Chaosity provides you with the means to rapidly hire and fire an independent, over-qualified professional to resolve problems or manage change through your organization and team. Basically, quickly hire a solution. This service is known as Interim Management.
Odds are that you need to determine how to manage the change and quickly, whether your company wants to address:
a crisis,
continue to grow in size and/or capabilities,
take your operations to the next level of excellence,
reduce costs,
start a new strategy or business, or
protect your interests in a business venture
With you and your team working at 120% simply adding another assignment to a manager probably will not suffice. Nor will finding the extra time and funds to hire another qualified, permanent manager. Not to mention the new position is probably unnecessary and comes with political fall-out from your existing management team. Working with Chaosity is another option, simply contact us for more information on how together we can address your challenges.
Benefits
Committed to Results- IM&s are financially independent and focused on change and evolution verses reward and fame. This is due to them having fulfilled their career ambitions and achieved financial security. Leaving them them the splendor of their next challenge.
Speed- IM’s can be in place quickly as opposed to months (essential when time constraints are paramount).
Experience- IM’s will be more than qualified for the position they are taking on, usually one or two levels below their qualifications. IM’s will have run businesses including their own today enabling them better understand the whole of what has to be taken care of for your satisfaction.
Objectivity- IM’s provide a fresh perspective and focus on what's best for the business versus a future position in the business.
Accountability- IM’s are responsible and accountable for achieving results by advising and managing a business or project in their own right.
Effectiveness- Operating at an executive level provides IM’s the authority to effect significant change or transition within a company.
Independence- IM’s are committed to an interim career. For them, this is never just something they are doing until a suitable permanent position is found. They enjoy the challenge of the different assignments, take great pride in maintaining the highest standards and realize that they are only ever as good as their last job.
Approach
This is the typical approach for this service, but we customize each engagement to best fit your needs and constraints.
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Start-up
This step involves gaining an understanding of a client’s needs:
Define purpose, objectives & targets for the client
Define the scope of work in terms of dates, size and how the work fits within any larger organization
Identify the business functions, processes, documentation & persons within the scope of work
Define success
Determine the past efforts relating to the scope of work
Identify the reasoning for seeking external assistance with the work
Engagement & Agreement
This step defines in an contractual agreement the following:
Measurable results to determine the work has been completed as expected by the IM and client
Rules, practices, conditions and assumptions under which the client and IM operate
Discovery & Feedback
This step presents the findings and alternatives to the client by:
Identify information needed to properly analyze the scope of work
Collect and research related information and best practices
Organize and present the findings and alternatives including risks, assumptions, issues, etc
Provide a recommended alternative
Action Planning & Integration
This step translates the client’s decision (alternative) into plans:
Identify Action Plan(s)
Align and integrate involved parties
Update Actions Plan(s) for ongoing evaluation, communication and change management
Review and Approve final Action Plan(s)
Implementation & Management
This step manages the work being done through completion:
Manage resources, activities and plan(s) through change and to completion
Sustain motivation, momentum and learning for ongoing performance
Evaluations & Termination
This step reviews the results comparing them to the agreement and terminates the engagement
