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Selecting a workforce management vendor is one of the most important decisions that an organization will make. A properly selected and implemented solution can deliver significant benefits to an organization, while the wrong vendor or a poor implementation can cost an organization millions of dollars directly, plus millions of dollars indirectly, such as opportunity cost, cost of the money already deployed, lost time, etc.

As a vendor-neutral consulting firm looking out for your best interests, we look at the vendor selection process form a different angle.  Since we have worked for some of the leading vendors and have also been in the seat of the customer, we fully understand all interests that are at play.  Our clients benefit from our years of on the ground expertise which ensures a smooth selection process that results in the best solution for the business.

EntryPoint’s services around vendor selection include such areas as consultation, development and execution of RFIs and RFPs, including the management of the entire process from start to finish and the ultimate vendor selection.  In addition, we can provide market insight to identify probable solutions with pros and cons of each, tailored to the specific needs of your organization.   

Our vendor selection services include the following:

  • Planning and Consultation - From the initial needs analysis to providing market insight and identifying probable solutions (with pros and cons of each), tailored to the specific needs of your organization.

  • Requests for Information/Proposal - Developing an RFI/RFP is a daunting task...doing it right takes industry insight, implementation experience and a good understanding of what can and can't be done.  We have written and responded to a number of them and know how to address many of the shortcomings, which in turn translate in to savings for you.

  • Vendor Evaluation Management- Once the responses for the RFIs/RFPs have been received, a much more time-consuming and resource intensive process must be undertaken to review and score each response.  Our field-tested evaluation methodology helps you get to the right decision quicker without any added risk.  The sooner we can help you make a decision, the faster you can be live and achieving your ROI.

Our experience in the field allows us to help clients gain a true perspective of actual solution capabilities thus enabling them to set proper expectations.  Furthermore, our experience and involvement in a number of vendor contract negotiations gives us tremendous insight which can help our clients negotiate the best agreement for them.

Contact us today to discuss our solutions to manage your people.

 

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