Editor’s Note: Learn more about Chris’ takes on procurement’s role in contingent workforce management by downloading the new State of Contingent Workforce Management research study.
To run the modern business, executives must enact consistent, real-time thinking in order to respond to the ever-competitive shifts in the global marketplace. For this reason alone, the very concept of “agility” has been making waves as an important enterprise objective for the past few years. With the non-employee workforce doubling in just over seven years, this growth (and the contingent workforce programs that count on these workers to drive more and more enterprise value) has been a prime enabler for operational agility.
In fact, the desire to be a more agile business is the top challenge for today’s contingent and non-employee workforce management programs. The ability to react to dynamic corporate challenges in a nimble, real-time manner is the very crux of business agility. From supply chain risks to product development issues and key skillset shortages, the contemporary enterprise must have the ability to execute on-demand, educated decisions with a mix of people, technology, and crucial processes. It is no wonder, then, to see that the desire of 71% of today’s businesses to be more agile fall directly as the top challenge in managing non-employee labor. As this workforce has grown, so has the reliance upon contingent labor; freelancers, independent contractors, and other forms of non-employee talent hold incredibly valuable skillsets that are critical in addressing new business challenges.
Please join me this coming Thursday, March 15 at 2pm ET for an exclusive webcast that will not only include a deep overview of the research findings from the new State of Contingent Workforce Management study, but will also highlight:
- Procurement’s evolving role in not only contingent workforce management (CWM) programs, but also the “new world of work.”
- The criticality of “traditional” CWM aspects, such as services procurement and SOW management.
- How “talent-led” attributes are reshaping how work is done (and the role of HR/human capital management).
- The impact of the Future of Work, including a discussion about Ardent’s groundbreaking “Future of Work Framework” model, and;
- An outlook for 2018 and what businesses should expect from the world of work in the coming months.
Click here to register for this webcast. Looking forward to seeing you there!
The State of Contingent Workforce Management 2018
Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 2pm ET
Presented By: Christopher J. Dwyer
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