RedPrairie’s User Conference RedShift:2012 APAC to Feature Retail and Supply Chain Experts from Ceva, adidas, Caltex and The Body Shop…from RedPrairie

July 2, 2012

 

Event to examine global retail and supply chain strategies and solutions for achieving sustainable competitive advantage

 

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

RedPrairie Corporation, a global supply chain and retail technology provider, today announced keynote and customer speakers for its annual Asia Pacific user conference, RedShift:2012 APAC to be held July 18, 2012 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore. RedShift:2012 APAC provides a forum for retail and supply chain professionals to learn, interact and discuss best practices for navigating the ever-changing requirements of global logistics and commerce. Registration is open at http://fs3.formsite.com/redprairie/form95/index.html.

RedShift:2012 APAC will include keynote presentations, case studies and breakout sessions featuring speakers from adidas and CEVA Asia Pacific Holdings Company. Presentations will focus on providing new ideas and sharing strategies on improving supply chain efficiencies, maximizing workforce productivity and maintaining competitive advantage in an all-channel retail environment. Key speakers include:

  • Damian Fazackerley, senior vice president of IS&S, CEVA Asia Pacific Holdings Company will be co-presenting with Peter Martins, senior manager, Asia Pacific Supply Chain, Apple
  • Herman Darmawan, chief information officer, The Body Shop Indonesia, TBS Group
  • Melissa Tan, senior manager of Retail, adidas
  • Estelita Aquino, IT program manager, Caltex

“Our customers understand that to be effective supply chains need to be flexible, fast, and integrated,” said Rod Talbot, executive vice president and managing director for RedPrairie APAC. “RedShift:2012 APAC puts attendees in an excellent position to deliver on those commitments by providing an environment where innovative technologies are examined and winning strategies are discussed with industry peers.”

RedShift:2012 is a multi-track conference comprised of networking events, educational sessions, industry round tables and panel discussions. Microsoft is the conference’s Platinum Sponsor and Motorola Solutions is the Silver Sponsor.

For more information, or to register, visit: http://redshift.redprairie.com/APAC/.

For more information on RedPrairie, please visit www.redprairie.com

To learn more about HRchitect and how we can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com. HRchitect is the leader in HR systems strategic consulting.  As the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management Systems consulting firm, we offer end-to-end HR technology consulting services focused around strategic planning, evaluation/selection, project management and implementation of HR systems, Talent Management Systems, Talent Acquisition Systems, and Workforce Management software. After more than 15 years in business working on over 1800 successful engagements for more than 800 clients across the globe, HRchitect is a name you can trust as your one-stop shop for all your HR technology consulting needs.

 
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SumTotal Systems Opens Shanghai Office to Expand Footprint Across Asia Pacific…from SumTotal Systems

June 16, 2012

 

Company Increases Asian Operations with New Office and Resources to Support Customers Regionally in China

 

HRchitect featured SumTotal Systems in our 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.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the global leader in Strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, recently announced the opening of its new office in Shanghai, China. This signifies a further milestone in the company’s growth across the Asia-Pacific region and provides greater access and support to SumTotal’s existing customer base in China.

According to the prediction of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), China’s GDP is expected to increase by more than $ 10 trillion by 2030. However, this growth is not from the scale advantage of the labor force, but rather due to human resources capacity which can increase per capita output and productivity. Organizations in the region need to develop a deep understanding of the nuances of the Chinese workforce in order to maximize performance of their human capital and achieve profitability in an increasingly competitive market.

“As China continues to rapidly change and grow, a real challenge for local and multinational corporations is determining how they can keep up and adapt their talent management best practices to meet the needs of the workforce. With the opening of this new office and expansion of our China presence, we can provide the thought leadership and guidance businesses are looking for in this changing business climate,” commented Rishi Rana, General Manager, APAC, SumTotal Systems.

“We are expanding our presence across Asia-Pacific as a part of our ongoing global growth initiative and maintaining our mission to provide the best human capital management solutions and support to our customers regionally,” said Gregg Monastiero, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at SumTotal. “We are experiencing ever increasing demand from organizations and are dedicated to establishing a long-term presence in this key region.”

For more information about SumTotal, visit the company’s website at www.sumtotalsystems.com.

To learn more about HRchitect and how we can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com. HRchitect is the leader in HR systems strategic consulting.  As the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management Systems consulting firm, we offer end-to-end HR technology consulting services focused around strategic planning, evaluation/selection, project management and implementation of HR systems, Talent Management Systems, Talent Acquisition Systems, and Workforce Management software. After more than 15 years in business working on over 1800 successful engagements for more than 800 clients across the globe, HRchitect is a name you can trust as your one-stop shop for all your HR technology consulting needs.

 
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15th Annual HR Technology Conference and Exposition Announces 2012 Program Details

May 26, 2012

 

Milestone Event to Gather Thousands of Experts, Practitioners and Vendors for Annual Town Meeting on Using Technology for All Aspects of HR

 

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Human Resource Executive magazine, the premier publication focused on strategic issues in HR, recently announced program details of the 15th Annual HR Technology Conference & Exposition, which will be held October 8-10, 2012, at the West Wing of McCormick Place in Chicago.

Considered one of the top two annual HR conferences along with SHRM, this year’s event promises to be the biggest one yet and will focus on today’s most pressing global HR technology issues, such as cloud computing and social media across the enterprise.

