Business products and services company Business Performance P/L this week released a major redesign of their market-leading business web site.

Melbourne, Victoria -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/18/2012 -- Business Performance P/L launched a significant upgrade to their reference business web site this week. The key purpose for the redesign was making it easier for visitors to interact with the site and to get them quickly to the information they are looking for.

The site is structured around five subject categories: workplace training, workplace communication, change management, talent management and project management. This significant redesign brings all of the resources for each category – expert views, articles and products – to a single portal page.

Director, Vicki Heath, explained the new site structure this way, "With our new visual section markers, improved navigation buttons, site wide search facility and quick links, it&aposs much easier for visitors to keep track of where they are and to navigate quickly to other areas of interest." She added, "Our web site has grown considerably over the years to become an authoritative site in many areas of business. We wanted to make it easier for people to find what they are looking for amongst the hundreds of pages of excellent content."

Other areas getting a special makeover are the Business Performance Blog, the product catalogue and the business articles section. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section has been expanded considerably to encompass many new areas as the company grows its products and service offerings. The shopping cart area has also seen significant improvements, seeing a more seamless integration with the rest of the site and more support for customers buying online and off-line.

The site&aposs designer, John Knowles from WHURL interactive, agrees that the new design is a major step forward for the business. He said today, "The new website represents a significant upgrade designed to enhance brand identity, improve navigation and general usability, increase accessibility, eliminate layout inconsistencies and free the Business Performance Team from the limitations imposed by the proprietary software previously used to manage the website."

This release also raises significantly the profile of the business services team. The team comprises seven experts delivering business consulting, coaching and training services to a world-wide client base. The new site features the talents and experience of each of the company&aposs experts, making it easier to select the right expert for every situation. The new release web site can be visited at http://www.businessperform.com

About BUSINESS PERFORMANCE PTY LTD
Established in 2003, Business Performance Pty Ltd provides business and management consulting services globally in a range of business areas. From its website, the company also proudly supplies a wide selection of business and management software products designed to make managing organizations easier and more effective. Products featured include tools, templates and guides in the areas of training and employee development, project management, organizational change and career planning. All products can be purchased and downloaded easily from anywhere in the world from the Business Performance Pty Ltd website at http://www.businessperform.com

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Business software company Business Performance P/L this week announced the new release of their popular training database and reporting tool.

Melbourne, Victoria -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/20/2010 -- Given the current global financial turmoil, many businesses are looking to save money on their system and software purchases. This week, Business Performance P/L made the job of purchasing an economical training database easier with the release of Version 2.0 of their popular Training Tracker software.

This software will benefit anyone who needs to track training economically and efficiently. It is well suited to small business owners, training database administrators, training coordinators, project managers and anyone else with a need to track and report training activity and expenditures. Business Performance P/L is able to offer Training Tracker at the low end of the cost scale because the software is built upon Microsoft Excel.

The company’s Managing Director, Leslie Allan, explained, “Instead of building our software from the ground up using a proprietary system, we designed Training Tracker as an integral part of the Microsoft Office suite. Almost everyone in business already uses and is familiar with Microsoft Excel. So we can get our customers flying with Training Tracker very quickly, and they save money by not having to pay for a new platform.”

Training Tracker is set up to produce at the click of a button many reports and charts. These include reports displaying participant activity, expenditure by department or training provider, training hours by department, trainer, training provider and more. It will also track and report training outcomes, results and purchase status. If a report is not exactly as required, the customer can tailor any report or chart to their liking or even create new reports and charts.

Training Tracker Version 2.0 sports many new features and enhancements. For example, it now includes a data migration wizard. The wizard takes all the hassle out of importing company data into Training Tracker and exporting it into another workbook. In addition, customers upgrading from a previous version of Training Tracker can now transfer their data into the new version easily and very quickly.

Allan went on to describe another of the many improvements. “Our new click ‘n’ go reports and charts make reporting so much easier. Our customers can now simply select from one of the many predefined reports and charts and click a button. Their report or chart is then ready for presentation to the management team, clients or learners. Any report or chart can also be easily copied to another software application or document. The database administrator can, for example, copy the Training Tracker expenditure report table and chart with one click and paste them into their Microsoft Word monthly management report.”

Other significant enhancements include a new style interface, improved navigation, more stable reports, new reports and charts, improved data protection and error handling and step by step instructions on customizing compliance training reminders and warning flags.

Training Tracker is set up to produce a range of preconfigured reports and charts. These include reports displaying training participant activity, training expenditure by department or training provider, training hours by department, trainer and training provider and more. The software will also track and report training outcomes, results and purchase status. Any report or chart can also be easily tailored to the customer’s exact needs, or the customer can even create new reports and charts.

