How to Calculate the Real ROI of Offshore Staff Augmentation

Companies that extend development team remotely almost always start by comparing hourly rates. A US senior developer costs $120 per hour. An offshore engineer costs $40. The math looks obvious. But six months in, many teams realize their savings are thinner than the sticker price promised. The problem is not the model. Staff augmentation works. The problem is that most ROI calculations ignore the costs that do not appear on the invoice. Here is how to measure the real return, what to count, and…