For the last 14 years, the HR Technology Conference has helped attendees get the maximum business benefit from technology for HR while providing them with practical advice on the many challenges facing HR practitioners. For 2012, attendees will hear from more than 70 senior executives representing today’s leading world-class organizations on a wide range of topics concerning the use of HR technology.

The 2012 event follows the success of last year’s 14th Annual HR Technology Conference. With a record-breaking 220 exhibitors, 30 percent more attendees compared to 2010, and representatives from 27 countries, including high-growth markets like Brazil, Russia, India, China, Indonesia and South Korea, the conference solidified its position as the premier international HR event. Attendee loyalty continued to remain high: seven companies attending in 2011 were there for the ninth consecutive year, and 12 companies returned for the eighth time in the last nine years.

One of the most anticipated sessions of the 2012 conference will be “Bringing HR into the Cloud – Naomi’s Master Panel.” During this session, Naomi Lee Bloom, the world’s leading expert on HR technology, moderates a panel of six senior product executives gathered together for the first time on one stage to discuss how their organizations are pioneering the next frontier in HR technology.

The conference includes several sessions focused on social media and its use in the enterprise beyond recruiting and learning. In the session “Marsh Transforms Itself with Social Technology,” participants will hear how Marsh Inc., a leader in insurance, leverages state-of-the-art social technologies to harness the expertise, networks, resources and ideas of all of its employees. Another highlight promises to be the “Third Annual Social Media Panel,” in which four industry experts will discuss the role of collaboration networks deployed across the enterprise with an eye toward adoption and getting real work done.

Aside from cloud computing and social media, attendees will participate in a wide range of sessions in tracks such as Strategic View, Talent Management, Workforce Analytics & Planning, Recruiting and HCM & Workforce Management. New for this year, the conference will feature a separate track for its Expert Discussions sessions led by five of the world’s “Most Powerful HR Technology Experts” as selected by Human Resource Executive magazine.

This year’s event includes a new Outsourcing track focusing on RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing), benefits administration and payroll.

Other highlights include the “Second Annual Candidate Experience Awards,” honoring the “Best Companies to Apply to Work For” and the “Sixth Annual Talent Management Panel,” in which influential HR operations and technology executives will discuss the various stages of talent management strategy and deployments. Additionally, during the “Awesome New Technologies for HR” session, attendees will see live demonstrations of the most innovative new software and tools from every corner of HR.

“Based on the quality of the speakers and presentations and the number of vendors and attendees already committed, this year’s conference is shaping up to be our most successful to date,” said Bill Kutik, the original conference co-chair and technology columnist for Human Resource Executive. “Whether HR technology is your responsibility, your career or your problem, the 15th Annual HR Technology Conference provides a unique opportunity for HR professionals to interact with each other and the major players across the industry who develop the solutions to today’s biggest HR challenges.”

More details about the HR Technology Conference & Exposition can be found at www.HRTechnologyConference.com or call 1-800-727-1227. Register by August 6 to save $450.00.

To learn more about HRchitect and how we can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com. HRchitect is the leader in HR systems strategic consulting.  As the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management Systems consulting firm, we offer end-to-end HR technology consulting services focused around strategic planning, evaluation/selection, project management and implementation of HR systems, Talent Management Systems, Talent Acquisition Systems, and Workforce Management software. After more than 15 years in business working on over 1800 successful engagements for more than 800 clients across the globe, HRchitect is a name you can trust as your one-stop shop for all your HR technology consulting needs.

 
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Retail Hiring Down in April; Partly a Result of Early Warm Weather Hiring in February…from Kronos

May 5, 2012

 

HRchitect includes Kronos in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems that organizations should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Kronos Incorporated today announced the May release of the Kronos® Retail Labor Index™, a family of metrics and indices that characterize the current state of the demand and supply sides of the labor market within the U.S. retail sector. The May report includes data for April 2012. The analysis and write-up are prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers LLC, and are available on the Kronos Retail Labor Index website.

News Facts

The Kronos Retail Labor Index: (This index is defined as the ratio of hires to applications within a given month, expressed as a percentage. A level of 3.0 percent means that for every 100 applications received, three hires occurred). The Kronos Retail Labor Index edged down to 3.8 percent in April from a March level that was revised three-tenths lower. Even with declines over the last two months, the Retail Labor Index remains above levels seen over the last few years, averaging 4.0 percent over the first four months of this year, up from 3.5 percent last year.

Retail Hiring Level: The retailers representing 18,362 distributed locations across the U.S. that make up the Kronosdata sample made 31,862 hires (seasonally adjusted) in April down from 33,209 in March. The two months of declining numbers followed a strong, nearly 11 percent gain in hires in February to the highest level since October 2008. The February reading may have been in part boosted by unseasonably mild winter weather. If the mild winter weather led firms to pull hires forward into February, this could explain some of the weakness seen in subsequent months.

Retail Applications Level: The number of applications received by retailers included in the Kronos sample rose 1.6 percent to 843,653 in April from an upwardly revised 830,668 in March, all on a seasonally adjusted basis. Even with the small gain, the level of applications in April was down roughly 145,500 from its level one year ago.

Retail 60-Day Retention Rate: The 60-day retention rate, measured as the number of hires who remain employed for at least the first 60 days divided by the total number of hires made in that month, rose to 84.0 percent (seasonally adjusted) in December 2011 from 83.0 percent in November 2011. (Note: There is a four-month lag on this indicator as two months are required to measure whether a hire remained employed for 60 days and Kronos customers have two months to return data on separations.)

