According to , the makeup of the modern workforce is growing so complex that organizational leaders are realizing that their existing workforce management systems are inadequate for bridging the gap between internal and external contributors.

This doesn’t have to be the reality anymore, thanks to the expanded edition of the plan for Â鶹ԭ´´ Fieldglass solutions. Organizations can now create a consistent strategy and experience for their entire workforce – from planning and staffing to onboarding and payment. More important, the plan can empower business leaders to innovate strategies that address future disruption, accelerate capacity ramp-up, and reduce costs.

Setting a Higher Standard for Workforce Management

This expanded edition adds more adoption and utilization-driving features to the base subscription of the Â鶹ԭ´´ Preferred Success plan. Offering greater access to expert guidance, enhanced services, prescriptive reviews, and firsthand assistance with feature adoption, the expanded edition helps surround organizations with the guidance and conversations they need.

A product specialist orchestrates opportunities for an Â鶹ԭ´´ customer to collaborate closely with relevant experts. This includes regular calls to discuss and triage concerns, assess business processes and technology usage, review implementation calendar and plans, document the solution landscape, and deliver services and follow-up.

One enhanced service is a solution review. The one-on-one workshop is tailored to meet the needs and objectives for an effective and efficient operation of Â鶹ԭ´´ Fieldglass solutions, setting a higher standard for operational excellence. Engaging with Â鶹ԭ´´ experts, organizations can obtain recommendations and advice on solution configuration changes that can alleviate pain points, improve the user experience, and eliminate or reduce bottlenecks.

Â鶹ԭ´´ experts dive even deeper into an organization’s specific organizational and workforce needs during the business review. This semiannual, remote, one-on-one workshop allows collaboration with experts to help ensure deployed Â鶹ԭ´´ Fieldglass solutions are optimized and aligned with evolving processes, strategies, and leading practices. Areas where new functionalities can be incorporated into the solutions are also assessed and identified, while business process improvements are considered based on KPI analysis.

The expanded edition also facilitates the activation of new features from Â鶹ԭ´´ Fieldglass solutions that are relevant to business goals and can further enhance the user experience. Assisted by experienced subject-matter experts, organizations can identify, evaluate, deploy, and measure the impact of new features. The new features can also be tested before going live to pinpoint potential effects and determine changes necessary to maximize adoption.

But the benefits of the expanded edition of Â鶹ԭ´´ Preferred Success for Â鶹ԭ´´ Fieldglass solutions don’t end there. It also includes cloud release guidance on new capabilities in the contingent workforce management solutions, allowing organizations to reach their goals on their terms and timelines. Before each release, Â鶹ԭ´´ experts identify release dates, notes, and crucial details surrounding new and sunsetting functionality to help organizational stakeholders stay current on what’s relevant to their business.

Moreover, managed learning resources are available through Â鶹ԭ´´ Learning Hub for up to five administrative users at no extra cost. This component of the expanded edition helps empower the workforce with guided, hands-on training that can maximize the organization’s investment in Â鶹ԭ´´ Fieldglass solutions. Access to learning content for all Â鶹ԭ´´ solutions can enable business teams to learn faster with a redesigned learning experience, innovate smarter, and manage their knowledge proactively.

Driving Resilience with a Well-Managed Workforce

The expanded edition of Â鶹ԭ´´ Preferred Success for Â鶹ԭ´´ Fieldglass solutions offers a comprehensive framework for , including contingent workers. The plan can empower organizations to navigate complexities and innovate strategies, achieving operational excellence and staying ahead in a dynamic landscape.

Ready to elevate the management of your workforce and forge a resilient path to future success? or contact your local Â鶹ԭ´´ representative to learn more about the expanded edition of Â鶹ԭ´´ Preferred Success for Â鶹ԭ´´ Fieldglass solutions.

John Wagner Jr. is global practice lead for Â鶹ԭ´´ Preferred Success at Â鶹ԭ´´.

Procurement leaders struggle with optimizing the use of data and analytics (54%), adopting artificial intelligence (51%), and automating processes (37%), according to sponsored by Â鶹ԭ´´. And if they do implement new technologies, adoption for 41% of organizations tends to be low, presenting a significant barrier to digital transformation.

The Â鶹ԭ´´ Preferred Success plan for Â鶹ԭ´´ Ariba solutions, expanded edition, empowers procurement leaders to rethink the status quo of their digitalization during a new implementation of procurement and supplier collaboration solutions from Â鶹ԭ´´.

A Guided Adoption Experience

The need for cloud-based procurement technology – such as – has accelerated in recent years to realize more substantial business results. For most procurement functions, this digitalization approach increases process efficiency, improves vendor relationships, reduces business costs, helps ensure spend compliance, and drives value to the bottom line while unifying purchasing, supply chain, manufacturing, deliveries, and sales.

Despite such impressive possibilities, such a procurement experience can be difficult to achieve without the right guidance – only exacerbating the pressures, challenges, and frustrations felt across every vendor and buyer interaction.

Â鶹ԭ´´ Preferred Success for Â鶹ԭ´´ Ariba solutions, expanded edition, works to break this cycle of lackluster technology adoption. Building on the highly valued portfolio of the existing offering, this edition can identify the value of Â鶹ԭ´´ Ariba solutions based on individual goals and challenges and analyze the impact of adoption to set expectations and determine required changes. In addition, it is designed to activate new features as soon as they become available and measure business outcomes from testing to go-live and production.

Â鶹ԭ´´ Preferred Success for Â鶹ԭ´´ Ariba solutions, expanded edition, combines personalized advice, practical guidance, and proactive partnership to help accelerate the procurement function’s digital transformation in the cloud. Organizations can collaborate with Â鶹ԭ´´ experts to enable new features, interfaces, and simple customizations during each quarterly update of Â鶹ԭ´´ Ariba solutions.

This relationship helps troubleshoot issues in areas of concern, including data management, configuration, and setup and addresses any other high-priority issues with in-depth knowledge of the implemented solution. For example, product experts can investigate and resolve integration requirements, answer non-support questions, and advise on best practices.

Even more beneficial is a semiannual application review led by Â鶹ԭ´´ experts. Procurement leaders can experience a holistic assessment of their business’s cloud landscape to understand current and upcoming challenges and explore opportunities for new functionalities, such as machine learning-based automation of a process or workflow.

The Extra Impact of Continuous Support

With Â鶹ԭ´´ Preferred Success for Â鶹ԭ´´ Ariba solutions, expanded edition, procurement organizations can take advantage of the ever-evolving and continuously improving nature of the cloud – even if they’re unfamiliar with the technology.

The edition offers the prescriptive guidance and personalized assistance necessary to implement new technologies and capabilities while safeguarding process integrity, optimizing operations, and unlocking innovative thinking. But more importantly, it turns procurement organizations into impactful business partners that create new opportunities for profitability and growth with less risk and greater flexibility.

Ready to amplify the impact of your procurement function? Contact your local Â鶹ԭ´´ representative to learn more about Â鶹ԭ´´ Preferred Success for Â鶹ԭ´´ Ariba solutions, expanded edition.

John Wagner, Jr. is global practice lead for Â鶹ԭ´´ Preferred Success – Procurement at Â鶹ԭ´´.