What is team augmentation and how to benefit from it?

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The last thing you can afford is to let lack of tech talent

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delay the work on your product.

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But how do you prevent temporal loss?

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How do you scale your team quickly?

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I'm Michael, a Senior Business Analyst,

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and the answer to that is team augmentation.

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Let me tell you more about it and how we do it in Merixstudio

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If you need developers, designers,

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or testers to ramp up your products development,

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you may find yourself considering freelancing,

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body leasing, hiring new employees,

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or you can go for team augmentation services.

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With freelancing or body leasing,

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it's often a shot in the dark if you don't know what service

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you're going to get.

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Even an augmentation team served by a professional vendor

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could be a misfire if they can't support you in making the

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correct staffing decisions.

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In contrast, team augmentation services in Merixstudio come with a

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guarantee of proven processes and standards, vetted talent,

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and efficient execution rooted in our experience.

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Naturally, you can always recruit new employees in house.

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But in case your product requires a quick talent boost,

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you can't afford a lengthy recruitment process.

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There's also the commitment that comes with hiring new

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employees, like onboarding, benefits, training,

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and long term satisfaction.

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With team augmentation, none of that is on you.

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No hidden cost, just a controlled monthly spend.

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Well, we take care of the rest.

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And above all, you retain control over the product

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roadmap, storyboard, and source code.

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Simple, isn't it?

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So what are the requirements for a good team augmentation partner?

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Well, to make sure the people you bring in are reliable,

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you need a solid IT expert that has an in house pool of

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qualified talent vetted as a result of a high standard recruitment.

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That way, you make sure you get the best there are.

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Also, pay attention to the scope of services provided by a

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potential partner.

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Why go with a firm that won't be able to cover all your needs

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or adjust their services on the fly in case your product

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priorities change?

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If your product's development is a handful of success,

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you'll be best prepared by going with a partner who offers

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a full spectrum of software development services and has

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the flexibility to expand the areas of responsibility and

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ownership at any time.

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Lastly, let's not forget about a potential partner company's

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Committing to a team that lacks experience might be a mistake.

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Choosing a partner with a limited track record puts you

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at risk of derailing the delivery in your project.

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Instead, go with a company experienced in team augmentation and with

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various large, mid,

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and small scale projects in their portfolio.

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Those of our clients who use team augmentation services

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valued the possibility of quickly expanding their team the most.

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One of our clients, Burrow, a New York based startup,

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could not afford to spend multiple months recruiting new

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team members in order to expand.

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Same case with Moneyfarm.

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The process of expanding the team was also too slow to

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effectively scale up their product,

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which is why they reached out to us, screened our candidates,

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and in a few weeks' time,

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they had an augmentation team ready to work with them.

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If you're in a similar situation with your product,

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take the first step and contact Merixstudio.

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It costs nothing to talk to us and to see who and what we have to offer.