Smart outstaffing or smart staffing is a modern approach to IT outsourcing focused on a more efficient way to collaborate with remote teams. Like conventional outstaffing, it includes hiring and managing developers. However, with the smart method, the customer acquires not just people with the set of necessary competencies, they also get access to the entire expertise of the contracting company. The emphasis is on the knowledge of not just one specialist but of a whole group that has relevant experience in many areas.