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01 Apr Dispatch from ProcureCon 2022 – In-Person Insights from the Extended Workforce

Posted at 19:15h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

The anticipation had been building for months – my first in-person conference in over two years! The last time I spoke at an event, in March 2020, the world was on the cusp of facing COVID-19. There were no masks or social distancing in the...

31 Mar New Criteria for Selecting Extended Workforce Solutions

Posted at 15:19h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

Organizations leverage consulting firms and managed service providers (MSPs) to help them select optimal technology for managing their extended workforce and achieving their talent strategy goals. These partners help to formally define an organization’s business needs as well as map out how different systems must...

04 Mar Halfway There: HR, Platforms and the Extended Workforce

Posted at 14:29h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

The Good News:Human resources (HR) is engaging with the extended workforce to solve skill shortages and achieve C-Level priorities that are driven by pandemic-intensified turnover rates and the greater adoption of flexible, remote and hybrid working arrangements.The Numbers: Recent estimates of the extended workforce, or...

02 Mar Leading Continuous Transformation

Posted at 16:12h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

In my previous posts, I focused more on how to combine value-added systems and service providers into a single platform to transform your extended workforce. Today, I want to discuss an approach to help lead either the successful launch of initiatives, the implementation of new...

24 Feb Creative Destruction and New Ways of Working

Posted at 13:32h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

Hybrid work is finally here to stay. According to a new survey by Advanced Workplace Associates, just 3% of over 10,000 finance, technology, and energy workers want to return to the office full-time. On top of that, 86% of the workers surveyed said they want...

18 Feb Platform as a Service for Your Extended Workforce Program

Posted at 16:40h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

If you recall, my first blog in this series, emphasized the difference between software as a service (SaaS) and a platform as a service (PaaS) for your extended workforce program. In the second installment, I explained how organizations are already adopting these PaaS solutions to enable digital transformation...

10 Feb The Extended Workforce and HR: Beyond Buzzwords and Traditional Talent Strategies

Posted at 15:07h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

By now, most leaders with responsibility for people—including HR—have heard of “The Great Resignation,” “The Great Reshuffle,” or other “Great” buzzwords about what’s currently happening with the workforce. While HR buzzwords can quickly become worn out, they sometimes help us simplify and make sense of...

03 Feb The Rise of Platform-As-A-Service: Why organizations are Adopting PaaS to Solve Critical Business Problems

Posted at 15:10h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

In a recent post, I emphasized the difference between software as a service (SaaS) and a platform as a service (PaaS) for your Extended Workforce Program. More specifically, I highlighted how a platform of integrated value-added systems and service providers can unify and harmonize an...

25 Jan Saas or PaaS: Which is the right path to your Extended Workforce Program?

Posted at 13:33h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

As the future of work becomes a reality, organizations are beginning to recalibrate their extended workforce programs (EWP) to leverage their brand and talent in a highly competitive environment. This includes the technologies that enable these programs. In this blog, I will break down the...

22 Dec The Impact of a VMS to the Mission of an MSP

Posted at 18:18h in new by Flextrack Newsroom

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) play a critical part in helping organizations manage their extended workforce. MSP services go well beyond helping organizations fill positions, as they encompass talent advisors who guide organizations on their journey to source and manage all their non-employees and respective suppliers. A...