Staffing Agencies and Project Management

Joseph Pusz President and CEO| THE PMO SQUAD Phoenix, AZ, United States

How many of you PM and PMO Leaders use Staffing Agencies for staff augmentation? I know when I ran my PMOs I had my favorite Staffing firm on speed dial to get a local PM quick. Now, however, I wonder why we are relying on staffing agencies. Why aren't we utilizing Project Management firms which only specialize in Project Management? I wouldn't go to a Staffing Agency to get a lawyer, tax accountant, construction firm or just about any other Specialist. Who agrees we need to move away from Staffing firms to get Project Managers???

Posted: Nov 17, 2017 4:55 PM

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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Consulting firms can hire out their PM's but then you would be paying a lot more than hiring them from staffing agencies etc.

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Nov 18, 2017 12:49 AM

Joseph Pusz

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Agree the cost is greater, but isn’t that because you’re getting a better PM? I would have to go through 50 candidates from a Staffing firm to find 1 ok PM. You either pay more up front for better talent or pay more when your projects are late, over budget etc with a weak PM.

Posted: Nov 17, 2017 11:37 PM

Joseph Pusz President and CEO| THE PMO SQUAD Phoenix, AZ, United States

Nov 17, 2017 11:37 PM

Replying to Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD

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Consulting firms can hire out their PM's but then you would be paying a lot more than hiring them from staffing agencies etc.

Posted: Nov 18, 2017 12:49 AM

Anonymous

Sounds like a good business idea to have a PM Staffing Firm :). Who will beat me to it ---LOL

Posted: Nov 18, 2017 1:18 AM

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