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Planforge Announces Free Access to Standards-Based PPM Tool for Higher Education

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

As a result, the importance of professional project management training in higher education has increased significantly in recent years.

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  • As a result, the importance of professional project management training in higher education has increased significantly in recent years.
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    Planforge provides universities with free access to standards-based PPM tool (Photo: Business Wire)
    Planforge , a leading provider of project and portfolio management (PPM) software, is addressing this challenge with its newly launched Education Partner Program , offering students free access to its platform.
  • The partnership provides schools and universities with unlimited, free access to Planforge's on-premises PPM software as well as limited, free on-request access to the vendor's cloud platform based on available resources.
  • The Department of Accounting and Controlling uses Planforge for a more practice-oriented education of all students attending IPMA-based project management courses.

Sibedge Sponsors the 11th Global eCollaboration Competition (GeCCo) for Project Managers

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

CLAREMONT, AUSTRALIA, May 25, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Sibedge, a software engineering company with global operations, today announced the results from GeCCo, a competition for young project managers from 34 countries.

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  • CLAREMONT, AUSTRALIA, May 25, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Sibedge, a software engineering company with global operations, today announced the results from GeCCo, a competition for young project managers from 34 countries.
  • This competition invited 240 young PMs to experience virtual teamwork in a multicultural environment and solve an Asia-Pacific fintech case study from Sibedge.
  • "The latest EY Global FinTech Adoption Index, a survey of 27,000 digitally active consumers in 27 markets, showed that Asia retains its global leadership in FinTech adoption.
  • We believe this event has helped young project managers increase their cross-cultural management skills and benefit from fintech technologies."

ALM Partners with IPMA for Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals, Practice Support Professionals, and Managers

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

NEW YORK, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ALM, in collaboration with the International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA), announced the launch of the Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals, Practice Support Professionals, and Managers. The data collected in this survey is an essential guide to law firm support staff compensation. It provides information needed to attract, motivate and retain top talent while controlling costs.

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  • NEW YORK, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ALM, in collaboration with the International Paralegal Management Association (IPMA), announced the launch of the Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals, Practice Support Professionals, and Managers.
  • The data collected in this survey is an essential guide to law firm support staff compensation.
  • "Through our partnership with IPMA, we produce an industry-leading report that allows law firms and legal departments to benchmark their compensation packages," said Kayla McCaleb, Research Manager & Compensation Research Lead, ALM Intelligence.
  • "Results from our Annual Compensation Survey for Paralegals, Practice Support Professionals, and Managers will enable decision-makers to ensure that their firms are attracting and retaining the best support staff possible."

Konica Minolta Donates to Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

This fiscal year, the companys focus begins with an investment in the industrys future workers through the creation of a $50,000 endowed scholarship fund with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation ( PGSF ) to provide educational assistance to graphic communications students studying in the United States.

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  • This fiscal year, the companys focus begins with an investment in the industrys future workers through the creation of a $50,000 endowed scholarship fund with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation ( PGSF ) to provide educational assistance to graphic communications students studying in the United States.
  • Realizing the importance of hands-on learning particularly in the fast-changing world of digital print each year Konica Minolta makes equipment donations to colleges and universities across the country.
  • Recently, Konica Minolta and longtime dealer partner Atlantic, Tomorrows Office jointly hosted a group from youth-mentoring organization the Mariano Rivera Foundation at the CEC.
  • Konica Minolta partners with its customers to give shape to ideas and work to bring value to our society.

Suparna Basu-Ravis Named Acceleration Partners' Chief People Officer, Global Head of Human Resources

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

BOSTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acceleration Partners (AP), the leading global partnership marketing agency, announced Suparna Basu-Ravis as its Chief People Officer, Global Head of Human Resources. In the newly created role, she, along with her global HR team, will be responsible for building and optimizing a global talent strategy with a strong focus on strategic workforce planning, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and quality and data-driven practices.

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  • BOSTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acceleration Partners (AP), the leading global partnership marketing agency, announced Suparna Basu-Ravis as its Chief People Officer, Global Head of Human Resources.
  • "Our culture at Acceleration Partners is our core strength.With Suparna in the new role of Chief People Officer, Global Head of Human Resources, we are better equipped to serve our diverse talent and ensure that our international workforce is supported not only as employees, but as people," said Matt Wool, CEO of Acceleration Partners.
  • A human resources function that can enable an organization to solve its most pressing challenges is crucial for internationallycompetitive businesses.
  • Before AP, Basu-Ravis spent 11 years at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) and most recently as Head of Human Resources for Service Delivery and Technology, a global workforce of over 4,000 employees.

Prometric® Appoints Industry Veteran Nikki Eatchel as Chief Assessment Officer

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Monday, June 6, 2022

BALTIMORE, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Prometric® announced Nikki Eatchel as the new Chief Assessment Officer. Eatchel will lead the Prometric Test Development Services consulting practice to ensure the delivery and quality of test development and psychometric services to test sponsor clients and oversee Prometric's growth and innovation strategy across exam products.

