June 15, 2009
Talent Management Vendor Reports 23% Year-Over Year Growth and 78% Increase in Cash Flow for Q1 09
HRchitect includes SonicRecruit in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Ian Alexander, VP of Marketing with Cytiva appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on April 10, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Cytiva Software Inc. (CRX – TSX.V), a leading talent management software vendor, has released audited financial statements for the three-month period ended March 30, 2009.
First quarter highlights include:
- 78% increase in cash flow provided by operations over the same period last year
- 23% year over year increase in revenue
- 64% year over year increase in deferred revenue
- New partnership with PEO/HRO CoAdvantage
- Announcement of SonicSummit, Cytiva’s first annual user conference
“Despite a highly challenging selling environment, Cytiva’s first quarter results show strong growth in our key success indicators: Revenue, deferred revenue and positive cash flow from operations,” said Jason Moreau, CEO of Cytiva Software. “This is due to continued sales, satisfied customers and Cytiva’s recurring revenue model.”
The quarter was highlighted by new customer wins with Texas A & M HSC College of Medicine, Development Alternatives, Inc. and Converteam, as well as contract extensions with major clients Oldcastle, Startek and Oakwood Worldwide, among others.
For more information on Cytiva Software, please visit www.sonicrecruit.com
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June 15, 2009
Nick Worswick, High Growth, Sales and Business Development Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Executive, Joins Bullhorn
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Bullhorn, the global leader in On Demand, front office staffing and recruiting software, today announced the addition of Nick Worswick, vice president of global sales and business development, to its management team. Worswick will be responsible for driving Bullhorn’s worldwide revenue growth and developing strategic partnerships to increase Bullhorn’s market leadership position and create new revenue streams.
“Nick Worswick is an outstanding addition to the Bullhorn team, and he’ll play an integral role in spearheading our global sales expansion and partnerships,” said Art Papas, CEO and co-founder of Bullhorn. “Nick’s track record of delivering high growth sales and building new sources of revenue will enable Bullhorn to create a worldwide leadership position that will also benefit our customers through greater innovation, complementary solutions from our partners and increased customer satisfaction.”
Worswick joins Bullhorn with more than 13 years experience of team-building and leadership in high-growth, Internet and SaaS environments. He possesses a deep understanding of how to expand existing and new markets and achieve leverage through direct and channel sales initiatives. Prior to Bullhorn, Worswick was senior vice president, sales, at IntraLinks, Inc., a Software-as-a-Service provider of information exchange solutions. He ran the sales team in the United States and Canada which accounted for 70% of the company’s revenues. During his tenure the company’s revenues increased from $8 million to $150 million with an average compounded annual growth rate of 40%. Worswick also was a director of business development at Walker Digital, the company that founded Priceline.com. He began his career as a consultant and financial analyst at KPMG. Worswick is a graduate of Cornell University.
For more information on Bullhorn, please visit www.bullhorn.com
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June 14, 2009
Sean Bisceglia, CEO of TalentDrive appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on April 24, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
TalentDrive, the creator of the innovative SaaS recruitment technology, TalentFilter, announced the release of TalentFilter Version 3.0, the most user-friendly sourcing technology available on the market. TalentFilter 3.0 brings clients a fresh Graphical User Interface (GUI) which improves ease of use, as well as superior sourcing capabilities.
TalentDrive employed the help of premier, award winning User Interface design consultants to create a simplified tool with the end user in mind. The enhanced technology has improved the speed of searches, added new sites to source, and created a tool that requires literally no training. The improvements implemented in version 3.0 are intended to aid in TalentDrive’s quest to increase the number of partners by providing a direct connection through its exclusive API.
Among additions to enhanced user interface changes which simplify the search process, TalentDrive has added features such as enhanced searching of international locations, improved portability of resumes, and the addition of Google maps to the application.
“Our mission with TalentFilter 3.0 was to create a technology that required minimal to no training for clients and an extremely user-friendly interface. We know that our clients are the best source of information and feedback, so the main initiatives for version 3.0 were heavily client driven. We are thrilled with the end result and confident our users will embrace the new TalentFilter version 3.0. We anticipate an overwhelmingly positive response to the improvements,” said Sean Bisceglia, CEO TalentDrive.
