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Stay Just a Little Bit Longer (Part 1)
Joe Wynne is a versatile Project Manager experienced in delivering medium-scope projects in large organizations that improve workforce performance and business processes. He has a proven track record of delivering effective, technology-savvy solutions in a variety of industries and a unique combination of strengths in both process management and workforce management.
Ending your project doesn’t mean all activities stop simultaneously as you head off to your flight to Aruba surrounded by the accolades of your company (although we’re working on it). Many times there are ongoing activities that certain workers must begin when the project has ended. When these activities have been the responsibility of outsourced workers during the project, you must plan on a very specific type of transition.
Project manager Courtney is in the last weeks of her project and ready now to let the temporary contractors go as per the schedule and contract. The contractors have been doing the bulk of work to test and deploy a new software system. Internal workers can now finish up the deployment and begin planning for the next design phase for new features. Courtney contacts the managers of the two internal groups who will be taking over the duties and can’t believe what she hears:
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“I don’t have anyone available to do that right now.”
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“My team will be ready to start training…in eight weeks.”
Courtney wonders, “Weren’t they in the recent meetings when discussions occurred as to the timing and FTEs required for ongoing activities? Sure they were! Now it will be very difficult to properly hand-off some critical duties.”
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