Staff Augmentation vs. Managed Services: Cost, Flexibility, and More

A company’s employees are one of its most important assets. And now, businesses have more choices than ever. With the rise of technology and remote work, they no longer need to limit themselves to a geographic location and can tap into a worldwide talent tool.  A growing number of companies choose to outsource critical tasks

February 16th, 2023|

Shortfalls of Staff Augmentation and How to Mitigate Them

In the wake of a possible global recession, some of the world’s top tech companies such as Facebook, Meta and Microsoft are laying off thousands of employees due to unsustainable growth plans and dwindling profit margins. And, many other companies are following suit—looking for alternative ways to maximize their development resources at a more affordable

February 7th, 2023|

Is Staff Augmentation the Solution to the Technical Talent Shortage?

The technical talent shortage is an increasingly concerning issue for businesses. Skilled professionals in certain specialties are now more challenging to find. And, even as you find those skilled professionals, some of them may be too costly to hire—and hire quickly based on your needs. But did you know that staff augmentation can provide a

January 18th, 2023|

Staff Augmentation: is it the most cost-effective solution for businesses?

As the world economy enters into a phase of recession and general economic “tightness”, companies are asking the timeless question of how to save money during difficult times. This timeless question of course has timeless answers: Increase revenue (by accelerating go-to-market speeds of products) Reduce cost (by modifying team sizes or existing investments) These answers

December 14th, 2022|

Learn with Sphere: Business Analytics and the Product Lifecycle

My name is Sargis Budaghyan and I’m a business analyst at Sphere Partners.  Here I will cover what we as business analysts do and how we interact with different roles on a project. The main one is that we work very closely with the product managers. But, we also interact with the rest

October 13th, 2022|

The importance of a diversified development pool

Nowadays, there’s rarely an industry that isn’t trying to be described as “fast-paced”, “disruptive”, “innovative” or “rapidly growing”. This is because even in the most challenging economic times, companies and talented business leaders always try to find ways to differentiate from the competition in their offering and core ideas. However, this ongoing demand for innovation

August 11th, 2022|

Outsourcing software development for start-ups: what to consider

A start-up environment is usually incredibly fast-paced. Your employees need to be able to spend as effectively as possible and still need to be given the resources they need to finish their work. Outsourcing software development for start-ups can be an effective way to give your team the speed, flexibility and resources they need in

June 15th, 2022|

How to Hire the Top 1% of IT Talent Python Developers

Many organizations choose Python for their programming language because it’s versatile and can address an organization’s challenges in the long-term. It’s suitable for developing everything from desktop to web apps, artificial intelligence apps, and data-driven, scientific apps. Developers that work in Python love it for a few reasons: Highly readable – dynamically typed and necessary

June 25th, 2021|