“Working with recruiters on a daily basis has exposed some major gaps in the industry. We wanted to update our tool to create a solution for these pressing issues in the industry, most created by the poor economy. Recruiters are searching for a tool that will help sift through the abundance of resumes online through a user-friendly tool that generates quick results. We feel strongly that TalentFilter version 3.0 offers this solution and are extremely impressed with this product release,” states Terry Shade, COO TalentDrive.
For more information on TalentDrive, please visit www.talentdrive.com
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June 12, 2009
HRchitect featured Workscape in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Workscape participated in the Talent Management Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow2009 event. Tim Clifford, President & CEO of Workscape appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 15, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Workscape, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced benefits and talent management solutions, announced its upcoming Webcast schedule for June 2009. Highlighting corporate governance – a topic that remains front and center in minds of every C-level executive as well as the press – Workscape’s events are designed to help attendees understand compliance and transparency requirements and improve business process management.
Spotlight on Corporate Compensation & Governance – June 18, 2009
To help attendees gain greater insight into today’s corporate compensation challenges, as well as to identify steps that can be proactively taken to transform such challenges into opportunities, Workscape’s host for this Webcast is noted HR and compensation expert, Steven Goldberg. He will provide attendees with visibility into today’s corporate compensation challenges, share the “top 10” actions that can address these challenges and answer questions during a live “Q&A” session.
Building a Compensation Planning Business Case – June 24, 2009
Admittedly, building a business case for a complex process such as compensation planning isn’t easy. Defining and measuring what is currently done while finding industry standards against which to measure further adds to the challenge. In this Webcast, Workscape will examine these challenges and will share the steps to successfully defining accurate guidelines and streamlining the ROI process as well as the positive outcomes that are possible. Customer case studies will be presented during this Web event.
Workscape’s June Web events are complimentary. To register for an event, please visit http://www.workscape.com/events.
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June 12, 2009
HRchitect featured Plateau in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Plateau Systems participated in the Learning Management Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow2009 event. Jeff Kristick, Senior VP of Marketing with Plateau, appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on April 3, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Plateau Systems, a leading provider of talent management software, content and services, today announced the expansion of its iContent offering, adding the performance-based SkillBuilder CORE Learning System to its iContent solution to provide an integrated learning and assessment solution. iLearn Solutions’ competency-based “Test-to-Learn” content system now includes CORE transferable job competencies, objective assessments, and SkillBuilder ecourses. The result is an integrated learning offering designed to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the employee learning process.
“At iLearn Solutions our core objective is to simplify the process of competency management and employee development by making it possible for organizations to objectively evaluate employee skills and performance, quickly identify targeted opportunities for individual development, and measure the effectiveness of specific employee development activities and initiatives,” said Joel Wilkinson, Sr. V.P. of Business Development and Partnerships. “By making our SkillBuilder CORE Competency Learning System available within iContent, we are making it possible for organizations of all sizes and across all regions to increase employee effectiveness and productivity in a cost-effective manner. Plateau’s iContent solution provides a user-friendly, feature-rich, learning and talent management solution for customers looking to deploy the SkillBuilder CORE Competency Learning System to optimize their employee development processes.”
With iContent, users can procure learning and training materials from a wide range of vendors; accelerate content integration to deliver custom and third-party content faster and with little to no administrative headaches; and securely manage all custom and off-the-shelf content in a central location. More than 60 customers across the globe and within every major industry – including government, retail, manufacturing, healthcare and finance – are using iContent to make custom and pre-packaged learning and training material available to their users. Major global organizations, including Royal Ahold, Mercury Marine and Deltek, are using iContent to support both internal and external training and development needs.
iLearn Solutions’ innovative SkillBuilder CORE Competency Learning System incorporates the cycle of assessment and learning to support the development of critical organizational competencies:
- Pre-learning iTests identify CORE competency strengths and gaps
- SkillBuilder ecourses develop competency in gap areas
- Post-learning iTests provide objective measurement of learning attainment
iLearn Solution’s newly released SkillBuilder CORE Competency Learning system is designed to streamline and optimize the assessment and learning process for businesses and organizations around the globe.
