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Amine Ait Mokhtar
Experienced Project Manager skilled in leading strategic initiatives, managing full project life cycles, and streamlining operations to drive business performance and control costs.
Kebonemorena Nthite
Program and Project Manager with 15+ years’ experience across public and private sectors. Adept at PMO setup, Agile delivery, stakeholder alignment across complex project portfolios.
Vernon van Niekerk
Project Manager with extensive experience delivering large-scale, global technical and business projects across telecom, mining, oil & gas, healthcare, and retail industries.
How to hire independent Project and Program Managers through Outsized
Share your need
Tell an Outsized advisor about your project and they will help refine your requirements to find the right expert or team.
Select your talent
Within days, we’ll introduce you to a shortlist of highly skilled professionals tailored to your needs. You interview and select.
Get your work done
Focus on your project, as we take care of contracts, payments, and onboarding, ensuring a seamless experience – whether onsite or remote.
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"Outsized combines speed and quality, two things we value greatly. They allow us to access a white-collar freelance market across Asia that ensures we always have the right expertise and knowledge to deliver for our clients."
— Alpesh Shah, Senior Partner & MD, BCG
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Key capabilities of Project and Program Management experts
Project planning and scheduling
Freelance Project Managers excel at detailed project planning and scheduling, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope. Utilising methodologies such as PRINCE2, PMI, and Agile, they develop clear roadmaps, define milestones, and efficiently allocate resources, reducing risks and improving project predictability.
Stakeholder management and communication
Effective stakeholder management is essential for successful project delivery. Project Managers expertly engage with internal and external stakeholders, maintaining clear and transparent communication through comprehensive reporting, regular updates, and proactive issue resolution, fostering trust and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
Risk and issue management
Independent Project Managers are adept at identifying, assessing, and mitigating project risks. They implement robust risk management frameworks, actively monitor emerging issues, and swiftly address challenges, ensuring minimal disruption and sustained project momentum.
Budget and cost management
Controlling project budgets effectively is crucial. Freelance Project Managers meticulously manage budgets by tracking expenditures, forecasting costs, and implementing financial controls, ensuring optimal resource utilisation, cost savings, and maximising return on investment.
Project governance and compliance
Ensuring projects meet compliance standards and governance requirements is fundamental. Project Managers rigorously apply governance frameworks, enforce quality assurance practices, and adhere to regulatory guidelines such as ISO standards, safeguarding organisational reputation and project success.
Strategic program planning and alignment
Independent Program Managers excel at aligning multiple projects with strategic organisational goals. They provide structured frameworks and clear governance, ensuring every project contributes directly to achieving business objectives and strategic priorities.
Program governance and oversight
Effective governance is critical to program success. Independent PMO specialists implement and manage robust governance structures, ensuring compliance with established methodologies, quality standards, and regulatory requirements, thereby enhancing accountability and transparency across the organisation.
Portfolio management and prioritisation
Skilled PMO professionals effectively manage and prioritise project portfolios, ensuring optimal resource allocation. They evaluate projects based on strategic value, potential ROI, risk exposure, and alignment to organisational objectives, enabling informed decision-making and maximum business impact.
Risk and dependency management
Proactively managing risks and dependencies is essential at a program level. Independent program managers systematically identify, monitor, and mitigate interdependencies and potential risks across multiple projects, ensuring smooth progression and minimising disruptions.
Performance tracking and reporting
Independent Program Managers specialise in performance monitoring and transparent reporting, leveraging advanced analytics and project management tools. They deliver actionable insights, clearly illustrating progress, milestones achieved, and areas requiring intervention, thereby driving continuous improvement and informed strategic decisions.
Hire top Project and Program Management independents through Outsized
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FAQs
How long does it typically take to find and onboard freelancers for a project?
Depending on area of expertise you can have a fully vetted independent talent or subject-matter expert on the ground in five days.
How much does Outsized charge for its services?
Outsized charges an uplift of 20% based on the independent’s rate. For building and managing virtual benches there is a separate setup and subscription fee. The amount depends on how many skill areas are included.
For contracting-as-a-service the uplift is typically lower than for a normal assignment, given that we do not provide the matching service (you already have the talent, and we manage onboarding, contracting and payments).
Please get in touch with us for more information and to discuss your needs when it comes to building and executing your agile workforce needs.
What contracts does a client need to sign with Outsized?
A new client will sign a Master Services Agreement (MSA), outlining all the key terms and conditions between you and Outsized.
For each individual contract under the MSA there will be a separate Statement of Work or similar, outlining the details for that particular assignment.
Can I terminate the contract if I am not satisfied with the independent?
If you are not satisfied with the independent placed through us, please let our team know immediately. We will replace free of charge.
As a standard term in our contracts, both clients and talent have the right to terminate the contract at any time, but the freelancer will have to serve the notice period (usually 30 days)
If we have already identified the candidate, can Outsized help us with the onboarding process?
Yes, if you have already identified the independent you wish to onboard, we have a contracting-as-a service product. Please get in touch to discuss your use case.
What other products & services does Outsized offer?
We offer the following products and services:
- Talent-on-demand: We match you to individual or multiple requirements for independent consultants, contractors and subject-matter experts. Quickly close capability or capacity gaps for your projects and core functions. Onboard talent in days, not weeks or months.
- Virtual benches: We build and maintain bespoke talent pools across your priority skill areas. We curate, continuously update, and manage these benches, ensuring that you have access to all the skills you need. See it as your ‘workforce-in-a-box’, enabling you to deploy the skills you need, as and when you need them.
- Contract-to-hire: Speed up and de-risk hiring for both you and the talent. Employers and candidates get to know each other during the explicit ‘try-before-you-buy’ period, ensuring a great match for both parties. Escape a lenghty and broken permanent recruitment process, and confirm suitability through on-the-job performance instead of through protracted interviews.
- Contracting-as-a-service: An end-to-end service helping you to contract, pay, and manage your independent talent. We reduce the complexity, time and resources risk associated with onboarding individuals who don’t sit on your payroll, and we ensure that they get a great experience.
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