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The Main Street America Group Selects Planview Enterprise™ to Provide Corporate Visibility into IT Project ActivitiesLeading IT portfolio management solution selected to drive innovation around new investments in technologyAUSTIN, Texas — November 30, 2005 — Planview, the leading provider of comprehensive IT portfolio management solutions, today announced that The Main Street America Group has selected Planview Enterprise as the framework for its integrated, standardized, automated processes to provide corporate visibility into IT project activities. The Main Street America Group is a premier regional provider of property and casualty insurance products, programs and services, written exclusively through more than 1,300 independent insurance agents, to "Main Street" individuals, families and small businesses in 16 states along the Eastern Seaboard. "Main Street America has a tremendous amount of confidence in Planview's ability to assist us in delivering on our vision to achieve a higher level of service for our internal and external customers, and increase our competitive advantage with new technology efficiencies," said Paul Freitas, IT Process Improvement Manager at The Main Street America Group. "After a thorough evaluation of IT portfolio management solutions, we chose Planview to provide the structure for establishing best practices processes that will give us high visibility into IT activities. Planview PRISMS IT management best practices are a unique and valuable differentiator that will help innovation around our service offerings." Companies like Main Street America need to ensure that objectives are in line with the actual work taking place within their organization. Intelligent forecasting, capacity planning and a focus on business deliverables ensure that the decisions made by IT map to corporate strategies. With Planview Enterprise, Main Street America will be able to consolidate and retire disparate applications by establishing a single system to handle multiple business processes across the organization. A continuous process improvement framework will ensure IT processes stay current, function well in the organization's environment and support repeatability. With Planview Enterprise, Main Street's IT department will have the mechanisms in place that allow it to demonstrate its value, monitor project portfolios and assist in selecting the best portfolio of projects to drive company objectives. "Main Street America's commitment to invest in technology that improves customer service - and the due diligence of its RFP process - makes us especially pleased to have been selected over 11 other vendors," said Greg Gilmore, chief operating officer of Planview, Inc. "By providing easier, more efficient ways for their agents to do business with them through comprehensive IT portfolio management solutions, Main Street America can reduce the cost of doing business and be more competitive." Main Street America cited several key reasons for implementing Planview Enterprise for its strategic and project portfolio management:
Planview Project Portfolio Management provides the tools to effectively scope, plan, schedule and manage projects and resources across a portfolio - or across the enterprise. Moreover, Project Portfolio Management provides consistent, repeatable and auditable project management processes, driven by Planview PRISMS IT management best practices. Because PRISMS is built on established industry standards, it enables organizations to achieve process maturity at a faster rate than other methods. With Planview Enterprise, Main Street America is now empowered by tools to identify project requirements and manage the scope of work. Risks are known, and changes are minimized. The result is more visibility into how projects can stay on track and deliver real business value. In addition, Main Street America's management can now plan, commit and communicate strategic dates and funds; measure strategic performance with drilldown capabilities; and utilize dashboards for high-level views of portfolio activity. About PlanviewSince 1989, Planview has been a market leader and trusted partner in software for comprehensive IT management. Our flagship product, Planview Enterprise, brings the most comprehensive IT management solution to the market, combining adaptive IT management best practices, best of breed resource management and portfolio management software. Planview enables business leaders to integrate the decision-making process to improve alignment of IT resources with business strategies. We serve an active and growing global customer community of over 400 organizations in the financial, insurance, healthcare, government and other industries. Planview is privately held and has been profitable for over a decade. For more information, visit www.Planview.com. Planview Enterprise is a trademark of Planview, Inc. About The Main Street America GroupThe Main Street America Group operates four property and casualty insurance carriers: NGM Insurance Company, Old Dominion Insurance Company, Main Street America Assurance Company and MSA Insurance Company. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., The Main Street America Group has provided property and casualty insurance products, programs and services to individuals, families and small businesses since 1923. With $757 million in direct premium written exclusively by more than 1,300 independent insurance agents, Main Street America insures over 500,000 policyholders along the Eastern Seaboard from Maine to Florida. The company has regional offices in Jacksonville; Keene, N.H.; Richmond, Va.; and Syracuse, N.Y., and claims operations in Auburn, Mass. A.M. Best Company rates The Main Street America Group as an "A" (Excellent). For more information, visit msagroup.com. The Main Street America Group |
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