“Employee development and competency management have become even more important in these tough economic times as companies re-evaluate their business strategies and the workforce they need to execute their strategies,” said Lee Wright, Sr. Director of Services, iContent at Plateau Systems. “iLearn Solutions’ SkillBuilder CORE Learning System allows companies to streamline competency gap assessments, providing a direct path to prescribed courses and shortening the time it takes to address gaps. By making these assessments available through iContent, iLearn Solutions is expanding its global reach and enabling global organizations to more quickly close competency gaps that impact business results.”
Companies worldwide are realizing substantial benefits from adopting iContent as the preferred solution for on-demand content. By providing organizations with a single place to buy, manage, and store third-party and custom developed content, iContent speeds the availability and delivery of content, while simultaneously decreasing the time and labor costs associated with managing and storing learning and talent management content.
For more information on Plateau Systems, please visit www.plateau.com
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June 11, 2009
Multi-Lingual Online Learning Platform Deployed Across 31 Countries for Sharing of Best Practices and Actionable Career Development
HRchitect featured SumTotal Systems in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. SumTotal Systems participated in the Learning Management Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow2009 event. Kimberley Kasper, VP of Marketing, and Jon Ciampi, VP of Product Management with SumTotal Systems appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 1, 2009. SumTotal Systems also participated in the HRchitect Beauty Pageant on Employee Performance Management Systems on February 19, 2009, where they were crowned the winner.
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SumTotal Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUMT), the market leader and a global provider of talent development solutions, today announced that Alcoa has selected SumTotal TotalLMS to provide a common platform for training administration and delivery, particularly of online learning to its global employees located in 31 countries around the world.
“The SumTotal solution will provide more online learning opportunities in a variety of languages to assist employees in their growth and development, aligned with the business needs,” said Jean Larkin, Director, Talent Management at Alcoa. ”It will also interface with our HRMS, enabling strategic integration of learning across our human resource systems. We see several advantages, including a cost effective means to deliver, track and report on mandatory compliance training and a common system to aid in sharing best practices across our operations.”
TotalLMS enables companies to increase employee engagement through actionable career development. The cost-effective solution simplifies the learning process for all users, regardless of their roles or location.
“TotalLMS will allow Alcoa to standardize its multilingual learning program onto a single platform over time,” said Jon Ciampi, vice president, product management at SumTotal. The easy-to-use solution will provide the company’s employees with better access to learning and development opportunities.”
For more information on SumTotal Systems, please visit www.sumtotalsystems.com
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June 10, 2009
Relationship Helps Government, Defense and Aerospace Organizations Create and Manage New Learning Experiences Across the Extended Enterprise
HRchitect featured Saba in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Saba participated in the Learning Management Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow2009 event. A.G. Lambert, VP of Marketing with Saba, will appear on the HRchitect WebMingle on August 14, 2009. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Saba Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SABA), the premier people management software and services provider, today announced that it continues to expand the global reach of its people management solutions through a new reseller relationship with Artifact Software, Inc., a leading provider of custom e-learning solutions in Canada. By working with Saba and Artifact, customers can accelerate learning effectiveness with the latest innovations in learning content from Artifact while simultaneously improving key business processes with Saba’s enterprise-class people platform.
“By aligning with leading solution providers who bring established, regional and vertical market expertise, Saba will be able to extend the benefits of our people management software and best practices to new public sector and commercial organizations,” said A.G. Lambert, vice president of marketing for Saba Software, Inc.” We are pleased to work with Artifact to deliver robust, proven learning management solutions that can help companies increase revenues and reduce costs.”
Artifact has deep relationships with Canadian government, defense and aerospace organizations and provides them with the latest multimedia training content—including virtual worlds and serious gaming—that improve learning effectiveness by creating a new class of learning experiences. Through this reseller agreement, Artifact now offers Saba’s industry leading, comprehensive management system for formal and informal learning, providing customers with leading capabilities for catalog and curriculum management, compliance, continuing education and more. With Saba, customers can identify, manage, develop and measure the capabilities and knowledge of people throughout and enterprise to enhance business performance.
