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CEO Corner: 2011 Was a Record Year!
From the desk of Instantis CEO, Dr. Prasad Raje
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It's always fun to share great business performance news so I'm delighted to report key financial results and briefly opine on our prospects for 2012. Our new deal bookings grew by 35% over FY10 and total bookings grew by 23%. Further, we are going into the new year with solid momentum. Second-half 2011 revenue was 34% greater than in the first half and an exceptionally strong fourth quarter capped a year of accelerating market momentum. As a result, our pipeline has never been stronger.Growth continues to be driven by a strong balance of new account acquisitions and revenue contributions from existing accounts moving forward with significant footprint expansions. New accounts and/or expanding deployments in the second-half included Comerica, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska, NCR, WEA Trust, Unipart, PHH Mortgage, Optus, Genco ATC, College of American Pathologist, Johnson & Johnson, Western Australia Department of Health, Roche and Grace. I attribute the strong market and account penetration to our focus on high customer satisfaction and user acceptance levels, continuous usability improvements to our flagship solution for EPPM (EnterpriseTrack™) and our Enterprise PPM strategy.We are seeing validation of our Enterprise PPM strategy of taking a more integrated and top-down approach to managing all project-intensive work and resources across the enterprise leveraging a single system. By far the largest growth segment of our business is organizations that are looking to use EnterpriseTrack to manage simultaneously more than one project portfolio type, such as IT PPM and PMO, new product development and innovation, and process excellence. And, now many of customers are starting to see the benefits like improved strategy and program execution, enterprise-wide resource management, and enhanced project-portfolio-related decision support through executive-level dashboards and reports.We are excited about the market momentum we have generated from customer successes, analyst endorsements and awards (see below for latest), partner leverage and planned product innovations. And, we are investing in all aspects of the business to support the record business growth we are forecasting in 2012.It's always fun to share great business performance news so I'm delighted to report key financial results and briefly opine on our prospects for 2012. Our new deal bookings grew by 35% over FY10 and total bookings grew by 23%. Further, we are going into the new year with solid momentum. Second-half 2011 revenue was 34% greater than in the first half and an exceptionally strong fourth quarter capped a year of accelerating market momentum. As a result, our pipeline has never been stronger.
Growth continues to be driven by a strong balance of new account acquisitions and revenue contributions from existing accounts moving forward with significant footprint expansions. New accounts and/or expanding deployments in the second-half included Comerica, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska, NCR, WEA Trust, Unipart, PHH Mortgage, Optus, Genco ATC, College of American Pathologist, Johnson & Johnson, Western Australia Department of Health, Roche and Grace. I attribute the strong market and account penetration to our focus on high customer satisfaction and user acceptance levels, continuous usability improvements to our flagship solution for EPPM (EnterpriseTrack™) and our Enterprise PPM strategy.
We are seeing validation of our Enterprise PPM strategy of taking a more integrated and top-down approach to managing all project-intensive work and resources across the enterprise leveraging a single system. By far the largest growth segment of our business is organizations that are looking to use EnterpriseTrack to manage simultaneously more than one project portfolio type, such as IT PPM and PMO, new product development and innovation, and process excellence. And, now many of customers are starting to see the benefits like improved strategy and program execution, enterprise-wide resource management, and enhanced project-portfolio-related decision support through executive-level dashboards and reports.
We are excited about the market momentum we have generated from customer successes, analyst endorsements and awards (see below for latest), partner leverage and planned product innovations. And, we are investing in all aspects of the business to support the record business growth we are forecasting in 2012.
It's always fun to share great business performance news so I'm delighted to report key financial results and briefly opine on our prospects for 2012. In FY11 our new deal bookings grew by 39% over FY10 and total bookings grew by 26%. Further, we are going into the new year with solid momentum. Second-half 2011 revenue was 38% greater than in the first half and an exceptionally strong fourth quarter capped a year of accelerating market momentum. As a result, our pipeline has never been stronger.
Growth continues to be driven by a balance of new account acquisitions and footprint expansions at existing accounts representing diverse industries and geographies. Most recently these include College of American Pathologists, Comerica Bank, Genco, Johnson & Johnson, Momentive Specialty Chemicals, NCR, Optus, Roche, Unipart, WEA Trust, Western Australia Department of Health and W.R. Grace & Co.
I attribute the strong market and account penetration to our focus on high customer satisfaction and user acceptance levels, continuous usability improvements to our flagship solution for EPPM (EnterpriseTrack™) and our Enterprise PPM strategy. We are seeing quite a bit of validation of our Enterprise PPM strategy of taking a more integrated and top-down approach to managing all project-intensive work and resources across the enterprise leveraging a single system. By far the largest growth segment of our business is organizations that are looking to use EnterpriseTrack to manage simultaneously more than one project portfolio type, such as IT PPM and PMO, new product development and innovation, and process excellence.
We are excited about the market momentum we have generated from customer successes, analyst endorsements and awards (see below for latest), partner leverage and planned product innovations. And, we are investing in all aspects of the business to support the record business growth we are forecasting for 2012.
