Métier Lands California Lottery as New Client

California Lottery, one of the fastest growing lotteries in the United States, announced today their partnership with Healdsburg-based project portfolio management (PPM) firm, Métier. California Lottery selected Métier's PPM-as-a-Service and PMO-as-a-Service offerings to enhance visibility and drive PPM maturity within the organization.   

"Métier’s innovation in the marketplace, innovative user interface, integrated cloud services and strong track record of success with similar organizations are several reasons that California Lottery selected Métier as their partner in PPM," said Kate Horn, Marketing Communications Coordinator at the company situated above Willi's Seafood and Raw Bar on Healdsburg Ave.

The software design firm moved to Healdsburg in 2012 from downtown Santa Rosa, after an extensive search for more affordable office space and a liveable community for its employees. It was founded in Arlington, VA in 1998.

Since moving to Healdsburg, the company's employees have been proved highly competitive in their fields and won several awards and other recognition.

California Lottery selected Métier after a competitive bidding process.  Métier's innovation in the marketplace, innovative user interface, integrated cloud services and strong track record of success with similar organizations are several reasons that California Lottery selected Métier as their partner in PPM.

Métier's PPM software, PPM Central® will integrate disparate data sources and provide the visibility needed to create operational efficiencies.  Having a centralized repository that eliminates data silos will give California Lottery the ability to streamline operations and increase productivity. 

California Lottery will further propel organizational maturity by engaging PPM subject matter experts in PMO Central, a cloud-based system for project management organizations get further visibility of all projects in progress. "This partnership will provide value-added training, maturity roadmaps and scalability to support California Lottery's PPM initiative," according to the press release.

"We want to implement PPM in a scalable, simple and rapid approach," said Carolyn Nordstrom, Chief of the Enterprise Project Management Office at the California Lottery. 

"Métier has offerings that allow us to integrate all of our project data, then assess and improve for continued operational efficiencies.  This tool will enable us to use only one source for data collection, reporting and analysis which will bring together all of our operations teams for maximum efficiency gains."

"With high-profile projects ranging from POWERBALL® to state-wide education funding programs, we need an integrated approach that eliminates silos of data, centralizes operations and helps us get to the next level of maturity."

In addition to numerous awards for innovative corporate culture, Métier has been ranked five times as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine.  Métier's own philanthropic program, Protectors to Project Managers, was named Community Involvement Program of the Year by the American Business Awards.  Métier has also been honored by the North Bay Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work in the North Bay.