“By partnering with Saba, our customers now have leading edge e-learning content and a scalable platform that effectively supports the content management, reporting and analysis requirements of global customers in highly regulated industries,” said Jacques Hamel, president for Artifact Software, Inc. “We look forward to going to market together and helping our customers create learning organizations that drive organizational success.”
For more information about Saba, please visit http://www.saba.com. For more information about Artifact Software, please visit http://www.artifact-software.com/index1.html.
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June 10, 2009
HRchitect includes Ultimate Software in our list of top HRIS vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Ultimate Software (Nasdaq: ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, announced today that Ultimate’s UltiPro delivered through Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has won first place in the People’s Choice Stevie® competition for Favorite New SaaS Product, sponsored by the American Business AwardsSM.
More than 100,000 votes were cast in 12 People’s Choice categories including Favorite New SaaS Product, Favorite Entertainment/Media Product or Service, Favorite Gadget, Favorite Telecom Product or Service, and Favorite Smartphone/PDA. In addition to Ultimate, some of the other People’s Choice winners were Apple, Hulu.com, Mozilla, Symantec, and Quicken. Other companies competing in the best new SaaS solution category were Salesforce.com, Cisco WebEx, Citrix Online, NetSuite, and Peopleclick. The nationwide online vote was open to the public.
For businesses of nearly all sizes, Ultimate provides payroll, human resources, benefits management, business intelligence, and a portal for conducting business functions conveniently – and provides strategic talent management solutions like recruitment, onboarding, performance management, salary planning and compensation, and career planning – all through SaaS. Ultimate’s newest HCM solution, UltiPro. NET, delivered as SaaS, reinvents the customer experience with a redesigned enterprise-wide portal that allows businesses to streamline management of a global workforce while putting individual users in control, based on their personal preferences. In addition to social networking integration with sites such as Facebook to promote team collaboration, the new SaaS solution also includes multiple languages, many convenience shortcuts, and dashboards. More than 1 million employees across North America are being supported in Ultimate’s SaaS environment.
Winners of the People’s Choice Stevie Awards will be presented their awards at the 7th annual American Business Awards banquet in New York on Monday, June 22.
“Businesses need every dollar spent to count in order to be successful in a highly competitive market,” said Scott Scherr, president, CEO, and founder of Ultimate Software. “Without requiring organizations to invest in hardware or dedicate internal IT staff to manage systems, Ultimate’s SaaS solution helps businesses achieve their goals to align performance, compensation, and human capital management to ensure that they acquire and retain the best talent to drive business success.”
For more information on Ultimate Software, please visit www.ultimatesoftware.com
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June 10, 2009
Cornerstone achieves its best first quarter results in company history, including an 185 percent surge in new client bookings and triple-digit active subscriber growth
HRchitect featured Cornerstone OnDemand in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems and top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Cornerstone OnDemand will participate in the Learning Management Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow2009 event. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a leader in on-demand learning and talent management software and services, today announced the company achieved its best first quarter results in Cornerstone’s history. The company had record new client bookings in Q1 2009 (ending March 31) – up 185 percent from the previous year – with first quarter billings up by 31 percent. Its active subscriber base also grew substantially, surging to 2.5 million users in March – a 250 percent jump from 2008.
“The first half of 2009 has been game-changing for the company, if not the entire talent management software industry,” said Adam Miller, President and CEO of Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. “Cornerstone’s phenomenal growth, industry-leading client retention and continued product innovation are propelling the company into the market leader position, far exceeding the performances of our competitors. Signing the industry’s largest reseller deal with ADP further validates Cornerstone as the top talent management software choice for organizations worldwide.”
Cornerstone has taken key steps in recent months to further fuel its considerable growth. The company significantly expanded its global reach via a new relationship with leading HR, payroll and benefits services provider ADP® Employer Services. ADP, which has more than 550,000 clients worldwide, will leverage Cornerstone’s software suite to optimize its own employer talent management offerings. Cornerstone also secured a new $12.7 million round of financing led by Meritech Capital Partners, allowing the company to pursue new market opportunities and further enhance its service offerings. And, in an effort to capture more mid-market business, the company launched Cornerstone Business Edition, a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based talent management suite built specifically to meet the needs of organizations with up to 1,500 employees.
