If you're looking for a contract project manager, you may have wondered what the best method was for sourcing your next project management professional.
Is it more effective to cast a wide net and tap into the many contacts available at a traditional recruitment agency, for example, or to narrow your focus and search within a targeted, closed network?
A recent study from the prestigious University of Oxford suggests the latter may be the case, after it revealed that most people prefer to maintain a smaller pool of friends and acquaintances and limit the growth of their personal networks.
According to the study, most people opt to communicate with a small group of contacts despite the increasing prevalence of mobile technology and social networking. Many will even actively "relegate" existing contacts within their network to make room for new people.
"Although social communication is now easier than ever, it seems that our capacity for maintaining emotionally close relationships is finite," Felix Reed-Tsochas, a lecturer at the University of Oxford's Said Business School, said in a January 6 statement.
"While this number varies from person to person, what holds true in all cases is that at any point individuals are able to keep up close relationships with only a small number of people."
This is exactly how a project management network such as EDGE PLUS operates. Such networks don't put an emphasis on numbers and hoarding as many contacts as possible. The focus is on quality rather than quantity, and only the best project management professionals in the country are invited to join.
That means you have exclusive access to a limited pool of only the most qualified project managers in Australia, making it far easier to source a suitably qualified professional for your project without having to explore other avenues such as traditional agencies.
