Super Retail Group Implements Métier’s PPM Central for Project Portfolio Management

Australasia’s Seventh Largest Retailer Centralizes Data, Gains Visibility with Métier’s PPM Solution

HEALDSBURG, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Métier, The PPM Company, today announced that Super Retail Group (ASX:SUL) has implemented PPM Central™ as their project portfolio management (PPM) solution.

“We implemented Métier’s PPM solutions to enhance our programme controls, strategic planning and corporate governance processes”

Super Retail Group focused their initial PPM emphasis on the 2015 Design Year Supply Chain Programme with an eye to rolling out the capability across the organization. The successful implementation of PPM Central is in support of Super Retail Group’s larger goal to leverage project portfolio management throughout their enterprise. Métier’s PPM Central software and PMO Central® services provide Super Retail Group with benefits including:

• Greater visibility into programme metrics;
• Improved financial controls;
• Reduction of administrative overhead;
• Forecasting and what-if analysis; and
• Centralization of project and programme information.

“We implemented Métier’s PPM solutions to enhance our programme controls, strategic planning and corporate governance processes,” said Gary Carroll, General Manager of Group Development. “The impacts of implementing project portfolio management include better fact-based decisions, timely reporting, and better visibility into resource management. The Métier solution will be an integral enabler to the delivery of our aggressive multi-channel strategy, which supports our vision to be Australasia’s most highly regarded specialty retailer.”

About Métier

Métier, The PPM Company, offers the industry’s most innovative and cutting edge project portfolio management (PPM) solutions. Métier’s award-winning PPM-as-a-Service and PMO-as-a-Service offerings are set apart from the rest of the industry by an extensive portfolio of industry-enhancing patents. Métier’s solutions are designed to target and ease communication, collaboration and reporting to enhance decision-making in the enterprise. In addition to numerous awards for innovative corporate culture, Métier has been ranked five times as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine. Métier’s own philanthropic program, Protectors to Project Managers, was named Community Involvement Program of the Year by the American Business Awards in 2011. Métier has also been honored by the North Bay Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work in the North Bay, placing first in category in both 2011 and 2012. For more information about how Métier can help your organization workforward®, please visit www.metier.com or call 1.877.965.9501.

About Super Retail Group

Super Retail Group is one of Australasia’s Top 10 corporate retailers and is listed in the Australian Stock Exchange’s Top 200 companies. The Group comprises seven retail brands: Amart All Sports, BCF Boating Camping Fishing, Goldcross Cycles, FCO Fishing Camping Outdoors, Ray’s Outdoors, Rebel Sport and Supercheap Auto, in addition to our business to business division, Super Retail Commercial. Started in 1972 and publicly listed in 2004, the Group has grown to become one of Australasia’s leading specialty retailers with over 570 stores and annualised turnover in excess of $1.8 billion. For more information visit www.superretailgroup.com.