Supporting Quotes

Chris Varvares, senior managing director and co-founder, Macroeconomic Advisers
“The Kronos Retail Labor Index edged down two-tenths to a still solid 3.8 percent in April, reflecting a moderate decline in hires and a small gain in applications. This was the second consecutive decline in hires, following a strong, nearly 11 percent gain in February. Hiring in February may have been boosted by the unseasonably warm weather experienced this winter, pulling some spring hires forward and helping to explain some of the subsequent declines in March and April. In addition, readings on retail sales and chain-store sales through March were strong and above expectations, suggesting business conditions for retail firms are improving. We look for the pace of hiring at retail firms to pick up in the coming months as this sector continues to strengthen.”

To learn more about Kronos, please visit www.kronos.com

To learn more about HRchitect and how we can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com. HRchitect is the leader in HR systems strategic consulting.  As the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management Systems consulting firm, we offer end-to-end HR technology consulting services focused around strategic planning, evaluation/selection, project management and implementation of HR systems, Talent Management Systems, Talent Acquisition Systems, and Workforce Management software. After more than 15 years in business working on over 1800 successful engagements for more than 800 clients across the globe, HRchitect is a name you can trust as your one-stop shop for all your HR technology consulting needs.

 
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Peoplefluent Makes Leadership Investment in Socialtext…from Peoplefluent

May 1, 2012

 

Combined Social Talent Management Platform Empowers HR to Transform Business Processes into Enterprise Enlightenment

 

HRchitect includes Peoplefluent in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Peoplefluent™, offering a unique combination of best-of-breed social, mobile and cloud-based suite solutions for Talent Management, Vendor Management and Workforce Compliance and Diversity, today announced a strategic investment in Socialtext™, a leading enterprise social software provider.  With this strategic investment, Peoplefluent, a Bedford Funding portfolio company, is dramatically reshaping the impact and value of Talent Management within organizations.  The combined technologies of Peoplefluent and Socialtext deliver powerful enterprise collaboration capabilities and a broad new spectrum of employee engagement initiatives to customers.

“In today’s fast-paced collaborative corporate environments, where informed and timely decisions have a meaningful impact on efficiency and profitability, social platforms lead the way.  Together, Peoplefluent and Socialtext bring an organization’s best minds and solutions to the forefront with digitized social environments and, for the first time, enable clients to share experiences, knowledge and innovations among themselves,” said Charles S. Jones, Chairman and CEO of Peoplefluent.  “We are changing the landscape of Talent Management with an unmatched knowledge transfer platform that is not simply about shared information and data, but about the true exchange and acquisition of deep collaborative corporate wisdom.  It is the next generation of decision-making on the move.”

“At the recent IDC Directions Conference, I presented that social business would be one of the most important growth areas for human capital management over the next few years,” said Lisa Rowan, IDC Program Director, HR, Learning and Talent Strategies.  “Socialtext’s capabilities will complement Peoplefluent’s other innovative initiatives, including their mobile application suite, gamification and workforce planning and analysis, to offer customers next generation HCM software capabilities in addition to their best-of-breed Talent Management suite.”

Through social communities of aligned interests and goals, Peoplefluent will now help corporations share knowledge, experiences and ideas to inform the best thinking inside their organizations and, as important, across the ecosystems in which individual businesses operate.  The thought leadership shared among organizations, industry luminaries, Peoplefluent experts and its large Fortune 100 customer base, enabled by the Socialtext platform, delivers collective and continuously improved business acumen and outcomes across the extended enterprise.  Today’s news further defines the leadership role of Human Resources in transforming individual knowledge into corporate wisdom to inspire innovation and to accelerate leadership for organizations around the world.

Mr. Jones continued, “We are dramatically changing the opportunity for HR within the organization by providing the underlying technology to migrate from business process to enterprise enlightenment.  Knowledge fuels action.  We intend to help businesses extract and cultivate valuable and transformative thinking by engaging and uniting their employees with a next generation social collaboration platform.  In this new world, any individual, at any level, has the ability to have a profound impact – and the outcome of this collective and collaborative  inspiration will change the way organizations grow and innovate from this point forward.  Today, we are helping HR transform their businesses by inspiring emotional connections between people and the work they do and the organization for which they do it.”

Over the last year, Peoplefluent’s investment, development and innovation strategies have been squarely focused on building solutions to foster employee engagement across the enterprise.  Today’s integration of the industry’s leading Talent Management solutions and workforce analytics with advanced collaboration and social technologies transforms organizations to Engage, Enlighten and Enable their workforces around the world.  With deployment of Socialtext technology within the Peoplefluent business, the Company advances its opportunities and methodologies in customer support, service, education and ongoing dialog and connection.  The new social infrastructure offers Peoplefluent customers a powerful collaboration environment and real-time access to information throughout the implementation and support processes, and it offers Peoplelfuent’s internal team collaborative wisdom in their selling, marketing and product development endeavors.

Through proven technology that has earned breakthrough user adoption rates, Socialtext delivers a broad range of applications that make existing enterprise software intrinsically more social.  This social layer brings social networking tools, microblogging capabilities, dashboards, social profiles, private and public workspaces and wikis, among a range of features, to multiple organizations, staff levels and functions, as well as to prospects, clients and customers, serving to break down traditional organizational hierarchies and foster collaboration.  This prolific, familiar and easy-to-use social platform fuels best ideas and innovation through social collaboration that meets employees in their own user environments, whether that is on their smart phones or on their desktop, in an airplane or in a conference room.  With this news, Peoplefluent introduces an embedded social layer that extends far beyond Talent Management processes to engage the entire workforce and extended enterprise in every aspect of an enterprise’s workflow – - in a secure, cloud-based Open or Closed environment, satisfying the security needs of any enterprise.

