Have you ever had an excessive workload that your team can’t reasonably handle? This is a familiar challenge for experienced Market Research team leaders, and it often becomes even more challenging during Q4 crunch time. To solve this problem, one option is to negotiate extended delivery dates for pending projects; if some clients or stakeholders can wait a few weeks, it may provide sufficient relief. If rescheduling isn’t possible, the options primarily revolve around resource expansion (adding more team members).
For many teams, the ideal situation involves short-term team expansion to get fast access to qualified help without long-term overhead commitments. Short-term staffing can serve as a temporary solution, bolstering the team’s capabilities and alleviating crunch time pressures. However, the option of short-term staffing is sometimes overlooked because team leaders may assume it’s too expensive.
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Let’s imagine that for your specifications you receive a range of $130-$150/hour. Now you know! But wait…you probably also want a total budget estimate, and that means knowing how many hours the work will take. Unfortunately, we can’t automate estimating the number of hours until we know more about your specifications, but we can say this: most of our clients tell us that the number of hours our researchers request per task is the same as what their internal staff would need. For example, if the type of research reports your team writes typically takes one of your colleagues 35-40 hours to produce, then that is very likely what our researchers will quote you. Many market research tasks are well-known; we all know about how many hours we need to design questionnaires, prepare a screening document, manage data collection for a basic survey, moderate five online focus groups, and so on.
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As the end of the year approaches, many market research teams experience a surge in demand that conflicts with end-of-year holiday and vacation schedules. This Q4 crunch time often leads to increased stress and missed deadlines. With our self-serve calculator, you can quickly assess if hiring a contractor will be a viable solution for your year-end success.
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