• PDWare Release 5 for PPM

    Today we're pleased to release PDWare Project Portfolio Management Framework version 5.

    The PDWare™ PPM framework supports the complete project portfolio lifecycle with an emphasis on resource planning. The philosophy is that resource control ultimately drives portfolio productivity. With resource planning in place, the functions and flexibility of the project portfolio management system modules deliver powerful executive analysis. All PDWare™ modules are integrated in an environment that promotes accuracy and credibility of data.

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  • New White Paper: Learn from your Demand Estimates and Achieve Portfolio Excellence

    I'm pleased to announce the availability of a new white paper: Learn from your Demand Estimates and Achieve Portfolio Excellence

    Product development organizations consistently struggle to develop reusable metrics from their resource estimating and work-effort tracking processes. The purpose of this white paper is to outline an achievable approach that can be applied to typical business situations.

    To view this and other PDWare white papers click here

  • 2013 Resource Planning Summit, May 5th-7th

    PDWare's Resource Planning Summit has traditionally been the best source of resource planning thought leadership you can find. The value of the conference comes from learning through the experiences of other organizations. For PDWare clients, there is an additional value from learning through the experiences of PDWare clients on the program. This year 9 speakers with PDWare experience will be discussing various topics. They include:


    Meg Smith, VP Product Development, Stryker
    Daniel Matarazzo, Senior Director Finance, Clinical Development, Regeneron
    Gary Dobbins, Director of Global Engineering, Covidien
    Jason Boyd, SVP PMO Executive – Program and Portfolio Services, Bank of America
    Charles Howell, Director IT, Floyd Medical
    Catherine Elliott, Associate Manager, Resource Planning and Analysis, Regeneron
    Lyn Sittig, Associate Director of R&D Operations, Stryker Orthopaedics
    Nate Bonar, Manager of Project and Portfolio Management, B. Braun Medical
    Cheryl Moody Bartel, Global Program and Portfolio Management Leader, Life Technologies

    To review the full agenda, and to register, please go to the 2013 Resource Planning Site. we hope to see you there.

  • PDWare Execs featured in Spotlight Article in Visions Magazine

    Check out the reprint of Visions Magazine from Fall 2012. Phil and Peter co-authored the Product Development Spotlight feature article on Project Demand Visibility. You can get at the article from the following link: view article