MILTON KEYNES, England, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Executives, managers and staff need separate software to help them focus on their specific areas. The integration of all these pieces is a major problem and rarely results in a cohesive view of a company, making management very difficult.

However software, like it or loathe it, forms a cornerstone of all operational strategies because if you cannot measure your performance, how are you going to manage it? The existing software market is very vertical in the operational management area and so to cover all areas, a company may need 10 or more pieces of software in addition to the core ERP solution to support the management team.

Now a solution has come with PINNACLE, the new software from 1st Consulting (http://www.1stconsulting.biz), that has been designed and written from the ground up to give a cohesive view of a company from executive manager to staff. It addresses the following common needs:

- Balanced Scorecard - Portal Solutions - Human Resources - Time and Expense - Processes Management - Policy Management - Diary Management - Helpdesk - Asset Management

The five modules launched in this release (Base, Finance, Resource, Helpdesk and Assets) mean that companies can target the key operational areas of:

- Competence - Organisation - Motivation - Compliance - Knowledge - Performance

Peter Bannister, managing director of 1st Consulting, says: "Too long has management needed to go to several systems to get the performance information they want, to achieve operational excellence. With Pinnacle the question of performance is not so much a question of can we get the information, but one of how much information do you want?"

Note to Editors:

1st Consulting was formed in 2002 as a Software Consulting company, providing staff for business change, software implementations and bespoke development. Pinnacle is the flagship product of 1st Consulting, which targets issues in the areas of strategic alignment and operational management.

If you would like more information about Pinnacle or 1st Consulting, please call Peter Banister on +44(0)208-1235546 or e-mail sales@1stconsulting.biz

Alternatively, you can obtain more details from the website http://www.1stconsulting.biz

If you would like more information about Pinnacle or 1st Consulting, please call Peter Banister on +44(0)208-1235546 or e-mail sales@1stconsulting.biz