The 2020 pandemic turned our lives upside down. And while most of us have sighed because this year is finally finishing in one day, businesses are to cope with its consequences for the next few years, or even more.
In 2020, many renowned companies and fast-growing startups experienced big money losses, became forced to give up their offices, cut the costs for company perks, recruitment, and training. Though they still needed to keep going to survive. How did they manage to?
A big variety of them turned to a staff augmentation model to cater to their hiring needs for tech talent. So, what does staff augmentation mean?
IT staff augmentation meaning and benefits
Staff augmentation is an outsourcing model that presupposes the recruitment of technological experts for a certain project under the defined deadlines and cost. The experts are hired to fill the gaps in technological competence for short-term or long-term cooperation.
IT staff augmentation can solve a lot of problems that a company may face: lack of professionals in the area, high expenses, inability to scale up the business, difficulties in innovation application, etc.
