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FDE for SMEs: how to hire or outsource this profile

SMEs can access the FDE model without hiring a full-time engineer — through specialized partners and consultants who work by project, delivering operational results in weeks at a cost proportional to the company's size.

Why SMEs need FDE

Growing SMEs reach a point where manual processes start to slow operations down. Hiring traditional IT is expensive and slow. Doing it alone consumes time the team doesn't have.

Project-based FDE solves this: they come in, configure, deliver, and leave — with the team trained to maintain it.

When an SME should look for an FDE

• When operations are growing faster than processes can keep up
• When there is clarity about the problem but lacks technical capacity to solve it
• When tools have been contracted but not truly implemented
• When AI and automation are on the agenda but no one knows where to start

How to hire or outsource an FDE for SMEs

• Independent consultants: professionals with experience in platforms like Jestor who work by project
• Certified partners: partner companies with FDE teams ready to implement
• Internal hiring: a more common profile in SMEs with 50+ people and complex operations
• Bootcamp + implementation: the FDE trains the team and implements at the same time

Why Jestor solves this

• Jestor's partner community has FDEs available for SMEs across different sectors
• Jestor was designed to be configured without code — the FDE delivers faster
• Clients like The Coffee and Asaas used the FDE model to implement Jestor in their operations
• Per-user pricing (not per tax ID/CNPJ) makes Jestor accessible for SMEs with multiple locations

FAQ

How much does a project-based FDE cost for an SME? The cost varies by scope. Jestor partners have implementation packages for SMEs.

Can an SME learn the FDE model internally? Yes — especially with Jestor, where configurations are visual and documented.

Are FDE and IT consultant the same thing? No. The IT consultant recommends; the FDE implements. The difference is in the result delivered.

With Jestor, you can automate workflows, connect departments, and build internal systems your way — all without code and with AI support. Visit Jestor at jestor.com and discover how to take your company's management to a new level of efficiency and integration.