Computer software for use by marketing companies in managing their work-force and related activities for the benefit of large manufacturing, distribution and marketing companies, namely for use in collecting data, analyzing, assessing and providing reports with respect to competency-based performance management, measuring competencies and skill sets, mapping competencies and skill sets to roles, positions and job profiles, using and mapping competencies and skill sets for recruiting and determining skill gaps, using and mapping competencies and skill sets for developing leadership courses and individual development plans, linking competency development to online and offline learning activities, collecting data regarding pre-training assessments and post-training assessments, analyzing and providing reports with respect to pre-training assessments and post-training assessments, supporting the authorizing of customized training, mapping out potential career paths and providing career management support, providing organizational analysis reports with respect to training, development, recruiting, leadership development, rewards and compensation, providing employee ranking reports and company-wide training needs assessments, providing employee training courses in the areas of sales, value-based solution selling, understanding customers, and other related topics; and manuals sold therewith as a unit