Get off the treadmill: Avoid the typical sales pitch
What should you really focus on when evaluating bids and differentiating companies vying for your business? Cost? People? Think again.
Total talent management: fact or fiction?
Thus far, true total talent management has yet to come to fruition in the marketplace, which begs the question: Is it likely to see the light of day?
Why run a QBR?
An effective quarterly business review will reward you ten-fold the time invested in it.
Prioritize your goals
How applying the ‘small is big’ approach can boost your program.
Considerations when converting assignments to an SOW
Sometimes it makes sense to change work arrangements, but there are things to consider before converting your time-and-materials assignments to a statement of work.
When time-to-fill is not always a good measure to go by
Why focusing on speed can cost your company more in the long run.
Data overload: Tracking the right data to improve performance
It’s easy to be overwhelmed with all the data that is available. Here’s some advice on how to make sense of it to ensure you see what’s important to your program.
Start with executive sponsorship, don’t wait for the RFI
It's vital to a successful RFx process that executive and stakeholder support is already in place, so don't skip that step and hope the RFx will drive it.
SOW partner management needs to be tailored
Before deciding how to best manage your SOW supply chain and solution delivery providers, you need to fully understand what is actually meant by managing an SOW provider.
SLAs and KPIs are different. Split them in your contract
Organizations often consider service-level agreements and key performance indicators as the same. Here are the differences and why they matter.
