PMO Central introduces: The workforward® center

May 18, 2011

Tools

Big data, social constructs, and patented PPM processes make Métier first-to-market with performance-enhancing analytics

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Métier, Ltd - The PPM Company™, today announced the workforward center, a groundbreaking enhancement to WorkLenz® for PMO Central® customers. Similar to the concepts applied in consumer social networks and online shopping megasites, Métier’s new workforward center puts big data in context for project portfolio management (PPM) via relevant, actionable, and socially-constructed performance recommendations for business use.

Métier’s portfolio of industry-enhancing patents has laid the foundation for this innovative functionality. The workforward center generates automated suggestions for enhancing business performance. Recommendations are based on the user’s work due, and produce real-time insights for collaborating with colleagues, better estimating work, and mitigating high-probability risks based on historical data.

An April 2011 independent Forrester Research, Inc. report, Integration: The Next Frontier for Enterprise Social stated that “The value of connecting enterprise social technologies to other IT investments is clear. Seamless workplace experiences mean fewer interruptions, less task switching, and less time searching, all of which translates into productivity gains for the highly paid information worker. Two-thirds of information workers already use six or more productivity applications a week. So simplifying interfaces and reducing information overload has the potential to drive significant efficiencies.”

Harnessing the power of big data in the PPM setting marks a transformative milestone. The workforward center redefines how people, performance, and work are integrated to achieve organizational excellence. Métier is uniquely positioned to provide these advanced analytics that drive business value because of PPM domain expertise, patented processes, integrated software and virtual PMO consulting services.

About Métier

Métier, The PPM Company™ is the global leader in project portfolio management. Métier partners with clients through an award-winning platform of PPM processes, software and services to integrate organizational strategy with project execution. Ranked as a PPM leader by third party industry analysts, Métier’s offerings can mature any organization, regardless of size. Métier is the thought leader in the PPM industry, and holds an extensive portfolio of industry-enhancing patents. In addition to numerous awards for innovative corporate culture, Métier has been consistently ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine. For more information about how your organization can workforward^®, please visit www.metier.com or call 1.877.965.9501.