How software team augmentation propels your projects forward

A growing IT industry

According to Gartner, the 4.6 trillion dollar IT industry was expected to grow 5.5 percent in 2023, a rate surpassing many leading exporting economies. As demand keeps climbing, software team augmentation looks like the logical remedy for keeping supply steady against rising demand.

What team augmentation is

Software team augmentation is the process of hiring an external team of developers to work alongside your in-house team on a project or duration basis. This strategy has grown increasingly popular among businesses of all sizes.

Access to global talent

Team augmentation gives access to a vast worldwide pool of skilled developers, letting you hire for the exact skills, languages, and talents your project needs regardless of location. According to Deloitte, 59 percent of businesses that outsource software development do so to access specialised skills not available in-house.

Speed and cost savings

By hiring developers on an as-needed basis with the option to scale up or down, businesses can accelerate development cycles and meet deadlines faster. It is also cost-effective, since you only pay for the developers for the project's duration, saving on salaries, benefits, training, and office space.

Faster time to market

Time to market is one of the most important benefits of the augmentation model, especially for startups with seed funding tied to a software product. Getting the product to market as quickly as possible becomes crucial to realising the invested capital.

Staff vs team augmentation

Staff augmentation involves hiring individuals temporarily, while team augmentation involves hiring a full team with specific skills for a set period. Team augmentation can be smart for startups, and working with a mid-tier agency that has verifiable reviews and a solid portfolio helps avoid the bureaucracy and overruns common with large firms.