endorsedOngoing

IT Staff Augmentation for Digital Consulting Company

Services Covered:

Staff Augmentation

Industry

Business Consulting & Services

Duration

61 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 July 2021

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

71/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Helsinki, Finland

Project Summary

Scalo provides IT staff augmentation for a digital consulting company, sourcing engineering candidates, conducting initial technical interviews, and supplying augmented team members. The client reports satisfaction with candidate quality, good tenure, and effective communication via Slack and weekly meetings. The engagement began in July 2021 and is ongoing.

Key Challenges

Find partners able to deliver high-quality engineering talent for projects and client cases
Source candidates that match the client's technical profile and cultural fit, including soft skills and attitudes

Project Deliverables

Draft role descriptions and candidate profiles
Sourced engineering candidates
Conducted initial technical interviews
Provided augmented team members (majority full-stack developers)

Project Solution

Scalo sourced and screened engineering candidates according to the client's role descriptions and expectations, conducted initial technical interviews, and iterated on candidate selection based on client feedback. They provided experts to augment the client's teams—sometimes working alongside the client's personnel and sometimes directly with the client's customers' teams—and supplied documentation and candidate profiles to support placements.

Project Outcome

Successful matching of challenging requirements resulting in continued collaboration
Good tenure with no separations within the first three months
Effective communication established via Slack and weekly meetings

Platforms

Tech Stack

React.js
Node.js
TypeScript

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.13

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“The client has been satisfied with Scalo’s service. The team has been able to find excellent candidates that meet the challenging requirements. Moreover, the tenure is good in general, and the client wants to keep working with the teammates. They communicate well through Slack and weekly meetings.”
Anonymous
Board Member
Date: 01/26/2023