2007

2007 Winner Profile

Vanguard

  • Project Description: Vanguard deployed enterprise search, e-learning and collaboration tools that include wikis and blogs through its corporate intranet in order to help employees share their knowledge and obtain new skills. Among the projects related to the eVanguard initiative, the company indexed all its knowledge repositories to make it easy for employees to find information and created an enhanced corporate directory that lists workers' expertise and lets colleagues know if someone they want to contact is in the office. The initiative has improved productivity.
  • Project type: Technology/Applications/KM
  • CIO: $model.cio100.cioFirstName Heller, CIO
  • CEO: John Brennan, Chairman and CEO
  • Headquarters: Valley Forge, Pa.
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Revenue (2006): $2 billion
  • Website: www.vanguard.com
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