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Smarter Scheduling, Less Effort: What’s New in PPO’s Scheduler

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The latest Scheduler enhancements are designed to make planning faster and easier. New tasks now default to smarter start dates, so schedules build in a logical sequence with fewer manual adjustments. Gantt chart exports are clearer with automatic project headers, and a new bulk editing option lets you update multiple tasks — like responsibility, duration, or progress — in a single step. Small changes that make managing project schedules far more efficient.

Tagging Made Easy in Conversations

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We’ve added a small but powerful enhancement to Conversations in PPO. A new “Type @name to tag” prompt now appears in the comment box, making it clear how to involve the right colleagues in a discussion.

Introducing the Group By in the List Widget

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PPO’s List Widget now includes Group By, allowing you to organise and structure data directly within your entity list pages. Instead of relying on reports or dashboards for grouped views, you can now group information such as projects, risks, or demand using the same familiar list controls.

Time Entries Now Available on Customised Home Pages

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Time is now fully integrated into your customised PPO Home Pages. Add Time Entries and Time Entry Summary data to your personal dashboards to track utilisation, identify missing time, and review detailed summaries — all from one central view.

BDO elevates project delivery with PPO project management platform

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BDO South Africa’s Finance Transformation Services team transformed its project delivery approach by adopting PPO as a single, structured platform for governance, visibility and best-practice project management. The result is improved accountability, stronger client credibility and a scalable foundation for finance transformation engagements of all sizes.

PPO Quick Tip: Use Links for Faster Project Status Updates

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Speed up your weekly status reporting with quick links on your customised PPO home page. Instead of navigating to the same screens each week, jump straight to your RAG indicators or comments with a single click. It’s a simple setup that makes recurring updates faster, smoother, and far more consistent.

Bar Chart Labels Now Available in PPO

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PPO’s bar chart widget now includes label display options, making charts easier to read without hovering. Choose to show values on standard bars, or values and percentages on stacked charts for clearer, more insightful visual reporting.

PPO Quick Tip: How to Use Your Homepage Dashboard for Morning Stand-Ups

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In this PPO Quick Tip, Support Manager Lindi Gerber shares how she uses her custom home page dashboard to run focused, efficient daily stand-ups. With key metrics, interactive board views and clear visibility of sprint progress, she shows how PPO helps her team stay aligned, prioritised and on track.