8 engagement models available
The right team structure for the work you actually have.
Eight ways to work with Redefine. One answer per situation. Staff augmentation is right for some problems. A dedicated team is right for others. A fractional engineering lead is right for a third. Choose wrong and you pay for overhead you do not need, or get gaps your project cannot absorb.
Answer 3 questions → model recommendation → proposal in 3 days
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Staff Augmentation
Add developers to your existing team by role and seniority
→02
Dedicated Development Team
A full cross-functional team scoped and managed by Redefine
→03
Managed Product Engineering
Outcome-based product team with embedded PM and QA
→04
Fractional Engineering Leadership
CTO or VP Engineering on a part-time engagement basis
→05
Hire Full Stack Developers
Senior full stack engineers embedded in your sprint cycle
→06
Hire AI Developers
AI engineers for large language model integration, automation,
and data pipelines
→07
Team Extension Services
Scale an existing technical team without changing its structure
→08
Fixed Scope Development
Defined deliverable, defined price, defined timeline
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The model shapes the team
A wrong engagement model does not just cost money. It costs momentum. Teams built for the wrong project type slow down, not because of skill, but because of structure.
The mismatch cost
Choose the wrong model. Pay the wrong price for the wrong outcome.
← Low team availabilityHigh team availability →
Large scope ↑ Small scope ↓
Large scope + No in-house team
Dedicated Team or Managed Product Engineering
The entire product is built and delivered. No
coordination overhead.
Dedicated Team
Large scope + In-house team
Team Extension or Staff Augmentation
Extend capacity. Preserve structure. Keep your team
leading.
Team Extension
Small scope + No in-house team
Fixed Scope or Single Developer Hire
Defined deliverable. Managed timeline. No long-term
overhead.
Fixed Scope
Small scope + Strong in-house team
Fractional Leadership or Specialist Hire
Fill a specific gap without disrupting what is already
working.
Fractional CTO
The wrong quadrant adds cost without adding capability. A dedicated team on a small scope creates more coordination than value. Staff augmentation on a large scope leaves critical decisions without ownership.
Pain · Founder frustrated at team meeting with wrong structure
"We hired a full dedicated team for a 6-week project. The overhead of daily syncs, handoffs, and documentation cost us more time than the project itself."
Composite from Redefine engagement intake calls
Staff augmentation when you need an outcome
Individual contributors without a delivery owner means scope slips and nobody is accountable for the result.
Fixed scope when requirements will change
Change orders on a fixed scope engagement cost more than a flexible model would have from the start.
Full team when you need one strong generalist
Team coordination overhead exceeds the benefit when a single senior hire could have shipped the same output.
Find your model
Answer 3 questions. Get the right engagement model.
No sales call needed to choose a model. Answer these three questions about your situation and the matcher lights up the best fit. Then review the model page before deciding anything.
Answer all 3 questions to see your match
01 · What is your current team situation?
02 · What best describes the work?
03 · What does your timeline look like?
Your engagement model recommendation will appear here after answering all three questions.
All 8 engagement models
Flip to see when each model is exactly right.
Hover or tap any card to see the ideal use case and a link to the full model page.
01
Staff Augmentation
Add developers to your existing team by role
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Best when
You have an established team with a backlog and need to
scale a specific role without restructuring.
02
Dedicated Development Team
Full cross-functional team owned by Redefine
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Best when
You have no in-house engineering and need a full team to
own a product from discovery to delivery.
03
Managed Product Engineering
Outcome-based team with embedded PM and QA
Tap or hover to see when →
Best when
You want to hand off an entire product workstream and
measure progress against outcomes, not hours.
04
Fractional Engineering Leadership
CTO or VP Engineering on a part-time basis
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Best when
You have a team but lack technical leadership:
architecture direction, hiring decisions, or investor
communication.
05
Hire Full Stack Developers
Senior engineers embedded in your sprints
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Best when
You need one or two senior engineers who can own features
end-to-end and operate inside your existing Jira and Git
workflow.
06
Hire AI Developers
Large language model, automation, and data pipeline
specialists
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Best when
You have AI features in your roadmap: retrieval-augmented
generation pipelines, large language model integrations,
agent workflows, and machine learning model training and
your current team does not cover it.
07
Team Extension Services
Scale without changing your team structure
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Best when
You are growing fast and need to 2x capacity without
rebuilding your org chart, culture, or process.
08
Fixed Scope Development
Defined deliverable, price, and timeline
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Best when
The scope is locked, the deadline is hard, and you need a
single invoice rather than an ongoing monthly
relationship.
Long-term engagement proof
The right model held for the long term: $14M to $90M annually.
