Filling Critical Gaps

Lean management structures mean that as often as not a key component of the development plan cannot be managed within the existing team. An interim project manager will have done this work before and will be sensibly over-qualified for the task in order to hit the ground running.

Or due to unpredictable events or when an executive is busy elsewhere, an interim executive with "a steady pair of hands" can fill the critical gap.

Recent AshtonPenney Interim examples include:

• Managing the transfer of production from one country to another
• Establishing a corporate treasury function in a new investment with cross border divisions previously provided by the vendor
• Implementing international development and marketing strategies for new products
• Managing large scale new IT projects to support growth plans e.g. implementing SAP across 5 countries
• Managing IFRS implementation
• Mapping & implementation of a programme for preparing a business for sale or IPO