Authoria Unveils Authoria Advisor 2006

Authoria, Inc., the leader in integrated strategic Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, today unveiled Authoria Advisor 2006, an integrated suite of strategic HCM solutions.  Authoria Advisor 2006 includes Performance Advisor™, Compensation Advisor™, Hire Advisor™, Manager Advisor™, and Employee Advisor™.

Authoria Advisor 2006 includes an innovative user interface centered around a manager dashboard. The dashboard gives managers a single source for information on goals, performance, succession planning, salary and incentive compensation, and recruiting and policy, allowing completely seamless movement between those functions. It also alerts managers to relevant items that need immediate attention and provides coaching about process and HR best practices to support them in accomplishing these tasks.

“Authoria Advisor 2006 empowers managers to take control of their critical employee-related responsibilities by providing them with easy access to the vital HR information they need along with coaching and support so they can follow both corporate policy and HR best practices,” said Paul Baier, Senior Vice President of Products at Authoria. “No other HCM solution on the market can match Authoria Advisor’s breadth and depth, or its attention to the needs of the front-line managers who have to execute on these policies and initiatives.”

In addition to the innovative interface and manager dashboard, Authoria Advisor 2006 brings significant new features to the performance and compensation market, including:

* Automated 360 degree feedback tool 
* Market-leading 3rd-party competency support
* Writing Assistant that aids line managers in writing accurate, consistent, and useful employee appraisals.
* Legal assistant that reviews line manager appraisal content for language with potential legal issues.
* Total-Compensation and multi-type stock plan worksheets

“Using all the capabilities of Authoria Advisor 2006 as an on-demand solution will put up-to-date information about the full range of their HR-related activities at managers’ fingertips,” said Karri R. Schraith, HR Business Systems and Administration Manager at CUNA Mutual Group, a leading provider of financial services to credit unions and their members worldwide. “Managers will be able to make independent, well informed decisions so that our HR specialists can spend much less time responding to manager inquiries about policy, procedure and best practice, and focus more on strategic contributions to the company bottom line.”

About Authoria
Authoria is the leading provider of integrated strategic human capital management (HCM) solutions helping employers increase the business value of their workforce. Authoria Advisor 2006 includes recruiting management, performance, management, compensation management, succession planning, and benefit and policy communication while providing just-in-time knowledge and coaching for managers and employees. Authoria’s award-winning solutions have proven successful for more than 300 large employers, representing more than 10 million employees. Customer companies include Boeing, Prudential, Pfizer, Reuters and Unocal.