Socialtext will continue to serve and expand its customer base under the current company brand.  Peoplefluent, which has already deployed Socialtext technology within its own organization, will provide its customers with a standalone social platform and will also deliver every product within its existing suite optimized with embedded and integrated social capabilities.

Based in Palo Alto, California, Socialtext provides a meaningful west coast presence to further support Peoplefluent’s global business.  To expedite integration and knowledge transfer and to expand customer service, support and implementation efforts, key Peoplefluent technology and customer-facing employees will transfer immediately to the California location.  Eugene Lee will remain as Chief Executive Officer of Socialtext, reporting to Mr. Jones.

To learn more about Peoplefluent, please visit www.peoplefluent.com

To learn more about HRchitect and how we can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com. HRchitect is the leader in HR systems strategic consulting.  As the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management Systems consulting firm, we offer end-to-end HR technology consulting services focused around strategic planning, evaluation/selection, project management and implementation of HR systems, Talent Management Systems, Talent Acquisition Systems, and Workforce Management software. After more than 15 years in business working on over 1800 successful engagements for more than 800 clients across the globe, HRchitect is a name you can trust as your one-stop shop for all your HR technology consulting needs.

 
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Halogen Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Integrated Talent Management…from Halogen Software

April 29, 2012

 

MarketScape notes Halogen garnered the highest scores in customer service and cost-effectiveness from its clients among 14 vendors evaluated

 

HRchitect featured Halogen Software in our 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, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Halogen Software announced recently the company has been named a leader in the IDC 2012 Integrated Talent Management MarketScape. Representing IDC’s opinion on which vendors are well positioned today through current capabilities and which are best positioned to gain market share over the next few years, the report also recognized Halogen for receiving the highest scores for customer services and cost-effectiveness from its clients.

“Halogen achieved leader status in this year’s MarketScape report based on its verticalized go-to-market strategy and the company’s organic development and integration of various talent management functions,” said Lisa Rowan, program director, HR, Talent, and Learning Strategies for IDC. “The results demonstrate that Halogen clients have very high satisfaction with the company and the cost-effectiveness of their solutions.”

Halogen Software’s mission is to make it easy for organizations of all sizes to build a world-class workforce that is aligned, inspired and delivers exceptional results. The company offers the first - and only -talent management system purpose-built from the ground up to drive higher performance.

“We’ve taken a performance focused approach to thoughtfully designing and developing every module in our suite and we’re very happy to be recognized by IDC as a leader in the integrated talent management market,” said Paul Loucks, President and CEO, Halogen Software. “IDC’s recognition of our winning client satisfaction results reinforces our relentless focus on customer success.”

For more information on Halogen Software, please visit www.halogensoftware.com

To learn more about HRchitect and how we can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com. HRchitect is the leader in HR systems strategic consulting.  As the premier Human Capital Management (HCM) and Talent Management Systems consulting firm, we offer end-to-end HR technology consulting services focused around strategic planning, evaluation/selection, project management and implementation of HR systems, Talent Management Systems, Talent Acquisition Systems, and Workforce Management software. After more than 15 years in business working on over 1800 successful engagements for more than 800 clients across the globe, HRchitect is a name you can trust as your one-stop shop for all your HR technology consulting needs.

 
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Peoplefluent Breaks New Ground by Integrating Gamification With Talent Management through New iPad App…from Peoplefluent

April 18, 2012

 

Company’s Innovative “Workforce Explorer Challenge” Offers Fun and Engaging Way for Managers to Gain Critical Insight about Their Employees

 

HRchitect includes Peoplefluent in our list of top Talent Acquisition Systems vendors and top Talent Management Systems vendors that businesses should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Peoplefluent™, an industry-leading Talent Management solutions provider, today announced the latest release of its Workforce Explorer iPad® app. Available for free download from Apple’s App StoreSM, the new version includes a first of its kind gamification functionality, called “Workforce Explorer Challenge.” Leveraging the use of gamification as an effective method for training and self-learning, the app was developed to provide users with live data to gain greater insight into the skills of their workers and identify high-potential employees.

The new version of the Workforce Explorer app enables executives, managers and HR to manage talent in an accurate and highly visual manner. Designed to further engage and enable the mobile manager, the app leverages existing data sources across the enterprise to extract and integrate information from disparate sources. With the new and ground breaking Workforce Explorer Challenge game, line managers using the new app will be able to maximize their use of the system through a fun and engaging way.

Peoplefluent is one of the first companies in the HR category to use gamification in talent management, recognizing how gaming can make the talent management process more interactive. Once connected to the user’s workforce, the game uses live employee data to create questions, allowing managers to learn about the critical talent data points of their employees.

The game works by generating custom questions for line managers, based on specific data in such categories as performance, compensation, flight risk and employment history. If the user does not know the answer to a question, the user can search Workforce Explorer to find the answer, receiving a tip if the user is unsure of where to find it. After a total of five questions, the game is complete and the user can then play again with a new set of questions.

