When business leaders identify the need for a transformative project – whether it be process improvement, business system replacement, system enhancement, or more, it can be a gargantuan task complete with frustration, mistakes and finger-pointing. 

Projects typically encompass many stages, can last for years and require hundreds, if not thousands, of tasks, including design, configuration, testing, migration, and cutover. No wonder some businesses choose to avoid making changes for as long as they do. Any transformative project worth doing is worth doing correctly and with as little pain as possible. 

What to do, what to do? 

Sure, you can hire incremental staff to manage the project, but that’s an expensive hassle.  How do you ensure you get the right resources? What will those resources do when the project ends? Another option: assign it to existing cross-functional implementation team members cherry picked from the employee base. But that’s risky because compounding staff workloads can kill morale and result in project fatigue a.k.a. burnout. 

There are many “techniques” for avoiding project fatigue from employing a process to evaluate milestones to taking breaks, but the net is this: teams need effective and objective project management to monitor and maintain the team, the tasks, the timeline, and the budget – and this person may not be inside the organization. Why risk disenfranchised staff and potential attrition when there’s an even smarter option? Farm it out.

The best possible solution is to hire a project management consultant. Bring in the experts at Rapid Cloud Partners to implement your project effectively, timely and with less stress. With decades of combined experience, RCP can navigate your initiative to success. Contact RCP today if you’re considering an upcoming project!