August 26, 2013
If your business is growing faster than you can staff it, it may be the case that your current IT staff members are burning out. You could, of course, go through the application and interview process with tons of new candidates, or you could try something a little simpler: staff augmentation. Let’s look at how staff augmentation with an IBM Premier Business Partner can help your business grow.
What is Staff Augmentation?
Here’s a hint: you don’t actually need to hire any new members for your in-house team. No tech recruiters, no rounds of interviews, no precious time wasted training someone who may not be a good fit. With staff augmentation, you’ll have a team of professionals – at ITS Inc., we’re talking IBM-certified consultants – who are working outside of your office, with the IT skills you need at the ready.
But Why Outsource?
There’s a reason that there is such high turnover in the IT world. A lot of empty seats mean that a sparse in-house team has to compensate for unfilled positions. Believe it or not, working with an IBM Premier Business Partner like ITS Inc. provides you with a much more personalized service than you might think. The IBM-certified consultants at ITS are all enthusiastic about working under the direction of small business owners. After all, who knows more about your business needs than the person overseeing the entire operation?
The great thing about staff augmentation is that it’s consistent. If you’re dealing with the stress of turnover in your office IT team, or are training someone new, staff augmentation can help pick up the slack and fill in the gaps.
Where Do I Start With Staff Augmentation?
The best thing to do is to formulate a plan – and make sure it’s done in conjunction with your IBM staff augmentation team. The purpose of this process is to form a relationship with your outsourced staff, so that together you can ensure they’ll attend to your needs. When they know and understand your needs, it’s much easier to hold an outsourced team accountable for their work. It also means that your internal team needs to be willing to work cooperatively with the outsourced staff, and remain fully engaged. Staff augmentation will take it from there, providing the best help possible.
Any other questions on the matter, feel free to give us a call!
Thanks for reading,
Rob Connary, President - COO
