The 12-Point Vetting Checklist

How to evaluate a staff augmentation partner before you sign.

A one-page checklist of the questions that separate a real partner from a CV reseller: vetting transparency and pass rates, speed-to-place commitments, the retention model, timezone overlap, security and NDA terms, and how a trial is structured. Print it, take it into every vendor call.

For: Anyone evaluating an augmentation or outsourcing vendor.