Staff Augmentation vs. Dedicated Teams vs. Project Outsourcing
TL;DR Choose staff augmentation when you have a strong in-house team and need to plug specific skill gaps fast. Choose a dedicated team when you need a full pod owning a product line for 6+ months. Choose project outsourcing when scope is fixed, the timeline is defined, and you’d rather buy an outcome than manage engineers. Most startups use more than one model over their lifecycle.