The so-called talent shortage is no longer a new phenomenon.

The real challenge in digital transformation is something else entirely. Most organizations struggle to move quickly, scale intelligently, and respond in real time to constant market shifts.

While digital-first businesses demand speed, flexibility, and continuous innovation, many companies remain trapped in outdated operating models. Building internal teams still involves headcount approvals, long recruiting cycles, onboarding, and ramp-up periods. It’s a slow process, and the market doesn’t wait.

On-Demand Teams, or Squad as a Service, is becoming a strategic response. Not just a replacement for traditional outsourcing, but a new approach to how digital work gets done.

It’s not about hiring individuals. It’s about accessing complete capabilities

On-Demand Teams gives companies access to cross-functional teams that are already operating at a high level. These squads are ready to be integrated and drive delivery from day one, with technical maturity, agile routines, and a clear understanding of product goals.

These teams typically include tech leads, engineers, QA analysts, product managers, designers, and data specialists. But the real advantage lies in how they operate:

1. They are embedded into your tools and workflows.
2. They operate autonomously while remaining accountable.
3. They align their work directly with business priorities.
4. They are governed by delivery metrics and continuous feedback.

From fixed projects to adaptive platforms

On-Demand Teams don’t function as temporary task forces. They operate more like living extensions of your product organization. Their purpose is not just to ship a set of deliverables, but to continuously evolve with your users, your roadmap, and your market.

To achieve this, teams require more than just technical skills. They need awareness. They must understand shifting priorities, react to insights, and adjust to business needs without friction.

The best squads go beyond efficiency. They understand context, adapt to change, and deliver more than just speed, they deliver resilience.

According to McKinsey in 2024, companies that operate with modular and cross-functional teams improve their ability to respond to business changes by up to 60%. These companies also double their success rate when it comes to validating new ideas in the market.

Performance that is visible and measurable

This model doesn’t just promise flexibility. It brings accountability.

High-performance squads are structured to deliver against key metrics such as:

• Lead time from concept to deployment
• Throughput per sprint or cycle
• Technical NPS based on stakeholder satisfaction
• Failure rate and recovery time
• Alignment with strategic KPIs or product OKRs

According to CircleCI’s 2024 State of Software Delivery report, teams that use automation and continuous delivery pipelines combined with a tight team structure deliver 80% faster and reduce rework by 50%.

The 2024 DORA report from Google Cloud also confirms that elite software teams ship more frequently, recover faster from failures, and maintain higher operational stability. Organizations that onboard plug-and-play squads operating at this level accelerate their digital maturity curve significantly.

Harvard Business Review reported in 2023 that companies running continuous delivery practices saw annual revenue growth increase by as much as 25%. Their ability to test, release, and improve in short cycles gives them a competitive edge.

The impact is technical and strategic

Leaders who adopt on-demand squads aren’t simply filling gaps. They are changing the way technology connects to the business.

With the right squads in place:

• You shorten the distance between decision and execution
• You gain predictable delivery without relying on permanent headcount
• You move forward on initiatives that internal teams don’t have the capacity for
• You improve collaboration across product, engineering, and business units
• You increase your ability to experiment and launch without slowing your core operations

A clear example of this approach is our partnership with Capital Consig, a financial institution focused on payroll-deductible loans. Through Squad as a Service, we delivered a cross-functional team that redesigned the entire loan operation, replacing manual workflows with a secure, automated platform. The solution included document automation, contract generation with e-signature, integrations with SPB and SPI, and digital KYC with face match and liveness detection. The app quickly evolved to offer digital accounts, bill payments, and new services, reaching over 20,000 active users and a 4.3-star rating.

Not every squad delivers meaningful results

Simply hiring a squad doesn’t guarantee success. Choosing the right delivery partner does. To fully realize the value of this model, look for teams with a proven track record in complex product delivery, strong technical and cultural alignment with your environment, solid governance and agile maturity, the flexibility to scale or pivot as needed, and a clear commitment to transparency, ownership, and outcome-driven execution.

The future of delivery is integrated

Building digital products has become too complex to rely on slow hiring or scattered initiatives. What companies need are teams that already speak the same language, that can join in and start delivering without weeks of alignment.

If your delivery still depends on outdated structures or vendors who just supply hands instead of solving real problems, that’s a sign to pause and reassess. Having a team is not the same as having progress. And in business, only one of them counts.

Rethinking how things get built

Speed alone is no longer enough. Teams are growing, products are evolving, and expectations keep rising. What separates companies that move forward from those that stall isn’t how many people they have, but how those people work together.

Some teams have the technical skills but struggle to connect with the real needs of the business. Others are full of ideas but can’t bring them to life with consistency. The truth is that there is no meaningful delivery without clarity, accountability, and pace.

Rethinking how things get built is a serious decision. And it often starts with the right conversation. Talk to our specialists and learn how to build teams that truly fit what your business needs right now.