Nearshore Services for Your Next Project

With staff budgets on hold and recruitment costs rising, more companies face IT project delays or cost overruns.

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2024/01/22/why-its-difficult-to-hire-and-retain-quality-tech-talent/  

Two increasingly popular strategies are providing a solution – IT Staff Augmentation and Nearshore services.

The benefits of combining these two schemes go beyond simple financial or time gains. As discussed below, these will allow you to scale your IT team, increase productivity, and enhance the quality of your output. How?

What is IT Staff Augmentation?

Staff augmentation is a flexible approach that allows you to choose the skills you want when you need them and for as long as you require their services. These are hired on a contract basis, so there are no payroll or hidden costs.

The professionals hired will work remotely but follow your processes. They’ll use your tools and report to your managers.

Nearshore staff don’t replace your existing staff but complement them. By bringing outside expertise and experience, users of staff augmentation often find their staff gain insights and knowledge from the experience.

What are Nearshore Services?

Nearshore services are staff augmentation using remote staff from countries in the same time zone as the US. The best example is Mexico. Mexico is in the same time zone as much of North America and only varies by a maximum of a couple of hours. Mexican IT staff are highly skilled and speak excellent American English.

This means you benefit from skilled English-speaking IT staff in the same time zone but at a much lower cost than would be possible in the US.

(Offshore service, by contrast, uses staff in either India or the Philippines. The time difference can be as much as 15 hours, with all the support and communication issues the causes.)

How do IT Staff Augmentation and Nearshore Services Work Together?

With a severe and ongoing IT staff shortage in the US, IT staff augmentation and nearshore services create a powerful combination. You will have access to a much larger pool of IT staff across a broader range of skills than would be possible in the States but at lower, competitive rates.

The nearshore provider will also be in the same time zone, so any questions or support can be handled swiftly. The value of immediate communication is one of the great benefits of nearshoring. It is a quick and straightforward task if you need to change your skill set as the project progresses. You can also interview new staff without waiting for differing time zones to overlap.

With nearshoring, you can enjoy the benefits of both strategies, such as:

 Cost savings

Hiring nearshore IT professionals can reduce your project and operational costs. These will be lower (in some cases, significantly lower) than using onshore/local augmentation or recruiting more in-house staff.

Cost Management

With nearshore staff augmentation, you hire the appropriate number of staff at a fixed cost. There are no hidden fees or costs. This contrasts recruitment, which involves various recruitment costs, such as agent fees, training, taxes, staff benefits, office space, and many others.

When a project is completed, the costs of staff augmentation cease. There will have been no headcount change, and there will be no issues with redeployment.

Skills Management

Rather than hire one IT person with a fixed set of skills, with staff augmentation, you have access to a wide range of skills. If your project needs a mix of skills, you can change the team as required.

Imagine having access to your dream team for a single project rather than one expensive specialist!

Quality improvement

It is possible you can improve the quality of your projects by working with nearshore IT professionals. These will have the skills and knowledge you need but will also have experience in other projects. They may bring new ideas and quality initiatives that will enhance your existing ones.

You can also ensure they follow your quality assurance processes at the minimum.

Time efficiency

By sharing the same time zone as your team, your project will not be subject to the delays caused by distance or different time zones.

The ability to communicate in real time is an essential part of any project.

8 Questions to ask when choosing your nearshore partner

The benefits of nearshore IT staff augmentation are excellent - but only if you partner with the right nearshore partner. Nearshore staff augmentation has become very popular for obvious reasons – it works. That means that there are many new providers.

Successfully creating and maintaining partnerships between the US and companies in Latin America is a skill that not everyone has.

Before choosing your partner, ask them these eight questions:  

1.         Is the company registered in the U.S.?

2.         Are they experienced with managing nearshore partnerships?

3.         Are they flexible? Big enough to scale? Small enough to care about the individual?

4.         How long have they been in business? Will they disappear?

5.         Do they practice agile development?

6.         How good are their staff retention rates?

7.         What are their Time Zones, and do they align with mine?

8.         How good are their English-speaking skills?

 Why Choose Global Triangles for Your IT Staff Augmentation and Nearshore Services?

 If you are looking for a reliable and reputable partner for your IT staff augmentation and nearshore services, Global Triangles has the experience and the staff you need.

Global Triangles is a leading IT staff augmentation provider specializing in nearshore solutions. They have a single mission: to offer solutions that help you achieve your goals and your company's at affordable prices. 

Their personalized services and reliable team allow them to be productive and reactive to the new challenges that arise in each project. They pride themselves on generating agreements that work for your company and team. 

How does Global Triangles stack up against the 8 questions?

After raising these 8 questions, the obvious question is, “How does Global Triangles satisfy the requirements?”

1.         Is the company registered in the U.S.?
Yes, Global Triangles is registered in Florida. This means there are no surprises or complications with overseas billing or contracts.

2.         Are they experienced with managing nearshore partnerships?
Global Triangles has successfully managed nearshore partnerships with clients for over nine years, and some of our clients have been with us for more than five years.

3.         Are they flexible? Big enough to scale? Small enough to care about the individual?
Global Triangles prides itself on its flexibility and outstanding customer service.

We have a single mission: to offer solutions that help us achieve your goals and your company’s at affordable prices.

Our personalized services and reliable team allow us to be productive and reactive to the new challenges that arise in each project.

4.         How long have they been in business? Will they disappear?
Global Triangles has over nine years of successful partnering with clients behind it. As a successful nearshore provider with excellent client testimonials, we are in business for the long term.

5.         Do they practice agile development?
Throughout our business history, we have practiced agile development. It is built into our methodologies and project management.

6.         How good are their staff retention rates?
We have an excellent retention record. In a recent blind survey, 93% of our staff said they expected to be with us in 2 years.

7.         What are their Time Zones, and do they align with mine?
The IT team for Global Triangles is based in Mexico, with most staff in Merida, Yucatan. That is closely aligned with most time zones in the US, either exactly or within 1 to 2 hours.

8.         How good are their English-speaking skills?
The Global Triangles IT team has excellent English-speaking skills; several staff members are native English speakers. You can be assured that communication will not be a problem!

Any Questions?

By choosing Global Triangles, you can benefit from the flexibility and scalability of IT staff augmentation and also enjoy the advantages of nearshore services, such as cost savings, quality improvement, and time efficiency.

By partnering with Global Triangles, you can access the best talent, leverage the best technology, and enjoy the best results. If you want to learn more about these strategies and how they can help you with your next project, contact us today. We are ready to help you succeed.