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Your team is solid. They know your app inside and out, they understand your business goals, and they've been crushing it. But then that moment hits: you need to integrate AI capabilities, or build a complex mobile feature, or tackle that backend optimization that's been on the backlog forever. Your team is talented, but this isn't their wheelhouse.
Enter Roro's Augmentation model. Think of it as bringing in a specialist to work alongside your existing team, not replace them.
What's Team Augmentation?
Augmentation is about supplementing your team with specialized skills for a defined period. You're not hiring a whole new crew or outsourcing your entire project. You're strategically adding expertise where you need it most.
It's like having a consultant who actually codes. They integrate with your team, follow your processes, and work within your existing workflows. The difference? They bring skills your team might not have, and they're committed to your project for 3, 6, or 12 months.
When Does This Make Perfect Sense?
Projects needing specific skills or extra resourcesMaybe you're building a fintech app and need someone who lives and breathes payment integrations. Or you're adding machine learning features to your platform but your team has never touched TensorFlow. Perhaps you're scaling up fast and need experienced developers who can hit the ground running.
Augmentation gives you access to specialized skills without the long-term commitment of hiring full-time specialists. Your project gets the expertise it needs, and your team learns from working alongside someone who's solved these problems before.
In-house teams requiring skill supplementationYour developers are great at what they do, but every team has gaps. Maybe your frontend team needs mobile expertise, or your backend developers need AI integration skills. Instead of sending your team to months of training or struggling through the learning curve, you bring in someone who already knows the ropes.
The beauty of augmentation is that knowledge transfer happens naturally. Your team doesn't just get the work done; they pick up new skills and approaches that stick around long after the engagement ends.
Flexible Engagement Periods
Augmentation isn't a forever commitment. You choose the engagement length that makes sense for your project: 3, 6, or 12 months.
3 months works great for focused projects with clear deliverables. Need to build a specific feature or solve a particular technical challenge? Three months gives you enough time to make real progress without a huge commitment.
6 months is the sweet spot for many projects. It's long enough to tackle complex challenges and see meaningful results, but short enough to maintain focus and urgency.
12 months makes sense for ongoing skill gaps or when you're planning multiple phases of development that require specialized expertise.
Why This Model Works
Your team stays intactYou're not replacing anyone or disrupting your existing dynamics. The augmented team member joins your standup, uses your tools, and follows your processes. They become part of the team temporarily, not a separate entity.
Knowledge transfer is built inUnlike traditional outsourcing where knowledge stays siloed, augmentation means your team learns alongside the specialist. By the end of the engagement, your team is more capable than when it started.
Flexibility without the hiring headacheNo recruitment costs, no long-term employment commitments, no figuring out what to do with a specialist once the project is done. You get the skills you need for exactly as long as you need them.
Is Augmentation Right for You?
Augmentation works best when you have a solid foundation but need to level up in specific areas. You're not starting from scratch; you're optimizing what you already have.
If your team is overwhelmed or lacks specific technical skills for an upcoming project, augmentation could be your solution. It's particularly powerful when you need expertise that's expensive or hard to find in your local market.
The goal isn't to replace your team's capabilities but to enhance them. You end up with a stronger internal team and a completed project that probably wouldn't have been possible otherwise.
Ready to fill that skills gap without the hiring drama? Augmentation might be exactly what your project needs to reach the next level.
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