Staff Augmentation Services: What, Why, How?

What are staff augmentation services?

Staff augmentation services are an outsourcing model where your company uses external talent skills and expertise to fill in temporary job positions.

The experienced augmented staff integrates seamlessly with your own IT team to achieve your business goals.

What are the benefits?

• Speed up the time to hire


• Build products faster


• Speed up the time to market


• Close the knowledge gap


• Hire highly skilled IT professionals


• Increase flexibility and reduce risk

Why would your company need staff augmentation?

As the 2024 labor shortage trends show:

• 75% of employers are not able to fill job vacancies.


• 16 countries report software developers as a shortage.


• 12 countries report app developers as a shortage.


• In tech industry, the 10 most in-demand jobs are: software engineer, project manager, full stack engineer, business analyst and data engineer.

The need for staff augmentation services grows because of:

• Intense competition for top talent


• Inadequate preparation for emerging technologies that are rapidly expanding


• Existing talent pool lacking experience or up-to-date education

Those businesses that have decided to opt for staff augmentation did it to:

• Temporarily fill in the job vacancies while looking for permanent employees.


• Find talent with special skills that are required for one-time projects.


• Augment their existing capacity to build digital products faster, shorten time to market and be more flexible.

How does it work?

The IT staff augmentation process is divided into 5 straightforward steps:

1. Discovery workshop

The discovery phase is key to long-term success. The goal of the workshop is to thoroughly understand your business goals and your users’ needs. Together, we will determine the ideal team configuration to reach your goal.

2. Job specifications

We work with you to create detailed job specifications for each role, outlining the necessary skills, expertise and qualifications.

3. Candidates preselection

You will receive a curated list of candidates to augment your staff. We can also select external candidates for specific roles, which are thoroughly tested and interviewed before being onboarded.

4. Onboarding

We facilitate the onboarding process, ensuring new staff members are integrated smoothly into your organisation and understand your workflows. Onboarding can also be conducted at your office. We encourage our clients to have the augmented team meet your employees and learn about your company’s culture.

5. Daily stand ups and reporting

Our team provides daily stand ups, regular check-ins and calls to ensure transparency, track progress and address any issues if needs arise.

Why choose Q Agency for staff augmentation?

• Employee treatment: Your augmented team members are treated like your own employees.


• Variable Pricing Model. You pay for the actual time and material used on the project, allowing for flexibility and adaptability in project scope and deliverables. A cap can be defined to limit maximum costs, ensuring budget control and predictability. This model provides transparency and ensures you only pay for the resources you actually use.


• One-stop-shop: From digital product design to development, find all your business needs in one place.


• Time zone and communication: The Central European Time (CET – Paris, Berlin) zone makes Croatia compatible for working with European partners and US-based companies too. All our team members speak fluent English.


• High retention rates: Enjoy loyalty and high retention rates within our teams.


• Cultural fit: We ensure seamless integration with your company culture and workflow.


• Continuous education: Our team members receive ongoing professional development.


• Number 1 employer in Croatia for 3 consecutive years.


• 300+ experts in our development teams.

Contact us now to discuss your staff augmentation needs: