We are proud to say, based on an employee survey, we have been selected as a Top Workplace in the small company category! They stopped by our office to catch us in action – check out this great clip in our new office.

Over 803 companies participated in the survey from Workplace Dynamics.

Release Date: Aug. 31, 2012

Navigator Management Partners Named to 2012 Business First Fast 50
Eighth Consecutive Year on List

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the eighth consecutive year, Navigator Management Partners has been named to the annual Business First Fast 50, the annual ranking of the fastest-growing companies in Central Ohio. Navigator placed 19^th on the 2012 Business First Fast 50 as one of the fastest-growing companies in central Ohio.  To be eligible for the list, nominees must be headquartered in Central Ohio, be privately held and have at least $1 million in revenue per year with a three-year operating history.

To view a complete list of this year’s companies please visit http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2012/08/31/fast-50-winners-for-2012-announced.html

Navigator Management Partners is a regional consultancy specializing in Project Management, Business Process Design, Packaged Software Implementation, Organizational Change Management, and Enterprise Technology Strategy services. The team includes individuals with a proven track record in business and technology consulting, many having served Fortune 500 companies and Public Sector institutions as employees of the world’s market leading consulting firms. Navigator was founded in Columbus, Ohio but has since opened additional offices. Navigator brings world-class consulting services to its local marketplaces. To learn more about Navigator Management Partners, please visit www.navmp.com or www.facebook.com/navmp or www.linkedin.com/company/30946

-30-

Release Date: March. 25, 2012

Navigator Management Partners Executive Recognized as
One of Columbus’ Forty Under 40 Honorees

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Navigator’s Director of Consulting Services, Steven Paull was recognized by the Columbus Business First’s Forty Under 40 list.

The Columbus Business First’s Forty Under 40 recognizes young “movers and shakers” in the community. The 40 honorees, which are under the age of 40, are judged on their outstanding career achievements and community service impact.

Steven was the first employee hired by Navigator founder and President, Dave Schoettmer. His attention to meeting the needs of clients has positioned Navigator for unparalleled growth over the years. Steven’s community involvement starts with serving as a member of the board at Camp Mary Orton and extends to providing meals on wheels with his family.

This is the third time someone from Navigator Management Partners, LLC has made the Business First’s “Forty Under 40” list. Chief Financial Officer Ed Kendal was recognized in 2009, and David Schoettmer, President and CEO of Navigator Management Partners, LLC was recognized in 2007.

Navigator Management Partners is a regional consultancy specializing in Project Management, Business Process Design, Packaged Software Implementation, Organizational Change Management, and Enterprise Technology Strategy services. The team includes individuals with a proven track record in business and technology consulting, many having served Fortune 500 companies and Public Sector institutions as employees of the world’s market leading consulting firms. Navigator was founded in Columbus, Ohio but has since opened additional offices. Navigator brings world-class consulting services to its local marketplaces. To learn more about Navigator Management Partners, please visit www.navmp.com or www.facebook.com/navmp or www.linkedin.com/company/30946

-30-

Release Date: March 16, 2012

Navigator Management Partners Named as
2012 Corporate Caring Award Finalist

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the fourth consecutive year, Navigator Management Partners has been named as a finalist for the annual Business First Corporate Caring Award. The award honors exemplary companies in Central Ohio who are creatively dedicating their resources to a variety of not-for-profit organizations.

“The level of community involvement and financial support for non-profits captured in our Corporate Caring application is absolutely amazing,” said Kim Dressel, Navigator’s Director of Community Contributions.  “It’s an important part of our culture; one that we want to recognize and celebrate with our employees.”

The Corporate Caring Awards honor for-profit companies for their financial contributions, volunteer and board service and other unique contributions to Columbus’ charities and nonprofit organizations. To view a complete list of this year’s companies please visit http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/event/63781

Navigator Management Partners is a regional consultancy specializing in Project Management, Business Process Design, Packaged Software Implementation, Organizational Change Management, and Enterprise Technology Strategy services. The team includes individuals with a proven track record in business and technology consulting, many having served Fortune 500 companies and Public Sector institutions as employees of the world’s market leading consulting firms. Navigator was founded in Columbus, Ohio but has since opened additional offices. Navigator brings world-class consulting services to its local marketplaces. To learn more about Navigator Management Partners, please visit www.navmp.com or www.facebook.com/navmp or www.linkedin.com/company/30946

-30-

Navigator Management Partners Celebrates Ranking on Great Place to Work® 2012 Best Small & Medium Workplaces List; Fourth Consecutive Year on National List

COLUMBUS, OH– Navigator Management Partners is ranked No. 18 in the annual Great Place to Work® Rankings: 2012 Best Small and Medium Workplaces published by FORTUNE magazine. This is Columbus-based Navigator’s fourth consecutive year on the list.

