Software Management Solutions joins Project Management Institute’s “Global Registered Education Provider” Program

Attendees to SMS’ training courses can now earn valuable PDU Credits

Woodbridge, NJ, August 20, 2002 – Software Management Solutions, Inc. (SMS), a recognized leader in providing specialized IT consulting services to fortune 500 companies, today announced their acceptance as a Global Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) with the Project Management Institute (PMI).

The PMI Registered Education Provider Program enhances the ongoing professional development of PMI Members, Project Management Professionals (PMPs), and other project management stakeholders by identifying providers of appropriate project management learning activities and products. With their Global R.E.P. status, SMS is now able to provide valuable Professional Development Unit (PDU) credits to project managers who take their courses. Every course in SMS’ curricula is approved for PDU credit by PMI. For a current schedule of available courses, please visit http://www.softwarems.com.

About The Project Management Institute (PMI)
The Project Management Institute (PMI), with nearly 100,000 members in 125 countries, is the world’s foremost authority for the project management profession. PMI sets industry standards, conducts research, and provides education, certification, and professional exchange opportunities, designed to strengthen and further establish the profession. PMI advances the careers of practitioners, while enhancing overall business and government performance through documentation of return on investment. For more information visit www.pmi.org.

About Software Management Solutions, Inc.
Software Management Solutions (SMS) is a New Jersey based firm established in 1996. Since SMS' inception it has provided a wide range of IT consulting services to Fortune 500 companies. SMS consulting and training services focuses on the implementation of effective Software Process Improvement (SPI) programs. SMS' process-related programs are subject to the Return on Investment "litmus test": If the effort needed to implement or change a process is greater than the effort saved by the improvement, then the process improvement needs to be reworked.
SMS’s Sr. Level consultants are available for short-term assignments to move your company forward in quantum leaps. Long-term staff augmentation is also available in a broad array of software, quality, and project management skills. For more information, please visit SMS’ website at www.softwarems.com or call Jenny Dowd at (732) 750-0020 x15.

Contact:
Jenny Dowd
Marketing Manager
Software Management Solutions
321 Main Street, 1st Floor
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 750-0020 x15
jdowd@softwarems.com