World Leader in Electric Power Quickly Charges Up High Potential Employees Despite Economic Downturn

Ottawa, Canada (PRWEB) April 24, 2009 -- FuelCell Energy Inc., the global leader in clean stationary electric power, implemented Halogen Software's talent management (http://www.halogensoftware.com/products/) suite globally in just six weeks, and within one appraisal cycle created a high-performance culture. The organization improved the integrity and value of its employee performance data, aligned its rapidly growing workforce around a common set of goals, and ensured its high-potential employees were recognized and nurtured.

The demands of the current economic climate are putting pressure on organizations globally to quickly gain a better understanding of their workforce and align, communicate with and motivate their top performers. FuelCell recognized that, especially during this difficult economic downturn, maximizing the performance of its human capital was essential. Understanding where to allocate scarce resources and how to strategically develop talent to meet business needs is an urgent necessity for companies of all sizes. FuelCell Energy is a clear example of how quickly organizations can achieve these goals and strengthen their competitive position in the process.

By automating its talent management processes FuelCell helped strengthen and streamline its rapid global expansion— growing from 150 to over 500 employees in four years. Before implementing Halogen's solution, the organization faced a number of challenges in their performance management system, including a lack of consistency, accountability, and employee engagement with the existing process. As a result, performance reviews (http://www.halogensoftware.com/products/halogen-eappraisal/) were not considered a valuable tool for the organization as a whole.

“The HR team found the system and process painful for everyone involved and looked to overhaul it and implement an automated system,” said Sandra Mauro, HR Manager with FuelCell Energy. “Once we had decided to invest in Halogen, things began to improve quickly. We were live within six weeks of training. It was awesome. I have done a lot of software implementations in my career and I know how painful they can be. Getting Halogen up and running was painless.”

Halogen Software is able to consistently implement its suite for customers under very tight deadlines, even for those with global operations, because the solution is so flexible and easily configured. This enables customers to have the Halogen applications adapt to their processes and forms—rather than the other way around.

Once Halogen's suite had been successfully implemented, FuelCell was able to address its business problems almost immediately. Availability of information and a methodology toward a high performance culture began to evolve and improve with each review process. Accountability for goals and alignment around performance is now the norm for its global workforce. The company fosters greater recognition of high performance, and nurtures employee growth via development planning and ongoing feedback. The intelligence gained through the performance appraisal process is now readily accessible and is therefore actionable, unlike with the paper-based process, which was impractical to aggregate and report on. The shift is an exciting one for the HR team.

“I recommend Halogen to pretty much anyone who will listen. I talk about it all the time,” says Mauro. “We use the employee performance management (http://www.halogensoftware.com/) system to drive a higher level of accountability. As a high-growth company, we have many employees who join our team from different companies and corporate cultures. The new system enables us to standardize performance expectations and unify our corporate culture.”

About Halogen Software:

Halogen Software is recognized as a market leader by industry analysts and endorsed by thousands of HR professionals around the world. The company offers a complete suite of web-based products that automate, simplify and integrate performance appraisals (http://www.halogensoftware.com/products/halogen-eappraisal/), 360 degree feedback (http://www.halogensoftware.com/products/halogen-e360/), compensation management (http://www.halogensoftware.com/products/halogen-ecompensation/), succession planning (http://www.halogensoftware.com/products/halogen-esuccession/) and learning management. Halogen’s offering makes HR best-practices accessible to companies of all sizes and its healthcare, financial services and professional services specific suites meet the unique needs of these industries. Halogen is consistently recognized by the industry and its customers for its exceptional implementation and support services, and has

won multiple awards for its corporate leadership and product innovation, including HR Technology Product of the Year. For more information, visit www.halogensoftware.com.

Media contact:

Maggie Patterson

PR Consultant, Halogen Software

T: 613-989-1866

E: mpatterson @ ripnet.com

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