概述
IT Staff Augmentation is a flexible outsourcing strategy that allows organizations to add skilled professionals to their internal teams on a temporary or long-term basis. Unlike traditional outsourcing, augmented staff operate as direct extensions of the in-house team, following the same workflows, tools, and objectives.
Key Characteristics
- Professionals embedded into client workflows
- Full transparency and daily interaction
- Client retains control over planning and prioritization
- Team alignment with product and delivery culture
Use Cases
- Speeding up delivery without long hiring cycles
- Filling temporary skill gaps in engineering, QA, DevOps, design
- Scaling teams for product launches or refactoring
- Supporting legacy systems or parallel development tracks
效益
- Faster onboarding
- Reduced overhead vs. full-time hires
- Lower risk than full outsourcing
- Access to vetted talent and niche expertise
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