Software and Technology Approaches

By Bernard Marr - Article discusses the use of software within the context of balanced scorecard and includes information essential to selecting software for this purpose. (Added: 18-Jul-2006 Hits: 499 )

By na - How do organizations and managers keep their employees happy? Certainly not through the age-old practice of annual performance reviews. A startup called Rypple aims to change that, releasing version 3.0 of its progressive online feedback tool to help employees get recognized for their work on an ongoing basis. Rypple takes a real-time approach to employee recognition with a feedback platform that encourages regular and public recognition associated with tasks, manager-employee coaching and employee requests for feedback. The startup is rolling out a bevy of new features, gaming elements and a new look on Monday. (Added: 7-Feb-2011 Hits: 141 )

By Workforce - Ideally, performance-appraisal software streamlines the evaluation process, reduces paperwork, and encourages objectivity. But the gains aren't givens. Managers have to spend some time tailoring the systems to their own workforces. If they don't, says Gene Drumm, senior partner with the Vector Group, Inc. in Denver, it's a more efficient way of doing a bad process. (Added: 3-Dec-2002 Hits: 616 )