- specialists in Interim Management

At Nextt Management we fulfill the need for temporary management. We call this Interim Management, and regardless whether the situation is planned or otherwise, we can assist in the areas of general management, project management and change management.

In recent years, many companies are focusing on new business opportunities, while simultaneously increasing efficiency and evolving to address the growing competition from a global market in which clients demand more and more, and seek greater influence.

This challenge makes greater demands on a company’s leadership - both strategically and operationally. To be able to handle an unexpected business opportunity, to see new projects through to completion, to control restructuring projects, and to fill leadership voids can be of crucial importance for attainment of the desired results.

It is in these situations that our carefully selected and highly-qualified Interim Managers can assist in making an effective and economical difference.

How can we be of assistance with Interim Management?:

• We are available within 24 hours for a meeting to clarify what the assignment consists of
• We will have an Interim Manager placed in your business within 10 working days
  • the professional in question having been chosen and qualified on the basis of our proven concept.
• Painstaking selection of relevant candidates
  • possessing the personal qualities and professional capacities to respond to the assignment’s content
• Cost-effective and very competitive
  • candidates contribute constructive solutions that are economically effective
• We work confidentially within an agreed-upon framework 

If you are ready for a dialogue with us, please contact General Manager Torben Hvashøj by telephone at (+45) 4333 2780, by email at thp@nextt.dk, or sign up for our email service by which we can keep you oriented about current Interim Managers and case histories.

Interim Management vs. Management Consultant

We are often asked what the difference is between an Interim Manager and a management consultant. At first glance, the difference isn’t immediately obvious. However, upon closer examination, there are regardless a number of important distinctions, which point to the advantages of Interim Managers:

Interim Managers	Management Consultants
Hands-on, with full leadership responsibility resulting from practical experience with corresponding assignments and positions	Typically structured, analytical and theoretical in their approach to assignments, whereupon reports and analyses are prepared, written, as a rule, by academics lacking management experience
Reports, as an integral part of the organization, directly to the leadership, and is the most qualified for the job	Reports to the management firm that was contracted by the company and which has chosen the most suitable person for the job
An ongoing coaching and transfer of competence takes place	There is often no transfer of competence
Rapid and transparent approach to resolve the assignment	The completion of the assignment relies upon reports, presentations and goes through the management firm, which can be the delaying link in a rapid, constructive resolution
Has responsibility for the implementation of the strategies leading to an assignment’s resolution, quality assurance and following up on the results	The client, as a rule, has the responsibility for implementing the suggested strategies, and for following up on the results and quality
Can undertake the assignment within a few days	Requires, as a rule, undertaking an exhaustive resource-planning with the firm before beginning the assignment
An Interim Manager costs ca. 50 - 200, 000 per/month	A management consultant will be 50 - 200% more expensive
Success depends on the individual’s abilities and experience	A management consultant will have the consultant firm as a back-up

Most of our clients make use of Interim Management when there is an acute need; we like to call it emergency-management. These acute needs arise typically after a resignation, during turnarounds, generation-changeover, as a result of illness or absenteeism during a longer period, or in a crisis-situation. However, one can also employ Interim Management to great advantage as part of a planned strategy in selected areas. Interim Managers are in fact also of use in situations requiring specialized competence, as in the case of growth, for example, restructuring or for carrying out specific development and/or change projects.