Lockheed Martin is building the Data Capture System 2000 to process 130 million census forms using optical character recognition. The company handles all hardware, software and systems integration in Baltimore and at three other regional sites, said Julie Dunlap, census business area manager for Lockheed Martin. Metier's ePM helped deploy all that technology, Dunlap said. The ePM application is Web-accessible by browser or palmtop computer, said Metier chief executive officer Douglas D. Clark. Calif. After log-in, ePM users view a summary of customized information about their project tasks and budgets.
Users can assign numerical risk factors to each project task.
Unique to ePM analysis is the concept of churn. According to Metier project manager Danielle M. Lynch, negative churn means responsibilities that crop up unexpectedly. Positive churn means tasks that slip behind schedule. Metier's use of positive and negative do not carry the usual connotations, however. Churning on EPM summarizes the top reasons for churn and lists the teams and individuals experiencing the most and least churn, Lynch said.