software founded 1998 headquarters healdsburg california products project management software project portfolio management collaboration software website www.metier.com m tier limited is a project portfolio management ppm company 1 founded in 1998 . m tier develops project portfolio management ppm software . the company is headquartered in healdsburg california . contents 1 company 1.1 ppm software formerly ppm central 1.1.1 worklenz 1.2 customers 1.3 industry recognition 2 references 3 external links company edit m tier 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 . 2 ppm software formerly ppm central edit m tier develops manufacturers and maintains proprietary project portfolio management software . m tier s project portfolio management software was formerly known as ppm central 3 and before that was known as worklenz . 4 it uses the html5 technology . m tier s project portfolio management software includes 20 tools and 50 standard reports . 5 the integrated toolset in m tier s software allows users to derive reports at all levels of the taxonomy . 6 m tier s software also includes the collaboration center which uses patented algorithms to provide recommendations for improving future work based on past performance . 7 m tier 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 . 8 in the june 2012 publication m tier pioneers semantic portfolio management third party analyst enterprise management associates detailed how m tier is using natural language processing to improve project and project portfolio management . 9 worklenz edit worklenz was a web based project portfolio management application with no active controls and no persistent cookies . 10 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 . 11 customers edit m tier customers include the us federal bureau of investigation 12 federal aviation administration and the department of transportation 13 city of miami beach 14 sears holdings corporation 15 lockheed martin corporation 16 u.s. department of agriculture 17 and the california technology agency . 18 in december 2011 the california technology agency was named a finalist for project management office of the year by pm solutions pmi project management office community of practice . 19 the california technology agency is also the first state government agency to achieve cmmi level iii . 20 industry recognition edit in october 2013 pmi recognized m tier s chief executive officer douglas clark with the pmi eric jenett project management excellence award . his recognition was announced at the pmi global congress in new orleans louisiana . 21 in the june 2012 publication m tier pioneers semantic portfolio management third party analyst enterprise management associates detailed how m tier is using natural language processing to improve project and project portfolio management . 22 in april 2012 pmi announced that sears holdings corporation was the recipient of the 2011 pmi distinguished project award for the business management system bms v2 .0 transformation program . the bms v2 .0 transformation program was established in march 2010 in coordination with the enterprise project management office epmo at sears and m tier ppm consultants . the objectives of the program were to complete a successful migration from one ppm tool to m tier s software solution . the business management system bms v2 .0 transformation program was a remarkable achievement for sears holdings corporation said nancy bilodeau director of partnership programs . we are excited to continue our association with pmi and m tier as we continue to expand our capabilities and learn from the program . 23 in 2009 forrester evaluated 14 project portfolio management ppm vendors using 89 criteria . m tier was named a leader in the forrester wave project portfolio management q4 2009 december 2009 . 24 margo visitacion vice president of forrester research stated m tier s history has been primarily in the public sector arena ; however its taxonomy driven approach can help immature organizations across a number of industries start to build better processes and more mature organizations get to the next level . its worklenz product provides collaboration to help users work together more effectively ; reporting is robust and easy to access and distribute . 25 m tier is also a registered education provider with pmi . 26 the registered educator program certifies organizations to issue professional development units towards capm or pmp certification . the stevie awards named m tier s protectors to project managers the community involvement program of the year in 2011 . 