Developing or modifying a contingent workforce program can be a painful experience that requires a detailed communication plan coupled with a solid project plan. That becomes even more the case when you want to fold in statement-of-work (SOW) or project services spend. It is sure to be met with resistance, perhaps even more than any […]
During the last few months, SIA’s contingent workforce strategies analyst team has conducted a number of program maturity assessments (PMAs) for its subscription-based CWS Council members. An emerging theme in these assessments has been that of statement-of-work (SOW) misclassification.
A PMA reviews an organization’s CW program management capabilities and drills down into the status of key […]
In a previous role, I helped companies build rate cards for their contingent workforces. This undertaking involves gathering and scrubbing a huge amount of data, addition to determining rate thresholds, supply and demand for given skill sets, pay rate rationalization and obtaining end-user buy in. This was important in order to track the contingent workers […]
While contingent workforce programs’ appetite is increasing for alternative VMS pricing models, fee as a percentage of spend remains dominant.