Use Case:
Consultant and Contractor Management
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Remote work that is visible, productive and 100% transparent Key players in the economy and dynamics of modern companies Independent remote work is a determining sector in today’s economy, so much so that it even has its own terminology: Freelance Economy. However it will become an even more imposing factor as more new generation workers, or nomadic laborers(7), enter the labor market. This emerging class of employees is no longer motivated to work in the traditional jobs, schedules or fixed locations. Businesses are faced with the urgent need to add flexibility to their management models, because managing a network of dispersed, independent remote workers involves a unique set of challenges that are very different to working with a set team of employees or even set telecommuting workforce. This is an incipient scenario that requires innovative solutions.
Why implement freelance work programs?
To be able to incorporate the new generation of workers. To gain access to
cycles, with the ability to easily increase or scale back as needed. To improve the quality of
professionals without any geographic limitations. To expand the work
your professional workforce and expand profiles. To reduce overhead (rent,
schedule and cater to clients around the world. To be able to accept
business, by outsourcing secondary tasks.
new jobs. To adapt to economic
energy, taxes, etc.) To focus more on your
7 PwC (Talent mobility. 2020 and beyond) 2012
Some key factors to keep in mind
$1,100 million
in income was generated by independent online workers in the US alone in 2013. This figure represents 20% increase from 2011.(1)
45
33
53
million
is the growth rate of freelance workers in Europe in less than 10 years, making it the working sector with the highest growth.(2)
will be the increase of the freelance labor market in the US over the next 5 years.(1)
75
of the workforce will be Millennials by 2025.(3)
60
was the increase in the remote online workforce hiring market in 2013.(5)
freelancers are working in the US, that is 34% of the country’s workforce.(4)
(1) 2014 state of independence in America Report MBO partners | (2) Future Working: The Rise of Europe’s Independent Professionals (PCG-2013) | (3) Deloitte (2014) | (4) Freelancers Union (2014) | (5) US -The Staffing Industry Association-2014
Facing challenges that arise when implementing freelance work programs Hiring and managing professionals under the traditional work model is challenging enough, however the pressure can increase with a freelance format if you don’t have the right platform to work with. Many companies share this fear along with:
37%
the inability to find qualified remote workers
36%
the inability to solve the “tedious” problems related to hiring and payment
34%
and poor communication with their remote workforce
All of these factors are the reason why 60% of them require a tool that can provide better visibility and generate reports on their remote workforce. (6)
Most common challenges: Effective coordination and collaboration Transparency in the work process Visibility of the work carried out Lack of productivity Lack of responsibility and autonomy Failure to reach objectives and goals Failure to turn in projects on time Lack of motivation among team members (6) Tower Lane Surveying the New World of Work 2013
Why is Transparent Business the solution for implementing freelance work programs?
TransparentBusiness revolutionizes the way companies access, searches and manage extended freelancer teams. It’s an integral platform designed to make it easier to manage and monitor a exible and dispersed workforce. With TransparentBusiness you can expand and professionalize the recruitment, management, selection of exible resources, from all around the world. This is achieved by creating a cloud that allows you to gain access to resources categorized by skillset and other indicated characteristics. It makes your managing style more productive and 100% transparent by facilitating collaboration and supervision of the work carried out by your team of connected professionals, no matter where they live or where they work. Transparent Business digitizes the work process by providing a complete solution that includes access, search, management, monitoring, payment, and invoicing of the dispersed remote workforce. All this is accomplished through our scalable platform.
TransparentBusiness offers solutions for the most urgent problems related to hiring and freelance work
Team coordination. The TB platform allows you to follow up on remote workers.
Maximum security that provide rigorous security protocols.
Real-time business analysis with information about costs and progress on all projects and tasks.
Efficiently search, hire, invoice and make payments through a wide range of payment methods, with zero complications.
Efficient Communications with tools for discussing projects, including multi-level chat and wikis.
Reduce expenses by eliminating fixed costs, overtime, software licenses, etc.