Other recent company highlights include:
- New Client Wins: Since the start of the year, Cornerstone has secured 27 new clients, representing more than 500,000 additional users. A mix of mid-size and large, global organizations in a wide variety of industries, the new signings include premier companies such as a leading insurance, benefits and financial services provider; a top global interactive entertainment and video gaming company; and a leading audio technology firm. The company also added the nation’s largest drugstore chain (with 250,000 subscribers) to its roster – making it the eighth Cornerstone client with more than 100,000 users.
- Global Capabilities: Earlier this year, Kelly Services announced it is deploying Cornerstone’s integrated talent management suite to 659,000 users worldwide, in what is the world’s largest global SaaS implementation to date. Cornerstone also continues to expand its presence in EMEA, securing new clients such as Booz & Company, Contour Housing, Manchester Airport Group and Turkcell in the UK, France, Germany, Turkey, Austria and Switzerland.
- Empowering Communities: In Q1, Cornerstone welcomed three new strategic partners to the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation, which leverages the company’s expertise in workforce development, education and software deployment, as well as other organizational assets, for philanthropic and community benefit. New partners include Teach for America, Oxfam America and Save the Children.
- Awards: In April, Adam Miller was named the 2009 CEO of the Year by the Technology Council of Southern California. The award recognizes the leader of a Southern California-based technology company that has best-in-class performance in areas such as profitability, team building and product innovation.
- Corporate Partners: Cornerstone continues to expand its global partner channel, forming new alliances with service and distribution firms such as Cox eLearning Consultants, Genpact, Learn2Perform, TriNet and XnX.
- Client & Partner Conference: Last month, Cornerstone hosted more than 150 attendees at its annual Convergence 2009 Client & Partner Conference in Santa Monica, Calif. The event brought together valued clients and partners with top thought leaders and industry analysts from firms such as IDC, Bersin & Associates, and Forrester, providing a rich, interactive forum for addressing today’s most challenging human capital management issues.
For more information about Cornerstone OnDemand, please visit www.cornerstoneondemand.com
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June 10, 2009
Offers Advanced Searching Capabilities
HRchitect includes Peopleclick in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. Peopleclick will participate in the Talent Acquisition Systems panel on June 10, 2009 as part of theHRshow2009 event. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Peopleclick, Inc., the leading global provider of talent acquisition and workforce compliance and diversity solutions, announced today the release of Peopleclick Contact Management 2.1. With this new release, Peopleclick Contact Management will provide clients with advanced search capabilities and will help organizations expand their talent pool of future candidates.
This release of Contact Management will feature the following enhancements:
- Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes Integration – Gives clients the ability to send activities created in Peopleclick Contact Management directly to their corporate calendar in Microsoft Office or Lotus Notes. With this new feature, clients can coordinate their contact management activities with the rest of their daily schedule.
- New Boolean Search Capabilities – Gives clients the ability to perform searches using conjunctions such as and, or and not. The new Boolean searches can be combined with other conventional searches and will provide enhanced search capabilities within documents and description fields.
- Search by Date of Last Update – Allows users to search for contacts by the last date they were contacted. The technology will give clients the ability to quickly find contacts based on their last activity, last campaign, last email sent or information change. This empowers recruiters to target their outreach and ensure they are systematically staying in front of their prospective candidates.
Peopleclick Contact Management is a key resource for organizations who want to take advantage of the talent surplus due to the current economic environment. Forrester Research Senior Analyst Zach Thomas has noted in a February 2009 report titled HR’s Critical Role in Economic Downturns that “many recruitment technologies offer lightweight contact management capabilities, and leaders like Peopleclick offer feature-rich customer relations management for recruiting solutions as a stand-alone or integrated with the recruiting product.” Thomas also commented that “when the market swings, an organization’s diligence in managing this pool will pay huge dividends because they will have a qualified pool of talented candidates to tap immediately.”
