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EXPERT CHOICE FORMS ALLIANCE WITH BOT INTERNATIONAL
Joint Solution Aimed atProviding Customers with Solid Project Portfolio Management Practices and Tools
ARLINGTON, Va., May 12, 2005 — Expert Choice®, a leading provider of enterprise portfolio analysis solutions, today announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with BOT International, a leading provider of software solutions for project management processes.
Under the terms of the agreement the companies will jointly undertake a number of initiatives, including process and solution delivery, and product integration between BOT International’s product suite, Processes On Demand, and Expert Choice’s flagship software offering, Expert Choice 11 (EC11).
“In order for organizations to implement a successful project portfolio management program, it’s important that they employ both sound tools and sound processes,” said Rich Dougherty, chief executive officer of Expert Choice. “By partnering with BOT International, we’ll be able to offer customers both best practices in process and project management, as well as the ability to accurately define, prioritize and align project portfolios using our proven enterprise portfolio analysis software,” he added.
“We’re pleased to announce our new partnership with Expert Choice,” said Bernie Keh, founder and president of BOT International. “Expert Choice is a pioneer in the development of the Analytic Hierarchy Process and has unique expertise in software technology for enterprise portfolio analysis, modeling, and decision making,” he added.
The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)—a mathematical model that is considered one of the most accurate and successful decision-making methodologies—forms the basis of Expert Choice’s EC11 software. EC11 enables companies and government organizations to define, prioritize and align project portfolios with overall strategic objectives for improved business performance. The software guides decision makers through a process comprised of defining objectives; using pairwise comparison to identify priorities for the objectives; evaluating projects and performing “what-if” testing on them; using the add-on EC Resource Aligner™ product to determine the optimal blend of projects, given costs, risks and dependencies; and evaluating the ongoing performance of projects.
BOT International’s Processes On Demand software provides a foundation for organizational project management with ready-to-use project management process solutions that work with an organization’s existing IT infrastructure, project management applications and collaboration platforms. The Sarbanes-Oxley compliant software enables users to continuously improve upon project management processes, best practices, and internal controls.
About BOT International
BOT International is a leading provider of software solutions for project management processes. The company seeks to help project management offices and IT organizations reduce costs, save time and improve project results. BOT International is headquartered in Orlando, with sales offices in Florida, New York, New Hampshire, Texas, California and Singapore.
About Expert Choice
Headquartered in Arlington, Va., Expert Choice, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise portfolio analysis solutions. Founded in 1983, the company helps business and government organizations around the world with their portfolio analysis, project prioritization and resource allocation challenges. Today, more than 15,000 individuals in 60 countries, including 25 percent of the Fortune 500 and half of U.S. federal government agencies, rely on Expert Choice to help them achieve improved business performance and greater ROI. For more information on Expert Choice, please visit expertchoice.com.