Helsinki, Finland, September 28, 2007. QPR Software Plc, a global performance and process management software vendor, today announced that Academic/Administrative Technology Services of Ferris State University has selected QPR ScoreCard as their strategy execution solution. QPR ScoreCard is a software solution that provides a robust performance management tool that helps organizations plan, implement, communicate and assess strategy, commit their people to objectives, improve performance and foster a collaborative management environment that will help lead organizations to success.
Public universities have an important role in enhancing a state’s economic, social and cultural well-being, and quality of life. Ferris State University is committed to fostering a world-class learning environment and prides itself on active student learning, the quality of their teaching and research, their success at placing students in careers, and their responsiveness to employers and other stakeholders. Even as Ferris increases admission standards, Ferris continues to grow.
Like all public universities, Ferris faces many challenges in developing and successfully executing their strategy within an increasingly ambiguous and competitive environment. To meet the changing needs of their students and the workplace, and to be able to achieve their goal of being the leading College of Technology in the United States, Ferris identified their long-term goals and decided that they want to implement them through initiatives in ways that insure accountability. When it came to supporting the university’s academic strategy, information technology support must be in-line and supportive of it. Academic/Administrative Technology Services that provides that support recognized this need and responded to it with the development of a balanced scorecard and the acquisition of performance management software.
“During our purchase process we evaluated several software products to find the one that could fulfill best our multifaceted needs and support challenging requirements we had set for our strategy execution. As QPR ScoreCard was highly recommended by Dr. Hendricks, a well acknowledged Balanced Scorecard (BSC) expert, and referred in several textbooks and write-ups related to BSC methodology we felt that QPR ScoreCard was a sound solution for us,” says Scott M. Thede, Academic/Administrative Technology Services Manager at Ferris.
Academic/Administrative Technology Services´ strategy process is also transparent as all the work of planning will be presented to the university and other communities through a series of interactive stakeholder forums. “QPR Scorecard’s briefing booklet presented in QPR Portal contains the relevant information customized for each individual user's needs we have. Less time will be spent in delivering internal and external information in the future. Also QPR ScoreCard’s ability to automatically and manually pull data from other systems for measures really impressed us. The Analysis view shows in a very clear manner our strategic objectives, measures are highlighted with green/yellow/red colors based on their status, and also our performance trends are clearly visible for everyone. This provides us with clear information what needs to be done and by whom,” says Scott M. Thede.
“Not only does QPR ScoreCard help Academic/Administrative Technology Services to communicate and manage their strategy, but also improves their performance as it is designed to help an entire organization gain insight into their strategy, its execution, potential weaknesses and the ongoing and needed initiatives towards improving performance”, says Maija Erkheikki, Regional Vice President at QPR Software Inc.
“We expect a lot from our strategy execution, people’s involvement and progress in the future. Instead of choosing the most expensive product we chose the most comprehensive full-value solution to forge the future of a strong, vibrant, and successful Ferris”, ends Scott M. Thede.
For more information, please contact:
QPR Software Inc.
Maija Erkheikki, Regional Vice President
maija.erkheikki[at]qpr.com
Tel. 1 510 455 4475
Ferris State University
Scott M. Thede, Manager
Thedes[at]ferris.edu
Tel. 1 231 591 2899
About Ferris State University
In 1884 Woodbridge N. Ferris founded an educational institution that has grown into an 880-acre campus with state-of-the-art facilities. 12,578 students enrolled for fall 2006 classes studying Allied Health Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Services, Optometry, Pharmacy and Technology in more than 170 different educational programs, including doctorates, master's, bachelor's and associate degrees. Ferris State University will be a national leader in providing opportunities for innovative teaching and learning in career-oriented, technological and professional education. www.ferris.edu
About QPR Software Plc
QPR Software Plc has specialized in building performance and process management systems since 1991. Our mission is to help people, communities and businesses achieve their goals. With QPR solutions you can execute better performing processes, get results fast and find out how QPR is easy to work with. QPR software has been implemented in more than 1000 organizations across the globe and is provided in more than 20 languages. QPR cooperates with an extensive network of talented partners in over 50 countries worldwide. QPR has its headquarters in Helsinki, Finland and is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
QPR – Quality. Processes. Results. www.qpr.com
