Questions about the mandate – What exactly is it about?
I want to find out if I’m the right man for the job. For this purpose I have developed this questionnaire over the course of time.
The questions should also specify a possible indicative daily rate.
You can use these questions to prepare yourself for the assignment of an Interim Manager.
- What is the project budget (incl. incidental costs)?
- What is the estimated project duration?
- How high is the expected share?
- Planning
- Strategy
- Advice
- Implementation
- Daily business
- Coaching
- How do these proportions change in the course of the project?
- What was the trigger for the search for an IM?
- What will be the true core task?
- What exactly should change as a result of my assignment?
- What should NOT change?
- What exactly do you want to achieve financially (calculate ROIM over 2 years)?
- What exactly do you expect to have achieved by the end of the project (3 top priorities)?
1. ___________________
2. ___________________
3. ___________________ - What has been done in the past to address this issue?
- Why was it not successful?
- What is the sales cycle of products, systems, plants?
- In which processes are you experiencing the biggest problems?
- What is the biggest barrier to growth in your company?
- Why are customers turning away from you?
- Is there a business plan?
- Is there already a strategy paper?
- What are the typical target customers, key accounts?
- Structure and organization of the company?
- What powers and freedoms do I have?
- Incidental costs and travel expenses must be clearly agreed upon: Travel, car-km costs for company trips, hotel, train, flight (national/international)
- Planned holidays?
Do not assign me until you have the answers to these seven Questions!
You can get some basic tips here
Top Tips for Interim Managers and companies that want to hire Interim Managers
Additional best practice tips can be found here
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And with pleasure also for you.
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