Category: Articles

Friday is Braai-Day

A perk to having a private balcony...quick Friday afternoon Braai! I was left inside for this event as the smoke mists up my bowl and leaves me rather light headed. I was happy to watch from inside, as the team enjoyed their boerie rolls. I prefer my flakes to meat...eating a fellow animal doesn't generally … Continue reading

The benefits of task management software

A growing awareness of the benefits that cloud computing can bring to business has had a significant impact on the way companies operate - both on an international and local level. In fact ,cloud computing is responsible for the growth of Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings in almost all applications, allowing organisations to subscribe … Continue reading

PROJECT magazine showcases PPO software

PROJECT magazine, published by the Association for Project Management (APM), is the UK’s best-read project management magazine, with a 21,000 project professional readership. We were excited to be showcased in the May edition of the magazine, highlighting the benefits our software has provided for one of our largest global clients, UTi. PROJECT interviewed Sonja Snyman, … Continue reading

EnviroServ joins our family

Welcome to EnviroServ! They have been providing responsible African waste management innovations and solutions for more than 33 years. They are well placed to partner with organisations looking for best practice sustainable waste solutions. The Group operates through specialist divisions - each focusing on waste management solutions for particular customer needs. Through these divisions, EnviroServ … Continue reading

Taking on the PPM software myths, part one

There are a number of reasons behind an organisation’s decision to implement Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software. Key motives include a clearer understanding of whether projects currently being executed are aligned to strategic objectives in terms of benefit realisation, assessing the prioritisation and sequencing of projects given the company’s capacity, and measuring health levels of … Continue reading

Another Birthday…more cake!

A personalized coffee cup cake was enjoyed by the team in celebration of Lindi's birthday. Lindi is a consultant here at PPO, and this is the first time that we can enjoy her special day with her as she joined us at the end of 2012. Congratulations to you. The big purple bow was worn … Continue reading

Giving Back to LIV!

For Earth Day 2013, PPO wanted to impress Mother Nature by activating our green fingers. A client, who is also a passionate volunteer at Lungisisa Indlela Village (LIV), approached our team with a request for a gift that would keep giving - trees. This fully sustainable village in Kwa-Zulu Natal places children without parents into … Continue reading

Geelbooi celebrates with a new appliance

Geelbooi, our fantastic driver, celebrated his birthday today with the PPO team. We all clubbed in together and gifted him a brand new oven/stove combo. Needless to say his wife was as thrilled as he was and we hope many great meals will be prepared on the their new appliance.

Project Portfolio Office partners with e-Smart Systems

Project Portfolio Office has officially launched its project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, PPO, into the Zimbabwean market. Along with local partner, e-Smart Systems, the organisation introduced PPO at the third annual project managers' dinner, hosted by the Project Management Institute of Zimbabwe (PMIZ), in Harare, in August 2013. Says Guy Jelley, Project Portfolio … Continue reading

Simplify PPM – Program Management

This is the next posting in our “Simplify PPM” series. The aim of this series is to eradicate the, often unnecessary, over-complication of project portfolio management, providing clear and effective explanations and guidance for our readers. This post explores programme management (sometimes spelt program management) specifically. There are lots of articles about, and definitions of, … Continue reading