endorsedOngoing

IT Staff Augmentation for Software Company

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation

Industry

Software Development

Duration

67 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 January 2021

Team Size

11-15 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

81/100

Strong

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Client

Tacton Systems

Sweden

Project Summary

Directio provides IT staff augmentation services for a software company, building and maintaining the client's products using Java and JavaScript. They conducted an efficient recruitment process, identifying and vetting suitable candidates and achieving very low staff turnover, which simplified the client's development efforts. The vendor demonstrated strong project management and communication via virtual meetings and email.

Key Challenges

Software development

Project Deliverables

Java and JavaScript development to build and maintain products
Addition of software engineers to existing teams to increase capacity and competency

Project Solution

Directio provided staff augmentation via an existing relationship, assigning a 10-15 person team of software engineers. The team performed Java and JavaScript development to build and maintain the client's products and integrated engineers into existing teams to increase capacity and competency.

Project Outcome

Efficient recruitment process where suitable candidates were identified and vetted before presented to us for final screening.
Many of these candidates stayed with the client for many years.
Very low staff turnover has significanly simplified development efforts by minimizing handovers and disruptions.
Project management was handled by the client; primary communication via virtual meetings and email or messaging app.
Initial tweaks to individual feedback processes and rate discussions were identified and resolved

Platforms

Tech Stack

Java
JavaScript

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Directio has conducted an efficient recruitment process, identifying and vetting suitable candidates for the client. The team has delivered a low staff turnover rate, simplifying the client's development efforts. Directio has excellent project management and communication via email and meetings.”
Anonymous
VP of Engineering
Date: 02/19/2025