Métier
| Privately held | |
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Healdsburg, California |
| Products | Project Management Software, Project Portfolio Management, Collaboration Software |
| Website | www |
Métier, Limited is a project portfolio management (PPM) company founded in 1998. Métier develops project portfolio management (PPM) software. The company is headquartered in Healdsburg, California.
Métier was ranked as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Métier develops, manufacturers and maintains proprietary project portfolio management software. Métier's project portfolio management software was formerly known as PPM Central, and before that, was known as WorkLenz. It uses the HTML5 technology.
Métier's project portfolio management software includes 20 tools and 50 standard reports. The integrated toolset in Métier's software allows users to derive reports at all levels of the taxonomy. Métier's software also includes the collaboration center, which uses patented algorithms to provide recommendations for improving future work based on past performance.
Métier's software interface is search-based. Users can navigate the system by searching for work, tools, resources, reports, templates and documents.
The Taxonomy tool is an additional functionality, which allows users to explore and navigate their portfolio. The taxonomic structure provides a method for analyzing and reporting on organizational big data. The integrated toolset allows users to derive reports at all levels of the Taxonomy.
In the June 2012 publication Métier Pioneers Semantic Portfolio Management, third party analyst Enterprise Management Associates detailed how Métier is using natural language processing to improve project and project portfolio management.
WorkLenz was a web based project portfolio management application with no active controls and no persistent cookies. It was built on the .NET framework and was available in two delivery methods: self-hosted or software as a service (SaaS). WorkLenz enabled the select, control and evaluate process for enterprise software projects and investments.
Métier customers include: the US Federal Bureau of Investigation,Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation,City of Miami Beach,Sears Holdings Corporation,Lockheed Martin Corporation,U.S. Department of Agriculture and the California Technology Agency.
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