DETROIT, Dec. 8, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq:CPWR) today simplified the IT project and portfolio management (ITPM) process by delivering multiple enhancements accelerating user adoption. These enhancements--previously outlined by Compuware in Changepoint's 12-month strategic roadmap--extend usability in the critical area of project management and minimize the time and cost associated with integrating data into the Changepoint application.
"It is a simple equation, really: the more intuitive a tool is, the greater chance that it will be used effectively," said Ulrich Aigner, Director, Corporate Project Management, Austrian Airlines. "Compuware's latest Changepoint release dramatically improves our project managers' end-user experience and makes it easier for them to plan and manage projects--all of which increases the value of our IT investments."
The latest enhancements--which directly address ITPM usability, implementation and user adoption--fall into two distinct categories:
- Project management--if project managers cannot work with an intuitive solution to complete everyday tasks, user adoption rates will suffer. Changepoint's new project worksheet provides a single, intuitive, grid-style interface, offering project managers the ability to easily and quickly plan and manage projects in real-time. With this enhancement, Changepoint is the only distributed project management solution enabling multiple project users to access and edit worksheets simultaneously.
- New ESB integration framework--an ITPM solution must deliver the right data to the right systems at the right time. The new integration framework ensures that Changepoint can easily plug into an organization's existing enterprise service bus (ESB) architecture. Data from key business applications, such as financial, HR and others can now be integrated in less time and with less cost and risk.
"Our stated goal for this year was to increase Changepoint customers' ROI by delivering new functionality to enhance usability, ease implementation and help ensure user adoption," said Lori Ellsworth, Compuware Vice President of Changepoint Solutions. "Our most experienced customers participated in the delivery of our usability enhancements, and they have validated that these new capabilities fully deliver on that goal."
Compuware Changepoint is a business-centric IT management solution that enables IT executives to take a comprehensive approach to managing supply and demand--unlocking the potential of an IT organization to effectively meet the needs of the business. Using Changepoint, CIOs can deliver maximum business value through enhanced IT performance, improved collaboration between IT and business leadership, closer alignment of resources and activities with the business strategy, increased responsiveness to changing business needs and more effective life cycle management of the entire IT portfolio. For more information, please visit Compuware IT portfolio management.
Austrian Airlines
With Austrian, Austrian arrows (operated by Tyrolean) and Lauda Air, the Austrian Airlines Group includes three quality airlines, which have been the recipients of numerous industry awards in recent years. The Austrian Airlines unifies virtually the entire Austrian aviation market in a dynamic and quality-oriented corporation.
Compuware Corporation
Founded in 1973, Compuware provides software, experts and best practices to ensure applications work well and deliver business value. Compuware solutions optimize application performance across the Enterprise and the Internet for leading businesses around the world, including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies and 12 of the top 20 most visited U.S. web sites. Learn more at: http://www.compuware.com.
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