Accessed on their iPads, the mobile functionality enables managers to play the game at their convenience. It also allows them to become more familiar with the many functionalities of Workforce Explorer, ensuring they get maximum value from the app. As the game also includes music, sound effects and dynamic transitions and animations, it is an engaging method for gaining key insight about employees that can be used to make smarter talent management decisions based on actual data.

“We are pleased to have broken new ground by developing the first of its kind game that makes our talent management software even more relevant and engaging,” said Doug Ring, Chief Technology Officer for Peoplefluent. “Rather than combing through endless employee files, Workforce Explorer Challenge puts key information about employees right at their managers’ fingertips. We plan on using the same technology to develop additional innovative learning apps.”

To learn more about Peoplefluent, please visit www.peoplefluent.com

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Juniper Systems Reinforces Strong Coaching Culture with Halogen Software…from Halogen Software

April 18, 2012

 

World-leader in Rugged Handheld Computers Uses Halogen’s Award-Winning Talent Management Solution to Support Goal Alignment and Employee Development

 

HRchitect featured Halogen Software in our 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, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Juniper Systems, a world-leader in ultra-rugged handheld computers, is using Halogen Software’s award-winning talent management solution to reinforce a strong coaching culture and drive higher performance. Juniper Systems selected Halogen eAppraisalTM based on its integrated development planning and strategic goal alignment capabilities and the system’s flexibility in meeting the company’s unique business requirements.

Juniper Systems’ organizational focus on customer service and employee collaboration is supported by a strong coaching culture. While the company values continuous feedback and employee development to create a high-performing and engaged workforce, the leadership team wanted an online talent management solution that could centralize performance, goal management and development planning data. Juniper Systems selected Halogen eAppraisal because the solution can be customized to their existing processes and offers a seamless way to link employee goals and development plans with organizational objectives.

“We had high expectations for Halogen and each one has been met,” said Karla Gunnell, GPHR, HR Generalist, Juniper Systems. “We’ve been able to easily customize the Halogen solution to our existing talent management process and use it to reinforce our strong coaching and development focused culture. It simplifies goal management dramatically. Instead of wasting time chasing down the information we need, it’s right there at our fingertips. Now everyone can see how they’re contributing to high-level organizational goals and driving results.”

Halogen eAppraisal automates, simplifies, and streamlines the entire employee performance evaluation process. It acts as a performance hub to ensure a thoughtfully integrated approach to talent management and supports organizations in building and delivering strategic initiatives across all their talent management programs.

“The computer product manufacturing industry is characterized by rapid technological innovation and change,” said Paul Loucks, President and CEO, Halogen Software. “It is a competitive industry that demands high-performing and engaged employees who clearly understand how their individual contributions align to the strategic goals of the company. We are pleased Juniper Systems selected Halogen, a leader in talent management technology, to help maintain their competitiveness in the ultra-rugged handheld computer market.”

For more information on Halogen Software, please visit www.halogensoftware.com

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, and how HRchitect can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 

 
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Hickory Point Automates Talent Management Processes with PeopleMatter…from PeopleMatter

April 16, 2012

 

Platform Streamlines HR For Local Convenience Stores

 

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

PeopleMatter– the fastest growing provider of talent management software for the hourly workforce, and Hickory Point Convenience Stores – a growing South Carolina C-Store chain, recently announced a partnership for PeopleMatter solutions. Hickory Point is implementing PeopleMatter HIRE™, PeopleMatter LEARN™ and PeopleMatter SCHEDULE™ in all 46 locations. The company is moving from paper-based hiring processes and a point solution for scheduling software to PeopleMatter’s integrated, cloud-based software. The transition will provide managers and employees with a more centralized HR platform and robust suite of automated tools.

“We are a community-focused company that relies on our regular customers,” stated Mike Link, Hickory Point vice president of Human Resources. “This partnership will simplify our ability to expand while still developing great employees that are the right fit for Hickory Point and the communities we serve.”

Hickory Point was recognized statewide as the 2010 SCACS Retailer of the Year at the South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores (SCACS) annual convention. The company is set apart in the convenience store industry with its emphasis on providing a culture that encourages employees to view working at Hickory Point as a career rather than just a job. The focus Hickory Point places on excellent service and community engagement fuels its success.

By implementing the PeopleMatter Platform, Hickory Point continues to offer its employees and customers an unparalleled experience. The PeopleMatter modules help managers with:

 

  • Web-based applicant pre-screening, background checks, I-9 verification and tax credit processing.
  • Optimized interview time for managers through online applicant review and sorting capabilities.
  • Customizable course assignments and social tools, which target training needs and track progress online.
  • Simple, time-efficient schedule building, control and forecasting abilities, with Internet and mobile access.
  • 24/7 paperless data input, from the first application to onboarding, training and scheduling.

 

“The PeopleMatter platform is designed to serve the HR needs of companies like Hickory Point,” said Nate DaPore, PeopleMatter president and chief executive officer. “As a fellow South Carolina-based Company we look forward to being a part of Hickory Point’s future growth and development.”

For more information on PeopleMatter, please visit www.peoplematter.com

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, and how HRchitect can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
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PeopleClues Announces #PeopleChat, Weekly Twitter Chat to Explore HR Lifecycle Topics…from PeopleClues

April 2, 2012

 

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

PeopleClues, an industry leader in workplace assessments, today announced that it will host a weekly Twitter chat under the hashtag #PeopleChat. The #PeopleChat discussion will take place on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. CT. and explore a variety of topics centered on the lifecycle of HR including recruiting, interviewing, assessments, hiring, onboarding, training, development, termination, and more.

