Epa - Oig Awards Buchanan & Edwards Contract For 360 Degree Feedback Instrument

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, March 11, 2002

Buchanan & Edwards, Inc., a Virginia-based consulting firm specializing in strategic technology solutions for human resources management, announced recently it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Inspector General for 360 Degree Feedback Instrument. Buchanan & Edwards will design, develop and administer a web-based application that will facilitate a 360-degree employee evaluation.

The contract is part of the Office of Inspector General's strategic plan and goal to become a High Performance Organization, a highly reputable organizational change model. The instrument will collect anonymous reviews of more than 370 EPA employees from their peers, subordinates and supervisors and then compile those reviews into feedback reports.

"We are pleased to bring a combination of firsthand knowledge of psychometrics and software development to the EPA's 360 project with a well- rounded team including a doctor and technical experts," said Tony Parchment, principal of Buchanan & Edwards. "With more than 90 percent of Fortune 1000 companies currently using 360-degree multi-rater systems to develop employees and enhance performance, the Office of the Inspector General is taking an admirable step by investing in this proven, effective tool."

Buchanan & Edwards was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of State for exemplary work on a similar tool developed for the Office of Performance Evaluation that was designed to effectively develop leadership and management skills among the State Department's Foreign Service employees all over the world.

Buchanan & Edwards is a consulting firm specializing in technology and workflow solutions that maximize the productivity of our clients' most valuable assets: their employees and their customers. The firm guides Federal government and Fortune 1000 organizations to strategically use technology to take advantage of their business information and processes and delivers solutions that help them work smarter, more efficiently and more profitably. The firm's expertise includes data warehousing, business intelligence, knowledge management, enterprise resource planning, enterprise content management and business process management.