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Planview®, the leading independent provider of
enterprise-wide portfolio management solutions, today announced that
Steven I. Cooper, the former chief information officer (CIO) of the
American Red Cross and the first CIO of the Department of Homeland
Security, will speak at a Planview seminar titled “Portfolio
Management Effectiveness in the Federal Government,”
in Washington, DC. The seminar is being held on Wednesday, March 12,
2008 from 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and will also
feature Vik Balani, former Enterprise Architect in Information
Technology (IT) Strategy Management at the American Red Cross. Mr.
Cooper and Mr. Balani will share their experiences of having worked with
some of the largest government agencies in the U.S. –
the American Red Cross and the Department of Homeland Security –
to help them successfully implement and benefit from the use of
portfolio management software.
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Steven I. Cooper was senior vice president and CIO of the
American Red Cross. Mr. Cooper was responsible for the IT assets
of the American Red Cross and leveraging them to support the
humanitarian organization's 35,000 employees and the 300 million
Americans they serve. He guided the introduction of a call center
during Hurricane Katrina to provide emergency assistance to the
more than 4 million people displaced from their homes.
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Prior to joining the Red Cross, Mr. Cooper was active in the federal
government. In February 2003, he was appointed by President George
W. Bush as the first CIO of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Vik Balani was most recently the Enterprise Architect in IT
Strategy Management for the American Red Cross. Mr. Balani's
background spans more than 16 years in government and commercial
IT, with extensive experience in enterprise architecture,
portfolio management, strategy development, project management,
systems integration and implementation and business process
re-engineering. He has provided strategic direction, enterprise
architecture guidance and budget planning for C-level executives.
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What:
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Planview is hosting this complimentary executive seminar -
exclusively for federal agencies - on portfolio management
effectiveness. During this half-day seminar, attendees will come
away with a clearer understanding of the best implementation and
execution processes to use within their own agencies to gain the
most out of their portfolio management software. The agenda includes:
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-- Top 10 lessons learned from portfolio management implementations
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-- Portfolio management benefits for the business
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-- Portfolio management success factors for IT
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-- Portfolio management panel discussion
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When:
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Where:
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City Club of Washington at Columbia Square
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555 13th St., NW, Washington, DC
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Potomac Section Room
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Club Phone: (202) 347-0818
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For additional information about Planview's Federal Portfolio
Management Seminar, visit http://response.planview.com/?elqPURLPage=46.
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About Planview
Since 1989, Planview has been a market leader and trusted partner in
providing comprehensive portfolio management solutions. Planview
Enterprise®, the company's leading
performance management platform, combines project and portfolio
management software with adaptive best practices, Planview PRISMS®,
to provide unprecedented visibility into total IT spending. By
integrating the business process management of strategies, services, and
projects within a single, Web-based solution, Planview empowers
organizations to achieve greater levels of control over their
ever-changing environment by dynamically managing money, resources and
capacities. Industry leaders such as Citigroup, BP, EDF and the U.S.
Department of Transportation, partner with Planview to achieve their
strategic business goals. Headquartered in Austin Texas, with offices
across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific, Planview supports 550
customers in virtually every industry. Planview is privately held and
has been profitable for over a decade. For more information visit www.Planview.com.
Planview, Planview Enterprise, and Planview PRISMS are registered
trademarks of Planview, Inc. All other product and company names may or
may not be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
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