U.S. Office of Personnel Management Selects Plateau Systems to Support Government-wide Human Capital Management Initiative

Plateau to Provide On Demand Performance Management System for Use Across all Federal Agencies

Arlington, Va. • February 8, 2006 - Plateau Systems, a leading provider of software for developing, managing and optimizing organizational skills and talent, today announced that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) awarded Plateau Systems a contract for Plateau Performance Management to support all federal agencies. Under the contract, Plateau will provide an on-demand performance management system to assess competencies, target development and enable career planning. The system will support agencies as they comply with the Human Capital goals in the President's Management Agenda (PMA) and enable them to close skills gaps in mission critical occupations.

Two organizations made the selection decision: OPM's Human Capital Leadership and Merit System Accountability Division (HCLMSA) and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council. The procurement process was managed by OPM. OPM is the lead agency for strategic Human Capital Management, part of the PMA.

HCLMSA's primary business goal is to provide a web-based solution to support agencies in compliance with the Proud To Be goals for the PMA. (See attached fact sheet for detail.) The CIO Council's goal is to provide IT employees with a system to assess skills and competencies, and then benchmark them against job roles. The selection committee sought a single system that was available on demand and that supported both organizations' initiatives, with the flexibility to support multiple jobs and competency models across federal government organizations.

Initially, the system will support two critical job roles that cross all federal agencies:

Human Resources specialists, comprised of 22,650 total employees; and
Members of the Information Technology community, which includes 65,800 employees.

The system will be available February 28 for HR specialist competency assessments. The second phase of the system for members of the Information Technology community will be available by the end of June and will provide support for assessments, competency gap analysis and personal development and career planning.

"The federal government is leading the way in performance management best practices," said Paul Sparta, chairman and CEO of Plateau Systems. "Through creating a shared system for performance and competency management, the federal government can accelerate federal workforce performance and more effectively support workforce planning. We are pleased to play a significant role in this important human capital management initiative."

About Plateau: Plateau is a leading provider of adaptable Web-based software for developing, managing and optimizing organizational skills and talent to increase workforce productivity and business operations performance. Plateau's software is being used by some of the world's largest, most successful enterprises, including the American Red Cross, General Electric, Internal Revenue Service, and Wendy's International. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Va. For more information, please visit www.plateau.com.

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