Bryan Peña, CCWP

Recent Articles

The VMS/MSP Competitive Landscape: The State Of The Industry - November 2012

15 November 2012

  • Watch the full webinar on demand
  • Get a concise update on the most critical changes that will affect contingent work at the local, state and national level.
  • Duration approximately 1 hour

Evaluating CW Risk to Get Buy-in

14 November 2012

Many contingent workforce managers struggle with articulating risk and the related potential costs — the backbone of a business case — to stakeholders and the C-suite. Here are five areas that, once addressed, can win you that crucial buy-in.

Contract Sample Clauses Part 2

7 November 2012

Contingent workforce managers often leave such issues as liability, indemnification and insurance to attorneys, but the CW managers often craft commercial terms of the contracts themselves.

Drafting a Contract: Sample Clauses

31 October 2012

Often, contingent workforce managers are required to draft their own contracts, or find themselves using that of their supplier. Here, in Part 1, we share three contract clauses that should not be overlooked.

Growing Up With the Industry – One Company’s Approach to Building a Successful Program - October 2012

10 October 2012

  • Watch the full webinar on demand
  • Follow the journey of a longstanding, successful contingent workforce management program
  • Approximately 1 hr

2012 VMS and MSP Service Differentiators

26 September 2012

  • Leading VMS providers and MSPs evaluated along more than 200 features
  • Evaluation categories include supplier management, sourcing, contract management, requisitions, reports, workflow, implementation, invoicing and others
  • See which providers are more equipped for SOW-related requirements

Qualcomm Wins Innovative Program Contest

26 September 2012

This year, Staffing Industry Analysts launched a case study of innovative contingent workforce programs, with the top six featured at the CWS Summit last week in San Diego. Here’s a recap.

Insource or Outsource? A Practical Look at Today’s MSP Options - September 2012

12 September 2012

  • Watch the full webinar on demand
  • What signs indicate a need for an outsourced MSP solution?
  • When and why should an organization consider bringing MSP in-house?
  • Is there a middle ground between insourced and outsourced models?
  • Approximately 1 hr

Be Prepared for the Future of CW Management

12 September 2012

As we prepare for the eighth-annual Contingent Workforce Strategies Summit next week, Bryan Peña ponders what it will take to manage future evolution in contingent workforce management.

Supplier Mistake No 2: Skirting Program Rules

29 August 2012

In his previous article, Bryan Peña supported allowing some form of contact with hiring managers. Now, he blasts staffing suppliers that deliberately set out to evade managed service program rules to do so.