Métier, Ltd., an innovator in project portfolio management software and services, has announced today that the Department of Education is a new customer. The WorkLenz software will be used by the Department of Education's Office of the Chief Information Officer for Information Technology Investment Management (ITIM), project management, portfolio management, and earned value management.

WorkLenz will manage over two hundred investments for the Department of Education in an innovative, software-as-a-service solution. Software-as-a-service delivers the latest in software capabilities without the overhead costs to operate the application. "I believe that you will see many more federal agencies adopting this type of licensing model in the future," said Sandra Richardson, Métier's chief operating officer. "Software-as-a-service allows rapid, cost-effective implementation of the latest technologies, allowing the customer to focus on their subject matter expertise and not the upkeep and maintenance of their software applications."

Métier will be partnering with ICOR Partners, a fellow leader in IT governance, capital planning and portfolio management services, in this initiative. ICOR, with Métier's support, will be providing management consulting services to the Department of Education to support the implementation and maturity of ITIM processes using the General Accountability Office (GAO) ITIM Framework.

About Métier, Ltd.
Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Métier provides innovative project portfolio management solutions 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 the past two years. For more information about how your organization can work forward, please visit www.metier.com or call 1-877-965-9501.

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