What is MSP Staffing & VMS Staffing?
MSP staffing and VMS staffing are two closely related models for managing a contingent workforce at scale. Understanding how they work and how they complement each other, helps organizations choose the right contingent workforce management approach for their technology hiring needs.
| Managed Service Provider (MSP) | Vendor Management System (VMS) |
| A managed service provider oversees your entire contingent workforce program. The MSP manages all staffing agencies, handles candidate submissions, tracks supplier performance, and acts as the single point of contact between your organization and its contingent labor supply. | A vendor management system is the software platform on which the MSP operates. It tracks requisitions, approvals, timesheets, and spend across all staffing agencies in the program, giving hiring managers and procurement teams full visibility of their contingent workforce. |
In practice, the MSP runs the program, and the VMS is the platform on which it operates. Harvey Nash USA serves as an MSP staffing partner, embedded within your existing VMS solutions and operating across all major vendor management systems.



