STAFF AUGMENTATION

A cost-effective way to develop high-quality OT cyber security controls, solutions and capabilities.

What is Staff Augmentation?

At a high level, staff augmentation is an outsourcing model that allows you to bring highly skilled tech talent onto your team without the time and overhead required for hiring full-time staff members. Depending on your needs, you can utilize staff augmentation services to fill a single gap on your team or to build up a fully dedicated team via an outsourcing company.

Benefits of Staff Augmentation

Access to Specialized Skills: The professionals or contractors hired through staff augmentation are typically highly skilled and specialized in their respective fields, ensuring you get the expertise needed for your project.
Flexibility: Staff augmentation allows you to scale your team up or down based on project demands, providing the flexibility to address workload fluctuations without the long-term commitment.
Cost-Efficiency: Avoiding the costs associated with full-time employment (such as benefits, taxes, and long-term commitments) makes staff augmentation a cost-effective solution.
Speed: Quickly address staffing needs without the lengthy recruitment process, enabling your projects to move forward without delay.
Reduced Overhead: By hiring through an outsourcing company, you reduce the overhead associated with traditional hiring, such as onboarding, training, and managing HR processes.

How Staff Augmentation Works

Identify Needs: Determine the specific skills and roles required for your project.
Engage with an Outsourcing Partner: Choose an outsourcing company that specializes in staff augmentation and can provide the talent you need.
Select Professionals: Review the profiles of available professionals or contractors and select the best fit for your team.
Onboard and Integrate: Integrate the augmented staff into your existing team, providing necessary project details, tools, and access.
Manage and Collaborate: Work closely with the augmented staff to ensure they are meeting project objectives and delivering the desired results.

Scenarios for Using Staff Augmentation

Project-Based Needs: When you have a specific project that requires skills not available in-house.
Temporary Skill Gaps: To cover for full-time employees on leave or to fill short-term vacancies.
Specialized Expertise: When your project demands expertise that your current team lacks.
Scalability: To quickly scale your team up or down based on project requirements and deadlines.

Conclusion

Staff augmentation provides a flexible, cost-effective way to access specialized tech talent without the long-term commitment and overhead of hiring full-time staff. Whether you need to fill a single gap or build an entire dedicated team, staff augmentation can help you meet your project objectives efficiently and effectively.

Why OT Staff Augmentation?

OT (Operational Technology) Staff Augmentation is a strategic approach where companies hire external professionals or contractors to supplement their existing workforce. This strategy is particularly useful for addressing short-term or immediate staffing needs, such as during periods of increased demand, rapid growth, or when specific skills are required that are not available within the current workforce.

Benefits of OT Staff Augmentation

Flexibility:
- Adaptability: Easily scale the workforce up or down based on changing business needs.
- Efficiency: Avoid the overhead costs of hiring and maintaining permanent employees.
Cost-Effectiveness:
- Budget-Friendly: Ideal for companies with limited budgets or resources for hiring and training permanent staff.
Access to Specialized Skills:
- Expertise: Gain access to professionals with specialized skills and expertise not available internally.
Increased Productivity:
- Efficiency: Enhance productivity and efficiency by augmenting the existing staff, allowing for quicker project completion and service delivery.

OT Staff Augmentation is particularly beneficial for companies seeking a cost-effective way to develop high-quality OT cyber security controls, solutions, and capabilities without the resources to do so internally.

Key Benefits of OT Staff Augmentation

Faster Project Staffing:
- Streamlined Recruitment: CNB handles the entire recruitment process, from drafting job specifications to shortlisting and interviewing candidates, allowing your team to be ready in days or weeks instead of months.
- Reduced Administrative Burden: Eliminate the need for administrative and organizational expenses associated with recruitment.
Access to Top OT Talent:
- Expert Resources: Leverage experienced external resources to meet OT project demands, saving time on training and retraining.
- Skill Matching: CNB provides candidates with the specific skills and technical expertise required for your projects.
Built-in Flexibility:
- Scalability: Easily upscale or downscale your team as needed, ensuring flexibility is an integral part of the OT staff augmentation services.
Controlled OT Costs:
- Cost Savings: Reduce operational costs associated with hiring full-time staff, such as training, operational expenses, allowances, and bonuses.
- High-Quality Work: Hire high-calibre OT cyber security experts who can deliver quality work at a fractional cost over the project duration.

Deliverables from OT Staff Augmentation Service

This service is tailored to your specific needs. Contact CNB to discuss your requirements and find out how their OT staff augmentation service can help your organization.

Why Use Staff Augmentation?

The most frequent reasons companies turn to staff augmentation services include the lack of required skills in the local market, the need for specific expertise, and the desire to decrease the cost of projects.

What are Other Staff Augmentation Benefits?

The most remarkable advantages of staffing augmentation are quick hiring, well-organised onboarding, and high retention rates. Usually, it takes us a few weeks to find the right people for clients which is surely better than hiring on your own which may take a few months.

What Staff Augmentation Approach is Best?

The staff augmentation approach is explained as a way you engage external resources. Simply put, there are three types of engagement: remote consulting, on-site consulting, and individual or team specialists. The fourth is a blended approach where you might use all three types of engagement simultaneously.

The best approach is the one that fits your needs.

What are the Key Stages of the Staff Augmentation Process?

Usually, the staff augmentation process consists of a few core stages: requirements gathering, interviewing and hiring, proceeding to work, support.

What does a Typical Staff Augmentation Proposal Look Like?

A typical OT staff augmentation proposal contains the following information:

Statement of Work (SoW);
Required deliverables and tasks with a list of tech specialists you need;
Role responsibilities;
Rates;
Contract conditions.

Is a Detailed Job Description Important?

Absolutely yes!

A detailed job description is one of the most important things in the whole process. It serves as a basis for the right candidate to be proposed. It is a sure fire way to find the right person faster without checking and asking you for additional inputs. We’ll devote sufficient time to compiling a very detailed description with you which will save time in the future.