Staff augmentation — often shortened to “staff aug” or referred to as contingent workers, temporary talent, on-demand hire, out-tasking, you name it — is an outsourcing strategy utilized by learning organizations to quickly scale their internal project team to meet a certain business objective. Or, as we like to say… staff aug provides you, as a learning manager, with the extra hands you need to get the job done!
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Staff augmentation gives you the ability to, well, augment (or add to) your existing workforce — hence the name! It’s a great alternative or complement to full-blown outsourcing, allowing you to bring on a qualified resource to work seamlessly with your team. This helpful blog post breaks down the pros, cons, and why you might love staff augmentation versus project outsourcing.
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