SIRIUS Conseils Forms Partnership to Promote and Deliver its Training Programs in Switzerland

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - July 24, 2012) - SIRIUS Conseils, a company with a high level of expertise in project management, announces a new partnership with ProActive Partners SA, a Swiss consulting firm working with large companies in the information technology sector. The two partners will combine their expertise to market and deliver SIRIUS' innovative training programs in project management and business analysis in Switzerland.

According to the agreement, ProActive Partners will promote the training programs and exclusively use the resources provided by SIRIUS to dispense the courses, the logistics of which they will also manage. In return, SIRIUS has given ProActive Partners exclusive rights to these programs in Switzerland. The Montreal-based company is responsible for designing and developing these training programs, including international certification in project management, which is required to obtain Project Management Professional (PMP) status. Recognized throughout North America, this program is now quickly spreading throughout the world. SIRIUS is the first company to offer this "boot camp"-style training in Switzerland, where international standards are provoking increasing interest.

"This partnership will enable us to extend our reach in the European market," declared Benoît Godbout, President, SIRIUS Conseils. "We see immense potential in this market thanks to the increasing importance being placed on project management by business executives around the world and, as a result, the rising rate of PMP certifications."

Gilbert Bourban, Director at ProActive Partners SA, is also thrilled about the new partnership with SIRIUS: "The combination of our expertise in project management and information technology will help our clients develop unique skills that will, in turn, help deliver higher-quality training services."

This collaboration between the two companies begins as of today.

About SIRIUS Conseils

Founded in 1999, SIRIUS Conseils is a leader in project management in Quebec. Thank to its high level of expertise and its unique and proven methodologies, SIRIUS Conseils helps organizations in various sectors create value and increase project performance by optimizing their operations and developing the potential of their human capital. The company's integrated offer comprises all aspects of project management, including, most notably, establishing project offices, conducting performance audits, fostering development of project management skills, creating dashboards for project management, rescuing projects in trouble and dispensing training programs for project management.

A partner of Project Management Institute (PMI), SIRIUS has developed exclusive, cutting-edge methodologies based on the best practices in project management from around the world. For more information, visit: http://www.siriusconseils.com.

About ProActive Partners

A company providing engineering and consulting services since it was first founded In 2000, ProActive Partners SA possesses an expertise built on the successful blending of two industries: information technology services and, by means of its affiliate SecureIT SA (www.secureitsa.ch), a comprehensive offering of information system security services. Employing more than 90 professionals, ProActive Partners has a client list that includes large companies in the service sector (banking, insurance, services, etc.), the public sector (administration, health, defence, etc.) and the industrial sector (chemicals, pharmaceuticals, metallurgy, etc.). Thanks to a strong internal skill set and solid networks on both the local and international scale, ProActive Partners can offer a broad spectrum of services. The company's offer is structured into diverse segments and covers all life cycle stages of an information system.