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Decision tool

Hire, augment, or neither?

Six questions about one specific open role — the one you were about to write a job description for. You get the recommendation on this page, with the reasoning.

We sell one of the two answers, so it is worth saying plainly: this framework recommends hiring for a large share of the roles it is run against, and it is built to do that. A framework that always reaches the same answer is marketing.

Distance from Core IP

Distance from Core IP

How close is this work to the capability that defines your company?

Duration of the need

Duration of the need

How long will you need this capability?

Domain specialisation

Domain specialisation

How specialised is it, relative to what your team already does?

Deadline

Deadline

What does the schedule actually look like?

Knowledge that must stay in-house

Knowledge that must stay in-house

How much of the know-how has to remain with your team afterwards?

Internal supervision

Internal supervision

Who inside your company could review and direct this work?

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