SOURCE: KnowledgeAdvisors
KnowledgeAdvisors Metrics that Matter™ selected by PeopleSoft® for measurement of the learning effectiveness within its corporate university
CHICAGO, IL. - May 1, 2003, KnowledgeAdvisors, Inc. today announced that PeopleSoft, Inc., (Nasdaq: PSFT), a leading provider of application software for The Real-Time Enterprise™, has deployed Metrics that Matter™ to measure its learning investments within its corporate university which is a training group that trains a workforce of 8,500 employees. Metrics that Matter™ is Knowledge Advisor’s proprietary learning measurement software solution that helps learning organizations measure and manage their learning investments.
Metrics that Matter™ will help PeopleSoft save precious financial and human resources by automating the learning measurement process. At the same time, the system will provide invaluable business intelligence ranging from learner satisfaction to the financial return on the training investment.
Kent Barnett, KnowledgeAdvisors’ Founder, Chairman and CEO, explained, “PeopleSoft is highly respected in the enterprise applications arena, we feel that their selection of our measurement platform for their own internal use is a great validation of our Metrics that Matter™ software. We are thrilled to have a client such as PeopleSoft deploying our technology.
Matt Cox, director of PeopleSoft University Product Training, said, “Metrics that Matter™ allows us to track key performance indicators daily and provide our senior management and business units in-depth analysis of the quality and effectiveness of our training.
KnowledgeAdvisors’ proprietary technologies and methodologies provide comprehensive measurement solutions that give learning providers and corporations the ability to gauge the effectiveness of their learning programs.
PeopleSoft has actually been using Metrics that Matter™ for several months now and their centralized database of performance measures is really starting to show trends and benchmarks that will help them build future training programs that will be the most effective for their employees. Leveraging Metrics that Matter™ is easy and a cost-effective business decision for any company, large or small, ” Barnett said.
About KnowledgeAdvisors
KnowledgeAdvisors is a corporate learning business intelligence firm that helps organizations gain the knowledge necessary to improve performance, better educate workforces and reduce costs across the enterprise. Its proprietary measurement systems and benchmarking expertise help companies more successfully implement e-learning strategies and better manage corporate learning investments.
PeopleSoft is a registered trademark and The Real-Time Enterprise is a trademark of PeopleSoft, Inc. Metrics that Matter is a trademark of KnowledgeAdvisors.
Contact for inquiries related to this PR:
Jeffrey A. Berk, Vice President, Product and Strategy, KnowledgeAdvisors
jberk@knowledgeadvisors.com
312 423 8599 (phone)
312 372 0044 (fax)