Shortage of technical personnel? Why the issue is more often about deployment than scarcity
“There are no good people left.” It is a statement we hear almost daily in the technical sector. And let’s be honest: the market is tight and the demand for technical personnel is high. But those who look a little further will see that this is not the whole story. Good technical people do exist. […]
Quickly sourcing technical personnel: why rushing costs your project more than you think
A gap in staffing, a looming deadline, and a site manager calling at 8:30 AM: can you provide someone tomorrow? It is a question we receive regularly. And the underlying need is understandable. You want to move forward, the work is there, and downtime costs money. But it is precisely at this moment that many […]
Scaling up in a technical project: why more people do not always result in increased momentum
More work, more pressure, so more people. It is a logical reasoning. And yet, in technical projects, we see the same thing happening time and again: the pace actually drops in the first few weeks after scaling up. Not because the new people are incapable of doing their work, but because scaling up is more […]
External personnel in technical projects: why the match is more important than the CV
Many technical companies deploy external personnel to keep projects on schedule. It makes sense: if you are short-staffed, you bring in reinforcements. However, in practice, we regularly see that this external deployment does not deliver what you expect. Not because the people are incompetent, but because the match with the project is missing. Recognizable scenario […]