Temporary management
Our Temporary Management services are designed to support the client in identifying freelance professionals with strong technical and managerial skills in order to cover internal positions for a defined period of time.
This solution is usually best suited for meeting the requirements of non-routine projects. This can be achieved directly by adding the freelancer to the team, or indirectly, by back-filling internal resources moved to the project. Usually, the factors common to all these assignments are the need for solid project management and change management skills.
This solution is usually best suited for meeting the requirements of non-routine projects. This can be achieved directly by adding the freelancer to the team, or indirectly, by back-filling internal resources moved to the project. Usually, the factors common to all these assignments are the need for solid project management and change management skills.
In both cases, all freelancers in our network are committed to bringing results from day one and are keen on sharing their know-how with the internal co-workers in the project team.
Our network of freelancers
TA Partners offers access to a wide network of freelance professionals available for on-site projects.
TA Partners offers access to a wide network of freelance professionals available for on-site projects.
The most common reason leading them to choose the path of independent consultancy is the desire for maintaining “hands-on” contact with the technical work, without acquiring, as it often happens in consulting firms, commercial responsibilities of selling projects to the clients. Many freelancers also share the desire of contributing their services to a wider circle of companies and sectors in order to wield a greater influence as a result of passing over their experience and adding professional value.
Freelancing also provides the flexibility to allocate the time between projects to personal training and for attending seminars and specialisation courses in order to enrich their professional background and the skillset that they make available to their clients.
Whatever their reason may be for choosing an independent career, temporary managers in our network have in common the commitment to producing results, adding value, delivering work on schedule, and sharing their expertise with the internal resources of the hiring organisation.
As free agents in the market, they can’t hide behind an established brand, nor delegate work to less-experienced colleagues, and they have a strong awareness of the importance of constantly supporting their reputation in the market through delivering enhanced level of productivity.
How it Works
After defining the work requirements together with the client, our consultant shares the project details with a selection of relevant freelancers within our network. After checking their availability, he submits a shortlist of matching profiles to the client, who can than proceed with the interview stages.
Sometimes, it is also possible, if desired, to replace the interview with a workday on probation in order to test the chosen profile while observing the freelancer “hands-on” in the role.
If the client desires to structure a wider project team of freelancers, we proceed in the first place with the selection of the most senior profiles. He or she then acts as project coordinator, liaising with us and the client to assess and select other freelancers, and eventually build the project team.
With regard to project duration, it usually lies between 2 and 24 months, whilst the notice period, with the exception of short-term assignments, is usually set at four weeks.
Value Added
- Immediate access to resources with solid project management, change management, and managerial experience
- Immediate access to resources with solid project management, change management, and managerial experience
- Valid alternative to consultancy firms that employ junior consultants in hands-on activities, absorbing internal know-how and working time. On the contrary, temporary managers can coach the internal team in their area of expertise, contributing to increasing the permanent know-how of the entire unit.
- Flexibility in terms of managing the starting and end dates
- Access to an international pool of subject matter experts
- Access to an international pool of subject matter experts
- High degree of operative autonomy, which frees internal management for focusing their attention on other important tasks.
Application
- PMs & PMOs
- Change Management Projects
- Addressing the need for niche technical skills difficult to find amongst permanent employees
- Strengthening project teams or backfilling internal resources moved to other areas and projects
- Training for Internal Staff
- Flanking and coaching internal managers for mastering new activities
