HumanR Unveils Organizational Development Tools That Dramatically Streamline Employee Surveys and 360 Assessments

Business Wire, July 12, 2004

HERNDON, Va. -- HumanR, a leading provider of organizational development services that increase the value of human capital for major corporations and government agencies, today unveiled major enhancements to its Assessment Advantage, a service offering that includes their market leading 360 feedback program, and to Lifecycle Surveys, the company's online employee survey tool used to measure employee retention and engagement throughout an employee's tenure. These enhancements to Lifecycle Surveys and Assessment Advantage underscore HumanR's value proposition to its customers--an unprecedented understanding of what it takes for organizations to recruit, develop and retain strategic talent.

Other solutions in HumanR's suite of offerings include: Performance Potential, a competency- and goal-based approach to performance management; Next Level Leadership, which prepares individuals to transition to the next level of management; and Talent to Results, a data driven decision support program for identifying and developing strategic talent. HumanR also provides a comprehensive portfolio of educational experiences.

"We are continually looking for ways to support our clients with more efficient and productive tools and services," says Burgess Levin, Managing Principal of Strategic Services, HumanR. "The enhancements to our web-based surveys streamline reporting of results by making them quickly available online. The additions to our 360 tool ease the administrative burden of implementing 360 assessments." Levin adds, "We want to eliminate barriers to using surveys and assessments because they enable our clients to 'connect the dots' and align people strategies with business objectives, thereby increasing the value of human capital."

"Our clients depend on us to make it easier and more cost effective to solicit and analyze employee feedback at key points during their tenure," says Mary Saily, CEO of HumanR. "Our clients are able to improve overall employee engagement and retention with the help of our consultants, methodology and tools. We enable them to identify strategic talent so they can invest in the people most likely to impact business success."

What's New: Lifecycle Surveys

With traditional paper-based survey reports, valuable time is lost in production and distribution, delaying management's access to information. Levin adds, "We offer a next-generation survey tool that solves this dilemma by delivering real-time actionable data."

The Reporting Place(TM), HumanR's online reporting tool, enables clients to login to a secure web site, view their survey results, run reports by demographics (e.g., gender, tenure, etc.) and save the information directly to their desktop. Participating managers see detailed results for their organizations, coming to better-informed and more accurate conclusions faster and at less cost.

What's New: Assessment Advantage: 360 Feedback

CareerNotes 360, part of HumanR's Assessment Advantage offering, is now even easier to administer. A new administrative site is available for use by clients who wish to manage all aspects of implementation such as tracking usage, adding or deleting participants, or comparing results across organizational units or administration cycles.

Key new features include the ability to: organize 360 participants into cycles, each with its own unique set of characteristics; take action on single or multiple 360s in one easy step; and produce robust management reports summarizing groups of 360 data.

"These functions make it possible for our clients to assume more control over their own administrative process, especially in situations where 360 assessments are being implemented in conjunction with leadership training and development initiatives," says Saily.

About HumanR

Based in Herndon, Va. and founded in 1975, HumanR provides organizational development services to support corporations and government agencies in managing the employee lifecycle and developing strategic talent. Together with data-driven strategic consulting, HumanR offers employee surveys, 360 feedback, performance management and training. Its integrated approach to human capital initiatives enables organizations to effectively "connect the dots" and align people strategies with business objectives, increasing the value of human capital. For more information visit www.HumanR.com.