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North America Staffing Company Survey 2023: Full Report

December 13, 2023

  • 609 pages of North America operational ratios, benchmarks, & best practices
  • Benchmark company performance, track competitor plans and industry trends
  • Essential data for strategic planning, fully searchable

Direct Sourcing Platform Landscape

December 12, 2023

  • 5 direct sourcing platforms featured in the report which is based on a detailed survey of participants
  • Comprehensive list of integrations and partnerships with VMS, MSP, ATS, payroll providers
  • All participants provide a full service breadth and capability listing 

Pricing Statement of Work Engagements

December 12, 2023

  • Understand the risk, control, and value in Statement of Work (SOW) pricing structures relative to staff augmentation and outsourcing
  • Explore SOW pricing models and strategies to determine the best approach for your program
  • Review the various SOW funding models to formulate the best operational... More

Latin America Legal Update Q4 2023

December 12, 2023

  • This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Latin America in Q4 2023
  • Important legal developments this quarter include minimum wage rises in Chile and Mexico; a declaration that the outsourcing law in Peru is unenforceable;... More

North America Staffing Company Survey 2023: Use of automation: staffing/talent platforms, artificial intelligence, and process automation in traditional staffing

December 2, 2023

  • 94% of staffing firms plan to use AI over the next five years
  • Staffing firm use of apps/platforms remains high, seen replacing parts of traditional business over time
  • Trend shows increasing operational automation on both temp worker and buyer client sides

VMS Global Landscape & Differentiators 2023

November 10, 2023

  • Examines the global landscape of the vendor management system (VMS) market
  • Includes information on 18 providers 
  • Identifies benefits of VMS adoption and summarizes key innovations and investments
  • SIA conducted demos with participants to determine where differentiation exists across providers ... More

Statement of Work for Projects or Services

November 9, 2023

Use this report as a reference tool to:

  • Understand the key components that are included in a Statement of Work (SOW)
  • Create contractual commitments and evaluate SOW contract clauses related to deliverable evaluation, phased payment structures, escalation process, and project termination
  • Translate... More

MSP Global Landscape and Differentiators 2023

November 1, 2023

  • 120 page report examines the global landscape of the Managed Service Provider (MSP) market
  • 24 MSP providers featured in the report 
  • Report includes results of detailed survey of end clients regarding the performance of their respective MSPs
  • Summarizes key innovations,... More

Global Staffing Company Survey 2023: Concerns about legislation and most legally challenging markets

October 23, 2023

  • Over 400 staffing firms identify regulatory concerns
  • Top concerns ranked, by region
  • Which markets are most challenging regarding compliance

VMS Ecosystem Partnerships

October 4, 2023

  • Understand why Vendor Management Systems rely on ecosystems and key integrations
  • Learn how Vendor Management Systems are using these partnerships and integrations to provide extended workforce capabilities
  • What is the difference between integrations and ecosystem partner technology
  • What integrations... More