Navigator was selected among hundreds of companies vying for a place on the list this year. Applicant companies opt to participate in the selection process, which includes an employee survey and an in-depth questionnaire about their programs and company practices. Great Place to Work® then evaluates each application using its unique methodology based on five dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.

“We are proud of this recognition and see it as a testament to the employees we have hired,” said David Schoettmer, President. “Our culture is what makes us a great place to work and we look forward to celebrating this honor with our employees.”

Navigator earned similar recognition as a Best Place to Work, as evaluated by Columbus Business First in 2012, as well as the previous six years. Its Baltimore, MD office was named a 2012 Finalist by the Baltimore Business Journal’s Best Places to Work.

Navigator Management Partners made this year’s recently-announced list by participating in the Great Place to Work® Institute’s selection process. Navigator was evaluated based on five areas: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. The Institute’s unique methodology measures the level of trust that exists between employees and management, the pride employees express about the company and the camaraderie employees share.

To see the 2012 Great Place to Work Best Small & Medium Workplaces list, visit www.greatplacetowork.com.

Navigator Management Partners is a regional consultancy specializing in Project Management, Business Process Design, Packaged Software Implementation, Organizational Change Management, and Enterprise Technology Strategy services. The team includes individuals with a proven track record in business and technology consulting, many having served Fortune 500 companies and Public Sector institutions as employees of the world’s market leading consulting firms. Navigator was founded in Columbus, Ohio but has since opened additional offices. Navigator brings world-class consulting services to its local marketplaces. To learn more about Navigator Management Partners, please visit www.navmp.com or www.facebook.com/navmp or www.linkedin.com/company/30946

Navigator Management Partners Named No. 22 in

2011 Great Place to Work® Rankings;

Company also named to Fifth Consecutive Inc. 5000 List

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Navigator Management Partners is ranked No. 22 in the annual Great Place to Work® Rankings: 2011 Best Small and Medium Workplaces presented by Entrepreneur®.  Navigator earned similar recognition each of the previous five years for its Columbus-based headquarters as a Best Place to Work as evaluated by Columbus Business First, a regional business news publication.

Navigator Management Partners has also been named to the 2011 Inc. 5000 – the Inc. Magazine list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The 2011 list is the fifth created by Inc. Magazine, and Navigator Management Partners has been named on all five. Navigator Management Partners ranks 1,755^th out of the 5,000 companies that made this national list.

Navigator Management Partners made this year’s recently-announced list by participating in the Great Place to Work® Institute’s selection process which includes a survey of Navigator’s employees based on the Trust Index© and a completed questionnaire by Navigator about programs and company practices. The Great Place to Work® Institute evaluated the company based on five areas: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie. The Institute’s unique methodology measures the level of trust that exists between employees and management, the pride employees express about the company and the camaraderie employees share.

The complete list is available at www.entrepreneur.com.  To learn more about how to build a high-trust workplace culture, visit www.greatplacetowork.com. To learn more about Navigator Management Partners, please visit www.navmp.com or www.facebook.com/navmp or www.linkedin.com/company/30946.

About Navigator Management Partners, LLC:

Navigator Management Partners is a regional consultancy specializing in Project Management, Business Process Design, Packaged Software Implementation, Organizational Change Management, and Enterprise Technology Strategy services. The team includes individuals with a proven track record in business and technology consulting, many having served Fortune 500 companies and Public Sector institutions as employees of the world’s market leading consulting firms. Navigator was founded in Columbus, Ohio but has since opened additional offices.  Navigator’s business is focused in the regions surrounding its office locations. In these markets, Navigator provides an affordable, local alternative to its larger competitors. Navigator brings world-class consulting services to its local marketplaces.

Navigator Management Partners Named to 2011 Best Places to Work List and Business First Fast 50  

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the sixth consecutive year, Navigator Management Partners has been named to the annual Business First Best Places to Work list which recognizes the top companies in central Ohio based on workplace satisfaction surveys.  Navigator is also in the Business First Fast 50, the annual ranking of the fastest-growing companies in Central Ohio.

Navigator finished seventh in the 2011 Small Business category on the Business First Best Places to Work list, and this year’s ranking represents the sixth straight year that Navigator has been honored with the ranking. The Best Places to Work program is a voluntary, nomination-based program in which nominee employees participate in an anonymous online survey about workplace satisfaction.

Navigator also placed 24^th on the 2011 Business First Fast 50 as one of the fastest-growing companies in central Ohio.  To be eligible for the list, nominees must be headquartered in Central Ohio, be privately held and have at least $1 million in revenue per year with a three-year operating history.

Earlier this year, Navigator Management Partners received national recognition with a No. 22 ranking in the seventh annual Great Place to Work® Rankings: 2011 Best Small and Medium Workplaces presented by Entrepreneur®.  Navigator was also recognized for the fifth consecutive year by Inc. 5000, this year with a No. 1755 ranking nationally and a No. 19 ranking locally.

