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IMA Membership AuditQuarter 1 2014
January – March 201423/06/2014
14-02657-01 Internal_Client use only
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Methodology and Sample
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Methodology and Sample
• This report presents the findings of the first of four waves in 2014 of the IMA (Interim Management Association) Membership Audit.
• The study, now in its 9th year, has been carried out from 2006 on a quarterly basis.
• IMA members participated in an online survey entering data for each assignment completed between 1st January and 31st March 2014.
• This report is based upon findings from the 17 participating members of the IMA.
• Fieldwork was carried out from May through to mid June 2014.
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Completed Assignments
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2014 at a glance
Q1 2014
IMA Members completing the survey
17
Cumulated turnover (millions)
£24.4
Average margin against revenue
17%
Completed assignments 280
New assignments started
390
NET started - completed +110
Average length (billable days)
122
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Number of completed assignments
• The first quarter of 2014, the 17 participating IMA members completed a total of 280 interim assignments. The average number of assignments completed per member has increased to 16 in Q1 2014 from 13 in Q4 2013.
• The average number of assignments in progress per member has also increased from Q4 2013 – the average this quarter has increased to 63 from 58 in Q4 2013.
• The overall number of new assignments started in this quarter has also increased to 390 from 339 in Q4 2013. The highest number of new assignments started this quarter has gone up to 80 from 61 in Q4 2013. The net difference between new assignments started (390) and completed (280) is +110 this quarter, up from +44 in Q4 2013.
• As of 31th March 2014, the 17 participating IMA members had a total of 1,074 assignments in progress. The highest number of interim managers on assignment on 31 th March 2014 from one member was 200.
• However, the average length of assignments has dropped this quarter from 153 in Q4 2013 to 122 days in this first quarter (Q1 2014).
• The gender split has remained stable, with female executives accounting 32% of all the assignments and male executives accounting for 68% (Q4 2013 female executives accounted for 33% and male executives 67%).
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Number of assignments completed in the quarter
6-10
21-25
How many interim management assignments were completed by your company between 1st January and 31st March 2014?
26 or moreHighest number of completed assignments by one member = 72
Total number of completed assignments by all members = 280
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11-15
Base: IMA Members completing the survey (17)
16-20
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Number of completed assignments Trend data
Number of assignments
(actual numbers)
Average number of Interim management assignments completed per member in each quarter
Base: IMA Members completing the survey each wave
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Total number of assignments in progress by all members = 1,074
Number of assignments in progress in the quarter
11-20
1-10
31-4041-50
51-100+
Highest number of interim managers on assignment on 31th March= 200
How many interim managers did you have on assignment on 31st March 2014
Base: IMA Members completing the survey (17)
21-30
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Number of assignments in progressTrend dataAverage number of interim managers on assignment per member at the end of each quarter
Number of assignments
(actual numbers)
Base: IMA Members completing the survey each wave
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Number of new assignments started in the quarter
How many new assignments started between 1st January and 31st March 2014?
Total number of assignments started this quarter = 390
Highest number of assignments started this quarter = 80
1-10
11-20
51+
21-30
Base: IMA Members completing the survey (17)
31-40
41-50
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Number new assignments Trend dataAverage number of new assignments started per member in each quarter
Number of assignments
(actual numbers)
Base: IMA Members completing the survey each wave
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301-360 days
Length of assignments
61-120 days
60 days or less
241-300 days
121-180 days
181- 240 days
What was the length of each assignment in billable days?
Over 360 days
Average 122 days
Base: All assignments completed in Q1 2014 (280)
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Length of assignments trend data
Average length of assignments in billable days each quarter
Billable days
Base: Interim assignments completed in each wave
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Male and female share
MaleFemale
Is the interim executive male or female?
%
Base: All assignments completed in Q1 2013 (280)
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Public sector vs. private sector
This quarter we have seen the gap between the private sector and public sector narrow. The private sector accounted for 56% of all completed assignments in Q1 2014, down from 70% in Q4 2013. The public sectors contribution to completed assignments has increased from 30% in Q4 2013 to 44% in Q1 2014.
The Financial Service sector continues to dominate, with 45% of all private sector assignments being from this sector.
The next most prominent sectors are Transport with a 9% share and Retail, also with 9% share this quarter.
This quarter Local Government remains dominant in the public sector with a 48% share. This is followed by the Education sector with 18% and Health sector with 14%.
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Private sector vs. public sector
Public sector
Private sector
Were they working in the public or private sector?
%
Base: All assignments completed in Q1 2014 (280)
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Private sector
Which specific industry within the private sector?
Top mentions
Base: All assignments completed in Q1 2014 in the private sector (156)
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Public sector
Which specific industry within the public sector?
Base: All assignments completed in Q1 2014 in the public sector (124)
Top mentions
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Job function, reason for assignment
21% of requested assignment functions in this quarter were for Finance, followed by Special projects with 20%, which is down 5 percentage points from Q4 2013 (25%).
The most common reason for an assignment remains Programme/Project Management with 49% of all interim executives hired for this purpose. However, this has dropped substantially from Q4 2013 (from 61%).
The next most common reasons for assignments remains Gap Management (26%) which has gone up considerably from the 12% in Q4 2013
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Job function performed
What job function did the executive perform?
Top mentions
Base: All assignments completed in Q1 2014 (280)
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Reason for assignments
What was the reason for this assignment?
Top mentions
Base: All assignments completed in Q1 2014 (280)
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Location of assignments
Where was the interim executive predominantly based for this assignment?
Base: 358 Assignments
Q1 2014
U.K. 276
Outside the U.K. -
Western Europe 2
Central/Eastern Europe -
Central/South America -
USA/Canada -
Africa -
Middle East 1India /Asian subcontinent
1
Asia and the Far East -
(*percentage smaller than 0.5%)
Base: All assignments completed in Q1 2014 (280)
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Enquiries
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Enquiries
An ‘enquiry’ is defined as any contact for an assignment which led to a meeting with a prospective client and putting a shortlist forward.
The average number of enquiries received by each member involved this quarter is 83. This has increased from the previous quarter where the average number was 65.
70% of enquiries came from the private sector this quarter and 30% from the public sector, very similar to ratio seen in the previous three quarters.
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Number of enquiries received General trend data
Base: All receiving enquiries in each quarter
How many enquiries for assignments did your company receive in each quarter?
No. of enquiries
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Enquiries in the private and public sectors
Public sectorPrivate sector
What percentage of these enquiries came from the public and private sectors?
Base: All receiving enquiries
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Base: All enquiries received in each wave
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