Statement of Work (SOW) management continues to be the “600 lb gorilla” in every contingent workforce discussion difficult to define, easy to mishandle, and critical to get right. This confrontational panel invites SOW trailblazers, process architects, and skeptical practitioners to surface what’s broken, what works, and what’s needed for genuine improvement. Panelists debate the sticky issues of misclassification, runaway costs, murky ownership, and technology integration, while sharing real fixes (and failures) from the field. Expect straight talk on aligning policy, gaining stakeholder clarity, and building governance models that actually deliver on SOW’s promise without crushing your team or budget.

• Diagnose your organization’s top SOW pain points, from lack of ownership to tech misalignment, and spot where projects slip into the gray.
• Clarify roles, definitions, and compliance requirements to ensure SOW work is well governed and not a shadow contingent workforce.
• Design and enforce structured processes, leveraging data and technology, to drive accountability, cost control, and real business value from SOW initiatives.