PeopleSoft has been awarded the "Balanced Scorecard Collaborative" (BSCol) certification for its Internet-based Balanced Scorecard solution. The application is one of the first enterprise eBusiness products to receive this certification.
The certification process consists of a demonstration of the product by the application provider, a documentation review, customer interviews, and a Balanced Scorecard Collaborative lab test.
"The BSCol certified programme ensures that PeopleSoft`s customers receive a comprehensive software solution that accurately reflects our methodology," says Professor Robert Kaplan, joint author of the "Balanced Scorecard", together with Dr David P. Norton.
According to Jan Coetzee, MD of PeopleSoft South Africa, the Peoplesoft Balanced Scorecard functions as the `central nervous system` of the Enterprise Performance Management suite of integrated eBusiness intelligence systems.
"The PeopleSoft Balanced Scorecard allows senior management to communicate corporate strategy to all employees, enhance productivity, and co-ordinate activities across the enterprise," he says. "The system acts upon key indicators drawn from financial measures, customer relationships, internal business processes and workforce factors," continues Coetzee.
Coetzee explains that the certification demonstrates how PeopleSoft delivers the critical elements of the Balanced Scorecard management system. This includes customer, financial, internal, learning and growth perspectives, which allow for the rapid implementation of a strategy that enhances an organisation`s performance.
"This solution enables businesses to automate and communicate strategic objectives, as well as the related measures and initiatives, to all levels of an organisation," adds Coetzee.
Baer Tierkel, executive VP of worldwide strategy and marketing at PeopleSoft, comments: "The certification underscores our commitment to providing a reliable, integrated eBusiness intelligence solution."
"By coupling our strength in integrated eBusiness intelligence, with the thought-leadership of the BSCol, we aim to provide a comprehensive value-add for customers," he concludes.
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Courtesy of PeopleSoft South Africa and the Institute for International Research, Prof. Robert Kaplan will be giving a one-day seminar at Vodaworld, on the 8th May 2000, from 08h00 to 17h15 Call +27 11 880 6000 for more information on the seminar.
PeopleSoft is a world leader in enterprise application software. PeopleSoft provides eBusiness applications for customer relationship management, human resource management, financials, and supply chain, along with a range of industry-specific solutions. For more than 4, 000 customers, PeopleSoft applications offer greater flexibility, rapid implementation, scalability across multiple databases and operating systems, and lower cost of ownership. Customers include some of the largest multi-national organisations in the world, as well as small- and medium-sized businesses. In addition to software, PeopleSoft offers PeopleSoft Advantage Customer Service, a comprehensive consulting, education and technical support programme. Headquartered in Pleasanton, California, PeopleSoft (www.peoplesoft.com) employs 7, 000 people and had 1999 revenues of $1.4 billion.