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Proteams Project Services: How a Global Enterprise Cut Video Production Time from Weeks to Days
A case study on how Proteams helped a Fortune 500 client produce high-quality, compliant video content at scale.
A year in external talent: what Procurement leaders are focused on for 2026
Over the past year, we’ve hosted a series of roundtables with procurement leaders to share insights on scaling an agile workforce. This summary explores what’s working today and how leaders are rethinking their strategies to stay competitive in 2026.
Your Workforce Is a Product. Procurement Is the Supply Chain.
Workforce strategy and procurement are increasingly intertwined. Mika J. Cross shows how leaders can treat workforce development like product development, with procurement as the enabling supply chain.
Avoiding Worker Misclassification: A Procurement Leader’s Guide to Engaging External Talent
Organizations increasingly rely on external talent to deliver agility and specialist expertise. Rebecca Seeley Harris, the UK’s leading expert on employment status and IR35, explains how procurement teams can reduce misclassification risk and prepare for upcoming UK and EU regulations.
How Can Specialized External Talent Accelerate Your AI/ML Projects?
Enterprises are investing heavily in AI and ML, but finding the right talent remains a major challenge. Alper Semerci, CTO at Proteams, shares his insights on bridging skill gaps.
Why Procurement Teams Are Turning to External Talent (And How to Make It Work)
Overlapping category ownership and thinly stretched teams are common pain points for enterprise procurement leaders—here’s how structured external talent programs are making a difference.
Top Procurement Strategies to Achieve External Workforce Compliance
As the use of external talent grows, so does the importance of getting worker classification and compliance right. Key to this is working with global platforms with specific expertise of regional compliance requirements and ensuring robust external workforce programs are adopted.
Redesigning Organizational Structures for the Future of Work
The modern organization looks nothing like the one we knew a few years ago. As work becomes more fluid and distributed, companies must move past legacy assumptions about structure, control, and employment.
Reducing Misclassification in Procurement: Modern Category Management and the Role of External Workforce Programs
The way procurement teams operate is evolving. As businesses increasingly rely on flexible talent, category management and accurate supplier classification are becoming more important than ever.
Tariffs, Talent Shortages, and Tight Budgets: How Does This Impact Your Workforce Strategy?
The business landscape is undergoing a seismic shift as companies worldwide grapple with the implications of new tariff policies, tightening budgets, and talent shortages. These challenges are prompting businesses to reshape their workforce strategies.
How Fortune 500s are Using Flexible Talent to Drive Innovation
The world’s largest companies are redefining how work gets done. Fortune 500s are increasingly turning to flexible talent to execute high-impact projects, fill critical skill gaps, and foster a culture of continuous innovation.
Why Flexible Workforces Are the Future (And How to Build One Successfully)
With the rise of freelancing, increasing talent shortages, and the shift to remote work, companies are changing how they source and manage talent—and flexible talent platforms are leading the way.
The Convergence of AI and Freelancing: Microsoft's Take on Tomorrow's Workforce
Nuri Demirci Lopez from Microsoft discusses the future of work, focusing on the rise of "cognitive twins" and the shift toward flexible, on-demand talent.
Freelancer Economy Dilemmas: Unpacking the Biggest Challenges and Solutions for Enterprise-level Companies
The freelancer economy has opened up new opportunities for companies to tap into a flexible workforce; however, it also presents a unique set of challenges for businesses to navigate.
Embrace the freelancing economy
With the rise of external talent, procurement executives are facing more responsibility and complexity in their roles. However, developing and maintaining a clear tangible strategy for external workforce programmes can add great value to an organisation.
5 criteria you should consider for hiring the right software developers
We are looking for a Country Manager and Co-founder for the German market, who is experienced in either IT sales, IT procurement, or IT project management with a strong business network.
10 industries that will be disrupted by VR / AR
Many people in tech are really excited about the new Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality platforms such as Oculus Rift, Sony Playstation VR, or Hololens, and discussing how they will impact our lives.
Building your startup with the right technical partners
It’s a common discussion topic for startups whether to develop in-house or to outsource.
Freelancer Diary: Keep organized to maximize income and quality of life
Here are some tips to stay above high work demand seasons and to stay busy when you’ve got less to do.
Freelancer stories: Igor Piatkowski
Igor Piatkowski has been a freelancer for one year and a half and now specializes in business intelligence and data analytics.
Freelancer stories: Andreas Koch
What is it like to be a freelancer? What are their greatest struggles and their best tips? We interviewed Andreas Koch, one of our freelancers specializing in data science, machine learning, big data, and data-related software development, to find out more.
How Machine Learning is Changing our Daily Activities
What does Artificial Intelligence decode to in terms of normal day life? From the use of virtual assistants to check the weather, to have self-driving cars, trains, and even planes. Machine learning is creating new concepts and applications in every field in our society.
Impact of Turkish Lira crisis on the software outsourcing industry
Turkish lira has just hit record lows, creating a big headache for the country.
Tips for freelancers to increase their visibility and earnings
As a freelancer, you know you can’t bet on a steady income.
Tips to make the most out of remote work during the COVID-19 quarantine
The COVID-19 emergency and social distancing measures are forcing businesses worldwide to shift to remote work. This is a serious challenge for many sectors and companies, especially those that were not used to it before, which now have to rush to stay afloat. If you are a manager or a leader, you may be struggling to find solutions to keep good levels of collaboration, communication, and productivity when everyone is working from home during the quarantine.