Plateau Systems Explained

Plateau Systems
Foundation:	1996
Location:	Arlington, VA, United States
Industry:	Talent Management
Key People:	Paul Sparta
Products:	Talent Management Suite, iContent
Num Employees:	350

Plateau Systems is a provider of Talent Management Systems headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company provides SaaS products that allow organizations to develop, analyze, and manage organizational talent.

History

Plateau Systems was founded in 1996 by Paul Sparta, chairman and CEO, and Brad Cooper, senior vice president of product strategy; both founders still serve as Plateau executives. Plateau Systems developed one of the industry's first Learning Management Systems (LMS), systems usually used by Human Resources departments for the management and delivery of learning and training across organizations. Plateau's customers include some of the major global organizations and government agencies such as General Electric, Bank of America, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Capital One Services.

In early 2000, Plateau Systems delivered an integrated J2EE-based talent management platform, which allowed organizations to link learning and training with employee performance to measure whether employee goals were aligned with corporate objectives.

In 2007, Plateau acquired Nuvosoft, a provider of web-based compensation management software, and integrated Nuvosoft's functionality into its talent management platform.^[1]

On April 26, 2011, it was announced that Plateau would be acquired by SuccessFactors for $145 million in cash plus $145 million in stock.^[2]

Management team

• Paul Sparta – chairman and CEO
• Brian F.X. Murphy – president and COO
• Ed Cohen – chief technology officer
• Shelly Heiden – executive vice president of global operations
• Stephen Blodgett – chief financial officer
• Brad Cooper – senior vice president, product strategy
• Jeff Kristick – senior vice president, marketing
• Joe Herman – senior vice president, product management and alliances
• Sunil Chandran – senior vice president, product engineering
• Larry Thomas – senior vice president, quality assurance & Corporate Security

Awards

• Plateau Systems debuted in the "Visionary" sector of Gartner's 2009 "Employee Performance Management (EPM) Software Magic Quadrant."^[3]
• Customers and industry analysts recognized Plateau Systems as a customer satisfaction leader for its continued leadership, vision, and technology innovation.^[4]
• Plateau Systems positioned as a Major Player in IDC's 2009 Integrated Talent Management MarketScape report.^[5]
• Leader in Gartner's 2008 "Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems" for fifth consecutive year.^[6]
• Leader for the second consecutive year in the "Forrester Wave: Enterprise Learning Management Suites, Q1 2008" report.^[7]
• Leader in the "Forrester Wave: Integrated Performance and Compensation Solutions, Q3 2007" report.^[8]
• Plateau Systems was recognized as a Talent management Market-Leader in Bersin's 2008 Essentials of Performance Management Practices" report.^[9]
• Plateau Systems was recognized for customer satisfaction and vision in Bersin & Associates' 2008 "Talent Management Suites: Market Realities, Implementation Experiences, and Vendor Profile."^[10]
• Consistently recognized by Bersin & Associates as a Leader in LMS Customer Satisfaction.
• Plateau Systems was recognized as one of Virginia's 2008 Fastest Growing Companies in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program, the fifth year in a row it received the award.^[11]

See also

• Software as a service (SaaS)
• Talent Management Systems
• Learning Management
• Performance Management
• Career & Succession Planning
• Compensation Management
• Content Management
• Business Intelligence

Notes and References

1. News: Plateau Systems buys Nuvosoft . 2010-06-01 . 2007-02-21 . Washington Business journal . Neil . Adler.
2. News: Press Releases . 2011-04-26 . 2011-04-26 . SuccessFactors . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110429014321/http://www.successfactors.com/press-releases/1554901 . 2011-04-29 .
3. Web site: Magic Quadrant for Employee Performance Management Software . 2010-06-01 . 2009-02-03 . Gartner.
4. Web site: Plateau Systems: Evolution of an Enterprise Talent Management Software Company . 2010-06-01 . 2009-09-08 . Bersin & Associates .
5. Web site: 360 degree feedback. July 30, 2019. IDC. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731122652/https://possibleworks.com/services/employee-performance-management-software.aspx. July 31, 2019. June 1, 2010.
6. Web site: Magic Quadrant for Corporate Learning Systems . https://web.archive.org/web/20120916193642/http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?id=710307 . dead . September 16, 2012 . 2010-06-01 . 2008-06-30 . Gartner.
7. Web site: Forrester Wave: Enterprise Learning Management Suites, Q1 2008 . 2010-06-01 . 2008-02-12 . Forrester Research.
8. Web site: The Forrester Wave: Integrated Performance And Compensation Solutions, Q3 2007 . 2010-06-01 . 2007-08-17 . Forrester Research.
9. Web site: The Essential Guide to Employee Performance Management Systems: Part 2 . 2010-06-01 . 2008-10-14 . Bersin & Associates.
10. Web site: Talent Management Suites: Market Realities, Implementation Experiences, and Vendor Profiles . 2010-06-01 . 2008-01-11 . Bersin & Associates.
11. Web site: Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320033921/http://www.smartceo.com/files/DCEO.10.08.pdf . dead . March 20, 2022 . 2010-06-01 . 2008-10-01 . www.smartceo.com .