Abstract
The pandemic and the formation of COVID economics continue to have a significant impact on the development of the industries
of the “new economy”, which is observed in the acceleration of digitalization, virtualization of work processes, and the
predominance of communications in digital channels. The transition to a Fully Remote Mode (FRM) paradigm in software and
IT-services development under the influence of the COVID factor not only changed the IT industry but marked the emergence
of a new industry standard in the IT domain. This article provides the results of a study by 2022-23, covering various aspects
of fully remote software development in European technological companies from Kazakhstan and Russia (Yandex, Sberbank,
VTB, etc.) to Germany and France (Deutsche Bank, ATOS IT, Finastra, etc). There is a summary of earlier author’s research
about FRM paradigm in software development (2020-2021); and the results of the last one (2022-2023). In the following one 48
experts are representing their team’s experience in long-term adaptation to fully remote working in software and IT-services
development. The goal of the research is to learn and to analyze the process of the consolidation of the FRM paradigm in software
development as a new industry standard. Learned in study process includes current situation in production teams, typical risks
and its management, IT company’s investments in a new working model, the real performance of adaptation and mid-term
impact on the future of IT domain in 2023-2024.
The main result is the clear confirmation that FRM paradigm became the powerful trend and competitive advantage on IT
labor market, shift to “hybrid” \ fully remote mode type of working changed the main production processes in software
development. Study shows that all corresponding changes in processes and in IT company’s goals settings are done and mostly
even before 2022: so best European engineers wouldn’t come back to the offices.