27 the program is designed to give back to america s wounded warriors by providing project management training pmi certification and professional development coaching preparation for new careers as certified project managers . additional industry recognition includes best in biz 2013 international award for enterprise service of the year 28 best in biz award for most customer friendly company of the year 2012 and 2013 29 w3 award 2012 30 bronze stevie award for women in business for most innovative company of the year 2012 31 bronze stevie award for women in business for technological innovator of the year 2012 32 american business awards product developer of the year 2012 33 helios hr apollo zeus award for innovation professional and employee development 2010 34 helios hr apollo award 2009 35 inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies 2004 2005 2007 2008 & 2009 36 north bay business journal best places to work 2011 2012 2013 37 38 39 north bay business journal top forty under 40 outstanding professionals director of professional services anthony comfort 2014 40 north bay business journal top forty under 40 outstanding professionals chief operating officer amy vaccari 2011 41 small business administration s rising star award 2005 42 software face off winner projectworld boston 2000 43 stevie awards mentor of the year chief marketing officer sandra richardson 2010 44 washingtonian 50 great places to work 2009 45 washington technology fast 50 award 2005 46 winner emerging business forum 2001 47 women in technology wit entrepreneur leadership award 2004 48 references edit visitacion margo . the forrester wave project portfolio management q4 2009 . forrester research . metier washington dc the inc. 5000 . retrieved 2012 01 25 . ppm central launched by metier . retrieved 2012 03 05 . m tier launches ppm central . reuters . the otech service catalog project portfolio management access . retrieved 2012 03 05 . dot lifts the veil on its it portfolio government computer news . retrieved 2012 03 05 . demo m tier mines text to improve a company s performance . venturebeat . retrieved 2012 03 05 . dot lifts the veil on its it portfolio government computer news . m tier pioneers semantic portfolio management . levine ronda . bright hub 4 2009 review of worklenz . beizer doug . washington technology 6 2005 forecast your project . fbi policy office disciplines it spending . the washington post . november 15 2004 . dot lifts the veil on its it portfolio government computer news . retrieved 2012 01 25 . how i used project portfolio management ppm software to prevent it staff cuts cio.com . retrieved 2012 01 25 . sears holdings selects m tier for project program and portfolio management fiercecio . retrieved 2012 01 25 . vaas lisa 200 06 19 . crunching at web speed . eweek 70 83 . check date values in date help ; access date requires url help smith aaron september october 2003 . the agenda . projects work 15 16 . access date requires url help california gets a handle on it with on demand ppm software government computer news . retrieved 2012 01 25 . california technology agency finalist in 2011 pmo of the year award . retrieved 2012 01 25 . ocio technology update december 23 2010 . retrieved 2012 01 25 . maguire kelly megan 27 october 2013 . project management institute fetes 2013 award recipients . retrieved 29 october 2013 . m tier pioneers semantic portfolio management . sears holdings corporation s business management system v2 .0 transformation program receives pmi distinguished project award . retrieved 2012 05 14 . the forrester wave project portfolio management q4 2009 forrester research . retrieved 2012 01 25 . the forrester wave project portfolio management q4 2009 forrester research . retrieved 2012 01 25 . pmi continuing certification requirements . retrieved 2012 01 25 . provider number 2034 stevie awards for women in business . retrieved 2012 01 25 . best in biz 2013 international . retrieved 30 august 2013 . best in biz awards 2012 winners . bestinbizawards . retrieved 2012 12 12 . w3 awards winners . w3awards . retrieved 2012 11 29 . 2012 stevie award winners . stevieawards . retrieved 2012 11 08 . 2012 stevie award winners . stevieawards . retrieved 2012 11 08 . new product awards & product management category stevie award winners . stevieawards . retrieved 2012 11 08 . helios hr announces 2010 apollo awards winners . helioshr . retrieved 2012 01 25 . helios hr announces 2009 apollo award winners . helioshr . retrieved 2012 01 25 . metier washington dc the inc. 5000 . retrieved 2012 01 25 . 2011 best places to work top scoring companies with 20 50 employees north bay business journal north san francisco bay area sonoma marin napa counties archive . retrieved 2012 01 25 . 2012 best places to work winners 20 50 employees north bay business journal north san francisco bay area sonoma marin napa counties archive . retrieved 2012 08 08 . 2013 best places to work winners 20 50 employees north bay business journal north san francisco bay area sonoma marin napa counties archive . retrieved 2013 09 23 . business journal names 2014 forty under 40 winners . retrieved 2014 03 27 . 2011 forty under 40 winners announced north bay business journal north san francisco bay area sonoma marin napa counties archive . retrieved 2012 01 25 . m tier score honors m tier a software company in washington dc as a rising star small business . retrieved 2012 01 25 . m tier m tier ltd. wins face off software battle . retrieved 2012 01 25 . the american business awards products & product management categories . retrieved 2012 01 25 . great places to work work hard play hard work & education washingtonian.com . retrieved 2012 01 25 . washington technology . retrieved 2012 01 25 . m tier m tier wins competition at the emerging business forum . retrieved 2012 01 25 . past leadership award honorees . retrieved 2012 01 25 defunct the website is no longer accessible and the company is on longer in business as of 3 25 2016 . . line feed character in accessdate at position 11 help ; 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