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So many platforms, so little time. But at CSA, our area of expertise leans heavily in the Vendor Management Systems (VMS) and Direct Sourcing Platform space. While we aren't shy about other platforms (i.e., SOW, project, and contract management products), these two platforms are what we will primarily cover below, founded on core work completed to date.

A VMS is the system of record for spend under management for your contingent labor program, which is often administered through your MSP. It allows for consolidating billing and can provide analytics based on program activities and supplier performance. Some organizations choose to self-manage their contingent workforce. In some cases this can prove to be fruitful by eliminating up charges related to services, or by removing a third party that perhaps did not perform as expected.

A direct sourcing platform is a recruitment tool that empowers organizations to leverage their brand to attract talent directly, organize them within the platform, and can engage and interact directly to fill full-time and contingent roles. These platforms are the technology enabling tools that create strategic talent acquisition processes and proactive talent communities. When utilized by the client directly to source for internal and variable staffing pools, there are several advantages that can emerge.

CSA has experience in supporting projects that involve:

• Evaluating problem statement and determining best solution options for the client based on market research.
• Authoring RFI, RFP, and RFQ for prospective providers.
• Stand up and implement of a VMS or Direct Sourcing platform for a Gen 1 program.
• Leading change management efforts to ensure enterprise transformation is adopted by end users.

Finding the right product to empower your team, or your strategic partners, is paramount to creating cornerstones that support your larger process initiatives. Ask our CSA experts how we can help you build the infrastructure needed to start you on the right path.