The inaugural chat, “Culture, How to Stop Thinking About It,” will take place on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 and explore best practices for creating and fostering an effective corporate culture. Follow and participate in the chat by watching PeopleClues (@PeopleClues) and the #PeopleChat hashtag on Twitter.

Bryan Wempen, PeopleClues chief strategy officer, commented, “By leading the #PeopleChat weekly Twitter chat, PeopleClues hopes to showcase our bench strength of HR expertise while developing relationships with industry leaders and gaining a better understanding of HR practitioners’ challenges and experiences.”

All are encouraged to participate in the weekly discussion, which will propose a new topic every session and feature guest industry leaders who will share their expertise and insights.  The Tuesday time slot immediately follows the DriveThruHR radio show, where Wempen is a co-host. Each Twitter chat session will be recapped and shared on the PeopleClues blog, PeopleViews.

Other PeopleClues handles to follow include PeopleClues U.K. (@PeopleCluesUK); PeopleClues president, Julie Moreland (@PeopleCluesCEO); Bryan Wempen (@BryanWempen); and PeopleClues client relationship manager, Cathleen Carlos (@GetHiredbyCat).

For more information on PeopleClues, please visit www.peopleclues.com

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Ultimate Software and Yammer Bring Together Collaboration and Workforce Performance Management…from Ultimate Software

March 31, 2012

 

Integration between the UltiPro Human Capital Management Solution and Yammer’s Enterprise Social Network Enables Greater Insight into People Performance

HRchitect includes Ultimate Software in our list of top HRIS vendors that organizations should consider. If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading cloud provider of people management solutions, announced recently that it has partnered with Yammer, the leading provider of enterprise social networks, to seamlessly connect Yammer to UltiPro HCM. The integration combines the rich data about people housed within UltiPro with the natural, continuous feedback on employees’ work, achievements, progress, and cross-functional collaboration shared on Yammer.

UltiPro serves as the hub for all of an organization’s people information and workforce intelligence — from recruiting through career development, job history, compensation, payroll, and performance. By connecting the HR system of record with Yammer’s real-time collaboration solution, the two companies are working to foster better employee engagement while also capturing organic performance management information for the business.

“Ultimate is focused on designing people management solutions for the way people really work. Static, once-a-year performance appraisals don’t capture the full picture of an individual’s contributions, strengths, achievements, and opportunities for growth,” noted Pat Pickren, VP of product management for Ultimate. “By combining the rich data on all aspects of an employee’s career with the ongoing feedback from the Yammer corporate social community, Ultimate and Yammer can enable companies to better understand how their people work, collaborate, and succeed — and, more importantly, act on that intelligence to strengthen business performance.”

The first phase of UltiPro and Yammer integration will be available in UltiPro’s Spring 2012 release. Key points of integration on the 2012 plan include:

  • Recognition from Yammer published within the  UltiPro talent profile—Managers and HR staff will see the comprehensive, continuous picture of employee performance in one central place, as UltiPro seamlessly captures praise from Yammer into the performance      management record.
  • Team collaboration view—Managers will be able to view a filtered stream of their team members’ collaboration from Yammer as part of the UltiPro Talent Gateway, making it easy to review both performance information and real-time activity in one place.
  • Single sign-on from UltiPro to Yammer—This feature will provide a seamless, yet secure, login experience.
  • Work milestones—This will enable people to tag accomplishments relative to a company, team, or individual goal within Yammer and have these milestones captured in UltiPro’s goal management capability.
  • Cross posting and messaging—Jobs posted in UltiPro will automatically post to Yammer, and administrative alerts or actions can be part of an individual’s activity stream.

“Ultimate focuses on capturing comprehensive information about a company’s people in one place — and Yammer focuses on helping those people actively participate, collaborate, and drive company performance, so this partnership was a natural extension for both of our organizations,” said David Sacks, founder and CEO, Yammer. “We’re looking forward to joining forces with Ultimate to help companies and their employees become more effective.”

An Open Approach to Collaboration and Performance

The connection with Yammer is the first step in Ultimate’s approach to open the HCM system of record to collaboration platforms and work management systems in the enterprise. Through standards-based connectors, UltiPro will instantaneously collect and publish people data across social tools, activity streams, and work management platforms. This integration will make it easier for individuals and teams to work in ways that are natural while still capturing information vital for understanding and managing organizational performance.

“Because UltiPro is the master system-of-record for all data on the people in an organization, our solution captures the most comprehensive data on an organization’s talent in one place,” said Adam Rogers, chief technology officer for Ultimate. “The value of capturing that depth and breadth of data lies in UltiPro’s unique ability to allow customers to synthesize their workforce information and make decisions on it for more effective talent management, employee engagement, and talent retention. With the addition of integration to work collaboration tools, UltiPro will provide our customers greater understanding of what makes their talent successful.”

For more information on Ultimate Software, please visit www.ultimatesoftware.com

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PeopleMatter Launches Game-Changing Mobile Scheduling Software…from PeopleMatter

February 29, 2012

 

Online System Taps Into New Market with Smartphone App Focused on Service Industries

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

PeopleMatter, the leading talent management platform specifically built for hourly workforces in the service industry, vows to end paper scheduling with the launch of its online labor management system, PeopleMatter SCHEDULE™. SCHEDULE’s mobile app and online tools help service-industry workforces manage shifts, stay connected and take control like never before.

