Author: Guy Jelley
Guy is one of the founders of PPO and is the company’s CEO. He is very passionate about the Project Management industry, and through this also very driven. Guy is a husband & father of 2, loves jazz, soccer and is a huge Spurs fan.
While there is a plethora of project management tools available that all offer a number of bells and whistles, the single greatest value of implementing this type of solution is – without a doubt - the successful completion of projects. Unfortunately, the figures available out there paint a pretty bleak picture when it comes down …
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The rapid development of online tools and applications is prompting more and more businesses to look at web-based project management software that can be available to team members from anywhere at all times. There are many benefits to these work systems and businesses of all sizes can make use of them and provide access to …
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Are you one of the growing number of organisations that have or are in the process of implementing a phase-gate process to improve your project benefit realisations? Organisations across all sizes, industries and locations have learnt that one of the best ways to improve benefit realisation it to better manage the flow of their projects …
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A growing awareness of the benefits that cloud computing can bring to business has had a significant impact on the way companies operate - both on an international and local level. In fact ,cloud computing is responsible for the growth of Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings in almost all applications, allowing organisations to subscribe …
Continue reading "The benefits of task management software"
This is the next posting in our “Simplify PPM” series. The aim of this series is to eradicate the, often unnecessary, over-complication of project portfolio management, providing clear and effective explanations and guidance for our readers. This post explores programme management (sometimes spelt program management) specifically. There are lots of articles about, and definitions of, …
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Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) has shown incredible resilience during the extended global economic downturn. In fact, rather than suffering during the ongoing crisis, demand for this type of solution has actually seen an upturn andonline project management tools are today’s top choice for increased worker and business productivity. Software as a Service (SaaS) or …
Continue reading "Online project management: A necessary service to keep on top of it all"
The benefits of using software as a service (SaaS) technology are widely recognised – its no-fuss, speedy implementation, scalability and flexibility features are understood by companies the world over. Why then do so many businesses take a traditional implementation approach: spending 80% of their time customising the technology pre-live and 20% on post rollout tailoring, …
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Any business owner will agree that effective project portfolio management forms an important part of a company’s growth. It is critical, however, to also bear in mind is that there are many elements that contribute to the successful use of technology that supports an organisations project portfolio management needs. In fact, the first step in …
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One of the single biggest benefits of implementing a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) application, is the software’s ability to publish real time status reports. Yet, to achieve credible and quality reporting is a challenge and, typically, some PPM implementations fall short of ever achieving this. Guy Jelley, CEO at Project Portfolio Office, explains that one …
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