BetterManagement.com Partners with Harvard Business School Publishing to Expand Online Learning

Business Wire, August 1, 2002

Business Editors/Education & High-Tech Writers

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2002

BetterManagement.com, the leading performance management Internet portal, announced today an agreement with Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP) to offer leadership and management e-learning solutions to business professionals.

More than 40 e-learning modules from Harvard Business School Publishing will be offered to BetterManagement.com members. Sample titles include "Capitalizing on Change," "Keeping Teams on Target," and "Focusing on Your Customer." The programs will be available on-line as part of Better Management University, a division of BetterManagement.com, which currently offers over 140 business and performance management courses.

"Harvard Business School Publishing's eLearning division has brought the world's leading management minds together, leveraging interactive technology to deliver some of the best e-training currently available," said Jeanette Hansen-Slepian, president of BetterManagement.com. "This partnership provides our members with instant access to management tactics, techniques and insights that is vital for improved organizational performance."

"Our mission is to improve the practice of management by providing quality, trusted and accessible on-line learning to corporations around the world," said Jonathon Levy, vice president of eLearning Programs for Harvard Business School Publishing. "We are pleased to be working with BetterManagement.com to bring this mission to their extensive audience of business leaders."

Since its launch two years ago, BetterManagement.com has attracted a global audience of thought leaders. The portal has partnered with over 200 organizations and individuals to present thousands of articles, white papers, audio and video content on performance management topics. The expansion of the relationship with Harvard Business School Publishing further enhances the quality of authoritative content on the portal. Topics covered include scorecarding, cost management, supply chain management, resource planning, customer relationship management, and many other performance management related issues. Membership to BetterManagement.com is free.

About BetterManagement.com (www.BetterManagement.com)

BetterManagement.com is the leading performance management Internet portal. It enables managers to optimize individual performance and organizational performance through better management decisions. The digital resource provides content from industry-leading sources on performance measurement, profitability analysis, cost management, business process planning and value collaboration. Through a rich network of partnerships, BetterManagement.com delivers white papers, articles, interviews and seminars. Additional educational resources include individual courses or online degree programs in key business areas.

About Harvard Business School Publishing eLearning

Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP) is a wholly owned, not-for-profit subsidiary of Harvard University. HBSP's eLearning division provides leadership and general management expertise through on-line programs to a growing list of over 500 corporate eLearning clients. Combining premier content with flexible technology, the eLearning programs bring powerful ideas and tools to the desktops of executives and managers around the world helping corporations improve management performance. HBSP's eLearning programs include Harvard ManageMentor(R), Leadership Transitions, Managing Change, Decision Making, Coaching for Results, Influencing and Motivating Others and more.