SCHEDULE’s powerful, Web-based technology allows managers to create, share, update and optimize schedules automatically, 24/7. Organizations can easily configure rules and preferences by specific locations or company-wide to help improve compliance, increase schedule-accuracy and prevent unplanned overtime and costs. A free iPhone and Android app lets employees access schedules, trade shifts and view updates right on their smartphones.

With smartphone usage nearly tripling in 2011 and more than half of its typical employee base (18-29 year-olds) device owners, the service industry must adopt solutions that cater to this tech-savvy generation’s values in order to attract and retain top talent. PeopleMatter’s app allows organizations to capitalize on the mobile epidemic and helps streamline communication with on-the-go workforces.

“This is a game-changer for both the service industry and talent management software,” said Stacey Harris, Vice President of Research and Advisory Services for Brandon Hall. “Scheduling has been a push-and-pull process, but talented employees are requiring more collaborative methods. With SCHEDULE, PeopleMatter is making talent management more than lip-service — they are making it practical and relevant for today’s workforce.”

SCHEDULE is the third module on the PeopleMatter Platform, which also includes PeopleMatter HIRE™ and PeopleMatter LEARN™. With these integrated solutions, employers can quickly and easily manage all of their applicant tracking, hiring, onboarding, training and scheduling processes online within one system.

“SCHEDULE is smart, easy-to-use software that connects the entire PeopleMatter Platform,” said Kay Lucas, Vice President of Product Management for PeopleMatter. “Now, admins can require new-hires to complete a training course before store managers can put them on the weekly schedule. Real-time alerts and color-coded shifts make it easy for managers to prevent overtime … before it hits the bottom line.”

For more information on PeopleMatter, please visit www.peoplematter.com

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SumTotal Systems Surpasses 3,500 Global Customers…from SumTotal Systems

February 28, 2012

 

45 Million Users Leverage SumTotal Strategic HCM Solution with 15 Million Users on SumTotal Cloud

HRchitect featured SumTotal Systems in our 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 appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 1, 2009. Dave Watkins, Softscape’s CEO and Co-Founder appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 19, 2009.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the innovator in Strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, today announced it has surpassed 3,500 global customers on its best-in-class strategic HCM solution helping organizations around the world better manage their workforce business processes. SumTotal has shown rapid growth in all of its deployment models, including Cloud, Private-Cloud, and On-Premise, with 45 million global users. The company also has over 15 million users on its Cloud offering. This flexible deployment model allows the company to meet the growing needs of its customers with great flexibility and rapid deployment.

The ability to support large numbers of customers and end users is testament to SumTotal’s operational efficiencies and ability to scale on a global basis. With multiple data centers regionally focused around the globe, and 24/7 support infrastructure, the company is well positioned for additional growth and expansion.

SumTotal has the largest implementation in China at Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, with over 60,000 employees and is deploying an additional 1 million users to support its third-party installers.

SumTotal is one of the only vendors to offer an end-to-end strategic HCM solution that spans the complete employee lifecycle including talent management, learning and development, workforce management, expense management, core HR management, payroll and benefits, and strategic workforce analytics. Providing the deepest multinational domain expertise, including highly successful deployments to over 50% of the Fortune 500, the company offers best-practices for global HCM implementations helping organizations execute end-to-end HR processes more effectively and efficiently.

“This is an extraordinary milestone and we are pleased to be the solution of choice for so many customers around the world,” said SumTotal’s CEO John Borgerding. “Customers choose SumTotal because we understand them, their business, and offer the innovation and flexibility to help them solve complex business challenges. We are the largest independent vendor now offering a complete solution to the largest user base and will continue to further innovate to support our customers.”

For more information about SumTotal, visit the company’s website at www.sumtotalsystems.com.

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Sage Launches Innovative Connected Service to Empower Businesses and Their Employees…from Sage

February 21, 2012

 

Sage Source is reinventing the online workspace to help employers provide the tools their employees need to achieve work life balance

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

Sage North America today announced the release of Sage Source, a forward-thinking new connected service designed to provide services and benefits to small and midsized businesses and their employees while encouraging work life balance.

Sage Source is an easy-to-use, personalized, web-based workspace through which companies can offer their employees secure access to an ever-growing library of value added services (“gadgets”), from personal payroll history to company announcements and shopping discounts.  It is a cloud-based service accessible via internet connection 24 hours a day. Sage Source requires no training or IT administration, and is easy for businesses and their employees to start using right away. Sage Source extends the value of traditional, on-premise Sage products by making data securely available in the cloud.

Sage Source empowers small and midsized businesses by enhancing benefits packages to include offerings, such as group buying discounts, typically only offered in the past by larger organizations. It enables improved communication between a company and its workforce, and embraces advances in technology to help employees achieve work life balance.

Sage Source’s customizable views ensure each employee has access to the information that is most relevant to them. Employees can view their pay stubs, read the latest news, download company forms, book travel, shop for the best deals, and more all from the same centralized online environment. Allowing employees to stay connected to the tools they use every day simplifies daily tasks and increases productivity.

“Sage Source is an innovative new application that provides businesses with the tools they need to be competitive in any industry and maximize their return on employee investment (ROEI),” said Johnny Laurent, vice president and general manager of Sage Employer Solutions. “Providing employees with exclusive business products and services helps fulfill a company’s commitment to taking care of its employees; strengthens employee loyalty; and improves workforce engagement, motivation, and productivity.”

