An Overview of Staff Augmentation

What is staff augmentation? How does it work? What are its advantages??

Staff augmentation is a great solution that enables companies to minimise operational costs while maximising productivity and efficiency.?

Understanding staff augmentation

Staff augmentation is a model of outsourcing; utilising an external resource to augment your human resources. In other words, it's the process of using skilled temporary or contract workers to help fill a specific project or job function.

?Staff augmentation differs from hiring full-time employees in that it allows you to access talent outside your existing company while still maintaining control over who works on projects and how they are completed. This makes it ideal for companies needing temporary help but might not have funds available for permanent hires or don’t need to hire for just one project.

?It also allows you to concentrate on core business activities, like sales or marketing, while outsourcing more specialised tasks—software development, data management, or business analysis—to experienced third-party providers who can do them at lower costs than if they were performed internally by regular employees with no specialisations in those areas.

?For instance, if you're launching a new product and need experienced designers for three months, it makes sense to hire someone as a contractor rather than a full-time employee. Staff augmentation also makes sense when you're trying out a new technology or preparing for an important event that requires additional support—like software development projects where there are spikes in demand around deadlines.?

The many benefits of staff augmentation

Staff augmentation has a whole host of benefits for businesses.

• Preventing recruitment delays. Scoping out the requirements, sifting through CVs, conducting interviews, etc. With staff augmentation, an outsourced team can be set up in just a few days, meaning they're ready to get started on the project in a fraction of the time it would take to recruit your own person.?
• Experienced developers working hand in glove with your team. With staff augmentation, you have access to experienced professionals who will blend with your existing team to provide specific skills. They become an extension of your team, helping to train in-house members to better understand the systems in place.
• Top quality delivered on time and within budget. Without the long-term contract tie, you can create accurate budget predictions and control your costs through a project's lifecycle while delivering top-quality service. It will also minimise disruption to launch with experienced developers identifying and resolving any issues at an early stage, reducing rework costs and avoiding any potential embarrassment.?
• Reducing conflict and misunderstandings. When working with external teams, misunderstandings can arise. With staff augmentation, they become an extended member of the team, reducing ambiguities, clarifying expectations, and maximising stakeholder buy-in at all stages.?
• Enhanced scalability and flexibility. Fundamentally flexible to suit you. A team working on a project may run into specific issues that it feels are out of its depth and so can scale up to meet certain standards.?
• Keep legacy systems going. Legacy systems use older technologies to function, including outdated computer hardware, programming languages, and software applications. Despite relying on older technology, legacy systems can still be reliable for day-to-day operations. Staff augmentation provides the expertise needed to maintain legacy systems as and when you need it.
• You have control over the entire scope. From start to finish, you have complete control to flex/decide the work your team undertakes. With staff augmentation, the person is there to augment your team - to provide extra assistance and complete a particular task.

In short, staff augmentation allows companies to meet their project needs without sacrificing quality.

Why wait any longer? Get started today.?

Lower development and operational costs, fewer recruitment headaches, and greater flexibility are just some of the key benefits you will enjoy using staff augmentation services.

So, if you need some extra hands on deck, simply discuss your requirements with us, and we'll match them to our talented pool of:

• Business analysts
• Developers
• Project managers
• Testers

You could be up and running far more quickly than you think with our team augmentation services.

To learn more, visit our website or contact us today.