Guide to staff augmentation

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When is software team augmentation the right call instead of expanding your in-house squad? It works when you need elastic capacity and specific skills without changing ownership: outcomes may evolve, scope benefits from iterative discovery, and you want external engineers embedded in your rituals. Shared tooling, clear SLAs, and a single delivery lead keep priorities aligned while your core team stays focused on the product roadmap.

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VAD vs event-triggered for AI speech-to-speech applications

Which feels more natural in production automatic listening or explicit control? VAD vs event-triggered is a trade-off: VAD maximizes fluid, hands-free UX for avatars and live translation, while event-triggered (wake word or push-to-talk) gives deterministic boundaries for forms, commands, and noisy environments. Pick based on context, not ideology.

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Understanding the Discovery Phase in software development: Part 2

What turns loose ideas into a buildable plan? software discovery phase services structure interviews, map user journeys, size integrations, and produce estimates with risks and dependencies attached. The output isn’t just documentation, it’s a decision-ready blueprint for MVP and beyond.