Definition of Staff Augmentation Services
Staff Augmentation in the IT world is an outsourcing strategy of hiring additional staff from Adjacent on time sensitive basis to cater to short-term or long-term Technical and development needs. In simple words, when a company hires external talent from us to work continuously on their projects and fill the tech gaps then it is a Staff Augmentation Service that they're availing.
Staff augmentation is the process of adding talent to your existing team through a third party. This could be anything from 10 engineers joining to different teams to a single developer with niche expertise.
Process of Staff Augmentation Services
Our process is very simple, and starts with a simple Discovery Call followed by simple steps as follows:
Step 1 - Discovery Call
- • During the discovery call, we understand the skill-sets you need, the experience level (beginner, expert, senior), number of engineers needed and the lead time. Put the requirements as the clear "Service orders" and go back to our resource management team that does sourcing, recruitment, onboarding and everything else that you need to onboard the right candidates.
Step 2 - Prelim Shortlisting and Interview by Tyrano
- • We source the right CVs from the inhouse resource pool or from the market within 3 days, get their details and line up them for our round of interview for the screening. Since we are a software development team ourselves, our CTO and senior Technical people take their preliminary round and establish more than 90% matching between the job profile and the candidates before we send them to you for further screening.
- • In some cases we also give out technical tests or machine tests before shortlisting them for the final client facing round. We also get free trials from senior technical members just to make sure they are actually fit for the job.
Step 3 - Client Interview and Onboarding
- • We lineup the shortlisted candidates to be interviewed by your technical team and once you give a go ahead we start the onboarding process.
- • The onboarding process includes negotiating their notice period, their rates, working hours, relocation (if needed) and all other important aspects related to the job.
Step 4 - Account Management: Post Onboarding
- • That's the beautiful part, no matter whether you hire one person from us or a team as large as 50 you'll get a dedicated project manager and an account manager through out the lifecycle of our engagement. We introduce more project managers as the team size increases and put a super manager on the whole process.
- • So even though the team will work at your disposal all the time, you'll still have our backup management as well as close supervision and administration to ensure that the team you've hired is running smoothly and delivering the intended without burning extra budget.
Step 5 - Billing and Invoicing Cycle
- • An invoice for the services will be raised at the start of every work month that you can pay using various methods (both online or offline such as bank wire transfer). We support almost all credit and debit cards and ACH transfers across the English speaking world and especially the United States of America.
Benefits of Our Staff Augmentation Services
Contrary to traditional hiring, Staff augmentation shows more flexibility and freedom toward the team. Some of the key pros of staff augmentation include:
Work with the top 5% of the talent
Availing our staff augmentation services mean you are in to work with the best minds and talents in the given skill set and industry. Based on your requirements.
Quick Scaling on-Demand
We know you are hiring us for the staff augmentation services because you want it urgent and therefore our whole recruitment process is designed in such a way that you don't even call candidates.
Flexibility
We offer absolute flexibility to our clients, you can always scale up and down your team on a short notice period.
No HR Overload
It will be Adjacent taking care of all admin, HR compliance, taxes related work and every tiny bit of that, so our clients can simply focus on the work with the team and nothing else.
No Hardware, Infrastructure, or facility overhead cost
Our 15000 sq. ft. dedicated facility is capable to host 300 people team under one roof and we've always expanded our space whenever we need.
Higher Control, Less Liability
You can work directly with the team, prioritize the tasks the way that you please, use your own methodologies and communication process and even working hours while we take care of the liabilities.
Cost Benefit & Transparent Pricing
You get a huge cost benefit when you avail our staff augmentation services to hire short and longer term engagements. You pay no cost for hiring, management, admin but only for the actual work.
Dedicated Teams and Higher Productivity
Their dedicated work hours are noted in real time using tools like Time doctor and your project manager will have their productivity matrix and KPI handy every time.
