Talent Management Systems 2010: Market Realities, Implementation Experiences, and Solution Provider Profiles is the most complete market review and buyers’ guide for talent management systems.  The study provides detailed analysis of this market, extensive guidance and supporting tools for evaluating and selecting systems, and extensive information on 24 leading solution providers, including helpful comparative charts.  This report comes specially bundled with Talent Management Systems Customer Satisfaction 2010: A Comprehensive Study of Customer Experience with Talent Management Systems (see description below).

This guide is a valuable resource for those companies considering a purchase or exploring ways to better utilize current systems.  The study looks at the real business impact of these technology solutions and identifies true market leaders.

The more than 400-page study is based on detailed briefings and product demonstrations provided by 24 vendors and 460 completed surveys from HR, learning and development, and information technology professionals.  In addition to its market analysis, the study covers these and other topics:

• Best practices for cost justification of talent management systems
• How the talent management system fits into an integrated talent management strategy
• Proven implementation and delivery models
• Top talent challenges and the associated role of technology
• Bersin & Associates’ Talent Management Framework
• Selection checklists
• Solution provider charts that compare product capabilities, market size and share, and top industries served

Vendors profiled in the report are: Authoria, Beeline, Cornerstone OnDemand, Halogen Software, HRsmart, Kenexa, Lawson, Learn.com, Meta4, Oracle / EBS, Oracle / PeopleSoft, Plateau, Saba, Salary.com, SAP, SilkRoad technologies, Softscape, StepStone, SuccessFactors, SumTotal, Taleo, Technomedia, TEDS, Watson Wyatt, and Workstream.

Each profile includes extensive information about the solution provider, including: product capabilities by module; evaluation of key features for integrated talent management; evaluation of key processes for integrated talent management; evaluation of end user experiences; and a snapshot analysis covering product strengths, opportunities for improvement, near-term planned enhancements, and best-suited customers.

The study also includes vendor comparison charts that highlight service offerings for implementation services, customer service, technology consulting, strategy consulting, platform hosting, business process outsourcing, customer training, partner training, user groups, and user conferences.
What you’ll learn:

• Recommendations and guidance for purchases.
• Best practices for evaluating and selecting solution providers.
• Considerations for implementation and integration.
• The importance of the employee profile.
• Detailed perspective of vendor offerings, near-term planned enhancements, and much more.

Special Addendum:  Included with your purchase of Talent Management Systems 2010 is a special report, Talent Management Systems Customer Satisfaction 2010: A Comprehensive Study of Customer Experience with Talent Management Systems.  This report – the industry’s first look into this important area – highlights specific product, vendor, and implementation factors that drive customer success and satisfaction.  The report contains information you can use to maximize the value of your talent management system and your vendor relationships.  The supplement also includes a section on how to use report findings in planning and selecting talent management systems.

Vendors (in the special addendum report) include: ADP, Authoria, Cornerstone OnDemand, Halogen, HRsmart, iCIMS, Kenexa, Lawson Software, Learn.com, Meta4, Oracle/EBS, Oracle/PeopleSoft, Plateau Systems, Saba, Salary.com, SilkRoad technologies, Softscape, StepStone, SuccessFactors, SumTotal Systems, Taleo, Technomedia, and Watson Wyatt.