David Francis, CCWP

Recent Articles

Workforce Solutions Webinar – The Gig Economy and the Changing Workforce - August 3, 2017

4 August 2017

  • Watch the full webinar on demand
  • Explore a myriad of options available when procuring talent as well as winning strategies that create sustainable programs without breaking the bank.
  • Duration approximately 1 hour

The Gig Economy and Human Cloud Landscape: 2017 Update

2 June 2017

  • The human cloud is a sub-segment of the gig economy, and includes firms that match workers to work through an online/digital platform
  • Seventy-four firms generated more than $25 million in human cloud revenue in 2016
  • Global market size estimates by business model, work location, and customer type,... More

Contingent Workforce Professionals Guide to Human Cloud Engagements

7 April 2017

  • State of Human Cloud usage in large CW programs
  • Supply chain analysis -- how to incorporate Human Cloud vendors
  • Best practices for program managers

Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey 2016: Contingent Share of Workforce

16 March 2017

  • Contingent share of workforce among large buyers of workforce solutions
  • Statistics by company size, industry, primary skill set purchased, use of VMS/MSP
  • Buyers 2 year and 10 year plans for different kinds of contingent work

Workforce Solutions Webinar – The Bleeding Edge: Gig Economy to AI – What's Next? - March 9, 2017

9 March 2017

  • Watch the full webinar on demand
  • Discover the uses and drivers for artificial intelligence in the gig-economy
  • Duration approximately 1 hour

AMN and Cross Country results are better than expected — again

6 March 2017

Amidst uncertainty regarding healthcare reform, AMN Healthcare and Cross Country Healthcare — the two largest publicly traded healthcare staffing firms — again reported better than expected revenue in the fourth quarter of 2016 and provided cautiously optimistic guidance looking forward towards 2017.... More

Healthcare staffing M&A deals

6 February 2017

According to Staffing Industry Analysts’ recently released annual mergers and acquisitions recap, there were 69 US staffing-related M&A deals in 2016, down from 92 in 2015 and well below the record number of deals set in 2007. The healthcare staffing segment was the second most targeted acquisition... More

Workforce Solutions Buyers Survey: Temp-to-perm conversion rates

30 January 2017

  • Temp-to-perm conversion rates for large (1,000+ FTE employee) European contingent workforce programs
  • Conversion rates by company size, industry and skill segment
  • Distribution of temp-to-perm conversion rates

A mixed outlook for healthcare staffing

8 January 2017

According to the recently released, “December 2016 Healthcare Staffing Growth Assessment” — Staffing Industry Analysts’ annual comprehensive assessment of the healthcare staffing market — the current environment for healthcare staffing continues to reflect a confluence of favorable drivers,... More

2016 Front Office Staffing Software Vendor Landscape

20 December 2016

  • Trends in front office software landscape
  • Technical survey of seven front office software providers
  • List of 3rd parties that provide front office staffing software