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A selection of comments from existing users

Just a word to report back on a very successful use of Succession Wizard. Given that we are a six billion dollar plus company with a strong succession planning process, you should feel very good about your product. Our Board of Directors was much impressed by the product and the insightful ways of presenting information. I am sure there will be other significant customers for you as a result.

We have always had a sophisticated HR planning process to ensure that we were developing our future leadership. Through the use of Succession Wizard we have gained valuable new insights in the availability of talent. By using Succession Wizard interactively we discovered an amazingly powerful and simple process to gain senior management consensus around the future leaders of the organization. The ability to track both the "successors to" and the "succeeded by" has proven to be particularly useful in identifying development needs across the organization.

Executive VP Human Resources
Leading US Chemicals business

I have been utilizing the Succession Wizard program for over 2 years now, once I start the implementation of this program my time requirements for maintaining and conducting annual employee reviews has been reduced by over 50%. When presenting employee reviews you have a SOLID plan to review each employees progress and lay out a complete developmental and succession flow chart. Additionally, I am able with virtually minimal time to provide other departments with feedback, and very accurate employee strengths and opportunities when we are considering employees for promotion or transfer to other departments. Once you start utilizing the Succession Wizard program, you will never return to the dark days!!  Great program!

Phil Carlin
VP, OPW

We first implemented succession planning in our company a number of years ago; however Succession Wizard has made this process much easier and actually more interesting!  

Abdullah Shibatalhamd
Saudi Arabian Mining Co.

Our company has grown significantly over the past 10 years, and our projection is the same for the coming years.  As our workforce increases in size, we know that a significant source of qualified applicants for new positions comes from our current team.  It is imperative that we keep track of the development of key team members, so that they will be ready for key new future positions.  Succession Wizard is a simple, but effective way to keep track of these key contributors, and to report on progress to the management and executive staff.  

Pat Stapleton
VP Human Resources
GRAFCO Industries

El Paso Electric Company serves about 300,000 customers spread over 10,000 square miles of far west Texas .  We provide for all of their electrical needs with a staff of just over 1,000 people.  Our company has a big interest in developing each employee's skills to provide our customers with first rate service.  We purchased Succession Wizard for three reasons:

1.) It is extremely flexible allowing us to name the competencies important to our company, document them, and develop them.
2.) It is very easy to use - inputting data and producing reports is intuitive.
3.) The evaluation edition contained the full features allowing us to try it before we bought it. 

Succession Wizard is proving itself to be very useful for our company.

John A. Whitacre
VP - Transmission & Distribution
El Paso Electric Company

Beazer Homes recognizes the importance of identifying and tracking the leadership "bench strength" in the Division. Therefore, we were in need of a user friendly software program with the capability of allowing extensive data input and creation of custom reports. Succession Wizard more than meets our requirements and is also cost effective.

Riley Wimberly
Director Training and Employee Development
Beazer Homes

Serco the service provider at the Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) based in Shrivenham uses Succession Wizard for the monitoring and assessment of approximately 200 staff in order to assist in the decision-making process for promotions. Of particular use is the ability to search and analyse the database using competency scores to quickly find suitable candidates to for available positions.

Peter Keeble (Assistant Director)
Serco JSCSC

As a growth company succession planning is an important factor for our business.  We believe our professionals should have ample opportunity to use their existing skills, develop new ones and share and develop their expertise across the company. Succession Wizard allows us to monitor competencies and assessments in a user friendly way and allows us to plan ahead for the skills required for the business at a local and company wide level.

Aileen Thomson
HR Manager
International Power, Deeside Power Station

I'm delighted with Succession Wizard which meets my needs perfectly for a user-friendly succession planning tool and at a cost which is easy to justify. 

Group Management Development Manager of a major UK construction/engineering company

Succession Wizard has provided me and our organization with the type of results-oriented software that makes me feel good about recommending the product to any company - both private and public sector.  The software is easy to use and allows the end user to navigate freely through the different modules.  I strongly recommend investing in Succession Wizard if you are planning to rollout a succession plan.

Dale Mindak
HR Manager
ASU Public Events

Succession Wizard has enabled us to collate and evaluate many facets of succession information and to highlight those areas in the supply chain for management capability where we need to take action.

Director - Leading Hong Kong construction company.

We are very pleased with the flexibility of the system as it allows customization as needed. We also find the system user-friendly. 

Doug Thiemann General Manager Home Hardware - Paint and Home Products Division 

Our Human Resources committee (Committee of the Board) requested that I provide them with a report detailing our current status with respect to succession planning. To respond I needed a tool that would enable me to quickly, comprehensively and professionally communicate our status. After searching the market I determined that "Succession Wizard" would meet the requirement. In using it we have found that the tool does much more than just record information and package it in an intelligible format. It has led my senior management team through an exhaustive process that has pinpointed both specific and potential issues thereby enabling us to better understand and prepare for the future. 

Bernie Watts
CEO London Hydro

Succession Wizard has made the Succession Planning process extremely easy. The reports are easy to read and understand and inputting the information is a breeze.  You know it speaks volumes when Executive Management likes and understand the information provided to them.

Janalee Bishop
Cardinal Bank