Training Tracker is supplied complete with a comprehensive User Guide, Quick Start Guide and import template for importing data from other databases. Business Performance P/L has also made available a try before you buy version of Training Tracker. The sample version is populated with data from a fictitious company and is fully functional. Training Tracker and the free trial version are available for download from the Business Performance P/L website at http://www.businessperform.com/training-tracker

ABOUT BUSINESS PERFORMANCE PTY LTD:
Established in 2003, Business Performance Pty Ltd provides business and management consulting services globally in a range of business areas. From its website, the company also proudly supplies a wide selection of business and management software products designed to make managing organizations easier and more effective. Products featured include tools, templates and guides in the areas of training and employee development, project management, organizational change and career planning. All products can be purchased and downloaded easily from anywhere in the world from the Business Performance Pty Ltd website at http://www.businessperform.com

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Business software firm Business Performance P/L this week announced the new release of its Excel based talent management software, Succession Planner.

Melbourne, Australia -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/05/2010 -- As the economy is starting to pick up, leading organizations are doing their utmost to keep their talented employees. In the area of talent management, Business Performance P/L led the way this week with the new release of their Succession Planner software.

The new version of Succession Planner builds on its key capability of tracking, managing and reporting succession nominations. A key benefit with Succession Planner is that it is based on Microsoft Excel. Leslie Allan, Managing Director of Business Performance P/L, explained, “Succession Planner really cuts to the chase in avoiding the complexity and administrative overhead of other talent management tools. By using the familiar and simple Excel interface, our software makes light work of managing leadership potential in any organization.”

Andy Beaulieu, the tool’s author, has over 20 years of experience in the human resources and organization effectiveness field. His work with organizations over that period offered him an intimate understanding of what works and what does not work for businesses trying to manage their talent pool. Time saving aspects of the tool include an informative Organization Chart. The chart displays the succession status of incumbents and is automatically updated with changes. Another key feature customers find essential is the C-P Matrix. This matrix plots visually the distribution of staff using the key variables of contribution and potential. Customers can also easily generate reports for informing key leaders about any individual and any position in the database.

In developing this new version, Beaulieu wanted to add some new functionality without sacrificing the simplicity of the tool. “One such enhancement”, Beaulieu explains, “is the ability to view the names of associates falling into each of the nine boxes in the C-P Matrix. Users wanted not only the statistics (percentages) but also the specific names to better equip them to prescribe development for associates in different stages of their leadership journey.” Allan added, “In this version, we have kept the features that worked well, such as the bonus Process Guide that lays out a simple business process for collecting, reviewing, and validating nominations. Users are treated to a number of significant enhancements, including expanded capacity and increased flexibility.”

The tool is supplied as a Microsoft Excel template and can be used on any Microsoft Windows-based PC with Excel 2002 or later installed. Accompanying the tool are two key resources: a User Guide for those administering the tool, and a Process Guide to assist HR in setting up a strong succession planning process. Both resources are supplied as Adobe Acrobat PDF files, which are readable on almost any computer. The Adobe Acrobat Reader is available as a free download from the Adobe website.

For those wanting to try out the tool before purchase, Business Performance P/L has made available a trial version of the tool as a free download. The trial version is complete with sample data that can be modified, so customers can see how the tool will work in their organization. The tool’s author is also available to help organization’s implement their succession planning process.

The complete succession planning pack and the free trial version are available for download from the Business Performance P/L website at http://www.businessperform.com/succession-planner

About Andy Beaulieu
Andy has over 20 years of performance improvement experience as both an internal specialist in global organizations and as an external consultant. Based in Washington DC, USA, his services span the spectrum of technical and interpersonal interventions. He has developed and implemented large-scale tools and systems to improve organizational effectiveness, and he has also coached and trained managers to improve their individual effectiveness.

Andy holds a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, and undergraduate degrees in engineering and business from the University of Pennsylvania. He has authored ten chapters in books on organizational effectiveness, most notably multiple entries in the renowned “Pfeiffer Annual” series published since 1971.

About Business Performance Pty Ltd
Established in 2003, Business Performance Pty Ltd provides business and management consulting services globally in a range of business areas. From its website, the company also proudly supplies a wide selection of business and management software products designed to make managing organizations easier and more effective. Products featured include tools, templates and guides in the areas of training and employee development, project management, organizational change and career planning. All products can be purchased and downloaded easily from anywhere in the world from the Business Performance Pty Ltd website at http://www.businessperform.com

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