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Sat May 31, 2008 7:58pm EDT
Cadence Management Corporation Celebrates 25 Years -- Holds International Project Management Methodology Update

PORTLAND, Ore.--(Business Wire)--
Cadence Management Corporation celebrates 25 years of project
management innovation this week with International Methodology Update
2008. Representatives from Cadence partners around the world come
together in Portland to address the challenges of modern project
management, and to push the Cadence methodology forward.

   "Each year, we have an opportunity to share best practices in
global project management. This year, attendees come from eight
countries and speak five different languages," said Cadence president
John Patton. "This meeting represents our continued commitment to the
evolution of the project management profession and the Cadence role in
delivering formal project management results today."

   Internationally renowned storyteller and communication specialist
Max Dixon opens the session with a keynote presentation on the art of
storytelling. His session, "A Worksheet for Building Compelling
Stories for Adult Education", highlights the importance of clear and
compelling communication in the learning environment.

   Author and speaker Claudia Baca delivers an update on the best
practice standard for project, program and portfolio management, OPM3.
It is entitled "OPM3 Workshop for Project Management Consultants--a
natural, evolutionary path for implementing 450 best practices for
project results".

   "Getting project processes right is a critical success factor,"
says Patton. "At the core of the Cadence methodology is an integrated
approach to project management that drives organizations to build the
right project environment in the organization you are supporting.
Claudia Baca is a leading voice in OPM3 and supports and extends our
position in the field brilliantly."

   Representatives in attendance include Cadence Seminar Leaders from
the United States, as well as Cadence Global Solution Providers Grupo
Sinergia, S.A. (Costa Rica); Zaber (Mexico); Grupo Andere (Mexico);
E+PMC (Chile); Fujitsu (Japan); NIOW Management Training
(Netherlands); Collex, Oy (Finland); and CSSC, Inc. (United States).

   About Cadence Management Corporation

   For over 25 years, Portland, Oregon-based Cadence Management
Corporation has delivered project management training, consulting
services, and supporting project tools to leading companies and
project managers around the world. Today, organizations count on
Cadence to provide structure and discipline to projects, to help them
deliver more with less. From locomotives to PCs, financial services to
medical equipment, spacecraft to coffee, Cadence is in the products
and services that touch the world every day. Cadence Management
Corporation: Connecting people worldwide and transforming businesses
through project management.

Cadence Management Corporation
Peter Wright, 503-616-4426
media@cadencemc.com
www.cadencemc.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008



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