Cedar 2005 Workforce Technologies Survey, 8th Annual Edition, Now Open For Participants; Survey to Identify the Impact on Organizational Performance from Trends and Strategies in Technologies Adoption and Service Delivery Approaches.BALTIMORE -- The Cedar Group is now requesting participation in its Cedar 2005 Workforce Technologies Survey, 8th Annual Edition. This is the most comprehensive research effort designed to provide enterprises with important data to plan and execute HR and workforce technology initiatives. This year's survey covers multiple facets of how organizations are adopting self service, portals, and emerging strategic human capital management applications in order to transform their service delivery and contribute to organizational performance Organizational performance comprises the actual output or results of an organization as measured against its intended outputs (or goals and objectives). Specialists in many fields are concerned with organizational performance including strategic planners, operations, . Key research areas include plans for applications, technology infrastructure, outsourcing, and service delivery approaches, as well as scope of investments and financial impact in organizations around the world. "As expected, the results from last year's Survey continued to validate the transition of HR into a strategic organizational contributor. However, the results also revealed an emerging trend: a noticeable jump in the percentage of HR Technology projects being initiated and funded outside of the HR and IT departments," said Alexia alexia /alex·ia/ (ah-lek´se-ah) a form of receptive aphasia in which ability to understand written language is lost as a result of a cerebral lesion. Martin, Director of Research and Analytics at The Cedar Group, and author of The Cedar Workforce Technologies Survey. Cedar plans to investigate this trend further in the 2005 Survey by expanding the Survey to include Business Executives as participants. As a natural evolution of the Survey, this expansion will produce definitive data on how a strategic HR function affects all areas of the enterprise. "We see this new trend gaining momentum, and feel it is a good indication that HR is now becoming recognized within the Enterprise as a true competitive advantage," said Neil Boyer, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of The Cedar Group. The Cedar Group invites HR, IT, and Senior Business Executives from organizations with over 500 employees, including commercial corporations, public sector organizations and educational institutions, to participate in the 2005 survey. Participants will receive an advance copy of the results and corresponding data analysis. The survey is available at online at www.TheCedarGroup.com/wftsurvey and takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. Final results and analysis will be available in fall 2005. About the Cedar Workforce Technologies Survey Continuing as the industry's most comprehensive research effort focused on a broad range of HR technology initiatives, the survey provides important data to assist in the development and execution of strategies to transform employee and manager effectiveness using technology. With seven years of data, The Cedar Group provides insights on the deployment of workforce technologies by juxtaposing current results to past and future plans and investments to demonstrate the value returned. The results enable global organizations to see variations by macro region and plan accordingly. About The Cedar Group The Cedar Group is a global consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" leader in technology visioning, analytics, strategy and implementation of Human Capital Management (HCM HCM hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ), Financial Management Systems (FMS FMS - Flexible Manufacturing System (factory automation). ), Student Administration, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ) solutions. Cedar's 500+ associates consistently deliver Real Client Success(TM) in the commercial, public sector and higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. markets. Cedar provides services worldwide, with headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland "Baltimore" redirects here. For the surrounding county, see Baltimore County, Maryland. For other uses, see Baltimore (disambiguation). Baltimore is an independent city located in the state of Maryland in the United States. . www.TheCedarGroup.com |
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