“The current economic environment has created the perfect time to build a talent community of the brightest and most talented professionals in the market,” said Ginny Gomez, Peopleclick’s SVP of Product Management and Marketing. “We have seen an upward swing in Peopleclick Contact Management as organizations are using our solution to proactively grow their relationships, nurture contacts and build a talent pipeline of prospective candidates.”
For more information on Peopleclick, please visit www.peopleclick.com
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June 9, 2009
HRchitect featured StepStone in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
A free, research-based benchmarking tool (www.talentstrategyassessment.com) demystifying talent management for public and private sector organizations wanting a health check in the discipline has been launched today. The tool has been jointly developed by StepStone, the leading provider of human capital management solutions, and Bersin & Associates, an industry research and advisory services company dedicated to enterprise learning and talent management strategies. With this benchmarking tool, HR executives can quickly assess how their organizations’ talent strategies compare to those of other organizations – and pinpoint potential strengths and weaknesses.
“This is the first time an independent research based, assessment tool has been built around talent strategy for use by HR professionals around the world, highly relevant in these challenging economic times. The tool is aimed at developing the most successful talent management strategy possible – one born out of best practice and the right level of governance,” explains StepStone’s Chief Marketing Officer, Jim Cassidy.
StepStone’s interactive tool is available now and covers 19 assessment areas of a comprehensive talent management strategy, including data management, talent processes, communication and alignment with the business. Additionally, the tool also evaluates key areas of recruitment and employee performance such as internal mobility, succession planning, benefits packages and employer branding.
“Whilst the current economic conditions demand transformative business changes in all industry sectors, most companies are woefully behind in their talent strategies. Consequently, organizations make layoff, staff reduction, and other important talent decisions in the dark,” said Josh Bersin, president, Bersin & Associates.
The self diagnosis tool compares a user’s answers against best-practice benchmarks, and provides tiered summary scorecards which identify and analyze organizations’ effectiveness in each area.
This innovative online resource goes beyond the initial personalized scorecard, and allows participants to delve into an in-depth report which provides specific guidance and talent strategy recommendations. It also presents the opportunity to discuss the results further at a Talent Strategy Discovery Session with representatives from StepStone.
For more information on StepStone, please visit www.stepstone.com
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June 8, 2009
SuccessFactors Will Enable 420,000 Siemens Users across 80 Countries in 20 Languages to be Unified and Linked in One System to Executive Strategy, Driving the Next Paradigm of Superior Business Execution
HRchitect featured SuccessFactors in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF), the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions, today announced the signature of a new “Software as a Service” contract with Siemens AG. The electronics and electrical engineering giant, has purchased a global enterprise subscription of virtually all of SuccessFactors modules to link strategy to executed business results with its worldwide corporate talent management vision, for 420,000 users across 80 countries in 20 different languages.
The project is a strategic board level initiative for Siemens to develop and leverage the strengths of its employees, and foster excellent leadership as part of its FIT4 2010 strategic program.
Linking executive strategy and the vision of developing proven talent to execute breakthrough innovations that give Siemens customers a unique competitive edge, enable society to master their most vital challenges, and create sustainable value through responsibility, excellence and innovation.
Most modules in the SuccessFactors’ Cloud platform, some of which include Goal Management, Performance Management, Career Development Planning, Compensation Management, Variable Pay, Succession Planning and Recruiting Management, will replace Siemens’ existing multiple talent systems globally, and become the corporate standard strategic talent management platform of choice for all Siemens businesses worldwide to link executive strategy to executed business results.
“Our board has a global vision which is a worldwide strategic focus for us today,” said Mrs. Horstmann, Head of Corporate Human Resources, Strategy and Leadership Development of Siemens AG. “SuccessFactors will be instrumental in helping us achieve these core objectives by closing the gap between strategy and execution. It will also enable us to globalize onto a single platform, clearly separate strategic execution and management from transactional HR. We conducted an in-depth market evaluation of 30 leading vendors and seven system providers Siemens already had over five months, with our end-users stress testing the software quality, global scalability, and innovation potential. SuccessFactors was the clear winner by a significant margin based on its usability, ease of integration and rich functionality.” Mr. Kleinjohann, head of CIT, “The Enterprise Cloud Computing business model is a strategic direction for us. It not only lowers IT costs, and creates faster end to end processes, but can also grow with our requirements both globally and locally.”
