Twenty-four to Fifty-Person Software Company

As a software company grows larger than 12, staff is usually added to fill out functions. A 24-employee company will likely feature the same key functional areas used in a 12-employee company. The CEO or president may separate marketing from sales and HR from finance at this level. For the software-as-a-service model, the company may require an operations department. The following departments would be appropriate in this size of company:

  

  • CEO

  • Finance

  • Sales

  • Marketing

  • HR

  • Development (includes QA and documentation)

  • Operations

As the company approaches 50 employees, the CEO will fill out all the functional areas with separate staff and management. The functional areas are more likely to be distinct, reporting ...

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