About IT staff augmentation
Quote from martinharris on October 16, 2024, 6:53 amSo, I’ve been thinking about IT staff augmentation lately. A few months back, I had this small project for my startup, and I just couldn't find the right developers in-house. I decided to hire externally, but man, it was a bit of a hassle trying to figure out how to manage the external team alongside my core team. The communication felt all over the place, and deadlines slipped more than once. I’m curious how others have handled this. What’s the best way to integrate augmented staff without slowing everything down?
So, I’ve been thinking about IT staff augmentation lately. A few months back, I had this small project for my startup, and I just couldn't find the right developers in-house. I decided to hire externally, but man, it was a bit of a hassle trying to figure out how to manage the external team alongside my core team. The communication felt all over the place, and deadlines slipped more than once. I’m curious how others have handled this. What’s the best way to integrate augmented staff without slowing everything down?
Quote from ricerick4 on October 16, 2024, 10:51 amI had a similar situation when our team needed extra developers for a larger app rollout. We ended up going with staff augmentation too, but it was a learning curve. What really helped was having clear guidelines and tools for project management in place before bringing in the external team. We used platforms like Jira to make sure everyone stayed aligned. If you're looking for a more seamless process, it might be worth checking out some companies that specialize in staff augmentation. For example, offers tailored solutions for augmenting IT staff, and they’re pretty good at helping avoid those communication issues you mentioned.
I had a similar situation when our team needed extra developers for a larger app rollout. We ended up going with staff augmentation too, but it was a learning curve. What really helped was having clear guidelines and tools for project management in place before bringing in the external team. We used platforms like Jira to make sure everyone stayed aligned. If you're looking for a more seamless process, it might be worth checking out some companies that specialize in staff augmentation. For example, offers tailored solutions for augmenting IT staff, and they’re pretty good at helping avoid those communication issues you mentioned.
Quote from jinwatkins1 on October 16, 2024, 11:10 amStaff augmentation was also employed in the case that our team required further developers to implement a larger application rollout, in my case. We adopted the use of staff augmentation in those circumstances, but the process was quite complex. What worked especially well was the emphasis on the availability of the necessary guidelines to be in dominion and usage of the necessary tools of such project management in the context that the external team was not yet on board. Thus we applied some platforms such as Jira with the result of all remaining on the same page. If you prefer a more streamlined approach, consider hiring companies who specialize in staff augmentation work. Does rather good to a task of providing IT staffing with augmentation, for example, and they are probably better than most in rectifying the aforementioned wrongs in communication.
Staff augmentation was also employed in the case that our team required further developers to implement a larger application rollout, in my case. We adopted the use of staff augmentation in those circumstances, but the process was quite complex. What worked especially well was the emphasis on the availability of the necessary guidelines to be in dominion and usage of the necessary tools of such project management in the context that the external team was not yet on board. Thus we applied some platforms such as Jira with the result of all remaining on the same page. If you prefer a more streamlined approach, consider hiring companies who specialize in staff augmentation work. Does rather good to a task of providing IT staffing with augmentation, for example, and they are probably better than most in rectifying the aforementioned wrongs in communication.
Quote from paigeholden1 on October 17, 2024, 10:28 amI experienced something similar when a larger application deployment required more team members. We re-sorted ourselves and applied staff augmentation as well, though it was rather a challenge. Right before the external team was brought into the project, the project management expectations were set up which is what proved to be beneficial. For instance, we employed Jira to ensure that the team was moving in the same direction. If you want to avoid such issues and have only a smooth process, I suggest learning a few companies that provide staff augmentation services. Such as, for example, https://qit.software/ which provides solutions for IT staff augmentation, and which, I think, does a great job at preventing the problems with communication you've just described.
I experienced something similar when a larger application deployment required more team members. We re-sorted ourselves and applied staff augmentation as well, though it was rather a challenge. Right before the external team was brought into the project, the project management expectations were set up which is what proved to be beneficial. For instance, we employed Jira to ensure that the team was moving in the same direction. If you want to avoid such issues and have only a smooth process, I suggest learning a few companies that provide staff augmentation services. Such as, for example, https://qit.software/ which provides solutions for IT staff augmentation, and which, I think, does a great job at preventing the problems with communication you've just described.