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PPO practices continuous deployment

Previously at Project Portfolio Office (PPO), we followed a "tick-tock" approach for new releases. That is, we would have a customer facing release (the "tick") followed by a technical release (the "tock"). The customer facing releases were typically enhancement requests from our customers or internally generated enhancements that our users would "see", while the technical … Continue reading "PPO practices continuous deployment"

PPO sponsors the launch of CoLAB’s Short Learning Program (SLP) in Project Management

Project Portfolio Office (PPO) was a proud sponsor at the recent CoLAB course graduation ceremony. One of the longest standing PPO partners, CoLAB Learning Academy, announced that a new group of graduates have completed its flagship course, the Short Learning Program (SLP) in Project Management. The course is a North West University accredited, advanced, outcomes … Continue reading "PPO sponsors the launch of CoLAB’s Short Learning Program (SLP) in Project Management"

Project Portfolio Office grows African presence with Ghanaian company, The Learning Home

Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, has signed a partnership agreement with The Learning Home (TLH) a Ghana-based training and consulting firm that focuses on supporting and furthering the discipline of project management. This partnership will bring PPO increased exposure in this West African country, through TLH’s comprehensive … Continue reading "Project Portfolio Office grows African presence with Ghanaian company, The Learning Home"

Project Portfolio Office overhauls learning approach

PPO is revolutionising the way it educates its users, potential clients and evaluators across the globe, with the introduction of online and on demand learning. The reasons? Greater geographical reach, reduced costs, and user convenience. “Training is very important for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies like PPO,” explains Jimmy Hekma, Project Portfolio Office CTO. “Unless our software … Continue reading "Project Portfolio Office overhauls learning approach"

Old Mutual Retail Mass Market selects PPO

Old Mutual Retail Mass Market, a division of international financial services group, Old Mutual, has implemented Post Vision Technology’s Project Portfolio Office (PPO) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) project management solution to assist it in automating its manual process for reporting on projects, programmes and portfolio, thereby streamlining the previously labour intensive and prone-to-human-error procedure. “Old Mutual has … Continue reading "Old Mutual Retail Mass Market selects PPO"

Palabora Copper extracts true project value with Project Portfolio Office

Palabora Copper Pty Ltd has implemented Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, in order to enhance its improvement project management and tracking functions. Situated in the Ba-Phalaborwa area of Limpopo in South Africa, Palabora operates a large block cave copper mine and smelter complex, employing approximately 2200 people. … Continue reading "Palabora Copper extracts true project value with Project Portfolio Office"

Drawing the line

As the management framework within which project decisions are made, project governance differs vastly from corporate governance, and unlike the King III legislation that presides over South African businesses, it needs to be fit for purpose per project and organisation. It is widely accepted that project governance is fundamental to ensuring project success and control. … Continue reading "Drawing the line"

Shaping the “innovation funnel”

According to Guy Jelley, CEO of Post Vision Technology , many businesses struggle with being able to encourage free thinking and idea generation while at the same time ensuring the execution of these new ideas is completed with the necessary governance. “Most businesses have some form of ‘innovation funnel’,” he explains. “The funnel should be … Continue reading "Shaping the “innovation funnel”"