RWD uPerform(R) Wins 2010 Bersin Learning Leader Award for Innovation and Talent Management

BALTIMORE, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- RWD Technologies, LLC (RWD), a global company that develops and implements human and organizational performance solutions, today announced the company has been selected as a Bersin & Associates Learning Leader for RWD uPerform®. RWD uPerform is an authoring and content management tool that allows large and small organizations to create and deliver targeted, high-quality learning content and information to employees.  The product was recognized by Bersin & Associates as an innovative tool in learning and talent management.  The firm cited RWD uPerform's proven value and ROI across different types of organizations and technologies as key factors in its selection.

RWD uPerform automates the process of creating performance support materials that employees need to do their jobs effectively, saving time in the learning process.  The product increases productivity on the job by enabling workers to answer their own questions without depending on a supervisor, peer, or help desk.  Organizations can use the product to create part of a sustainable learning strategy to complement different types of IT business initiatives, like new software deployments.  In judging products and learning initiatives for the Learning Leader Award, Bersin & Associates looked at a variety of factors in addition to proven value, including innovation, price-performance, flexibility, supportability and ease of use.

"RWD uPerform has helped organizations of all sizes reap greater return from many types of technology and software implementations," said Laurens MacLure, Jr., chief executive officer of RWD.  "To be recognized as a Learning Leader, you must deliver an innovative offering that can cost-effectively address some of the foremost learning and performance improvement challenges companies face today–certainly no small task.  We're proud that Bersin & Associates recognized RWD uPerform for these attributes and we look forward to helping organizations and workforces perform better with the wide range of enterprise software solutions they use."

"Modern learning organizations recognize the importance of establishing environments that support the just-in-time creation and transfer of knowledge," said David Mallon, principal analyst, Bersin & Associates.  "RWD uPerform stood out this year for its ability to meet next-generation learning needs.  Its unique, end-to-end, on-demand learning solution supports the natural flow of learning and knowledge throughout an organization."  

To learn more about the distinction, visit www.rwd.com or email [email protected].

About RWD Technologies, LLC

RWD is a leading provider of human and operational performance improvement solutions that help employers maximize the return on their investments in people, processes, technology, equipment, knowledge and customers. Since 1988, RWD has assisted clients and partners in enhancing organizational productivity through its broad range of integrated products and services, which include human capital management and IT consulting services, business transformation and lean process improvement, end-user training, change management, knowledge management and operator effectiveness management. RWD's solutions are used in thousands of organizations globally, and in industries such as manufacturing, energy, automotive, aerospace, healthcare, life sciences, consumer products, financial, telecommunications, services, higher education and the public sector.

Based in Baltimore, Maryland, RWD serves Fortune 500 and other organizations around the world. RWD is privately held, with two dozen offices in the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.rwd.com.  

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