Reasons Why Companies Opt For Staff Augmentation
Staff augmentation is a vast term when it comes to the profiles of professionals hired as an external source who will join the in-house team. But, precisely in case of a Tech company, staff augmentation is required under some circumstances such as -
- In incorporating new and advanced technology to reach and meet the dynamic advancements rapidly and also so the market demands.
- Service-based companies seeking to scale up their projects. Instead of hiring for the long-term full-time team, staff augmentation can enable the company to accomplish and fulfill more effectively and in an optimizing manner.
- Staff augmentation provides modularity. For example, in the case of an app development company aiming to develop a multi-platform app, they can simply go for staff augmentation to build a platform-specific team.
- For long term cost benefits, flexibility of operations, less management and compliance overload, and less recruitment hassles.
- Sometimes for working a certain time limit. For example, an app development company supposed to launch any new feature or any bug fixing requires another developer. Staff augmentation can enable the company to meet the same, without disturbing in-house employees who might be working on other projects.
Things to Avoid in Staff Augmentation
Staff augmentation is always successful when done with proper planning and vision, however here are some of the common mistakes that need to be avoided for a successful staff augmentation strategy.
Improper evaluation and selection of the candidate
Since in Adjacent we do our own due diligence before sending anyone to be interviewed at the client end. Thanks to this practice, we don't have to compromise development we are much less selection and screen, so the incompetent candidates right at the round 1.
Lack of Planning and Management
For any task to be successfully completed staff augment needs a planning, any loophole in planning may lead to inconsistency which will ultimately create failure. You must define the KPIs, deliverables, and overall performance well documented before initiating a staff augmentation team.
Improper Communication
Effective communication is the foremost element required in all services. In case of any miscommunication or misunderstanding it may lead to serious problems as therefore can affect the project's growth.
Mismatched Company Culture
Sometimes even the right skilled employee may turn out to be a not fit for the job and that may happen due to reasons like previous company's culture, domain experience, or simply because of having no experience in working with the English speaking clients. That's why we check language skills as the part of the pre-screen process.
Overruning Budgetary
Although Staff augmentation is generally cost-effective. However, inadequate management may lead to increased cost and therefore may cause the budget. So even though staff augmentation is cost-effective, you should always have a budget target in mind before initiating a team.
Inadequate Output Proposal
The goal must be SMART i.e. Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound. Any unrealistic expectation may hinder the process.
Best practices for Successful Staff Augmentation
Sweat during the screening process, get trials when possible
Proper screening, verification and validation of candidates experience is a must. Also, if the skill set and project partners in the work as well as the technology to be evaluated, it is advisable not to rely for that, then you should always ask a trial work done to really be sure about their expertise.
Strategic and Conceptual Planning
Comprehensive strategic planning is vital to successful staff augmentation. Clearly define the project scope and the process of engaging augmented staff with in-house teams and expected duration of the project. The goal must be clear and should be well-defined and documented to ensure the right outcomes are met.
Clear KPIs, regular performance follow-ups and feedback sessions
Once after the onboarding of augmented staff, the performance metrics of staff should be tracked and constructive feedback should be provided to them. It is vital to effective.
Confidentiality and Security
Safeguarding confidential business information by safeguarding intellectual property, and ensure data is mandatory and considered as an ethical practice of staff augmentation.
Ensuring a productive and energetic environment
The augmented staff should be treated as in-house employees to ensure that they feel valued and motivated. Organize staff activities and team building activities to ensure that the team feels motivated and energetic. Provide opportunities and right incentives for high performance must be there.
Industries That We’ve Served With staff Augmentation
In addition to our acclaimed software development, we also provide staff augmentation services. leveraging our expertise of skilled professionals you can boost your team and can revolutionize your business. We provide dedicated teams whether you want short term assistance or long-term association, we foster innovation which can help you achieve remarkable success and deliver exceptional results.
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Real Estate
SaaS Platforms
Fintech & Banking
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