PwC and PlanView Alliance to Bring a Powerful IT Governance Solution to Market
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP and PlanView, Inc. have formed an alliance to help clients automate information technology process improvement and change management initiatives.
Under the agreement, joint PwC and PlanView clients will be able to take advantage of PwC’s extensive domain knowledge and methodologies for process improvement and change management as well as PlanView’s IT portfolio management software and its PRISMSTM best industry practices for effective IT governance and resource management. Specifically, the alliance will entail staff cross training, joint marketing and sales as well as mutual client engagements.
“Establishing IT governance extends beyond acquiring and implementing software, into various areas of organizational change and process improvement,” said Matt Light, research director, Gartner Research. “Companies may adopt the right tools but must also adapt their processes to better leverage and control their IT investments.”
Specific process changes that will be facilitated under the alliance include IT governance, change management, strategic IT management, IT portfolio management, workflow, lifecycle and content management, cost mitigation, benefit tracking and realization, and resource management.
“PlanView’s process automation software tools and their Six Sigma-inspired implementation approach, PRISMS for IT Governance and resource management complement our process improvement and project management capabilities,” said PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Kevin Malley.
“We see this alliance as addressing some of the key issues that our clients face when implementing changes across their IT organization,” said Greg Gilmore, chief operating officer at PlanView. “PwC has substantial experience at disciplined and auditable processes, project management and process improvement. PlanView offers the tools to automate these processes and make them repeatable. Our clients can be confident that their IT initiatives create real stockholder value and help them with organizational changes such as those necessary to meet regulatory requirements or cost management initiatives.”
