Daptiv Hires David Blumhorst to Lead Consulting Team
Project and Portfolio Management Expert Joins Team to Support Customer Success With Collaborative Business Software
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - February 18, 2010) - Daptiv,
the on-demand leader in collaborative
business software, announced today that project management software
implementation expert David Blumhorst has joined as practice director of
the new Daptiv Consulting team. Blumhorst will join Chris Broyles, vice
president of professional services at Daptiv, in building out software
implementation plans, methodology, governance and processes for customers
based on expertise and areas of interest.
David Blumhorst and Daptiv Consulting will provide customers with coaching
and advice on process, governance and methodology to support their goals
and maximize their use of Daptiv's collaboration software. The new division
will help customers develop new processes and update existing processes
during the implementation phase as well as throughout the evolution of each
practice as its needs change.
"The Daptiv Consulting team is an extension of the company's commitment to
its customers. By supporting implementation with in-house consultants we
can make sure our clients get the most value out of our flexible,
configurable collaboration solution -- and that they are using a process
that makes sense for their goals," said Broyles. "David brings a wealth of
experience both in coaching and implementing project management and
business collaboration best practices and will be a great addition to our
team."
Blumhorst is a well-rounded addition to the Daptiv team, with more than 15
years of experience in IT management, 10 plus years in financial and
business management, as well as hands-on software, hardware, networking and
accounting skills. Most recently, Blumhorst ran his own consultancy,
Effective IT Group, where he provided advice and coaching to Fortune 1000
companies on topics ranging from project intake, portfolio alignment and
balancing, capacity planning and
resource management, project management methodologies and project
benefits, to value realization.
Prior to that, Blumhorst worked at PeopleSoft as the senior director of the
IT-PMO. He led
portfolio management, project methodologies, resource management and
value measurement for the IT department, which consisted of more than 500
employees. Before PeopleSoft, Blumhorst was vice president of services at
Project Arena and did PMO consulting for large IT customers. Blumhorst is
also an experienced CIO for multiple companies, including building out the
global IT department for Clarent.
About Daptiv Inc.
Founded in 1997, Daptiv is the
on-demand leader in collaborative business software that enables companies
of all sizes to transform their mid-office business operations. Based in
Seattle, Washington, Daptiv has already transformed the mid-office for
companies such as Amgen, Assurant, BASF, BP, Chase Paymentech, FiServ,
Harvard University, Honeywell, La Poste and Virgin Blue.