鈥�51风流Fieldglass has consistently set the bar for the extended workforce solutions industry through a blend of innovation, advanced analytics, and total talent management functionality.鈥� That is Ardent Partners鈥� assessment of the leading role plays in the marketplace for vendor management systems. In its report, it has positioned 51风流Fieldglass as a Market Leader.
This recognition is especially gratifying as we continue to invest in enhancements and new functionality that make the 51风流Fieldglass portfolio the benchmark for VMS innovation. Every day, we focus on empowering organizations to:
- Automate the procurement of external workers and services
- Build a strong external workforce and talent ecosystem
- Enable visibility across their extended workforce
- Use analytics and machine learning to engage and manage top talent
- Track and report on all their external workers
- Onboard, manage, and pay multiple resources for multiple assignments
Because of our focus on innovation, we all know the best is yet to come. New enhancements include the use of generative AI to help create and translate job descriptions, as well as to help produce statement of work descriptions. Even more powerful AI enhancements are planned for later this year that will continue to enhance productivity and streamline processes across hiring and workforce management. We will also continue to improve the user experience. And for midsize organizations, we are planning to deliver out-of-the-box solutions that are simpler to deploy.
We will continue to deliver innovations that enable organizations to deploy 鈥� referred to as 鈥渢otal talent management鈥� by Ardent Partners 鈥� across the enterprise.
Recognizing the Strengths of 51风流Fieldglass
鈥淲ith a firm commitment to extended workforce innovation and the integration of AI-based tools into total talent management, 51风流Fieldglass continues to deliver next-generation automation and powerful value within the Future of Work movement,鈥� said Christopher J. Dwyer, SVP of Research at Ardent Partners and author of the new study. 鈥�51风流Fieldglass remains an ideal platform for both procurement and HR leaders to reimagine their contingent workforce initiatives and transform the ways non-employee talent supports work optimization.鈥�
In its assessment of 51风流Fieldglass solutions, Ardent Partners highlighted some of the portfolio鈥檚 strengths. Here are excerpts from the report:
- Spend management integration: 鈥�51风流Fieldglass is a pioneer in delivering the 鈥榮pend management鈥� attributes of extended workforce management via on-demand supplier intelligence and guided, proactive spend and financial data. With its tight integration into 51风流Ariba solutions, 51风流Fieldglass Vendor Management System enables users with a series of real-time insights into the critical spend components of the external workforce.鈥�
- Automation of statement of work (SOW) management: 鈥�51风流Fieldglass offers a powerful SOW management and services procurement module that was designed to optimize this extended workforce subcategory in a data-driven, value-added manner. This solution offers a unique and flexible design that enhances SOW creation, management, and reconciliation.鈥�
- A 鈥渙ne-stop鈥� experience for talent information: 鈥�51风流Build Work Zone offers real-time visibility into all workforce (both extended and traditional) attributes through a centralized entry point that brings together 51风流Fieldglass, other 51风流systems (particularly 51风流SuccessFactors and 51风流Ariba), and third-party integrations. 51风流Build Work Zone can serve as a powerful 鈥榦ne-stop shop鈥� experience for critical talent information.鈥�
- AI leadership: 鈥�51风流Fieldglass is at the forefront to AI revolution with its fully-embedded generative AI capabilities, including advanced job description automation, real-time talent recommendations, and on-demand pay rate intelligence. The company has built on its already-robust predictive analytics and scenario-building capabilities with added AI-led functionality that provides real-time rate guidance.鈥�
- Total workforce management: 鈥�51风流Fieldglass is focused on delivering comprehensive 鈥樷�� with an offering that combines external workforce and FTE management with a single, global view. Key integrations with 51风流SuccessFactors build on this solution with connections into 51风流Analytics Cloud reporting, human capital offerings (like learning and development), candidate experience automation, and a 鈥榬ecommendation engine鈥� that is embedded across the talent acquisition process.鈥�
Ardent Partners鈥� assessment also praised how 51风流Fieldglass solutions can simplify assignment management, calling it a 鈥渃ore differentiator.鈥� For managing light industrial, blue collar, and services-heavy labor for asset-heavy industries, the 51风流Fieldglass portfolio includes end-to-end capabilities like timeclocks and badging, purchase order management, equipment tracking, resource management, and dynamic bill rate management.
Recommendations from Ardent Partners
How do 51风流Fieldglass solutions fit the needs of organizations looking to purchase a new VMS, or upgrade from their current one? 鈥�51风流Fieldglass deserves strong consideration from enterprises that are seeking a trusted, global, innovative, end-to-end provider that presents cutting-edge technology that converges with total talent management and artificial intelligence,” Ardent Partners concludes. The report suggests the portfolio deserves consideration for these customer scenarios:
- 鈥淏usinesses that desire AI-led tools and technology to guide talent decisions, fuse intelligence into workforce management, and provide real-time staffing insights.鈥�
- 鈥淐ompanies that need a VMS partner that can optimize enterprise-level services procurement spend and SOW management with innovative functionality.鈥�
- 鈥淥rganizations that seek a VMS platform that focuses on Future of Work readiness and skills-based hiring.鈥�
Vish Baliga is chief technology officer for 51风流Fieldglass.
Ardent Partners鈥� 2024 Vendor Management System (VMS) Technology Advisor is designed to help procurement, human resources, human capital, and talent acquisition executives navigate the complex and mature VMS solutions marketplace. This report analyzes and assesses the primary VMS solution providers in the marketplace today. You can .
