Interim managers intervene in exceptional situations; periods in which the conditions ensuring a functioning department/ company are no longer given and urgency is predominant :

• Crisis : The prerequisites for a department’s performance are no longer viable. Possible problems are: the lack of a working information system, defunct reporting, deficient quality control, overstocking, declining sales, high turnover…
• Projects : Mergers needing to be accomplished fast and successfully, urgent spin-offs, opening of international subsidiaries, product launch, externalisation...
• Temporary executive replacement : The interim manager fills a vacant position that is central to the company (CEO, CRHO...) until the return of the concerned executive or whilst waiting for a permanent recruitment.