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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”"

PPO partners with ARETEN, UK based IT solutions consultancy

PPO’s latest partner and client, ARETEN, is a UK based IT solutions consultancy providing services to companies preparing for significant IT change projects.  Their business focus is collaborating with IT leaders, specialising in PMO services, virtualisation, shared IT, and cloud services. As part of their service offering, ARETEN consults and assists NGOs with improving project management maturity. NGOs … Continue reading “PPO partners with ARETEN, UK based IT solutions consultancy”

Carlow Precast, Best External Product 2014 winner joins PPO

Carlow Precast,  2014 Best External Product  winner for the  UK House Builders Product Awards is an engineering company who takes their clients through the design phase, manufacturing and installing of precast concrete for pipelines, water reticulation and dams to name but a few. With headquarters and manufacturing facility in Carlow and offices in London, Swansea … Continue reading "Carlow Precast, Best External Product 2014 winner joins PPO"