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  • Eatchel Brings 25+ Years of Knowledge and Experience in Innovation, Psychometrics, and Testing Strategy
    BALTIMORE, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Prometric announced Nikki Eatchel as the new Chief Assessment Officer.
  • "Prometric is excited to welcome Nikki to our dynamic leadership team at Prometric," said Roy Simrell, President, and CEO.
  • Eatchel will joinDr.Li-AnnKuan, whowill remainin her current roleas SVP of Test Development Services.Together, Eatchel and Dr. Kuan will continuebuildingand refining test development growth strategies.
  • "I'm honored and grateful for the opportunity to join the Prometric executive team," said Nikki Eatchel.

Acceleration Partners Elevates Sarah Esteverena to Chief Marketing Officer

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

BOSTON, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acceleration Partners (AP), the leading global partnership marketing agency, announced the company's current Vice President of Marketing, Sarah Esteverena, has been named the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In her new elevated role, Esteverena will leverage her deep experience in B2B technology marketing and global account management to lead Acceleration Partners' worldwide marketing strategy and expansion efforts. 

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  • BOSTON, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acceleration Partners (AP), the leading global partnership marketing agency, announced the company's current Vice President of Marketing, Sarah Esteverena, has been named the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
  • In her new elevated role, Esteverena will leverage her deep experience in B2B technology marketing and global account management to lead Acceleration Partners' worldwide marketing strategy and expansion efforts.
  • "Sarah is a revenue marketer with deep experience in B2B technology and across multiple marketing disciplines and industry verticals," said Matt Wool, CEO of Acceleration Partners.
  • "Partnership marketing is data-driven and can contribute to, and help drive, the global business strategy and overall success of an organization," Sarah Esteverena, CMO of Acceleration Partners.

ONEPOINT Introduces Unique Hybrid Approach to Scaling Agile Projects with SAFe®

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

GRAZ, Austria, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Organizations running agile projects find it increasingly difficult to scale them while simultaneously struggling to keep an eye on all their traditional projects and programs. The new version of ONEPOINT Projects, a leading web-based project and portfolio management (PPM) solution, helps overcome both challenges by integrating support for the Scaled Agile Framework® in a new optional module. The new Enterprise Agile Option, initially supporting the Essential SAFe® configuration, enables Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to be executed directly within a hybrid project portfolio. Other new features include practical improvements for program and risk management and for the bidirectional integration of ONEPOINT Projects with Atlassian's Jira.

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  • The new Enterprise Agile Option , initially supporting the Essential SAFe configuration, enables Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to be executed directly within a hybrid project portfolio.
  • Other new features include practical improvements for program and risk management and for the bidirectional integration of ONEPOINT Projects with Atlassian's Jira.
  • "SAFe is becoming increasingly popular for managing complex, ongoing development processes," says Dieter Freismuth, CTO of ONEPOINT Projects.
  • The agile teams level is realized using Scrum projects and can be executed in ONEPOINT Projects and Jira.

ONEPOINT Introduces Unique Hybrid Approach to Scaling Agile Projects with SAFe®

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

GRAZ, Austria, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Organizations running agile projects find it increasingly difficult to scale them while simultaneously struggling to keep an eye on all their traditional projects and programs. The new version of ONEPOINT Projects, a leading web-based project and portfolio management (PPM) solution, helps overcome both challenges by integrating support for the Scaled Agile Framework® in a new optional module. The new Enterprise Agile Option, initially supporting the Essential SAFe® configuration, enables Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to be executed directly within a hybrid project portfolio. Other new features include practical improvements for program and risk management and for the bidirectional integration of ONEPOINT Projects with Atlassian's Jira.

Key Points: 
  • The new Enterprise Agile Option , initially supporting the Essential SAFe configuration, enables Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to be executed directly within a hybrid project portfolio.
  • Other new features include practical improvements for program and risk management and for the bidirectional integration of ONEPOINT Projects with Atlassian's Jira.
  • "SAFe is becoming increasingly popular for managing complex, ongoing development processes," says Dieter Freismuth, CTO of ONEPOINT Projects.
  • The agile teams level is realized using Scrum projects and can be executed in ONEPOINT Projects and Jira.

Acceleration Partners Expands its Global Partnership Marketing Services with Acquisition of Grovia

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

BOSTON, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acceleration Partners, the leading global partnership agency, today announced the acquisition of Grovia. The Seattle-based company strengthens Acceleration Partners' existing suite of partnership marketing services with a powerful recruitment platform that helps companies discover high-quality affiliates, influencers and publishers at scale.

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  • BOSTON, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acceleration Partners , the leading global partnership agency, today announced the acquisition of Grovia.
  • The Seattle-based company strengthens Acceleration Partners' existing suite of partnership marketing services with a powerful recruitment platform that helps companies discover high-quality affiliates, influencers and publishers at scale.
  • I'm excited to welcome the Grovia team to Acceleration Partners and look forward to the great work we'll do together," said Matt Wool, CEO of Acceleration Partners.
  • Acceleration Partners is the recognized leader in partnership marketing and a five-time International Performance Marketing Award (IPMA) winner in the "Best Performance Marketing Agency" category.