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Info-Tech Research Group Further Validates Instantis EPPM Strategy |
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We are pleased to report that INSTANTIS EnterpriseTrack achieved the “Exemplary” rating -- the highest rating awarded --in Info-Tech’s November 2011 “Vendor Landscape: Enterprise Project Portfolio Management” report. In addition, we received the Innovation Award, citing our pioneering role as one of the first Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions in Enterprise PPM. And, based on Info-Tech’s Value Score Index, Instantis was cited as one of the three vendors that delivers the “most bang for the buck” when considering features, usability, platform, strategy, stability, etc.
The report results further distinguished Instantis as follows:
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Instantis was the top-rated vendor among the vendors listed as Innovators.
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EnterpriseTrack was the highest-rated PPM product among all US-based PPM vendors.
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EnterpriseTrack was scored as "Exemplary" -- the highest rating given in the categories of Usability, Price, Platform, and Strategy and received the next highest rating in all but one category .
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EnterpriseTrack achieved the highest possible scores in the "Advanced Features" category for “What If Planning” and “Life-cycle Management.”
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The report highlighted several company and product strengths including our experience with performance improvement programs, deep presence in healthcare, our patented FlexSaaS architecture, our unique Excel reporting engine and thought leadership in the resource management discipline.
We are particularly pleased with Info-Tech's strong endorsement of the Instantis Enterprise PPM strategy and solution leadership. “Consider Instantis for managing multiple portfolio types in a single solution,” said Barry Cousins, Senior Research Analyst, Info-Tech Research Group. “The solution is highly configurable and easy to learn.”
Info-Tech's Barry Cousins will be leading an Instantis hosted Webinar focusing on Enterprise PPM strategy (see below to learn more).
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Upcoming Webinar |
The Enterprise PPM and PMO Blue Print:
Strategies and Best Practices for Taking an Enterprise-wide Approach to PPM Processes and System Deployment -- Presented by Info-Tech Research Group ----- - |
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Enterprise Project & Portfolio Management (EPPM) is the practice of taking a more integrated and top-down approach to managing all project-intensive work and resources across the enterprise. This contrasts with the more common approach of building separate functional and technology silos to manage IT, new product development, process improvement and other enterprise initiatives, programs and project portfolios. In this Webinar, Info-Tech Research Group Senior Research Analyst, Barry Cousins, describes the Enterprise PPM business drivers, lessons learned from organizations already moving down this path, and critical success and best practices for achieving strategic value from this business-driven approach to PPM and IT Governance.
Specifically, through this Webinar you will learn:
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Why it may be appropriate to pursue an EPPM strategy considering organizational context, culture and relevant business drivers and existing IT governance pain points
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How EPPM can deliver key business benefits in the areas of strategy and program execution; enterprise-wide resource and capacity management; and executive-level visibility and decision-support
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What are the key people, process and technology challenges in implementing an EPPM strategy
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What an EPPM deployment roadmap might look like and the role of EPMOs and EPPM system technology
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Who we can learn from in terms of critical success factors and lessons learned based on Info-Tech market research and client case studies in areas like demand and resource management, funding decisions, business case development, ROI analysis, and portfolio monitoring and reporting
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Resource Management Maturity Model (RMMM) Roadshow
Next stop: Technology Executives Club -- PMO & Project Portfolio Management Best Practices Seminar
25, January, Chicago, IL
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The Resource Management Maturity Model™ (RMMM) enables organizations to define and execute an effective resource management strategy. It accomplishes this by helping stakeholders better align their needs for resource-related information with their level of PPM process and technology maturity.
IT organizations can use the RMMM toolkit to ensure they can manage project resources and capacity at the “just right” level of granularity for the business. The RMMM toolkit consists of:
The RMMM White Paper for understanding the RMMM in detail
The RMMM Slide Presentation for sharing the RMMM with colleagues
The RMMM Webinar for reviewing RMMM concepts and listening to a Q&A
Instantis will present the RMMM at the upcoming Technology Executives Club seminar event entitled:
PMO and Project Portfolio Management Best Practices
Adapt or Die: Are Your Project Management Tools & Strategies Up to Today's Business Challenges?
Click here to learn more about this event. If you can attend the live event and want to do some homework first or can't and want to learm more about the RMMM, click on the red download button below to access the RMMM toolkit.
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In This Issue
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CEO Corner: 2011 Was a Record Year
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Leading Industry Analyst Gives EnterpriseTrack Exemplary Rating
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Upcoming Webinar: The Enterprise PPM and PMO Blue Print
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Resource Management Maturity Model Road Show
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Upcoming Events & Speaking Engagements
Upcoming Events and Speaking Engagements
We are proud to sponsor, exhibit, and/or present at the following events. Please stop by our booth if you are in the neighborhood.
IQPC Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement Summit
January 16-19, 2012
Orlando, FL |
PMO & Project Portfolio Management Best Practices
Technology Executives Club
January 25, 2012
Chicago, IL |
CAMP IT Portfolio Management
February 17, 2012
Chicago, IL |
Process Excellence Week Europe
April 23-27, 2012
London, UK |
Gartner PPM & IT Governance Summit
May 21-23, 2012
National Harbor, MD |
Gartner PPM & IT Governance Summit
June 19-20, 2012
London, UK |
PMO Starter Kit
The PMO Starter Kit is designed to provide guidance for individuals tasked with forming and managing a sustainable project, program or portfolio management office (PMO). It consists of three components:
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Understand the Plan White Paper
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Share the Plan PowerPoint Presentation
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Manage the Plan Spreadsheet


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