8/13/2009
Métier Announces Compliance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Capital Planning Updated Guidance

Métier, Ltd., an innovator in project portfolio management (PPM) software and services, announced today that WorkLenz has released system updates to meet OMB’s capital planning reporting requirements outlined in OMB Circular A-11 (2009). These updates were released two business days following publication of the A-11 solution guidance. This rapid release allows WorkLenz users maximum time to update their Exhibit 300/53 business cases to align with reporting changes. CPIC clients of Métier manage over $33 billion in federal investments and consistently submit Exhibit 300/53 data on time with no technical defects.

The WorkLenz Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) solution includes:
•    Updated Exhibit 300/53 guidance
•    Auto-answer of duplicate questions between Exhibit 53 & 300
•    Migration of answers from previous submissions
•    Answer validation to XML schema
•    XML schema export to match OMB criteria
•    Exhibit 53 output to match OMB criteria
•    Business rule validation
•    CPIC reporting analysis and real-time dashboards:
        o    E300 Spending by Category
        o    E53 Spending by Category
        o    CPIC Status
        o    Investment Health Scorecard

Métier has proven success in improving the capital planning submission process for its clients. WorkLenz enables your organization to:
•    Answer and submit Exhibit 300 business cases quickly and easily
•    Handle dramatic and last minute changes with submission
•    Migrate data from your existing systems to avoid time consuming, duplicative data entry
•    Create dashboards that analyze the status of your business cases and investment health in real time
•    Utilize workflows to gain visibility into the life cycle stage of each business case
•    Access virtual consultants anytime, anywhere to provide help desk, training, process guidance, reports and analysis for your CPIC process

To learn more about how WorkLenz can improve your CPIC process, please contact a Métier business development consultant at 703.465.9500 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

About Métier, Ltd.
With operations centers in Arlington, Virginia and Santa Rosa, California, Métier provides innovative project portfolio management (PPM) software and project management office (PMO) services that drive project success. Since 1998, Métier's suite of patented software and award winning services has delivered performance improvements for government agencies and Global 2000 corporations. Métier is ranked as one of the fastest growing, privately held companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine. For more information about how your organization can workforward, please visit www.metier.com or call 1-877-965-9501.


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