TEDS Releases New Version of Talent Management Suite with Workforce Planning and Management Module…from TEDS

November 12, 2009

 

Workforce management dashboard highlights newly-upgraded TEDS suite, which now delivers more power and ease of use  

HRchitect featured TEDS 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.

TEDS, Inc., originator of the organic, fully integrated Talent Management solution, today released version 9.1 of its Talent Management Suite. The suite’s newest module, TEDS Workforce Management, provides companies with another key competitive advantage.

“Intelligent workforce planning and management are critical to gaining and preserving a competitive advantage in the marketplace,” said Joe Ellis, chief executive of TEDS. “That is why we have always had strategic workforce planning capabilities built into the TEDS Talent Management Suite. In this new module however, we have made all these functions and capabilities easily accessible via our new workforce manager dashboard. This puts unprecedented power, effectiveness and ease at the fingertips of workforce planners.”

TEDS Workforce Planning & Management enables organizations to define corporate business initiatives, measure workforce readiness to accomplish business goals, manage the progress toward initiative completion and track hiring for these initiatives. This new module leverages existing talent data and interacts with all other modules of the TEDS Talent Management suite to deliver a new dimension in workforce management.

“TEDS Workforce Planning & Management enables workforce planners to create strategies and initiate actions that ensure workers gain the necessary knowledge and skills to meet organizational goals,” said Lynda Helton, TEDS’ vice president for research and development. “Workforce planners and managers can monitor the progress of employees toward competency achievement, skill gap closure and organizational readiness for individual projects and for overarching business initiatives across the enterprise.”

The new module minimizes the negative effects of external forces on enterprise performance including fluctuations in the economy, new regulations, increased competition, and market demands for new or improved products or services, while pre-empting reactionary responses to these market influences.

Organizations can use TEDS to ensure that their workforce planning and management strategy aligns with and supports their overall talent management strategy. Company-wide workforce planning easily replaces fractionalized planning by different departments or business units.

TEDS Workforce Planning & Management ensures an organization’s talent is ready when needed.

A component of the TEDS suite of integrated, single-platform software solutions, TEDS Workforce Planning and Management provides its own powerful capabilities while also wrapping around all other TEDS Talent Management Modules to access and leverage employee data residing in those modules.

TEDS’ latest release provides enhancements to other software modules, including TEDS’ RTC Power (roles, tasks and competency management) and TEDS Job Vision, which manages staffing and talent acquisition.

For more information about TEDS, please visit www.teds.com

 

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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TEDS Integrated Talent Management System Recognized…from TEDS

June 3, 2009

 

Latest validation of pioneering system in analyst’s new study

HRchitect featured TEDS 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.

Bersin & Associates, a leading analyst in the fields of Talent Management, Learning Management and human capital development, has recognized TEDS’ fully integrated Talent Management system in their recent industry study, Learning Management Systems 2009. “TEDS Talent Management Solution is an integrated technology platform designed to handle all aspects of learning and talent management,” the report said. “The company was one of the first providers to see the value of an employee development, management and planning system. Overall, the system is far-reaching and complete in its vision for integrated learning and talent management.”

TEDS, Inc. is a Virginia-based software development and consulting firm that provides talent management systems and support services for world-class companies and organizations throughout the U.S. and around the world. The company developed and launched the first Learning Management System ( LMS ) in 1989 and soon began integrating other elements of human capital planning, development and management. The current version of TEDS’ Talent Management System integrates learning, performance, competencies, succession, compensation, workforce planning, talent acquisition and staffing on one platform utilizing a single database.

Bersin & Associates’ Learning Management Systems 2009 goes on to say, “TEDS pioneered the development of an integrated platform for employee development and management. In fact, the company was ahead of its time – often promoting and selling the benefits of workforce management before most companies realized the potential benefits of an integrated system.”

The report also recognized TEDS’ dedication to customer service and satisfaction. “TEDS also prides itself on a deep level of involvement, engagement and understanding of its customers,” the study concludes. “The company’s TEDS Consortium is a collaborative group of customers who learn from each other to understand how to build talent management strategies, initiatives and solutions. In these early days of integrated talent management, we believe such an initiative is highly valuable and important for a customer’s success.”

“We commend Bersin & Associates’ team for another outstanding study and analysis of market trends, company practices and vendor offerings in the learning and talent management industry,” said Joe Ellis, TEDS’ CEO. Learning Management Systems 2009 is a detailed and comprehensive work and we are proud of the recognition the study gives to TEDS and our work on fully integrated talent management.”

