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When to choose IT Staff Augmentation over Project Outsourcing?

In the IT industry there’s a continuing tendency of trying to reduce costs and enhance the operative efficiency of projects; that is why staff augmentation and project outsourcing are a great solution for companies that try to resolve their technological requirements.

The main difference between IT staff augmentation and project outsourcing is that in this last, the supplier has the project’s control and the responsibility of the management of the project and presents the final product. On the other side, with staff augmentation you will have in-house software developers, who will work beside your company’s team to get results.

Considerations for choosing IT Outsourcing

  1. If you don't count with an engineering team and with experience to develop the software with the features you require.

  2. If the worth you need of a product is essential for the business and the in-house engineering squad can’t provide it.

Considerations for choosing IT Staff Augmentation

  1. For projects that needs specific skills that you don't have in your team.

  2. When you want to growth your response time.

  3. If you don’t need long term agreement with software engineers.

Hybrid approach

With a hybrid approach can divide engineering teams according to the needs and responsibilities, since it can handle a project through outsourcing and develop another part of the project in-house. This approach requires a remote team adjustment.

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