Plateau Systems, a leading provider of talent management software,
content and services, today announced a new Asia-Pacific headquarters
office located in Sydney, Australia to support the growing demand for
talent management solutions throughout the region. As the company's
global customer base continues to grow, Plateau is increasing its
sales and customer support resources for organizations requiring
best-in-class talent management solutions to help train employees,
retain essential staff and fill critical competency gaps.
According to a 2006 report from staffing services and employment
provider Manpower Inc., 40 percent of companies worldwide are having
difficulty filling jobs and 61 percent of employers in Australia find
it difficult to identify qualified candidates. To address this
worldwide shortage, a recent Business Week study: "Talent Management:
The New Business Imperative," states that each company must "estimate
the gaps in its industry and determine the skills it needs to meet the
business objectives," so that it has "the right people in the right
places at the right time and at the right price to execute is business
strategy." The study goes on to state that "Tight integration (between
all talent management components) would produce a robust database of
information about the competencies of individuals that is available to
decision makers throughout the enterprise."
With Plateau, companies in Asia-Pacific can address the growing
shortage of qualified workers by taking a proactive approach to talent
management, focusing on the skills and capabilities of their current
team to fill internal gaps, and enabling employees to develop their
own career paths. Plateau's fully integrated talent management
solution allows organizations to improve performance management and
personnel development of its employees by tying performance reviews to
development requirements. This helps these organizations to better
prepare employees for achieving career goals and potentially fill
upcoming competency gaps.
To support its expanded Asia-Pacific presence, Plateau is also
working with leading partners to deliver product and customer support.
These partners include Human Capital Solutions (HCS), which helps
organizations to implement HR and Learning Strategies through a
mixture of professional services, content provision and IT solutions;
and SeerPharma, Asia-Pacific's leading and largest professional
consultancy specializing in the delivery of technical compliance and
validation, QA knowledge and training solutions to the pharmaceutical,
medical device, and biotechnology industries.
"The talent crisis is affecting companies worldwide, and these
organizations are looking for proven solutions to help them better
understand their current competencies, where there may be gaps and
where they may be at risk," said Paul Sparta, Chairman and CEO of
Plateau. "By expanding our presence and resources in this region,
Plateau is delivering an integrated talent management solution that
allows companies to improve their overall workforce productivity
through strategic training, evaluation, compensation, and retention
activities."
About Plateau
Plateau is a leading provider of talent management software,
content and services designed to increase workforce productivity and
drive business success. Plateau's award-winning software is powering
talent management initiatives across some of the world's most
successful organizations, including the American Red Cross, General
Electric, the Internal Revenue Service, Capital One Services and the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Industry
analysts at Bersin & Associates, Forrester Research and other leading
information and technology research and advisory firms continue to
recognize Plateau's leadership in delivering best-in-class
functionality, technology and customer satisfaction. Plateau is
headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices across the United
States, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit
www.Plateau.com.
