Nearly two months ago, we asked for your participation in Ardent’s groundbreaking research study, The State of Contingent Workforce Management. Now, Ardent Partners’ latest report, The State of Contingent Workforce Management: A Framework for Success is set to publish. Report author and Ardent Partners research director, Christopher J. Dwyer, has done a fantastic job on what I can clearly say will be a landmark research report in the contingent workforce industry.
As the report will show, Ardent Partners now predicts that the average contingent workforce program is expected to grow by nearly 30% over the next three years forcing enterprises to aggressively search for new strategies, solutions and capabilities. The survey results from the research effort, combined with several proprietary industry tools designed by Ardent, will prove to make this a high-impact, must-read report for all business leaders charged with managing or leveraging this fast-growing and expanding category.
About the report:
This independent research report seeks to present a comprehensive, industry-wide view into the current “state” of contingent workforce management (“CWM”) by drawing on the experiences, performance, and perspective of nearly 200 executives in the contingent workforce industry (including procurement, human resources, finance, etc.). The report is organized into the following chapters:
Chapter One – The State of Contingent Workforce Management: This chapter looks at the continuing evolution of contingent workforce management, its complex components, and what this evolution means for the modern organization. Chapter One also highlights the key pressures and challenges faced in the pursuit of CWM excellence, and how the years ahead will shape the contemporary enterprise’s management of contract talent.
Chapter Two – A Framework for Success: This chapter introduces Ardent Partners’ Contingent Workforce Management Framework which enterprises can utilize to effectively build, develop and enhance capabilities, competencies and strategies for managing the three categories of contingent labor: traditional temporary labor, complex contingent labor and independent contractors.
Chapter Three – Best-in-Class Performance: Chapter Three provides a series of key performance benchmarks in the CWM arena and a profile of Best-in-Class performers and their distinguishing characteristics. The chapter also discusses the advantages Best-in-Class companies have over all others in regards to key capabilities and strategies for managing the many nuanced attributes of contingent workforce management.
Chapter Four – Strategies for Success: This chapter presents a series of recommended strategies and approaches for all organizations and professionals that are seeking to improve their contingent workforce management operations.
The report will be publishing imminently, but if you are a solution provider interested in learning more about the commercial opportunities with this report, please email us at research(at)ardentpartners(dotcom)
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