Patent Includes the WorkLenz Predictive Capability, Risk Management, Schedule Deviation, and 3-D Project and Portfolio Reporting

Métier, Ltd., an innovator in predictive project portfolio management software and services, today announced that it has been granted a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its predictive project portfolio management technology. This patent award covers Métier's advanced technology for predicting, planning, monitoring and illustrating the project portfolio.

Métier's innovative WorkLenz software provides Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and top-tier consultants and contractors with advanced decision support. It enables organizations to more effectively select, control and evaluate enterprise-wide projects and investments. WorkLenz predictive technology, unmatched in the industry, allows clients to plan, manage and evaluate investments based on accurate forecasts of performance and risk across the portfolio.

This patent covers Métier's advancements in the industry, beginning with its taxonomy for properly classifying and categorizing portfolio data to ensure quality and consistency. Claims in this patent (#6889196) also include, but are not limited to:

• Project Portfolio predictions and modeling
• 3-dimensional graphical reporting of projects and the portfolio
• The complete workflow process at both micro and macro levels, including the ability to predict performance and project outcomes
• Risk computing and forecasting
• Functionality to track, manage and predict schedule deviation

"No other project portfolio management system on the market today has this capability," said Métier CEO Douglas Clark. "This patent and the subsequent patent applications in our intellectual property suite are driving research and development for the next generation of WorkLenz."

About Métier, Ltd.
A 2004 Inc. 500 software company headquartered in Washington, D.C., Métier delivers project portfolio management solutions that empower the modern project enterprise to work forward™. Since 1998, Métier's suite of software and services analyzes and predicts work for government agencies and Global 2000 corporations. It transforms existing data into valuable information, delivering trusted intelligence for better decisions. 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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