MaestroTec and William George Associates Partner to Deliver Comprehensive Enterprise Portfolio Management and IT Governance Solution

This alliance between MaestroTec, Inc., a provider of web-based enterprise portfolio and resource management solutions, and William George Associates Ltd., a provider of project management consulting and training services, will enable new end-to-end solutions for planning and controlling projects. The resulting integrated offerings will enable organizations to better understand the value and control the costs of their existing as well as proposed IT investments and other project initiatives.

FRAMINGHAM, MA (PRWEB) December 2, 2004 -- MaestroTec(SM), Inc., a leader in web-based enterprise portfolio and resource management solutions, and William George Associates Ltd., a trusted provider of project management consulting and training services have formed an alliance to deliver end-to-end solutions for planning and controlling projects. The integrated offering will enable organizations to better understand the value and control the costs of their existing as well as proposed IT investments and other project initiatives.

Under the agreement, the two companies will engage in joint sales and marketing activities, offering MaestroTec the global reach and extensive network of William George's trained consultants. William George will leverage its partnership to enhance project management best practices and methodologies with MaestroTec's on-demand portfolio management software solution, Maestro-EPM(TM).

"Providing tailored turn-key solutions reduces the risk and accelerates the time to value for clients," said Steven Parsloe, founder & Chief Executive Officer of MaestroTec. "A tool solution alone could fail without the proper assessment and understanding of the existing people and process. Together our companies will enable clients to effectively remove layers of cost while enhancing their ability to execute."

"We are pleased to be partnering with MaestroTec because managing complex project portfolios cannot be accomplished without high-quality software tools. The combined WGA and MaestroTec offering will allow executives and organizations to become more proactive through accurate, real-time project data that drives informed decisions," said Mark C. Hall, President of William George Associates Ltd.

Continued competitive forces and regulatory pressures such as the Sarbanes Oxley Act are forcing businesses to take a serious look at their IT budgets and examine more closely the governance models necessary to minimize risks and maximize returns. As implementation of corporate and IT governance becomes a priority for organizations, well-defined processes supported by easy-to-use tools become imperative.

Enterprise portfolio management enables businesses to capture a series of project objectives, costs, timelines, accomplishments, resources, risks and other critical factors and organize them into a single portfolio. Maestro-EPM(TM) gives CEOs, CFOs and CIOs visibility into the people, projects and processes in the IT organization by providing integrated functionality to support IT governance through project planning, tracking, resource management and status reporting.

By combining William George's project management assessment capabilities, best practices and training services with the MaestroTec's leading tools, customers will gain the ability to comprehensively manage IT resources, better align those resources with business objectives, and realize cost savings.

About MaestroTec
MaestroTec, Inc. is the leading provider of web-based project management and portfolio management solutions that offer full functionality while being inexpensive to implement and easy to use. MaestroTec's solutions include Maestro-EPM(TM) for portfolio management, eTime(TM) time & attendance solution, and Maestro-DMS(TM), an on-demand documentation management system. For more information please visit www.maestrotec.com or call 774-204-0028

About William George
William George Associates Ltd. is a global provider of project management consulting and training solutions with locations in Boston, New York, Washington DC, and Milan. WGA helps clients improve project management capability with proven and proprietary change management tools including assessment, process development, and custom training. For more information please visit www.williamgeorge.net or call 877-945-4367.

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