Team building ideas for IT services, staffing and consulting firms
In professional services firms, people spend their week on client work: billable hours, tickets, placements and deliverables. Half the team may sit at a client site or at home, and many colleagues never meet. Team building has to fit around utilisation targets, work for remote staff, and cost little. A company-wide walking challenge does all three.
Get StartedWhat shapes engagement in professional services
- Billable time is precious. Activities that take people off client work for an afternoon are a hard sell.
- Distributed by default. Consultants at client sites, developers working remotely, recruiters on the phone all day.
- Screen-heavy roles. IT, staffing and legal work keep people seated for most of the day.
- Retention matters. People are the product, and a unique benefit helps you keep them.
Team building ideas that fit around client work
- A four-week company step challenge. Runs in the background, takes zero billable hours, and everyone who participates can win. See how to launch one.
- Mixed teams across practices. Put developers, recruiters, sales and admin on the same team so people meet colleagues outside their own project.
- Remote-first by design. Steps count anywhere, so client-site and home-based staff are part of the same story. See walking challenges for remote and hybrid teams.
- Walking stand-ups and one-on-ones. Take a recurring meeting outside once a week.
- A shared distance goal. The whole firm walks a real route together, like circling the globe.
Small and mid-size firms
Most firms in this space have 30 to 200 people. A step challenge works at that size; see the honest floor for small teams.
Cost and setup
A flat $1.50 USD per employee per month, billed monthly, with no setup fee. Bilingual in English and French. Estimate the total with the cost calculator.
Run your first challenge this month
Movemint runs company step challenges with team and department leaderboards, motivational push notifications and gift-card rewards, on iOS, Android and the web, in English and French. $1.50 USD per employee per month, billed monthly.
Get StartedRelated guides: Employee engagement activities · Team building activities for work · A unique employee benefit
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Frequently asked questions
What are good team building activities for IT companies?
Activities that do not cost billable time and include remote staff: a company step challenge with mixed teams, walking stand-ups, and a shared distance goal.
How do staffing and consulting firms engage remote employees?
Give everyone the same shared goal regardless of location. Steps count at a client site, at home or in the office, so nobody is left out.
Does a step challenge take time away from client work?
No. People walk as part of their normal day, and the app tracks progress automatically from their phone.
Will it work for a firm of 40 people?
Yes. A team challenge works well from roughly ten participants upward.
How much does Movemint cost?
A flat $1.50 USD per employee per month, billed monthly.