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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, please contact:
Charles Badoian
603.471.4211
charles.badoian@gartner.com
Gartner Announces Project Portfolio Management
2003 Event for July 13-15 in San Francisco
IT Leaders to Present New Breed of Web-Based Software Solutions
for Project-Intensive Environments
Bedford, NH, March 20, 2003 — Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:
IT and ITB), today announced a new event that will focus on the latest
Web-based applications for optimizing business processes around the
management and delivery of IT services in project-intensive environments.
Project Portfolio Management 2003 will be held July 13-15 at the Hyatt
Regency Hotel in San Francisco, and it will feature leading technology
vendors presenting project portfolio management (PPM) solutions to
an invitation-only audience of key decision makers. These will include
technology and business executives from IT professional services firms,
internal IT departments, embedded services departments and other service-driven
organizations.
The event will build on the success of Gartner's 2002 SPO Summit,
with a broader focus that encompasses the latest PPM applications
as well as project tools such as PSA, SPO and others that have gained
traction over the past two years.
Gartner defines PPM as software that streamlines outward functions
and inward processes of project-intensive departments, industries
and organizations. Integrating multiple business processes and point
solutions into one application suite, PPM features integrated management
of pipeline, scope, time, resource, skills, cost, procurement, communication,
reporting and forecasting, and risk management functions.
Given the growing strategic importance of PPM software solutions in
the enterprise, several leading Gartner analysts will spearhead the
content segment of the program, providing commentary and analysis
on the latest trends and drivers surfacing in the PPM market.
"We anticipate PPM solutions moving from competitive advantage to
competitive necessity in the next 12 to 18 months,” said Ted Kempf,
principal analyst for Gartner.
“This Gartner event reflects the momentum in the PPM market and the
need for today’s businesses to have software solutions that provide
clearer oversight of human resources and the work they perform,” said
Lisa Campbell, vice president of Marketing and Product Management
at Evolve Software, a vendor scheduled to participate in the event.
Project Portfolio Management 2003 will provide participants with the
information and analysis required to begin evaluating PPM applications
that will enable better portfolio planning, resource allocation, and
monitoring of investments in strategic programs and projects.
For more information or to register, please visit www.projectportfoliomanagement2003.com,
or call Charles Badoian at 1-603-471-4211 or e-mail charles.badoian@gartner.com.
About Gartner
Gartner, Inc. is a research and advisory firm that helps more than
10,000 clients leverage technology to achieve business success. Gartner's
businesses consist of Research, Consulting, Measurement, Events and
Executive Programs. Founded in 1979, Gartner is headquartered in Stamford,
Conn., and has more than 3,800 associates, including approximately
1,000 research analysts and consultants, in more than 75 locations
worldwide. Revenue for calendar year 2002 totaled $888 million. For
more information, visit www.gartner.com.
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