To learn more about Navigator Management Partners, please visit www.navmp.com or www.facebook.com/navmp or www.linkedin.com/company/30946

About Navigator Management Partners, LLC:

Navigator Management Partners is a regional consultancy specializing in Project Management, Business Process Design, Packaged Software Implementation, Organizational Change Management, and Enterprise Technology Strategy services. The team includes individuals with a proven track record in business and technology consulting, many having served Fortune 500 companies and Public Sector institutions as employees of the world’s market leading consulting firms. Navigator was founded in Columbus, Ohio but has since opened offices across the United States.  Navigator’s business is focused in the regions surrounding its office locations. In these markets, Navigator provides an affordable, local alternative to its larger competitors. Navigator brings world-class consulting services to its local marketplaces.

Business Challenge
To facilitate the documentation and prioritization of incoming IT work requests, and enable the implemented PPM system to compare that demand to the active work occurring within the IT organization. The IT area would need a way to report on incoming demand and demonstrate its resource capacity versus demand efficiently and effectively.

Why Navigator?
Navigator was recognized as having the global experience and an excellent skill set with regard to CA Clarity, the PPM solution that was currently in use, along with having professionals that could successfully lead and implement a solution to meet the business need.

Navigator’s Role
Analyze and assess the current business processes and utilized PPM system functionality, along with further implementation of additional project and resource management processes that would increase the efficiency of the business.

• Project Management
• Business Process Analysis and Design
• PPM system configuration and implementation of idea entry and workflow approval processes Development of a Change Management strategy and communication plan to aggressively introduce the client to the anticipated process and tool changes
• Training material development and delivery

Results
Navigator was successful at delivering and implementing additional system functionality that enabled the business to provide a single point of entry for all IT work requests, resulting in increased visibility to the amount of work being requested across the IT organization. In addition, the business now has the capability to assist with budget planning, utilizing a defined prioritization process which will enable them to make better decisions about what IT should be working on in the future based on the following information:

• Understanding of the resource needs and expected benefits of upcoming key projects
• Alignment to organizational goals
• Ability to compare upcoming projects to active investments to determine if the IT organization will have enough resources to complete the forecasted work.

Business Challenge
This Financial Services Company has over 42,000 active and retired associates located throughout the US. Each year they conduct a number of HR projects in their PeopleSoft HCM system to comply with regulations, add or update their associate compensation and benefits, improve the administrative and reporting capabilities of this system, or improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the HR administrative processes. These important projects require strong project management to drive them to completion and this Financial Services Company did not have enough in-house project managers to handle all of this work.

Why Navigator?
Navigator was able to provide seasoned consultants that brought the right mix of project management capabilities and experience, coupled with a deep knowledge of HR systems and processes to be able to meet this client’s needs. Navigator also had demonstrated an ability to blend with the client culture and methodology to make their involvement seamless in delivery.

Navigator’s Role
Serve as the project manager on multiple simultaneous projects ranging in size and scope up to 5000 hours, utilizing client’s established methodology and processes. Projects included Annual Enrollment, Paid Time Off Enhancements, Incentive Payment Plans, and external vendor interfaces. The project teams included a mixture of functional and technical resources from the client organization. The project managers provided overall team leadership, and were responsible for project schedule, financials, deliverables, and reporting.

Results
Teaming with Navigator, the client realized successful delivery of these projects in a timely and cost effective manner. All of these HR related and time sensitive efforts were completed on time with no disruptions to the many associates ability to use the HR systems effectively.

Business Challenge
Because of recent growth by acquisition, a major eCommerce pioneer turned to Navigator manage a project to consolidate 5 disparate defect tracking systems into one central defect tracking system enabling consistent processes across product lines as well as apples to apples reporting.

Why Navigator?
Navigator was able to provide a Project Manager familiar with the client environment and capable of leading the client’s highest visibility project of the year. Navigator resources also provide superior project delivery skills that were critical to the project.

Navigator’s Role
Managing the project from inception to final sign-off, Navigator was responsible for fully staffing the project and ensuring quality product delivery.

• Leading requirements gathering through implementation activities
• Managing consultants from several consulting firms and ensuring standard direction
• Coordination amongst Subject Matter Experts distributed globally
• Enabling consistent reporting and defect tracking across all product lines
• Leading the testing effort including User Acceptance Testing

Results
By teaming with Navigator to consolidate these disparate defect tracking tools, the client is now able to track internal and post-production product defects centrally and consistently across all product lines. Executives can also run reports for any product and compare that data against any other product. This functionality wasn’t available in the past and now provides executives greater visibility into their internal statistics.

“Navigator has proven once again that they have the project management expertise and system implementation knowledge to lead and deliver large projects successfully.”

- Manager, Engineering, 07/2008