The shift from jobs to gigs is happening so steadily that in the next decade, over half of the workforce will be made up of independent or freelance workers. […]
Tag: Procurement
Success in SOW Management-Defining and Delivering Business Value
The challenge often faced by new SOW programs is that stakeholders may have a difficult time articulating the kind of detailed program expectations necessary to develop and deliver a successful solution. […]
SOW Management Change Journey
Building a successful SOW management program can be a challenge. Most companies have at least some level of process complexity or process gaps (or both), tool diversity (VMS, ERP, contract management system, HRIS, etc.), governance misalignment, and resource constraints. […]
Transforming SOW to Bring True Business Value
For too long, the MSP segment of the non-employee labor industry has touted statement of work (SOW) as the next big thing and promised SOW management services that would transform a company’s supply chain. […]
Gaining Visibility Into Your Worker Data
If you’re a program manager responsible for contingent labor, this makes it hard for you to do your job. After all, how can you provide your executives an understanding of what is occurring within the organization when you don’t have visibility into data about your workers that is most important to your business? […]
Listening to the Voice of our IQN Community
Who are your people? Whether your thoughts turn to family and friends, or coworkers and customers, we all have a community of people who are instrumental in our lives. […]
Staying Ahead of the Storm
How IQN and IBM Emptoris organization are empowering procurement leaders to strategically manage their fastest-growing spend category […]
Top 3 Trends in Building Talent Pools to Gain Access to High-Demand Workers
With every day that passes, the non-employee is becoming a more and more strategically significant workforce component for clients of all sizes across all industries. Why? It’s a simple story of supply and demand. […]
Contingent Workforce Costs: The Unforeseen Spend
Contingent labor spend is an estimated $270 billion worldwide. And according to a recent Accenture report, that figure will explode […]
How the Security of Your Data Empowers the Success of Your Program
As long as you use a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider, such as a vendor management system (VMS) for workforce management and procurement, your program is safe, right? […]