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Jimmy’s Birthday…without cake!

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We celebrated Jimmy's birthday in our "pajama lounge" in style... but without cake. I was rather disappointed, as I love a good slice of chocolate cake, especially chocolate icing, even though my water bowl has to be flushed after.  One slice also ensures a sugar buzz of 8 hours, and about 12 000 swimming laps.

Estie celebrates with a birdie cake

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Estie, our fantastic delivery manager, was most thrilled with her "Angry Birds" cake.  We surprised her with this red and yellow fluffy looking cake as she is most fond of these animated characters.

Slipper Day

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Here at Project Portfolio Office there is no doubt that we are a social bunch who like to support initiatives that allow us do fun things. Friday the 2nd of August saw us reaching for our slippers, in what was PPO’s first time in supporting the Slipper Day initiative, certainly not the last though, as … Continue reading "Slipper Day"

We welcome a new team member

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We have moved into a great new office, and now we have a fantastic new team member.  Meet our very pretty new sales consultant, Lizette le Roux.  Welcome to the team, we wish you well and much success (and lots of sales) at Project Portfolio Office.

Roll out in Romania

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The team is spending a few days in Romania. This country can be located at the intersection of Central & Southeastern Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. The archetypical vampire Count Dracula, created by Bram Stoker, was inspired by the pitiless Romanian general Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler because one of his … Continue reading "Roll out in Romania"

AOS chooses PPO for better business deliverables

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Automated Outsourcing Services (AOS), a majority black-owned, independent third-party financial services company, has improved its project reporting and tracking, while enhancing overall project, portfolio and programme management within the company. The organisation recently rolled out PPO, Project Portfolio Office’s online project portfolio management (PPM) application, based on the solution’s ease of use, effective functionality and … Continue reading "AOS chooses PPO for better business deliverables"

AOS chooses PPO for better business deliverables

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Automated Outsourcing Services (AOS), a majority black-owned, independent third-party financial services company, has improved its project reporting and tracking, while enhancing overall project, portfolio and programme management within the company. The organisation recently rolled out PPO, Project Portfolio Office’s online project portfolio management (PPM) application, based on the solution’s ease of use, effective functionality and … Continue reading "AOS chooses PPO for better business deliverables"

AOS chooses PPO for better business deliverables

Silhouettes of business people in formal attire standing together, with one person pointing at a rising graph on a board, symbolizing teamwork and success.
Automated Outsourcing Services (AOS), a majority black-owned, independent third-party financial services company, has improved its project reporting and tracking, while enhancing overall project, portfolio and programme management within the company. The organisation recently rolled out PPO, Project Portfolio Office’s online project portfolio management (PPM) application, based on the solution’s ease of use, effective functionality and … Continue reading "AOS chooses PPO for better business deliverables"