Lars Dalgaard, CEO of SuccessFactors added, “We are honored and delighted to be selected as the only provider who could assist Siemens, Europe’s largest engineering conglomerate with over $110 billion in revenue, in their global strategic aim for closing the gap between strategy and execution, and on an unprecedented scale for more than 400,000 employees. SuccessFactors aims to leverage the systems and knowledge that have helped almost 5 million users and 2,700 companies across the globe. As the world’s largest known Enterprise Cloud Computing deployment, Siemens is leading the way in its vision for talent management and the implementation of its global values. The size, scope, scalability and multi-lingual nature of this deployment also underpins why SuccessFactors is now the global market leader in Enterprise Cloud Computing and for such an amazing company as Siemens to decide to eliminate so many systems and standardize on SuccessFactors in the Cloud is obviously a testimony to SuccessFactors delivering more large business clients over the web than anyone else.”
For more information on SuccessFactors, please visit www.successfactors.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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June 8, 2009
Nation’s largest provider of auto glass repair and replacement services purchases latest version of Workforce Central suite
HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Safelite AutoGlass, a long-time Kronos Incorporated customer, has upgraded to version 6.1 of the Kronos Workforce Central suite. The workforce management solution will be used by 8,000 Safelite AutoGlass employees in 395 locations in all 50 states.
- Safelite AutoGlass previously used a legacy Kronos time and attendance solution for a portion of its workforce.
- Safelite AutoGlass recently purchased time and attendance and absence management applications from Kronos for use across the entire workforce including employees at its corporate facility, call center, and factory, as well as glass installers who work in the field.
- By using the Kronos time and attendance application across all departments and locations, Safelite AutoGlass will gain control of labor costs and improve workforce productivity by consistently applying work rules and reducing manual and timely administrative tasks.
- The Kronos absence management application will enable Safelite AutoGlass to minimize compliance risk by managing employee absence and consistently complying with government regulations such as the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and state leave laws.
- Workforce Central 6.1, which became available in February, includes hundreds of features and ease-of-use enhancements that enable complete automation of workforce management business processes.
- The auto glass services provider plans to use the Kronos Workforce Integration Manager integration tool to interface Kronos applications to its existing human resources and payroll applications.
Barbara Mason, payroll director, Safelite AutoGlass stated, “Kronos clearly emerged as the technology partner of choice for us. We were impressed with the capabilities that Kronos added in version 6.1, and equally impressed with the company’s philosophy about not having to trade functionality for simplicity. And from past experiences, we know that Kronos delivers on its promises.”
Gregg Gordon, senior director, manufacturing industry marketing, Kronos added, “Safelite AutoGlass’ needs were much simpler when it first selected Kronos to manage time and attendance for 1,600 employees. Now, eight years later, we’re pleased to see the organization extend its relationship with Kronos to achieve complete automation of workforce management business processes.”
For more information about Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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June 6, 2009
Expanded support for healthcare-specific best practices designed to help deliver outstanding patient care
HRchitect featured Halogen in our May 2008 release of The Suite Life of Integrated Talent Management and also includes them in our list of top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Halogen Software today announced that the company is now delivering the talent management industry’s richest and most comprehensive healthcare content as standard features with every healthcare-specific talent management suite shipped. This new best practices-driven healthcare content is designed to help healthcare organizations meet strategic organizational goals such as delivering outstanding patient care and ensuring patient satisfaction.
Healthcare organizations face a number of unique talent management challenges including a tight labor market and numerous regulatory requirements. Halogen’s new healthcare content pack will help organizations save start up time with rich, healthcare specific content aligned with best practices, and ensure they are able to quickly and easily establish processes in support of Joint Commission requirements.
