BELLEVUE, Wash., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Edge Software, the leading Enterprise Portfolio Management software provider, today announced a complimentary workshop entitled, "Get to Green: Increasing IT Investment Alignment and Organizational Mission Effectiveness," focusing on portfolio management and how it can be used to align IT investments more closely with an agency's mission. The one-day event features Deborah Maher, Principal Consultant for Keane Federal Systems, who will share her insights and lead the session in a discussion on how IT portfolio management can help agency IT executives have greater visibility into the workings of their organization, make better informed decisions on the distribution of resources and provide real time reports to oversight entities.

"Government IT decision makers are being called upon to deliver IT products and services under increasingly difficult circumstances with stringent reporting, accountability, security, oversight and regulatory requirements," said Bill Yaman, vice president of marketing at Pacific Edge Software. "Portfolio management takes a holistic approach to meeting the regulatory demands being placed on IT organizations, while providing a solutions framework for managing change."

With more than twenty-five years of consulting experience in a range of public and private sector organizations, Deborah Maher will show how IT portfolio management can help get government agencies to green by:

-- Driving IT involvement in setting long-term organizational goals; -- Increasing IT effectiveness by managing IT projects as investments that provide value to the overall organization; and -- Increasing IT project funding by demonstrating IT's performance and measurable contribution to organizational goals.

At a tactical level, projects become better managed, and at a strategic level projects are evaluated as investments that align with the mission of the organization. Crosscutting processes, procedures and templates are documented and "repeatable," leading to increased levels of organizational maturity. Portfolio management can help IT executives integrate all their initiatives -- process improvement, enterprise architecture, security, project management certification, systems development life cycles, training and investment management -- into an IT organizational solution framework where all the pieces fit together and everyone understands the big picture.

Workshop Dates and Locations

The workshop will be held at The Hyatt Regency Reston, 1800 Presidents Street, Reston, VA 20190 on Thursday April 21, 2005. Space is limited and exclusive to confirmed registrants. Those wishing to attend this complimentary workshop can register online at http://www.pacificedge.com/execworkshop or call 425-213-1632 to reserve a spot via telephone. An email notification will be sent confirming registration.

About Pacific Edge Software

Pacific Edge Software (http://www.pacificedge.com/) is the leading provider of Enterprise Portfolio Management software for global organizations, providing closed-loop management solutions to maximize value and reduce costs in investment, project, asset and product portfolios. Pacific Edge's business- critical solutions include Project Office(R) and Portfolio Edge(R) enterprise software products, professional services, industry-specific templates, and a proven portfolio management process. Pacific Edge customers include industry leaders such as Airborne Express, Alcon, Schlumberger, Brigham Young University, Dell, and Johnson & Johnson.

Founded in 1998, Pacific Edge is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and is privately held. Investors include Foundation Capital, Sequoia Capital, Northwest Venture Associates and Fluke Venture Partners.

NOTE: Project Office(R) and Portfolio Edge(R) are registered trademarks of Pacific Edge Software, Inc.

CONTACT: Patrick Corman of Corman Communications, +1-650-326-9648, or
patrick@cormancom.com, for Pacific Edge Software; or Pauline Tyack Hunt of
Pacific Edge Software, +1-425-755-6277, or pauline.tyack@pacificedge.com

Web site: http://www.pacificedge.com/execworkshop

Web site: http://www.pacificedge.com/

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