07.21.08 - Acquity Group, a leading provider of consulting services and digital solutions, was awarded the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Best IT Strategy Implementation Partner Award for a second consecutive year. The 2008 award gives tribute to an HP Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) 7.1 solution Acquity Group developed for a client. Last year, Acquity Group received the same award for a PPM implementation with Garmin International.

Acquity Group worked to smoothly transition the existing Mercury IT Governance 6.0 to a formal portfolio management office (PMO) that utilized the HP PPM solution. The client had encountered significant challenges with the informal process of prioritizing initiatives, which limited work project visibility, standardization, and consolidation of project management tools.

Acquity Group determined that the best strategy to approach business and technology needs was by focusing on increased PMO IT control and visibility. The team implemented specific controls that included a standardized project and proposal workflow, and electronic forms to capture data as it passed through the project and proposal phases.

The approach allowed the client to benefit almost immediately from better project visibility, improved IT governance, and greater team collaboration. With a sound PPM strategy, the organization could better capture its IT portfolio in real time, thus allowing for increased communication among the various IT departments.

"The client partnered with us to build upon their solid foundation to deliver the next generation of true Project and Portfolio Management," said Davin Gallego, Acquity Group's Vice President of IT Planning and Transformation. "I am extremely happy and proud of the Acquity Group team that supported the final solution."