open talent forum - Service providers embracing open talent

George Gallant, Client Partner UK&I Strategic Markets at Wipro

Barry Matthews, Founder of Re-Source and Open Talent Lead for the GSA Executive Council

The outsourcing industry was disrupted by a move to offshoring some twenty plus years ago, but that’s nothing compared to the impact the gig economy will have – Open Talent is set to be a game changer for both service providers and enterprises. Gig workers / crowdsourcing (whatever you choose to call it) will completely transform the way service providers and enterprises source talent, but will also have a huge impact on operating models and the future contract arrangements with enterprise buyers. Get prepared, as models are set to change beyond recognition.

In this months Open Talent Forum, Barry Matthews spoke to George Gallant, an expert in crowdsourcing and talent as-a-service models who is currently an outsourcing expert at Wipro Limited. Wipro acquired Topcoder in 2016 as part of their Apirio acquisition and have integrated the Topcoder model into their offering for the past 5 years.

George will shared how Topcoder works, what the differentiator is, how it’s been integrated within Wipro, how clients are adopting it, what the benefits and challenges have been, and we took a look at how the service is likely to develop as human cloud models gain increasing momentum and marketplaces become ‘enterprise ready’.

Watch the FULL discussion here: