The Case for Staff Augmentation

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Is your work calendar busting at the seams with meetings and projects? The never-ending cycle of work can be frustrating, especially if it feels like you spend all your time putting out fires instead of focusing on important tasks. When you need increased productivity, staff augmentation has become the preferred way for companies to achieve expanding goals without adding expensive headcount.

"Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent, and not enough time on what is important." - Steven Covey

Thoughtful implementation of staff augmentation evaluates your in-house resources, defines what additional skills are required for your projects, and bridges the skill gap on flexible terms. Does your company need to back-fill a position until the right candidate comes along? Perhaps you have to staff a temporary project – or require extra assistance with remediation activities. At Quality Confidential, we have the right people, with the right skills, available right now.

Here are a few of the many benefits of staff augmentation.

1. Decreased overhead costs

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There are internal and external costs associated with the recruitment of full-time employees. Internally, you'll need staff to find and hire new talent. Not only will you have the expense of these additional employees, but their onboarding increases the overall timeline for project completion. Externally, advertising on job boards and social media platforms has become cost prohibitive for most small and mid-sized companies. Staff augmentation allows companies to avoid these costs in time and real dollars.

2. Flexibility

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Staff augmentation allows businesses to react quickly to changes in a project. If a business needs to decrease staff for a given project, changes are easy to deploy without affecting full-time staff. Conversely, businesses can expand their workforce quickly to meet an advanced timeline or mitigate unforeseen disasters.

3. Ability to focus on skills needed for a given project

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Businesses employ staff augmentation to utilize workers with specific skill sets necessary for project deadlines. The ability to select short-term for specific skills means less time and money are spent training for extraneous skills not needed for a given project. Temporary staff can perform routine tasks to allow the development of current staff or perform project management work to ensure it all gets done – again allowing full-time employees to focus on adding value for the organization.

4. Ability to scale quickly

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Staff augmentation enables businesses to change the speed at which they grow. Using strategically deployed resources, companies can expand their workforce as needed. As a result, businesses will grow at a faster pace and adapt to meet the demands of investors.

Has your company utilized staff augmentation? What was the benefit?

We'd love to hear from you!