Expertise – Search & Deploy

Following Z/Yen's ground-breaking research study, earlier this year, into the interim management market, Z/Yen has now published an authoritative guidance booklet, Expertise - Search and Deploy, on making effective use of experts.The research proved that, contrary to popular belief, four in five interim management assignments are based on the management of special projects rather than 'gap filling', 'holding the fort', or providing cover for absent executives. In other words, interim management is not what you might think. Making effective use of experts is therefore principally about choosing appropriate resources to help solve problems.Expertise - Search and Deploy sets out six key stages to go through when hiring experts, which are aligned with problem-solving steps to success. Peppered with handy case studies and including a useful checklist on the six steps to success, Z/Yen believes that this guidance booklet will be a great help to anyone who needs to make effective use of experts.Mark Yeandle, head of Z/Yen's expert resourcing division SpecialiZm, explains. "Z/Yen knows from experience that organizations often do not optimize the value of experts because they do not generate sufficient commitment from the experts. Commitment is more likely to flow if there are clear objectives, regular and honest appraisal and payment based on measurable results delivered. Commitment comes from careful management and putting in the energy to define and run the assignment. Using Expertise - Search and Deploy should help increase the likelihood of successfully hiring and getting commitment from experts."