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any approximately 1/3 of a new hire’s salary to replace an employee. If more anizations took the time to view turnover as a financial hit rather than passing it off as part of day to day business life they might save their anizations ten’s of thousands of dollars. There are ways to not only reduce the amount of turnover at your anization but also to be prepared for it. In the random poll of project managers conducted for this article, the following suggestions were given as ways to reduce the amount of turnover among project managers: ? Offer training opportunities to increase knowledge areas ? Assess the changing workforce culture ? Measure the panies turnover rate 5 ? Bee more employee oriented ? Hire the right people ? Set up effective Change Management While change in inevitable in an anization, you can be prepared. Issues arise in the normal course of project activities and timely resolutions are essential to maintaining project timelines and team momentum as well as keeping stakeholders happy. Change Management practices can help. A Change Management plan with immediate response that can be implemented quickly will have a greater chance for project success and thus have less overall impact on the project’s progression. Change Management can help: ? Reduce productivity loss ? Encourage employees who might be resistant to change ? Minimize impact on productivity and quality ? Reduce the effect on stakeholders Left unmanaged issues can derail or even cause an entire project to fail. Some questions to ask when developing a Change Management plan are: ? Responsibility breakdown ? Additional training required ? How much ramp up time will there be? ? Replacement of personnel – internal? ? Overtime required ? Who can make a lateral move? A Change Management plan for employee turnover translates into a rapid, cost effective solution so projects can be delivered on time, on budget and on scope without effecting stakeholders. Measuring Turnover at Your Organization Many anizations have little knowledge of the turnover rate at their anization. Moreover, they are unaware of the hidden costs that turnover can place on an anization once an employee leaves. Measuring turnover is done simply and should be done yearly with the following formula: Total number of employees leaving in last 12 months / Average number of employees = Turnover rate Example : 25 turnovers, 250 employees : 10% turnover. Turnover cost can also be measured and should be reviewed on a biyearly basis. The formula below will help you to calculate turnover cost: TC = (DHC + IHC)/T Where, TC = Turnover Cost DHC = Direct Hiring Costs (ads, agencies, relocation, referral bonues, recruiters, etc)