IMA on OnRec

The majority of the interim management provider community wants to remain in Europe because they believe being part of the union is good for business.

In a recent survey[1] conducted by The Interim Management Association (IMA), which represents the interim management provider industry, 79 per cent of respondents voted to stay in Europe, while only 21 per cent said they were happy to opt out of the union.

http://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/interim-management-sector-votes-to-stay-in-europe

IMA on HRDirector online

Demand for interim managers is increasing, according a new survey (1) which shows a rise in the number of assignments started, in progress and completed by professionals on short-term contracts.

The findings come from the latest Ipsos MORI survey, commissioned by the Interim Management Association (IMA) shows a sharp increase in demand for interim manager posts. In the last quarter of 2012, the number of interim management assignments increased to 382 from 324 in the previous quarter – showing an overall increase of 18 percent. Assignments in progress rose to 1,433 from 1,307 – an increase of nearly 10 percent. However, when comparing the 2012 annual figures with 2011 – the number of new assignments decreased by four percent overall, and those in progress were down by just one percent. Meanwhile, for the calendar year 2012, the average length of an assignment for an interim manager increased to 175 billable days – the highest recorded, this also compared with 173 days in 2011.

IMA on BDaily

It’s labour market focus week on Bdaily. Here, Jason Atkinson, chairman of the Interim Management Association (IMA) and managing director of Russam Interim, looks at the world of interim management.

An interim manager is a top-level independent executive or project manager. An expert in their field. A high level performer with a track record of quantifiable achievement. A possessor of drive and energy. A perceptive individual capable of adapting to new environments and delivering results. Available immediately.

Interim managers are experienced executives with specialist skills and a track record of achievement. They are hired by businesses on a project basis to solve problems.

Today, increasing numbers of business leaders are seeing interim managers as a more cost-effective solution than management consultants, or recruiting additional senior members of staff. Where resources are lean, organisations cannot afford to hire the wrong people. Interims can be parachuted into an organisation for eight to 12 months – to deliver results quickly before moving on to their next assignment.

IMA on Staffing Industry Analysis website

Demand for interim managers declined on an annual basis, according to a new survey commissioned by the Interim Management Association (IMA). This shows that the number of assignments started have slowed last year despite an increase in the fourth quarter.

In 2012, the number of new interim management assignments fell year-on-year  by -4% while those in progress were down by just -1%.

But in the last quarter of 2012, the number of interim management assignments increased to 382 from 324 in the previous quarter, showing an overall increase of +18%. Assignments in progress rose to 1,433 from 1,307, up +10% from the prior quarter.

http://www.staffingindustry.com/eng/Research-Publications/Daily-News/UK-Interim-managers-in-demand-but-assignments-fall-25421

IMA featured in City AM

The demand for interim managers is increasing, according to the latest Ipsos MORI survey commissioned by the Interim Management Association.

In the fourth quarter of 2012, the number of interim management assignments increased by 18 per cent from the previous quarter and almost 10 per cent year-on-year. And the average length of assignment over the course of 2012 reached 175 days – the highest recorded and up from 173 in 2011.

Programme and project management is the most popular occupation for interim managers, accounting for 40 per cent of assignments in the fourth quarter last year, up 5 per cent quarter-on-quarter. The private sector accounted for 72 per cent of all assignments.

Jason Atkinson, chairman of the IMA, thinks 2013 could well be the year the industry returns to double-digit growth.

http://jobs.cityam.com/news/2013/04/18/demand-for-interim-managers-peaked-at-the-end-of-2012/

IMA on Contract Eye

The demand for interim managers continues to increase, particularly in the private sector, as firms favour short-term hires over the more costly alternative of recruiting permanent senior staff members.

The latest quarterly survey of interim recruitment firms, carried out by the Interim Management Association (IMA), and conducted by Ipsos MORI, shows that all interim management recruitment metrics have increased since the previous poll.

http://www.contracteye.co.uk/interim-management-market-2013.shtml

IMA on Executive Grapevine

The demand for interim managers is increasing new research looking at the number of assignments started, in progress and completed by professionals on short term contracts has shown.

The survey, conducted by Ipsos MORI and commissioned by Interim Management Association, saw an 18% rise in assignments in the last quarter of 2012.

The average length of assignments also increased hitting 175 billable days over the calendar year, the highest recorded.

http://www2.askgrapevine.com/search/

IMA in The Sunday Times

They used to sit in the back office counting beans but now, according to new research, accountants are part of a company’s nerve centre as businesses wise up to the value of integrating the finance team into other departments to work on key projects.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/Appointments/article1244630.ece

Coverage of the latest Ipsos MORI survey on Company Bug - http://www.companybug.co.uk/interim-managers-2013/

Following the Government’s decision to abandon the ill-thought out ‘controlling persons’ proposals last week, perhaps the most relieved group of consultants are interims – who are often hired to influence board-level decision-making for end-clients.

Further information can be found in the following link: http://www.companybug.co.uk/interim-contractors-can-thrive-following-government-u-turn/