Sage Source will be introduced to Sage customers in a phased approach by product, starting with Sage HRMS customers and will become available to customers of other product lines over the coming months. For more information visit SageSource.com.

An industry-leading, customizable HRMS solution, Sage HRMS helps companies optimize their HR business processes as well as maximize their Return On Employee Investment (ROEI)™. Developed by HR professionals for HR professionals, Sage HRMS delivers a tightly integrated set of comprehensive features and functionality that increases efficiency and improves productivity at every level in the organization. With Sage HRMS, you can successfully meet and respond to HR management challenges in the areas of payroll, benefits, employee self-service, attendance, recruiting, training, workforce analytics, and more. By automating and streamlining your day-to-day HR business processes using Sage HRMS, you and your staff are freed up to spend more time and energy on the business asset that is most vital to your company— your employees.

For more information on Sage, please visit www.sagenorthamerica.com

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SumTotal Closes Stellar Year with Continued Growth, Profitability, and Software Innovation…from SumTotal Systems

February 11, 2012

 

Market Leader in Strategic Human Capital Management Positioned For Accelerated Growth in 2012 with Global Expansion and New Innovations

HRchitect featured SumTotal Systems in our 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 appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on May 1, 2009. Dave Watkins, Softscape’s CEO and Co-Founder appeared on the HRchitect WebMingle on June 19, 2009.

If you are looking for a new Talent Management System, or any HR system, don’t rely solely on “recommendations” or published reports. Do yourself a huge favor and talk to HRchitect first. After 15 years, HRchitect has unparalleled knowledge of the HR and Talent Management vendor community and can save you time and money in selection and implementation. Simply put, do not invest in any kind of HR technology without consulting with the experts first. HRchitect is always available to help!

 

SumTotal® Systems, Inc., the innovator in strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, today reported exceptional 2011 results with 90 percent overall booking growth and significant customer momentum across its global operations. SumTotal consistently accomplished positive expansion in bookings and new customer acquisition, and attributes this success to solid customer loyalty, operational efficiencies, and continued product advancement.

The company achieved 110 percent booking growth in the second half of 2011, compared to same period the previous year, with 207 percent overall SaaS booking growth for the year as more customers joined SumTotal’s Cloud offering. Recurring revenues were up 103 percent in the second half of 2011, and EBITDA grew 171 percent compared to previous year, representing 21 percent above plan. SumTotal has continued to develop a strong track record of operational excellence that has contributed to the company’s impressive growth and profitability.

Numerous new global customers joined SumTotal’s fast-growing customer base including Gerber Life, Physicians Mutual, Young & Rubicam, Highmark, MD Physician Services, and Konica Minolta Business Technologies. In addition, SumTotal continued to innovate with numerous advancements for its flagship products and launched new capabilities in Mobile, Social Learning, Workforce Analytics, and end-to-end Talent Management.

 

  • Mobile: The fully rich media capable Mobile solution provides downloadable content for untethered support, as well as advanced tracking and reporting, and support for all mainstream devices and operating systems.
  • Social Learning: Improves knowledge retention across workforces by fostering regular informal learning between peers and experts, both within the organization and in its extended enterprise.
  • Workforce Analytics: Provides a single, complete data model spanning talent and learning management data, with hundreds of interlinked business objects and rationalized data and security across all processes for closed loop actionable intelligence.
  • End-to-end Talent Management: With a seamless user experience and integrated workflows across learning and talent functions, as well as single-point administration, organizations can manage more efficient and continuous end-to-end business processes.

 

In 2011, SumTotal also successfully acquired three companies to integrate and bring to market its Strategic Human Capital Management solution, representing the most complete best-in-class offering available. Acquired companies included: GeoLearning, a leader in cloud learning management software for small and medium businesses, government, and extended enterprise market segments, CyberShift, a leader in strategic workforce management and expense management software, and Accero, experts in payroll and benefits software.

Highly focused on customer care and new methodologies for driving customer achievement, the company also hired, trained and deployed an additional 275 new employees across its global operations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific, 70 percent of which are exclusively customer facing positions.
Additional achievements in 2011 included:

 

  • SumTotal customers Cabela’s, Orbitz Worldwide, Springs Window Fashions, and the State of Florida, were recognized as “Performance and Learning Leaders” in the Learning! 100
  • SumTotal was rated “Hot Vendor” for Total Compensation Management according To Ventana Research
  • SumTotal was named on KMWorld’s 2011 “100 Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management”
  • SumTotal expanded regional presence with leadership assignments in Europe, Middle East, and Africa
  • SumTotal was recognized as a “Leader” in Talent Management by independent research firm
  • SumTotal was recognized as a 2011 “Top Learning Portal Company” by Training Industry Magazine
  • Customers voted SumTotal “Best in Talent Management” in Elearning! 2011 Awards
  • SumTotal was honored with “Business of the Year Award” in Gainesville Florida

 

“We are extremely proud and pleased with our exceptional year of growth and customer achievement,” said SumTotal’s CEO John Borgerding. “Our customer focus is directly represented in our high renewal rate and unwavering customer loyalty. We remain committed to our customer’s achievement and will continue to innovate in the marketplace and provide the industry’s most complete and flexible HCM solutions.”

For more information about SumTotal, visit the company’s website at www.sumtotalsystems.com.

To learn more about HRchitect’s expertise in HR technology strategy, selection and implementation services, and how HRchitect can help your organization, please visit www.HRchitect.com

 
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