Planview & gantthead.com Collaborate to Offer IT Process Improvements & Sign First Joint Customer

Planview's best pPractices library powered by gantthead.com delivers advantage to IT project managers

AUSTIN, TX, March 15, 2001 — Planview, the world leader in integrated project and resource management software and services, today announced the integration into its web solution of gantthead.com's dynamic processes library. gantthead.com is the premier on-line community for Information Technology (IT) Project Managers. The gantthead process models contain detailed web-based guidelines with links to sample deliverables and templates. Inputs, outputs, technique and estimating models — both top-down and bottom-up are also included. Planview users can now launch gantthead.com methodology models from within the Planview Best Practices Library as an optional feature to improve scoping and process control of new projects.

First Planview + gantthead.com Joint Customer Signed:

Planview customer Premera Blue Cross of Mountlake Terrace, Washington has already made the decision to integrate gantthead.com into its Planview solution. "Planview is our tool of choice for enterprise-wide project and resource management," says Premera vice president of application development Michael Heuer. "After a year's effort involved with defining Premera's business requirements and evaluating methodologies, we look forward to seeing significant benefits from using gantthead.com's standardized IT development and management processes. The processes, estimation models and depth-and-breadth of content are first-rate. We're especially excited about the fact that it's so well integrated with Planview."

"Planview has established a reputation for innovating solutions in service management for IT organizations," says gantthead.com's Director of Partnerships, Stephen Maye. "Matched with gantthead.com's proven ability to offer process improvements, correct application of our integrated toolsets should provide a synergistic improvement of IT productivity."

"Implementing a methodology is often a frightening effort for an IT organization. More discipline, more work and more structure are things people want to avoid," says Greg Gilmore, Planview's Chief Operating Officer. "But gantthead.com is different in that the process improvements are delivered just-in-time, the methodology is dynamic, and the gantthead.com community absorbs the overhead, leaving a minimal impact on any one organization. Coupled with Planview's experienced Professional Services staff, risks can be minimized while gains are often dramatic."

About gantthead.com's Methodologies:

The gantthead process library is a collection of proven methodologies from james martin + co based on years of field tested experience in delivering e-business, data warehousing, application development and CRM projects. The processes are constantly tested and updated by consultants devoted to gathering this real-world content. gantthead's models contain detailed web-based guidelines with links to sample deliverables and templates. Inputs, outputs, technique and estimating models — both top-down and bottom-up area also included. Traditional models are often a single path format, but the gantthead model takes a multi-path approach allowing phases and task s to be revisited throughout the project plan. The gantthead's process library featuring the james martin + co processes is an industry respected and proven methodology built on twenty years of IT experience. The gantthead.com methodologies include application solution, data warehouse, distributed application development, pace project management, value stream assessment, web and intranet development.

About Planview

Planview Web Software is unique in that it allows an organization to manage its work based on the availability and skills of its people, both present and projected, including contractors and other outsourced staff. Founded in 1989, Planview is the world leader in integrated project, service and resource management software and services to Global 3000 organizations. Allianz, Baltimore Life, Discover, Katun Corp., National City Insurance, Pfizer, Reuters, Volkswagen America, Zurich North America, and others make up the over 350 clients who have licensed more than 200,000 copies of Planview software. The company has headquarters in Austin, Texas, with field offices across the US, in Germany, the UK, Italy, Benelux and France. Planview is privately held, financially conservative, and has enjoyed ten straight years of profitability and increasing revenue. For more information contact Planview at www.Planview.com.

About gantthead.com

gantthead.com is an online community for information technology (IT) project managers. Developed by project managers for project managers, gantthead.com serves as online destination where It managers go to ensure the success of their projects. gantthead.com's department structure integrates insight, processes and deliverables for Business Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Process Improvement, Customer Relationship Management, General Project Management and Distributed Application Development providing additional support. gantthead.com offers templates, solutions and expert advice to those managing IT projects and processes and addresses a knowledge gap found in a large number of organizations. gantthead.com is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. For more information, please visit gantthead.com, or contact us at +1.877.895.6506.

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