Question 1

What is it Staff Augmentation?

Accepted Answer

Staff Augmentation is the process of adding extra talent to your existing in-house talent on demand of the project. Businesses around the globe recruit their hard-to-fill-in positions to bridge skill gaps, boost efficiency and add scalability into their projects.

Question 2

Who uses staff augmentation?

Accepted Answer

Almost every business around the world, across every niche opts for services from offshore IT staff augmentation firm at some level of their software development projects. We can zero down to the following three categories: Companies that need special skills, Businesses with tight deadlines but limited in-house resources, Start-ups that want to scale up fast

Question 3

Why is staff augmentation important?

Accepted Answer

Software development staff augmentation is mostly availed to manage skill gaps in existing teams. It is also an instrument to reduce hiring costs and manage autonomy on the entire in-house and augmented team.

Question 4

How does staff augmentation work?

Accepted Answer

Right after you define your requirements with us, we come up with a broad list of resumes of developers whose skills match your project needs. After we sign the contract and NDA with you, our dedicated developers start working as per your time-zone alignment as a wing of your existing in-house team. You will have complete control to manage the resources directly. We take care of infrastructure, administrative support and developer retention.

Question 5

How much do IT Staff Augmentation Services cost?

Accepted Answer

Quoting an absolute price is difficult because the cost of IT Staff Augmentation varies on skills required from developers, location of your software partner and the collaboration model chosen. You can contact us with your project details for an estimate.

Question 6

What is the best place to hire augmented staff for my projects?

Accepted Answer

There are numerous firms offering staff augmentation services for IT projects. You must keep a few things in mind while choosing your partner:Security Protocols, Time Zone Alignment, Feasibility of Collaboration Models offered, Proficiency of languages your in-house teams use, Talent Pool and skills they possess, Workflow processes they follow

Question 7

What is the difference between staff augmentation and outsourcing?

Accepted Answer

Staff Augmentation sure is a form of outsourcing. But there’s a thin line difference in control of teams. While an outsourced team works independently and delivers IT projects without collaborating with the in-house teams. With IT staff augmentation, you have direct control over your team and the extra resources become an arm of your existing team. With staff augmentation, you have a higher autonomy.

Question 8

What is the difference between Staff augmentation and managed services?

Accepted Answer

Staff augmentation is the practice of bringing in temporary IT professionals to supplement a business’s existing IT staff. This can be done on both short-term/long-term basis. Whereas, Managed services is the practice of outsourcing the management and maintenance of a business’s IT infrastructure to a third-party provider. The managed services provider is responsible for monitoring and managing the IT systems, as well as providing support and troubleshooting when issues arise.