Should You Choose Managed Services or Staff Augmentation?

That depends entirely on what your expectations and capabilities are.

If you have sufficient technical people who can set clear tasks and goals for employees hired for staff augmentation, then this could be a good way to get your project done cost-effectively. You will need to set up and run your own project update meetings and manage your remote team the same way you would employees in your office.

If you lack the skills or time to do those kinds of hands-on management, then managed services from a good vendor are probably a better idea.

If you still aren’t sure, explore both possibilities. Find out what kind of freelancers and contract employees there are out there, what they charge, and what you would need to do to facilitate their work. At the same time, get prices on your project from managed services companies.

Remember that in both cases, pricing and information will be based on the brief you provide, so if the scope of the project changes over time, so would the costs and project timeline.

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