You have just learned that the company providing your contingent workforce vendor management system (VMS) has been acquired. What impact will that have on you? The sad truth is that ...

Many of us who have been involved with MSP since its inception have undoubtedly uttered the words, “all managed services programs are unique” countless times. And we’ve probably ...

At the most recent Contingent Workforce Strategies (CWS) Summit, I detected an increased interest in managed staffing and having managed service providers (MSPs) help manage their contingent ...

In recent posts to the discussion about VMS and MSP in the healthcare arena, several perspectives have been expressed. In case you are wondering, I am firmly in the camp that there ...

MSP programs are both widespread and mature. Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) reports that 69 percent of respondents in its latest buyer survey use an MSP to manage their contingent ...

Do you enjoy drafting RFPs? Based on an informal survey I conducted among my acquaintances in the procurement world, the answer was an overwhelming “no.” Why is it, then, that the ...

Many companies assume that insourcing a contingent workforce management program is a simple way to cut costs. After all, a mature program has gone through any necessary growing pains ...

Why do managed service providers and consultants with no staffing subsidiaries or affiliation, and thus, no ability to fill positions in a managed staffing program, insist that they ...

I’d like to share a couple quotes with you that I find particularly meaningful in the world of contingent workforce management and the managed service provider relationships: “We ...

The decision to implement a managed services program (MSP), or to replace an existing MSP vendor, should not be taken lightly. Your workforce is the heartbeat of an organization and ...