Procurement’s CWM Responsibilities
Welcome to the first article in a series that will examine which internal unit owns responsibility for the vast array of intricate attributes of contemporary contingent workforce management. Today’s article…
Who is the “Ace” of Your Contingent Workforce Management Program?
The summer is fast-approaching (if the warmer temperatures in New England are any indication) and, for most people, this season equates to enjoying America’s favorite pastime: baseball. Being from Boston…
The Perfect Storm of Non-Traditional Talent
[Publisher’s Note: I saw an interview this week mentioning the perfect storm that is brewing in the contingent workforce market and it reminded me of this article from Chris that…
The Commoditization of Contingent Labor: Will The Notion of Talent Change This Perception?
One of the (many) perceptions of contingent labor over the years has been the gray area between true talent and indirect spend category / commodity. The phrase, “people aren’t pencils,”…
Three CWM Metrics That Matter
The success of any spend management, sourcing or financial management program largely depends on the enterprise’s ability to set proper goals, identify core business objectives and, most importantly, build an…
Three Tactical CWM Capabilities That Matter
The contemporary scope of contingent labor dictates that enterprises seek a new wave of strategies, solutions, and approaches to manage all avenues of the Contingent Workforce Management Framework. Programmatic attributes…
The 360-Degree CWM Program: A Primer
“Evolution” is a common term around CPO Rising, as many of the industries covered here on the site, be it ePayables or supply management, are currently undergoing a transformation within…
Tracking the Evolution of the VMS Platform
Discussions regarding contingent workforce management (CWM) technology are frequent here at CPO Rising, and often revolve not only around the benefits and results that enterprises achieve by utilizing these solutions,…
Procurement’s Evolution (Part IV): Convergence with Contingent Workforce Management
Ardent’s State of Contingent Workforce Management report (available for complimentary download here, here, or here) features a variety of groundbreaking concepts and ideas, one being the industry’s very-first official Contingent…
April Webinars Bring May… Results (Staff Management – April 16)
The analyst team at Ardent Partners has a busy month planned on the research and webinar front so over the next few days, we’ll share (and invite you to) our…