There Is Substantial Turnover Of Staff In One Location

In one project we were involved with there were 4 countries involved. There was virtually no turnover in 2 countries. There was some turnover (about 25%) in another. However, in the fourth there was over 50% turnover. This was due to the labor market in the area. It was also due to weak local management.

Employees were really turned off. The project could not address the local management problem except to bring this to management’s attention. The approach was to construct the project so that the work in the country was of very limited scope. Work was transferred to other locations.

Impact

The direct impact of turnover is to create a shortage of resources to the project. Knowledge is lost. Experience is lost. The project work in the location can grind to a halt.

Prevention

Before starting the project carry out a review of the management and employee turnover in the locations of the project. If you find one problem location, then you need to carefully consider what work is assigned to the location. When you organize the project in the location, you should mete sure most tasks are jointly performed. This will give you backup in the event of loss of staff. You should institute short tasks and milestones.

Action

If you find that there is a turnover problem, then you should go to the location and start managing it directly. Hands-on management can give you more information. It also reveals to the employees how important their involvement in the project is. Another step is to reorganize the work in the project there along the lines discussed above.

There Is Substantial Turnover Of Staff In One Location