HEADS UP! A LIFELINE FOR PROJECT MANAGERS IS LAUNCHED - GANTTHEAD.COM - Introducing gantthead.com, the premier online destination

VIENNA, Va., March 1, 2000 - A new community is growing on the web... Introducing gantthead.com, a site addressing the needs of information technology (IT) project managers - the people building the infrastructure and solutions for business on the web. gantthead.com directly supports the managers leading projects to develop e-commerce solutions, distributed applications, business intelligence, package implementation, and digital business strategy. Today gantthead.com launches as the most comprehensive online resource for IT project managers and professionals.

gantthead.com provides what IT project managers search for on the web, but rarely find," says Kevin Murphy, chairman of gantthead.com. An estimated 2 million professionals make up the IT project management market, and this number is growing at a rate of 36 percent every year. Additionally, this market accounts for $1.9 trillion of annual spending. What we found is that online services are heavily biased towards developers, leaving IT managers with an obvious and compelling need for the quick and reliable support offered by gantthead.com."

gantthead.com has enlisted james martin + co as a major partner in the venture. This partnership brings with it nearly 20 years of IT consulting experience and intellectual capital. Many of james martin + cos practices make up a significant portion of the site - and a significant knowledge base for project support and ideas - creating exceptional value for gantthead.com members.

IS project management pros can use a public place on the Web to swap knowledge and references, and gantthead.com promises to offer this," says Matt Light, GartnerGroup Research Director. Access to their partner james martin + co's best practices and processes should attract members seeking experienced guidance from 'masters' of the project management trade."

IT project managers worldwide are hard-pressed to do their jobs without adequate support and budget resources in place," says Murphy. Each project manager has strengths and weaknesses, and gantthead.com offers assistance to those who need it, becoming a virtual advisor, giving project managers the kind of help they need for their projects to succeed."

Mark Krob, relationship manager of gantthead.com, provides this historical context: The parallel for gantthead in history is the guilds. These were places where professionals met to debate and share best practices, to help the new apprentices and to improve their discipline. gantthead.com is the guild rediscovered for IT. The guilds started as meeting places; gantthead.com is a place -- a library where you can check out a guide book for a new project, a classroom where you can look at examples of what you will produce, a doctors office where you can get advice from a professional, and a coffee shop where you can meet and share ideas with other people doing the same types of projects."

gantthead.com offers insight and tools for Digital Business/E-Commerce, Business Intelligence, Knowledge Management, Process Improvement, Relationship Management, General Project Management, Package Selection and Implementation, and Distributed Application Development. Vendor sponsorship discussions are currently underway for each of these departments.

Membership in gantthead.com is free and provides access to personalized content, including deliverable templates, development processes and discussion forums. More in-depth consulting is available for a fee.

About gantthead.com
gantthead.com is an online community for information technology (IT) project managers. Developed by project mangers for project managers, gantthead.com serves as an online destination where IT managers go to ensure the success of their projects. gantthead.com offers templates, solutions and expert advice to those managing IT projects and processes, and addresses a skill gap found in a large number of organizations. gantthead.com is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. For more information, please visit www.gantthead.com, or contact us at (877) 895-6506.

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