Strategy: How to Get the Most out of Your RFP - 6/27/2012
A common mistake contingent workforce managers make when conducting a request-for-proposal (RFP) for a contingent workforce partner (e.g., vendor management system (VMS), managed service program ...
What you put into your RFP planning determines the quality of the response...
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Plan RFPs Carefully - 10/09/2013
evaluation you come to the conclusion that the best course of action is to conduct a sourcing exercise (RFP) for an MSP/VMS solution. You’ve assembled your cross-functional team and are going to begin crafting ... Plan RFPs Carefully ... RFP, contignent workforce pro...
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Be clear and complete in your RFP: It matters - 4/08/2015
In my last column, I stressed the importance of transparency and honesty when developing an RFP. Suppliers count on that information in order to put the best foot forward and show how they can meet ... Complete RFP ... RFP, request for proposal, contingent workforce manage...
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Take Control of Your RFP Presentations - 7/11/2012
Supplier presentations can be one of the most engaging and rewarding parts of a RFP process. Whether the team is sourcing for a vendor management system (VMS), managed services provider (MSP ...
Why it’s important to set the stage yourself when preparing for the vendor presentatio...
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Think Before Your RFP - 7/24/2013
, that the suppliers vying for your business get lumbered with a 40-page RFP? The world of procurement collides with a bang with the world of service providers. With a proverbial thunderous thud, the lengthy ... Think Before Your RFP ... Think Before Your RFP ... Think Bef...
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Feature: An Inside Look at the Emerging Role of Program Managers - 7/13/2011
One minute they're helping a befuddled supervisor hone a complex requisition, the next they're spearheading a multi-million dollar staffing RFP. But contingent workforce program managers aren ...
One minute they’re helping a befuddled supervisor hon...
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RFP: Be honest when pitching your program, it will pay off in better pricing - 3/25/2015
a decade, I know how difficult the RFP process is for the customers issuing these proposals. Nonetheless, it is important to address a few issues that can yield tremendous benefit to everyone involved ... RFP, request for proposal ... RFP: Be honest when pitching your prog...
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Building an RFP: ‘Be very clear and inclusive’ - 9/23/2015
Putting together a request for proposal (RFP) is, of course, important when putting a contingent workforce program in place.
For this week’s topic of the week, we asked Kanita Harris, category ...
For this week’s topic of the week, we asked Kanita Harris, category manager,...
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Improve Your Strategic Planning - 10/02/2013
The process of planning a strategy is an important vehicle for setting priorities, making investment decisions, and laying out growth plans, write Ron Ashkenas and Logan Chandler in the HBRBlog ... Improve Your Strategic Planning ...
The process of planning
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The Staffing Stream: The Skinny on Skinny Plans - 10/16/2013
Some staffing firms may offer “minimum essential coverage” plans in lieu of full coverage. Attorney George Reardon discusses why this could be problematic in The Staffing Stream.
... The Skinny on Skinny Plans ...
Some staffing firms may offer “minimum essenti...
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