Ok \u2013 I admit it.\u00a0 I still hate the rebranded name, but they are still one of the leaders in talent.\u00a0 In October at the HR Technology Conference in Chicago, they announced their 4.0 release.\u00a0 It has some nice features, and although I haven\u2019t seen it yet, I hope to do so soon.<\/p>\n
First of all, their integrated performance, compensation and succession model is exactly where many organizations need to be.\u00a0 Currently, many organizations force managers to treat these as separate and multiple processes, and while we in HR always complain that the managers are not tying compensation decisions to their performance ratings, half of that problem is our fault.\u00a0 We don\u2019t give them the proper integrated tools and workflows that help them think of these processes in a single end to end flow.<\/p>\n
Built on a single platform with Vurv\u2019s enterprise compensation planning module, Vurv Compensate, users of Vurv Perform 4.0 will benefit from Vurv\u2019s innovative \u201cvisual pay-for-performance\u201d approach that integrates the performance, compensation and succession planning functions at a business process level to help organizations quickly and easily compare both performance and potential.\u00a0 Directly from powerful visual indicators and comparative charts, managers can take instant action, such as allocating total rewards, distributing merit pools and reconciling budget overage\/underage.\u00a0 This powerful decision support helps companies avoid overpaying underperformers and reduce turnover from underpaying their best performers and high potentials.\u00a0 ((Vurv press release, October 10, 2007.\u00a0 www.vurv.com.))<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Another of the issues in performance management is the inability to really tie the performance plan to an actionable development plan.\u00a0 While Vurv\u2019s direction here is good, I think it\u2019s one step short because the development plan also needs to be integrated with a learning system.\u00a0 This is where the learning vendors who are emerging into talent vendors may eventually have a leg up.\u00a0 Learning is unbelievably hard to develop, and unless you already have it in your back pocket, it\u2019s also hard to integrate.\u00a0 However, I\u2019ll give Vurv some kudos for a decent beginning (that all vendors should have had in place 3 years ago).<\/p>\n
Leveraging the built-in competency library, Vurv Perform 4.0 enables the automatic sourcing of development actions and learning opportunities for development plans.\u00a0 Users can also automatically create development plans from succession gaps. The integrated library of more than 2,000 coaching and mentoring suggestions further enables comprehensive performance improvement plans, high-potential (HIPO) development plans and mentoring programs.\u00a0 Focused on today\u2019s most critical workplace issues, these comprehensive tools were developed to help companies improve employee engagement, reduce brain drain, develop future leaders and build bench strength.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Unfortunately, this review seems to be getting less and less positive.\u00a0 This is not intended to be so, as the last comment on actionable development plans just needs to be integrated to an external learning system.\u00a0 However, Vurv\u2019s claim that their 4.0 release is a Web 2.0 release might be a bit of a stretch.<\/p>\n
Utilizing \u201cWeb 2.0\u201d services such as user-defined desktop widgets, graphical dashboards, mashups, and drag n\u2019 drop navigation, Vurv Perform 4.0 delivers a rich, personalized and intuitive user experience.\u00a0 This Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering is available on demand, supporting native web browser features on both Mac and Windows operating systems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Their description of how they utilize Web 2.0 above simply does not inspire the imagination and reinvention that some vendors like Taleo and Workstream are going through with their performance user experiences.\u00a0 Simply improving the user interface and having dashboards doesn\u2019t seem to utilize all the power that Web 2.0 can bring to the broader user experience and design of manager interactivity.<\/p>\n
All in all, I think that Vurv\u2019s 4.0 release looks to be very positive.\u00a0 They have made some significant enhancements in terms of integrating the manager workspace and this is probably much more critical from a usability perspective than a great Web 2.0 platform.\u00a0 While true Web 2.0 would be nice, I think that is more of a user adoption solution than a process solution.\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to sitting down and playing with their 4.0 application soon.\u00a0 I\u2019ll let you know how it goes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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