PM Solutions Introduces PMO in a Box; First-of-Its-Kind Offering Helps Companies Quickly Establish and Maintain Effective PMOs without Straining Internal Resources.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

HAVERTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2004

PM Solutions, the leading provider of project management consulting, training, and research, has launched a new service offering that brings immediate project management capabilities to organizations, creating short-term productivity gains, cost savings, strategic focus, maturity advancement, and long-term business value. PMO in a Box(SM) helps companies quickly establish and maintain effective project management offices (PMOs) at any level of their organizations.

"More and more organizations recognize the value of project management offices. Many, though, still lack the necessary resources to implement them," said Bob Wourms, director, outsourcing practice for PM Solutions. "The fastest, most efficient way to create a PMO is to bring in experts who can deliver it immediately, and that's what PM Solutions does. With PMO in a Box, more companies can move past barriers like reduced funds, lack of resources, and internal politics to bring the value of a PMO to their organizations, whether it's for a single project or program, or for their entire enterprise."

Depending on the specific needs of the organization, PMO in a Box provides companies with a complete packaged offering to bring immediate productivity value to the organization:

-- People. Includes PM Solutions' project planning and controls

specialists; project and program managers; mentors and

coaches; project management training and professional

development specialists; and organizational change managers.

-- Processes. Features project management organizational maturity

assessment and improvement planning; project portfolio

management; project management methodology; functional

methodology; and project management value measurement.

-- Technology. Utilizes industry-leading project management tools

such as Microsoft(R) Office Project 2003.

For a detailed graphic, see: http://www.pmsolutions.com/services/pmo.htm

As the industry's first complete accelerated PMO program, PMO in a Box eliminates the costs and time required for companies to develop a project management operation from scratch. Instead, industry best practices are implemented and used from day one. The program is also scaleable, enabling companies to implement PMOs for three distinct levels of their organizations: (1) the project control office, which is designed for a single strategic initiative or program; (2) the business unit PMO, which is designed for a business or functional unit; and (3) the Strategic/Enterprise PMO, which is designed to be implemented across an organization's entire enterprise.

About PM Solutions, The Project Management Experts(R)

PM Solutions is a management consulting, training, and research firm dedicated to optimizing business performance through project management initiatives. Core services include corporate training through the PM College(R) (www.pmcollege.com), professional staffing/outsourcing, organizational project management maturity assessments, process and methodology development, project office deployment and enhancement, project management technology integration, project portfolio management, and value measurement. PM Solutions' comprehensive approach integrates business strategies with project management practices, enabling sound management decision-making and higher profitability. The company's diverse client roster includes the world's leading organizations such as AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc., New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), SAP, and The New York Times Company. Headquartered in Havertown, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pa., USA, PM Solutions has built its reputation by providing premier service to clients through the most knowledgeable and expert consultants in project management. For more information, visit www.pmsolutions.com.

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