Our client, an international oil company was starting operations in East Africa and had an immediate need for on-demand highly skilled IT and communication engineers who could hit the ground running. The challenge was the company could not hire the engineers themselves given the time limitations and the volatility of the oil market at that time.
Challenges
- Immediate need for skilled engineers with no time for the rigorous hiring exercise
- On-demand need for specific number of engineers based on available work.
- Seasonal need for skills i.e. skills required some months while some months everything in on Autopilot
Solution
- Managed services contract with client providing the required number of highly skilled engineers at any given time of the year.
Benefit
- Client was able to focus on rest of business operation processes.
- Increased productivity
- Business agility; the business always have the required skills at any given time without worrying about a fixed payroll.
