Opus360 and PricewaterhouseCoopers Form Alliance to Help Companies Manage Workforce through Internet-based Solutions

Strategic Insights -

As part of a strategic relationship, Opus360 Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise software for procuring and managing project-based workers, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world's largest professional services organization, have joined forces to help companies effectively manage their workforce through Opus360's Internet-based solutions. This alliance combines Opus360's Internet technologies for managing human capital with PricewaterhouseCoopers' expertise in e-business, information technology, and human resource management consulting.

Key Takeaways:

  • The alliance between Opus360 and PricewaterhouseCoopers aims to provide companies with a solution to effectively attract, allocate, and manage professionals necessary to quickly evaluate and integrate new e-business technologies.
  • Opus360's software consists of two modules: workforce management and workforce procurement, which enable companies to build and manage project teams, balance service demands, profitability needs, and career objectives of workers.
  • The workforce management module allows companies to automate the procurement of talent and manage preferred vendors through Opus360.com.
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers will provide implementation, systems integration, and consulting services to Opus360 customers, while exploring means of developing Opus360's human capital management solutions further.
  • The alliance aims to help companies use technology to access and locate the right resources at the right time, increase workforce utilization, improve retention rates, and optimize overall service delivery.

Statistics:

  • Opus360's software has two modules: workforce management and workforce procurement.
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers is the world's largest professional services organization, with over 150,000 people in 150 countries.
  • Opus360's solutions enable service providers to deliver managed services to their customers, manage their internal project-based workforce, and manage the procurement of talent from preferred vendors.
  • Opus360 accesses over 150,000 people in 150 countries through PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Opus360 Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers Form Alliance to Help Companies Manage Workforce through Internet-based Solutions"
  • Nasdaq: OPUS, "Opus360 Corporation Homepage"
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers, "PricewaterhouseCoopers Homepage"
  • Opus360 Corporation, "Opus360 Corporation Overview"