribes

At Klanova, we exclusively follow Agile development methodologies across all our tribes. Agile processes allow for flexibility, quick iteration, and real-time collaboration, which is essential for fast-moving startups. This methodology is particularly valuable when working across time zones, as it ensures continuous progress and quick adaptation to changes. Regular ceremonies such as daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives keep the development process aligned and transparent, enabling our clients to stay connected with the team and have clear visibility into the progress of their projects.

Prioritizing Long-Term Relationships

At Klanova, we place great value on long-term relationships with our clients. This focus allows us to build trust and understand the nuances of each company’s needs, culture, and product vision. Through experience, we have found that the time zone compatibility between India, the UK, and Australia significantly enhances collaboration and relationship-building. Both the parent company and the development tribe can communicate regularly and form a rapport that improves project outcomes and fosters a positive, long-lasting partnership.

Why We Don’t Support the US

Klanova has no plans to support the US due to the significant time zone differences that create minimal overlap in working hours. We have found that working outside regular working hours is not sustainable for development teams. To maintain our focus on quality, real-time collaboration, and long-term relationships, we will continue to prioritize countries like the UK and Australia, where time zone alignment supports our goals for seamless and effective communication.

Conclusion

By focusing on the UK and Australia, Klanova ensures that our development teams and clients can collaborate effectively during core working hours. This real-time collaboration strengthens communication, speeds up decision-making, and enhances the overall productivity of the development process. Our exclusive use of Agile development across all tribes further ensures that we maintain transparency and flexibility while building sustainable, long-term relationships. Aligning with these two regions allows us to achieve this while maintaining the highest standards of software development.