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It’s been an interesting year to say the least and one I’m sure a fair few of us will enjoy saying goodbye to. Its not all been bad news as some areas have held up well, but what I really want to know is will we have projects in time for Christmas. The noise and general discussions within the FMCG market would suggest that we will. The last six months have created frustration for the talented Project and Programme managers out there who has seen work streams identified but haven’t made it past the Finance Directors cutting table.
The projects that we have been scoping have largely revolved around efficiency, some integration work and even a return of commercial work coming back on the agenda. So what do the timescales look like? Well from my perspectives we will see projects starting this side of Christmas but with the lion share coming in the new year. There has been a significant of clients getting burned this year by recruiting a low cost option to run a project to keep costs down, its these same clients that are now asking me the question “are these individuals committed interims with a track record”, yes they are.
I’d be interested to hear when you think different areas of the interim market will see a lift and your rational as to why. We have an interesting time ahead of us, let’s enjoy it.
Simon Gough is Head of the FMCG Practice at Interim Partners.
