Companies may need this for various reasons, such as lacking in-house talent for a particular project, requiring additional resources to meet project deadlines, or wanting to save on costs associated with hiring a full-time employee.

Outsourcing a dedicated team of professionals to a company. This team works remotely and is managed by the company, but the outsourcing provider handles the hiring, payroll, and administrative tasks associated with the team.

The types of professionals that can be part of a team extension include developers, designers, project managers, quality assurance specialists, data scientists, and many more. 

The outsourcing provider is responsible for ensuring the quality of work of the team extension. They may implement quality control measures, such as regular performance evaluations, monitoring work progress, or conducting regular meetings with the company to ensure the work meets their standards. 

Include access to a larger pool of talent, cost savings compared to hiring full-time employees, flexibility to scale the team up or down based on project needs, and reduced administrative tasks associated with hiring full-time employees.

The main difference between team extension and managed services is who handles the project management and delivery. With team extension, you assume control over the execution and how you utilise resources is up to you. Our developers will embrace your internal tools, processes and way of working.

Whereas with managed services the end-to-end project delivery is in the hands of the vendor. They would recommend the best tech stack, process and action plan for your requirements. Usually team extension gives you a little bit more control over the process, however, if you’re working with a reputable provider, you will receive regular updates to showcase progress & communicate feedback regardless.