“Halogen is very responsive to our needs, and this new content pack reflects their unparalleled understanding of the healthcare industry’s talent management requirements,” said Susan Clapper, Human Resources Director, Lutheran Life Communities. “We are particularly excited about the new comment helper text and development tips – they are unique and unlike anything we’ve seen available. These tools will support employee focus on organizational goals and values, such as exceptional care and high resident satisfaction.”
Halogen’s new content pack was developed by industry experts with assistance from leading healthcare providers across North America to ensure it addresses the current talent management requirements for healthcare facilities. The pack provides specific content which is unmatched in the industry for depth and breadth including:
- A library of healthcare-specific performance standards including behavioral descriptions related to patient care;
- Healthcare-specific comment helper text and coaching/development tips supporting these performance standards;
- A competency library containing over 1000 clinical competencies;
- A set of competency and orientation checklists; and
- Over 250 position-specific performance appraisal forms.
“In healthcare we have a number of complex reporting and accreditation requirements, so selecting the right talent management vendor was very important to us,” explained Heather Parsons, Senior Human Resources Generalist, Critical Care Systems. “We reviewed a number of solutions but Halogen was the only vendor that demonstrated they truly understood our unique needs, and was able to offer the level of flexibility we required. Using the Halogen healthcare-specific solution we have seen a tangible, positive impact on everything from our Joint Commission reviews to recruiting and retention.”
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has identified and exclusively endorsed Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare as its employee performance and talent management solution of choice for member hospitals and healthcare organizations across the United States. More than 500 healthcare facilities across North America currently rely on Halogen.
For more information on Halogen Software, please visit www.halogensoftware.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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June 5, 2009
Provides A Worldwide Knowledge Exchange Connecting Individuals with “Job Ready” Skill Development And Potential Employers with “Job Ready” Individuals
HRchitect includes Learn.com in our list of top Learning Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, talk to HRchitect first. We have unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation.
Learn.com, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity, today became the first company in history to provide a single, integrated platform for those seeking skill improvement for a particular job profile and those seeking to hire skilled, “job ready” workers.
The Learn.com Personal Edition is built on the Learn.com LearnCenter platform, trusted by Fortune 500 companies and top government agencies for over decade. Allowing members to achieve a Skill Score ranking – a number reflecting their skill and knowledge for their selected Job Profile – the platform gives employers a way besides a resume to evaluate whether candidates will be ready to go and make a positive impact on day one.
“We believe the Skill Score will become as important as a credit score within the next few years,” said Learn.com President and CEO Jim Riley. He continued, “This new tool not only gives job seekers an important edge in today’s economy, it also helps employers make better decisions about whom they hire.”
For the first time ever, the Learn.com Personal Edition gives people the skills they need, exactly when they need them – on demand. For job seekers and others wanting to improve career skills and earn a top Skill Score to show job readiness, Learn.com offers subscriptions to online training courses from industry experts, or users can simply select a job profile and receive all the relevant training required for that position. Learn.com also offers access to the world’s largest library of courses in software, sales, communications and courses created by members, as well as compliance and continuing education courses for fields such as nursing, teaching and accounting.
“Employees at all levels of organizations need ongoing workforce development to stay current and certified in their chosen profession,” said Josh Bersin, CEO of Bersin & Associates, an leading industry analyst firm in enterprise learning and talent management. “Learn.com’s Personal Edition addresses this need by giving people in all professions as well as the unemployed access to a wide variety of internal and external training and certification in a very easy to use environment. We think Learn.com’s approach is innovative and highly valuable to employees and employers in organizations of any size.”
Whether the goal is to earn a degree, read the latest abstracts or just take a personal development course, like how to negotiate, there’s truly something for everyone with the Personal Edition. People can even publish their own courses and receive a percentage of the revenue their courses generate.
Riley maintains, “Ideal for people wishing to increase their knowledge and skill level on any subject, or to share their knowledge and domain expertise with the world, the Personal Edition from Learn.com is the place to go. It truly is the world’s first and only on-demand knowledge network. This platform fully supports President Obama’s call for a rigorous new approach to higher education and technical training by launching a comprehensive new skill development platform.”
Get your Skill Score at http://My.Learn.com
Matt Lafata, HRchitect
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