Your temporary professional has settled into the team. Now a deadline has moved, a project has expanded, or the original backlog is nearly complete.

Is the assignment still set up to deliver what your business needs?

With year-end approaching, a focused check-in can help managers assess progress and decide whether to continue, adjust, or conclude an assignment. It also gives your staffing partner the information needed to support that decision.

Start with the reason you requested temporary support.

Was the person brought in to process invoices, cover an absence, complete records cleanup, or support a technology project? Review progress against that purpose.

Choose a few measures that fit the work. These might include completed items, remaining tasks, accuracy, review requirements, or progress toward a deadline.

Avoid judging the assignment only by how busy someone appears. You need to understand what has been completed, what remains, and what is affecting the results.

If work is moving more slowly than expected, ask what is getting in the way before drawing conclusions.

A task may be waiting on approval, missing information, or access to a system. The professional may also be receiving competing instructions from several team members.

Ask:

• Which tasks are ready to move forward?

• What is waiting on someone else?

• Are priorities clear?

• Does the workload fit the available hours?

• What support would help resolve the current obstacle?

Assign an owner to each issue and agree on when it will be addressed. If there is a performance concern, give specific examples and involve your staffing partner so the next steps are clear.

Temporary assignments can gradually expand. Someone hired for data entry may begin handling customer inquiries. An accounting professional may be asked to take on reporting work beyond the original request.

Compare the current duties with the agreed assignment. Discuss material changes in responsibilities, hours, location, or required skills with TSP Solutions before treating them as ongoing expectations.

That conversation helps determine whether the existing arrangement still fits or whether a different level of support is needed.

Use the review to make a decision.

• Continue as planned when the work, timeline, and support remain appropriate.

• Adjust the assignment when priorities or responsibilities have changed. Define the revised expectations and coordinate them with your staffing partner.

• Request an extension when the need continues beyond the original end date. Explain the remaining work and proposed duration so availability and terms can be reviewed.

• Prepare to conclude when the assignment’s purpose is nearly complete. Identify the final deliverables and who will receive the handoff.

If additional work keeps appearing without a clear endpoint, discuss the underlying staffing need with TSP rather than repeatedly extending an undefined assignment.

November is a useful time to review assignments that run into December or January.

Confirm upcoming deadlines, office closures, and supervisor availability. If the person who reviews the work will be away, name an appropriate backup so completed tasks don’t sit waiting.

For assignments approaching completion, leave time to review outstanding items, organize records, and return equipment. For possible extensions, start the conversation before the current end date becomes urgent.

A useful assignment review should end with a clear priority, a named owner, and a date for the next decision.

Need to adjust or extend temporary support? Contact TSP Solutions with an update on the assignment, the work remaining, and your preferred timeline. If you need additional help, share your staffing needs.