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What Good Project Managers Bring to the Table

Forget the usual list of project manager skills and what we're supposed to do on the projects we manage. Forget the list of items in the normal project manager job description. Let's consider what we really need to do on projects. What it takes to get to the end of the day, the end of … Continue reading

Getting to know your PPO data field usage

Have you ever wished there was more information about your PPO data fields, right at your fingertips, especially when you’re wanting to make changes? As a PPO administrator you might want to know “Which” data fields are being used and “Where”. Previously, an administrator could re-purpose or take any of the data fields on their … Continue reading

The things I’ve learnt on-boarding project managers for our PMO

Our company, Project Portfolio Office (PPO), develops and provides a software as a service (SaaS) project portfolio management (PPM) application to any organisation running and managing projects. In the last 18 months, we’ve moved from being a small organisation with highly skilled and versatile individuals (who did everything, and did it well from one office) … Continue reading

Is PMO Gamification a way to drive quicker adoption?

What do the introduction of new technologies, business re-engineering and process improvement projects all have in common? The answer is simple, these types of projects typically touch almost every aspect of a business and classified as organisational change projects. The nature of these projects require some form of integration and I don’t just mean the … Continue reading

5 Simple Steps to Project Status Reporting that People will Read

According to 2016 PMI’s Pulse of the Profession, “74% of PMO Directors believe their senior management understand the value of project management” and yet 33% of projects still fail because of a lack of involvement from senior management. In my role as CEO of Project Portfolio Office (PPO), I often perform the role of executive … Continue reading

Dovetail implements PPO to track project costs and time as it happens

Dovetail, market leaders in logistics software solutions specialises in delivering best of breed software solutions for the supply chain industry. Dovetail comprises a logistics application suite, which spans the entire logistics industry from courier to road freight to distribution to warehousing. For professional services and consulting environments aimed at delivering projects to and or on behalf … Continue reading

Three Steps to Stop your PMO become a Statistic (50% close in 3 years!)

Three Steps to Stop your PMO become a Statistic (50% close in 3 years!) I recently read that the Association for Project Management says 50% of PMOs close within three years. It’s a very scary statistic considering the amount of effort organisations are putting into establishing PMOs. It then got me wondering what are we … Continue reading

PPO to feature at PMSA conference as a headline sponsor

PMSA is pleased to announce that Project Portfolio Office (PPO) will once again lend support to the Biennial National Conference as a headline sponsor. This is an extension of an ongoing relationship between PMSA and PPO focused on knowledge sharing, and due to the fact that the innovation theme resonates with PPO and where it … Continue reading

Profica and PPO ease project management within the African built environment

Web-based document management, project management and collaboration tools are gaining traction within the African construction sector. So says Tim White, CEO of Profica, a construction and property solutions company that provides expert development, project and construction management services to high-profile clients across the African continent. Profica joined forces with Project Portfolio Office in 2007 to … Continue reading

New in PPO – Spend less time recording time!

Completing a time sheet is never pleasant, but with the latest round of enhancements we have made this chore a lot less painful! We are pleased to announce a host of usability improvements as well as a number of powerful new features. More Prominent Project line This is one of those small things that make … Continue reading