Rely on TransparentBusiness to improve your business processes Organize Create and organize your network of external workers, centralize your activity and have all your hiring information at your disposal, all in one platform.
Hire Quickly find professionals that are willing to start working immediately for the amount of time the task requires. Invoice and make payments without complications.
Manage Monitor your dispersed team’s work. See how projects are progressing and keep tabs on each professional’s performance. All this is available in real-time.
Save
Reduce overhead (offices, communications, energy, taxes) and gather information to create business intelligence that allows you to analyze your budget.
How does Transparent Business work? Team Room
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Easily manage your entire workforce
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1. See all team members currently working. 4
2. Access detailed contact information. 3. Manage user permissions. 4. See all tasks currently assigned to your team members. 5. The productivity meter shows your user’s level of engagement.
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Timesheet 1
Monitor worked time and manage workflow
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1. Use the filters to narrow down to a group of team members or look at a desired time period. 2. Access detailed work diary by clicking on any number. 3. Conveniently track total worked time.
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Services included Technical training and support The platform is very intuitive and user friendly, however to make the transition to this cloud-based work model even easier, Transparent Business has detailed user’s manuals, video-tutorials, a Help Center and specialized technical support.
CloudWorking Certification or cloud-based work specialization Our team of experts gives an online training course for CloudWorking. The course centers on developing skills and getting to know the tools that a CloudWorker needs in order to be able to perform successfully in the remote work environment. The course goes over the basic concepts of CloudWorking along with its benefits and challenges. It offers advice to help you work successfully from home. It also includes an introduction to applications and tools that are currently being used for working remotely.
Prices TransparentBusiness is free for individuals and teams with 5 or less employees. For larger teams we charge a rate of US$30 per user per month or $349 a year, after the fifth user.
For less than US$1 a day for each user, large companies can stop overpaying for remote services while at the same time increasing productivity. Each account has 3GB of storage. Additional storage can be purchased for US$5 a month per gigabyte. There is no charge for adding clients or guests, and there is no limit to the number of additional accounts.
Press and Awards
TransparentBusiness won the “Rising Star” award for:
“Best Cloud-based Computing Solution for Companies”, beating competitors such as SAP Sales on Demand, HP CloudSystem Enterprise, Microsoft Office 365, Citrix Cloud Platform and VMWare View 5.
TransparentBusiness is a new invoice monitoring service, designed to allow their clients to see the billing activity of their lawyers through a computer surveillance system.
Be transparent. KMGi almost doubled their business with existing clients in 2011 by allowing them to monitor the advertising design process in real-time through TransparentBusiness.
Clients that use this application can manage their businesses from any location, coordinate with their team at any time, see screenshots in real-time to see how projects are progressing and avoid over-billing.
Clients Thousands of clients in more than 100 countries trust us
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Individual work diaries
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Daily activity logs and productivity meter for each team member
1. See mini-screenshots and detailed activity information.
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2. Click on a selected screenshot to enlarge. 3. Every hour is illustrated with 20 screenshots 1
4. Users can add time worked offline.
Smart Gantt Chart
See real-time status and cost of every task and project. 1. Easily see which tasks have been completed or started. 2. Monitor progress in percentage.
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3. See total number of hours spent on the task vs. allocated hours. 4. “Problem tasks” are easily identifiable. Tasks over budget show in yellow. Time spent past the deadline is shown in dark green. Task over budget and that missed the deadline appear in orange.
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Project Management Collaborate with your team on projects 2
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1. Create and manage one-time projects, as well as recurring projects inherent to the daily operations of your business 2. Attach ďŹ les from your computer, Drive or Dropbox
Business Analytics
Immediate access to real time status
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1. See project status in dynamic graphics that are automatically updated.
Assign Best Talent 2
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Connect with Yandiki Talent Cloud to hire on-demand from our network of creative professionals 1. Filter by skills, rating, rate, language and experience level. 2. Identify and select favorite providers. 3. One-click access to full proďŹ les, links to social networks and work portfolios.