Category: Articles

What makes a good system administrator?

Organisations are often baffled when a newly implemented PPM tool does not deliver the expected returns. The blame often falls on the implementation approach, the end-users, inadequate change management processes and, more often than not, the tool itself. However, the one person who can make or break your PPM tool is often over-looked, the system … Continue reading

Hip hip hooray

We surprised Mia on Monday morning with a lovely flowery cake at tea time. Mia was one of the first ladies in our team. The teamsters enjoyed the three layered cake, each layer a different shade of pink. The healthy eating plans were momentarily forgotten, but I did notice they all took the 7 flights of … Continue reading

Who says that size doesn’t count?

Over recent months, alpha geeks across many businesses have been working away at replacing or upgrading the Microsoft Windows operating system of many personal computers. Due to the progression of technology and the increase in memory size, some computers have been upgraded from a 32-bit to a 64-bit version of Windows. Project Portfolio Office (PPO), … Continue reading

Benefitting from a web-based project management system

Cloud computing has expanded significantly over the last few years, leading to an considerable increase in the use of web-based project management systems. These software applications can provide organisations of any size with a number of benefits, including workflow management, keeping project teams informed at all times, and allowing organisations to manage their projects and … Continue reading

Project Management Funkymentals

Dorienne, one of our fabulous PPO consultants, went on a training course recently. She was joined by various team members, and while the others made notes, she doodled a great poem down that I thought was so fun and clever I just had to share it with you here: Project Management Funkymentals: a poem by … Continue reading

Jeanette’s turn to wear the purple ears

Whenever it is a team members birthday we like to dress them up in a pair of funny ears, or an outrageous tie. This week our trendy office manager enjoyed the purple polka dot ears. The neon coloured cupcakes also added to the festive party celebration! I love PPO birthday parties.

Release – November 2013 Successfully Deployed!

This version upgrade of PPO includes further benefits for all our clients! Support for Google Maps in URL fields – PPO allows users to enter two coordinates (one for latitude and one for longitude) and then follow a calculated link to the defined location in Google Maps http://support.ppolive.com/entries/26745257) Document Link for Template Projects – When copying items from … Continue reading

Three…two…one…Blog BLAST OFF!

As you know, we at Project Portfolio Office are a social bunch - we tweet, we chirp, we connect and now, we have entered the blogosphere. After months of preparation, content writing and reviewing, we finally launched our blog to the world. “Get hooked on Gilly” was the theme of the social media campaign and … Continue reading

Has your project management organisation implemented quality assurance?

Many companies continually invest significant amounts of time, resources and capital into projects. However, according to the PMI’s Pulse of the Profession 2012 “Driving Success in Challenging Times” report, 36 percent of projects did not meet their original goals and business intent in 2011. A lot of these projects fail to deliver on their objectives, … Continue reading

SAQA implements Project Portfolio Office to manage communications projects

The South Africa Qualifications Authority (SAQA) will roll-out Project Portfolio Office's online project portfolio management and collaboration software, Project Portfolio Office (PPO), within its advocacy and communications unit to meet its need for a more integrated approach to project management activities and document storage. SAQA is the body that oversees South Africa's National Qualifications Framework … Continue reading