Navigator Management Partners Announces Phoenix Office

PHOENIX, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Navigator Management Partners, LLC, a
managerial and information technology consulting firm, is expanding its
capabilities through the addition of a business intelligence and data
warehousing service offering, it was announced today. Tracy Powers, based in
Phoenix, will lead the business intelligence capability of the firm.
Navigator Management Partners, based in Columbus, Ohio, is quickly
becoming a national company due to an aggressive market expansion program.
Within the last 14 months, the company has opened offices in Phoenix, Raleigh
and Baltimore. Navigator provides world-class business consulting services
through its project management, business process reengineering, packaged
software solutions, organizational change management and business intelligence
services. The company targets Fortune 1,000 firms, government agencies and
institutions of higher education.
"Further developing our business intelligence practice made sense given
the growing demand for these services from our existing clients," vice
president of consulting services Mark DeMaio said. "We are thrilled to have
Ms. Powers join us to lead this important capability. With Tracy's guidance
and expertise, Navigator will provide services that include business
intelligence strategy, performance measurement, tool selection, requirements,
design and implementation. One of our key differentiators is the ability to
integrate the business intelligence discipline with our clients' total
corporate HR, IT and finance strategies."
Powers brings a wealth of experience as a senior leader and business
intelligence expert with nearly two decades of experience in national
consulting, project management, data architecture and systems design.
"There is consistent demand for thought leadership around business
intelligence, especially in the Phoenix market," Powers said. "Navigator is
poised to present companies with services that enable best-in-class results.
Companies that implement business intelligence and data-management strategies
get higher customer satisfaction and retention rates, less employee turnover
coupled with higher employee productivity and decreases in litigation
expenses. These are the types of results businesses need to be successful in
this economy."
Powers has extensive experience in financial reporting, performance
management and data warehousing in state and local government, not-for-profit,
healthcare, insurance and construction while maintaining deep roots in the
Phoenix community. She serves as Executive Director of the Arizona Angels
Investor Group, and formerly as a Board Member of the Arizona Technology
Council, Treasurer of NPower Arizona and Chief Information Officer for the
Arizona Community Foundation.
Founded in 2001, Navigator Management Partners, LLC works within public
and private sectors to help clients successfully navigate the course of change
by identifying and implementing beneficial business process design changes,
including those involving moderate to major information system changes. In
2008, Navigator's Columbus, Ohio office was named one of the "Best Places to
Work" and one of the "Fastest-Growing Companies" in central Ohio by Business
First. For additional information on Navigator Management Partners, please
visit http://www.navmp.com .
About Navigator Management Partners:
Navigator Management Partners is a regional consultancy specializing in
Project Management, Business Intelligence, Business Process Design, Packaged
Software Implementation, Organizational Change Management and Enterprise
Technology Strategy services. The team is comprised of individuals with a
proven track record in business and technology consulting; many have served
Fortune 500 companies and public- sector institutions as employees of the
world's market-leading consulting firms. Navigator business is focused in the
regions surrounding its office locations and provides an affordable, local
alternative to larger firms. Navigator brings world-class consulting services
to its local marketplace and believes in long-term partnerships with its
consultants and clients. Once joining Navigator, an overwhelming majority of
consultants stay; the company's retention rate is 97 percent. Navigator
builds that same trust with its clients because its consultants are locally
stationed. This enables Navigator clients to continually stay in contact with
their consultants even after the project is complete. Eighty-eight percent of
Navigator clients retain the company for additional work after the original
project is complete.
SOURCE Navigator Management Partners, LLC

Ed Kendall, Director of Shared Services of Navigator Management Partners, LLC,
+1-614-796-0090, ekendall@navmp.com