EPA - OIG AWARDS BUCHANAN & EDWARDS CONTRACT FOR 360 DEGREE FEEDBACK INSTRUMENT.Buchanan & Edwards, Inc., a Virginia-based consulting firm specializing in strategic technology solutions for human resources management, announced recently it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ), Office of Inspector General Noun 1. Office of Inspector General - the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission OIG independent agency - an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments for 360 Degree Feedback Instrument. Buchanan & Edwards will design, develop and administer a web-based application that will facilitate a 360-degree employee evaluation. The contract is part of the Office of Inspector General's strategic plan and goal to become a High Performance Organization, a highly reputable organizational change model. The instrument will collect anonymous reviews of more than 370 EPA employees from their peers, subordinates and supervisors and then compile those reviews into feedback reports. "We are pleased to bring a combination of firsthand knowledge of psychometrics psychometrics Science of psychological measurement. Psychometricians design and administer psychological tests (see psychological testing), both to generate empirical data on mental processes and to refine their understanding of measurement techniques and the and software development to the EPA's 360 project with a well- rounded team including a doctor and technical experts," said Tony Parchment, principal of Buchanan & Edwards. "With more than 90 percent of Fortune 1000 companies currently using 360-degree multi-rater systems to develop employees and enhance performance, the Office of the Inspector General Office of the Inspector General (or OIG) is a common sub-agency within cabinet-level agencies of the United States federal government and serves as auditing and investigative arm of the agency's programs focused on identifying waste, fraud and abuse. is taking an admirable step by investing in this proven, effective tool." Buchanan & Edwards was recently recognized by the U.S. Department of State for exemplary work on a similar tool developed for the Office of Performance Evaluation Performance evaluation The assessment of a manager's results, which involves, first, determining whether the money manager added value by outperforming the established benchmark (performance measurement) and, second, determining how the money manager achieved the calculated return that was designed to effectively develop leadership and management skills among the State Department's Foreign Service employees all over the world. Buchanan & Edwards is a consulting firm specializing in technology and workflow solutions that maximize the productivity of our clients' most valuable assets: their employees and their customers. The firm guides Federal government and Fortune 1000 organizations to strategically use technology to take advantage of their business information and processes and delivers solutions that help them work smarter, more efficiently and more profitably. The firm's expertise includes data warehousing, business intelligence, knowledge management, enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. , enterprise content management and business process management. |
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