Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Chooses MindSolve Performance Management Software for Leadership Development

MindSolve Technologies announced that the North American headquarters of the worldwide management consulting company Cap Gemini Ernst & Young has chosen the MindSolve Visual Performance (MVP) performance management software suite as an integral part of the companys leadership development initiative.

Gainesville, Florida (PRWEB) June 29, 2003 -- MindSolve Technologies today announced that the North American headquarters of the worldwide management consulting company Cap Gemini Ernst & Young has chosen the MindSolve Visual Performance (MVP) performance management software suite as an integral part of the companys leadership development initiative.

CGE&Y has made an executive-level, high-priority commitment to company-wide leadership development," observes MindSolves Chief Client Officer, Jeff Lyons. They already know MindSolve from using our 360 software in several executive-development initiatives. This large-scale rollout is a vote of confidence in the power of developmental feedback and the ability of MindSolve to support their diverse processes."

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young offers a wide range of consulting services to clients, including helping them make wise technology choices. We pride ourselves on our familiarity with the latest and greatest business technologies," says CGE&Ys Ellen Lopresti, Director of Leadership Development Initiatives. We chose MindSolve after an exhaustive study of available performance management software. Not only does MindSolves solution do everything we need better than anything else we looked at, but they continually work with us to refine the solution as our processes evolve."

CGE&Ys challenging, tight schedule for rolling out MVP was met by a smooth remote installation of the software, which saved both the expense and delay of an onsite visit. As a result, the installation was completed, online and in use by several thousand employees within one week. To support the fast-track implementation, MindSolve provided front-line technical support to users while simultaneously training CGE&Ys help desk on the system. Despite the fast turnaround of a new system and immediate high use, tech support call volume remained characteristically low. CGE&Y team members described the project as one of the simplest and most straightforward initiatives that the firm has rolled out in a long time."

The primary use of MVP software at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young focuses on providing senior and middle-level leaders with quality, upward feedback intended for developmental use. CGE&Ys competency model is dynamically mapped to MindSolves extensive online developmental resource library, directly linking assessment results to a suite of tools that drive development plan creation and execution.

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's project-based consulting business creates an unusually complex, decentralized and fluid employee relationship structure with two distinct reporting hierarchies. Upward feedback sessions may be held at various project stages or times of the year, so MVP software must be both flexible and easy to use.

We need to collect good data without producing 'assessment burnout," notes Lopresti. And since our employees move around a lot, remote access to the system is absolutely essential. Now anyone can log in from anywhere. Plus we dont have to worry about training new users who are out in the field. We email a short set of instructions, and theyre up and running."

Administration is just as easy, so CGE&Ys busy assessment schedule can be managed with a minimum of resources. Lopresti adds, Everything in this project, from design to implementation to administration, has been exceptionally efficient. Weve stayed focused on the goal of leadership development, not the administration of the process."

About MindSolve Technologies. MindSolve Technologies, Inc. is a privately held company, headquartered in north central Florida. In 1994, MindSolve technology revolutionized employee assessment with the introduction of visual, user-friendly multi-rater assessment. In 1998, MindSolve offered the industrys first web-based drag & drop performance management software. Since then, MindSolve has expanded to use in 50 countries worldwide, offering technology and consulting solutions for performance appraisal, 360 feedback processes, online development resources, goal alignment and tracking, and leadership and organizational development.
About Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. The Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Group offers clients in more than 30 countries services in management and technology consulting, systems transformation, systems management, and professional services. A world leader in management consulting and IT services, CGE&Y employs more than 56,000 people throughout Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region.

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