Baylor Health Care System, Planview to Speak on Success in IT Governance in Healthcare Informatics Webcast

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planview^®, the leading independent provider of enterprise-wide portfolio management solutions, will sponsor a live webcast today at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time designed for Project Management Office (PMO) managers and IT executives required to balance complex projects with limited resources and demands to reduce costs. Hosted by Healthcare Informatics and titled “PMO 2.0: Success in IT Governance,” this webcast will present best practices and lessons learned from the real-world experiences of an industry peer, who will explore such topics as reporting, budget and resource allocation, and project ROI.

Who:

Nayan Patel, Corporate Manager of Portfolio Management, Baylor Health Care System

Nayan Patel, a 16-year veteran of Information Technology, currently serves as the Corporate Manager of Portfolio Management for Baylor Health Care System, Information Services. In this role, he is responsible for the project management and reporting tools, time reporting, and project governance. Mr. Patel also serves as a consultant for strategic business processes solutions for the healthcare system, which includes value model realization for the electronic health record and the executive portfolio management, and has developed departmental logical-physical work flows of all system interfaces for the Baylor clinical infrastructure.

Mr. Patel is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), and the Project Management Institute (PMI). He currently serves on the Board of Directors for DFW-HIMSS.

Terry Doerscher, Chief Process Architect, Planview

Terry Doerscher has more than 25 years of operational and consulting experience with process development, project and resource management, strategic planning, and program and PMO management in nuclear, engineering, and IT fields.

Since joining Planview in 1999, Mr. Doerscher has helped more than 100 different organizations deploy and use Planview products to effectively manage their strategies, assets, work, and workforce. As the Chief Process Architect for Planview, Mr. Doerscher is responsible for the Planview PRISMS^™ Management Processes and Best Practices product and for coordinating its integration with Planview Enterprise software functionality. His deep understanding of unique challenges of knowledge worker environments, combined with his process discipline and engineering-inspired root cause analysis expertise, make Mr. Doerscher an influential contributor to the innovation of Planview within the industry and a trusted advisor to many Planview customers.

Mr. Doerscher’s blog, Enterprise Navigator, explores how technology and the changing face of business are evolving the PMO.

What:

Mr. Patel will share the challenges, lessons learned, and successes achieved at Baylor Health Care in implementing the Planview Enterprise project and portfolio management solution. Both presenters will discuss best practices, processes and tools that help drive mission-critical decisions within the organization, enabling the PMO and IT management to confidently ensure that:

- Employees are being assigned to the right projects

- Project spending is appropriate to strategy and budget

- Projects are on track for ROI goals

When:

Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET

Where:

For more information and to register for today’s webcast, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/5chvj6

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 enable better decision making and business accountability. Industry leaders such as Citi, BP, EDF, and the American Red Cross, 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.

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