Revenue at engagement start
$14M
Revenue after engagement
$0M
Growth multiple
6.4x
Proof · Operations team reviewing revenue growth dashboard post-engagement
Long-term engagement
Client
Parsons Kellogg
B2B Ecommerce · Power BI · Headless Commerce
The Problem
At under $14 million annually, the business needed a digital transformation that touched the entire technology stack: analytics, enterprise resource planning integration, ecommerce architecture, and automation. No single project model could hold the full scope.
The Result
$90M
annual revenue after a long-term managed product engagement covering Power BI, headless commerce architecture, application programming interface integration, and operational automation
Why the model choice mattered
Parsons Kellogg needed a long-term delivery partner, not a project vendor. The managed product engineering model kept scope flexible as business requirements evolved over multiple years. No change orders. No restart. The team adapted with the business.
- Scope evolved without restructuring the engagement
- Power BI, headless commerce, and enterprise resource planning ran in parallel sprints
- Operational efficiency improved significantly through automation
| Dimension | Staff Aug | Fixed Scope | Managed Eng |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope flexibility | Medium | Low | High |
| Delivery ownership | Client | Shared | Partner |
| Long-term scaling | Possible | No | Built-in |
| Strategy alignment | No | No | Yes |
What sets Redefine apart
Three things we do that most engagement partners do not.
Based on clients who came to us after a wrong model match with another partner. These are the patterns we see repeatedly.
01
We recommend the model that serves you. Not the one that pays us more.
A managed product engagement generates more revenue than staff augmentation. We still propose staff augmentation when your situation calls for it. The model recommendation comes from your answers, not our margin targets.
02
Model transitions are built in from the start. Not a negotiation later.
Staff augmentation often evolves into a dedicated team as a company grows. Every engagement is structured with a documented transition path so that growth does not require a new contract.
03
Every model comes with code ownership from Sprint 1. No lock-in.
Your code, your repository, your infrastructure. Regardless of which engagement model you choose, you own everything from the first sprint. Switching teams, restructuring, or bringing work in-house is always your choice.
Questions
What leaders ask before choosing an engagement model.
Model transitions, pricing structures, and what happens when your needs change mid-engagement.
Yes. Every Redefine engagement documents a transition protocol at sign-off. If your business grows from needing two staff augmentation engineers to needing a full dedicated team, the transition is structured and planned rather than improvised. Most transitions happen at a sprint boundary with a 2 to 3 week overlap period. There is no penalty clause for model changes and no change in code ownership at any point.
Staff augmentation adds individual contributors to your existing structure. You direct the work, run the sprints, own the backlog. A dedicated team replaces or supplements your entire delivery structure. Redefine provides the PM, tech lead, developers, and QA as a unit. The team owns delivery. You own direction and outcomes. If you have strong technical leadership in-house, staff augmentation preserves it. If you do not, a dedicated team prevents the vacuum.
You provide business goals and priorities. Redefine provides the entire product team: product manager, tech lead, frontend and backend developers, QA, and DevOps. We run the sprints, handle the standups, ship the features, and report on outcomes. Your weekly touchpoint is a 30-minute sprint review. You see the product move without managing the mechanics. It is the highest-leverage model for founders and executives who want to focus on business strategy.
Fixed scope is right for requirements that truly will not change. If requirements change, fixed scope becomes the most expensive model because change orders are priced at a premium to compensate for the disruption cost. If your requirements have a non-trivial chance of evolving, we will recommend a flexible model even if you ask for fixed scope. Signing a fixed scope engagement on unstable requirements is a known failure mode, and we would rather propose the right model than win the wrong engagement.
Yes, specifically for pre-Series A companies that have a working engineering team but lack a technical co-founder or VP Engineering. The fractional model gives you access to senior technical leadership 2 to 3 days per week for architecture review, technology decisions, hiring guidance, and investor due diligence without the full-time CTO cost. It is also a bridge model while you recruit a permanent technical lead.
Choose your model
Describe your situation. We recommend the right model in writing.
No commitment. No pitch. Tell us about your team, your project, and your timeline. We recommend the best engagement model and explain why in a written proposal before you decide anything.
01
Submit your situation brief
Team size, project type, timeline, and what is not working with your current structure.
02
Engagement model recommendation within 48 hours
A written recommendation: which model, why, and what it looks like for your specific context.
03
Detailed proposal in 3 days
Team composition, pricing model, and a sprint-by-sprint delivery plan for the first 6 weeks.
04
Sprint 1 within 1 week of sign-off
No 6-week onboarding process. The team is aligned and working within the first week.
Form
No commitment. No pitch. · Model recommendation in 48 hours · Proposal in 3 days
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Models available
48 hours
Recommendation
200+
Active engagements
0
Lock-in clauses
Brief received.
An engagement advisor will review your situation and send a written model recommendation within 48 hours.