Staff augmentation vs in-house teams
Our startup hit a weird phase this year where we needed a couple of senior developers fast, but hiring full-time felt risky. We didn’t know if the workload would stay steady after the next release. Building an in-house team sounds ideal long term, but the hiring process alone can take months. I’m trying to figure out when it actually makes more sense to bring people in temporarily instead of committing to permanent roles.
10 Views
I’ve been on both sides of that decision, and staff augmentation helped most when speed and flexibility mattered more than long-term ownership. On one project, we already had a solid core team but were missing very specific skills for a short window. Bringing in outside engineers let us move forward without pausing everything else. What worked well was treating them as part of the team, not outsiders. We used resources like click here to understand how companies keep collaboration smooth and expectations clear, especially around onboarding and communication, which made a big difference.