For more information on TEDS, please visit www.teds.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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TEDS Announces Major New Integrated Talent Management Software Release…from TEDS

May 28, 2009

 

HRchitect featured TEDS 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.

TEDS , Inc., the originator of the completely organic, fully integrated Talent Management solution, announced today the release of version 9.0 of its Talent Management suite. The suites newest module, TEDS Compensation Manager , gives companies a significant competitive advantage though retention and motivation of key employees at all levels in the organization. With TEDS Compensation Manager, employee compensation becomes a strategic process, linked to competencies, learning and performance. The module utilizes sophisticated but easy to use analytics to ensure dependable and instantaneous data upon which to base compensation planning and decision making.

We added unprecedented strategic Workforce Planning capabilities to TEDS 9.0, said Lynda Helton TEDS Chief Development Officer. With our enhanced Manager Dashboard, managers and supervisors can look across their department or division and access employee development data from multiple sources. It has never been easier to review role assignments, progress toward goals, completions, and time-to-completion for any learning, development or certification task. Managers have access to accurate, up to the minute data that are critical to making and tracking strategic decisions.

The new Manager Dashboard provides instant gap analysis, performance analytics, and workforce progress and employee readiness analytics. Enhanced embedded reporting capabilities and more powerful collaboration tools have also been added. Such capabilities are invaluable at a time when companies must maximize efficiencies and accomplish more with fewer resources.

TEDS developed and launched the first Learning Management System (LMS) in 1989 and soon began integrating other elements of human capital planning, development and management. The companys new version 9.0 integrates learning, performance, competencies, succession, compensation, workforce planning, talent acquisition and staffing on one platform utilizing a single database.

Organic integration has been a strength and market differentiator for TEDS for many years, said Joe Ellis, President and CEO of TEDS, Inc. We began the groundwork for our fully integrated Talent Management system well over a decade ago by including full functionality in our original Learning Management System, Learning on Demand. Competency management, compliance management, and workforce planning capabilities which we called People Resource Planning were part of our system as far back as the late 90s. Now, with the full integration of TEDS Compensation Manager into our suite of seamlessly integrated Talent Management modules, we offer world-class organizations the most powerful system ever for total Talent Management.

Industry Analyst, Bersin & Associates, has recognized TEDS fully integrated Talent Management system in their recent industry study, Learning Management Systems 2009. TEDS Talent Management solution is an integrated technology platform designed to handle all aspects of learning and talent management, the report said. The company was one of the first providers to see the value of an employee development, management and planning system. Overall, the system is far-reaching and complete in its vision for integrated learning and talent management.

Bersin & Associates Learning Management Systems 2009 also reported, TEDS pioneered the development of an integrated platform for employee development and management. In fact, the company was ahead of its time often promoting and selling the benefits of workforce management before most companies realized the potential benefits of an integrated system.

For more information on TEDS, please visit www.teds.com

 
Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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TEDS Consortium Meeting Set for March 25th & 26th…from TEDS

March 6, 2009

 

 

HRchitect featured TEDS 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.

 

The next biannual meeting of TEDS Consortium, a dynamic collaborative forum of human capital experts from over a dozen world-class companies, is set for March 25th and 26th. The meeting will be hosted by Dominion Resources at its Richmond, Virginia Headquarters. Dominion Resources is one of the nation s leading producers of energy and has been a member of the Consortium since 2002.

The TEDS Consortium agenda will include information on future TEDS software releases and fast track development, task team reports, success stories, key learnings, and stretch topics to engender thinking about workforce needs and solutions in the future.

Joe Ellis, TEDS CEO, along with members of TEDS’ Executive Team, will share strategic direction, market trends in Talent Management and new customer information in an open forum.

The highlight of all Consortium meetings is the Consortium members sharing sessions, said Mr. Ellis. Consortium members are innovators in corporate learning and talent management. Their visionary input is invaluable to our development of the TEDS Integrated Talent Management Systems.

TEDS team members will share functional and technical roadmaps for current product enhancements and new product development. Consortium members can provide feedback for future enhancements and new products based on their own requirements and projected market-wide needs. No other forum provides this level of strategic dialog with TEDS’ strategic partners

A presentation on the advanced functionality of TEDS Version 9.0, the next major release of the TEDS Integrated Talent Management System, will be another highlight of the meeting.

