Staff
Augmentation

Staff Augmentation is a type of outsourcing where you grow your internal IT team, by integrating people from a partner company.

Ideal for companies that already have a software development team and need to grow their team to meet delivery deadlines faster, or need specialized professionals for their projects. If you have a peak demand for IT projects or a special project with demanding deadlines, consider Staff Augmentation.

SoftDesign is the ideal partner for Staff Augmentation if you are looking for quality over quantity. We look for perfect matches for your business, culturally and technically, providing low-turnover and great results.
Staff well-being is essential to reach great results and that’s why we offer our team benefits, professional development programs, financial support for education, among others.

Staff Augmentation is a much more reliable and safe strategy than freelance hiring. The designated professionals will work focused on your project, with full participation in meetings and agile ceremonies. When you have a partner company for Staff Augmentation, you can trust trust that the professional experience and skills have already been verified. Also, you will build a long term partnership, that brings much more tranquility.

While recruitment agencies work to find suitable candidates to fill companies’ open spots – with no guarantees of how long the process will take, Staff Augmentation already has a pool of IT professionals ready to be allocated.
The Staff Augmentation partner is responsible for all staff’s financial and administration matters, taking the pressure off your HR department.

Outsourcing in a general definition is when your company decides to obtain a specific service from a supplier instead of executing the function internally.
When you augment your staff, you are hiring a professional form from a third-part as a contractor and the allocated staff is integrated with your internal team, following your process and your internal management directions.
The term ”outsourcing” is more often applied to refer to hiring an external team to deliver an entire project. If this seems more appealing to your needs, consult our page about Dedicated development teams.

Staff augmentation usually helps reducing costs. The reason is simple: the whole recruitment process is long and time-consuming. When you opt for nearshoring (hiring a company from a different country, but still close to you) the destinations often have lower labor costs compared to your home country.

There are no fees prior to the contract. You will have our representatives’ full attention to make sure we will fulfill your expectations through meetings (phone and/or video calls).
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