Northrop Grumman Information Technology awards Métier contract for cutting edge program analysis, forecasting and resource management

Métier, Ltd., an innovator in statistical project portfolio management software and services, today announced Northrop Grumman Information Technology as a new client. Métier will provide advanced project portfolio management for the development and deployment of the Defense Integrated Military Human Resource System (DIMHRS). The DIMHRS program is led by the Navy and managed by Northrop Grumman, which was awarded the development and implementation contract in September 2003. DIMHRS is the largest PeopleSoft implementation in the world, and it will consolidate personnel and pay systems for 3.1 million Active, Reserve and National Guard Service members.

Métier's WorkLenz will provide a portfolio view of performance across the nine-year DIMHRS program, delivering Northrop Grumman models of cost, schedule and process. The WorkLenz system forms DIMHRS' foundation to capture process data from program managers and contractors. WorkLenz will structure and analyze this data to drive efficiency gains throughout DIMHRS development and deployment.

In addition, WorkLenz will aggregate and condition project data from DIMHRS' existing systems to deliver unique statistical forecasting and innovative earned value metrics. WorkLenz can predict risk on the program and arm managers with statistically accurate information to keep the program on track. WorkLenz will provide a complete statistical model of what it takes for a deployment of this type and magnitude.

About DIMHRS
As the cornerstone of military personnel transformation, DIMHRS (Pers/Pay) is the vehicle for fielding and resourcing a fully integrated human resources system, while simultaneously supporting reengineered business processes, replacing failing systems, reducing data collection burdens, enhancing readiness, and connecting Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines directly to their personnel and pay system. For more information, visit www.dimhrs.mil.

About Northrop Grumman Information Technology
Northrop Grumman Information Technology, based in Herndon, Va., is a trusted IT leader and premier provider of advanced IT solutions, engineering and business services for government and commercial clients. The company's expertise spans such areas as information systems integration; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; homeland security; enterprise hardware and software solutions; training and simulation; base and range support; signals intelligence; space systems; and specialized scientific, engineering and technical services. For more information, visit www.northropgrumman.com.

About Métier, Ltd.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, 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 you can work forward, please visit www.metier.com or call 1-877-965-9501.

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