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EnviroServ joins our family

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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 "EnviroServ joins our family"

Taking on the PPM software myths, part one

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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 "Taking on the PPM software myths, part one"

Giving Back to LIV!

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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 "Giving Back to LIV!"

Geelbooi celebrates with a new appliance

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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

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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 "Project Portfolio Office partners with e-Smart Systems"

Simplify PPM – Program Management

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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 "Simplify PPM – Program Management"

Project Portfolio Office aids AfriSam development

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Leading black-controlled construction materials group in southern Africa, AfriSam, has chosen to implement Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, in order to meet its project management and reporting needs and assist in the organisation’s ongoing transformation. Says Sumaya Moosa, AfriSam project management office (PMO) manager: “AfriSam is committed … Continue reading "Project Portfolio Office aids AfriSam development"