Networking is always cited by Consortium members as an important non-agenda benefit. Company leaders interact with their peers in other companies throughout the working sessions and social events. Such networking often leads to process sharing, problem solving and benchmarking.

Founded in 1992, the TEDS Consortium is the only organization of its kind. It is dedicated to the continuous innovation and improvement of TEDS enterprise-wide talent management solutions. The Consortium plays an essential role in reviewing and upgrading product functionalities, recommending the creation of new talent management products and services, and accelerating product development. Members include Boston University Corporate Education Center, Chrysler, Dominion Resources, Eastman Chemical, Norfolk Southern, Nortel, Philips Healthcare, Sandia National Laboratories, Steelcase, Verizon, and TEDS. However, all organizations that use TEDS benefit from the Consortium’s vision and recommendations. By previewing advances in TEDS talent management products, Consortium members can more effectively plan for upgrades and expansions within their enterprises.

 

For more information about TEDS, please visit www.teds.com

Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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Mountain States Health Alliance implements the TEDS Talent Management Suite…from TEDS

February 17, 2009

 

Mountain States Health Alliance implements the TEDS Talent Management Suite to maximize performance.

 

HRchitect featured TEDS 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.

 

TEDSR, Inc., originator of the fully integrated enterprise-wide Talent Management solution, announced today that Mountain States Health Alliance, headquartered in Johnson City, Tennessee., has selected TEDS as its new Talent Management system. Implementation is already under way.

 

Mountain States Health Alliance provides comprehensive health care to people in 29 counties in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina through its network of 14 hospitals, 21 primary/preventive care centers and 13 outpatient care centers. Mountain States is nationally recognized as a leader in healthcare technology and was recently honored as one of the Top 100 Most Wired healthcare systems in the United States. The system’s Johnson City Medical Center is the 67th largest heart hospital in the nation by volume.

 

TEDS, Inc. is an Atkins, Virginia-based software development and consulting firm that provides talent management software systems and support services for world-class companies and organizations throughout the U.S. and around the world.

 

“The partnership with TEDS is an opportunity to build a more robust, integrated system for talent management in health care,” said Elaine Smith, Mountain States Assistant Vice President of Organizational Development. The power of this system lies in the ability to link learning activities, competency management, performance measurement and workforce planning activities, Smith added. “With rapid changes in technology and medical care, healthcare providers will benefit from access to high-quality, just-in-time learning while managers and senior leaders will have up-to-date information on the status of the learning enterprise from the department to system wide levels. Mountain States is committed to supporting continuous learning for all our Team Members so that we can continue in our mission of providing excellent, Patient-Centered Care to the patients and families we serve.”

 

Mountain States will use the TEDS Learning Management System Learning on DemandT module to distribute and manage Team Member training and education. The TEDS RTC PowerT (Roles, Tasks and Competencies) module will be implemented to manage the healthcare system’s Team Member competencies.

 

These powerful software modules will assist Mountain States in recruiting, developing and managing talent while monitoring and maximizing performance throughout its entire system.

 

TEDS Learning on Demand and TEDS RTC Power are modules within the software firm’s total Talent Management system. By implementing these two modules, Mountain States has established the foundation for full Talent Management. The entire system can be easily implemented in stages because the TEDS system is fully integrated and all modules communicate with each other through a single, common database.

 

“Health care is facing some serious challenges as we move forward, especially in the area of personnel,” said Dennis Vonderfecht, Mountain States president and CEO. “Mountain States is dedicated to being on the front lines of using the best technological resources to help meet these challenges. Implementing TEDS in our system will be a great asset in reaching that goal.”

 

TEDS and Mountain States have also agreed to partner in the further development of health care-specific learning processes, competencies and business practices aimed at achieving optimum performance in the healthcare setting. The companies plan to share these experiences with other large organizations in the healthcare industry.

 

“We are very pleased to have been selected by Mountain States Health Alliance,” said Joe Ellis, TEDS’ President and CEO. “Mountain States is dedicated to using the latest technologies to make health care safer and to constantly improve the delivery of healthcare services. Their excellence in patient care is nationally recognized. Our mutual dedication to maximizing workforce talent and capabilities through innovative technologies makes this partnership very special.”

 

For more information on TEDS, please visit www.teds.com


Matt Lafata, HRchitect

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