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Project Portfolio Office version 3.4 now available!

Project Portfolio Office is pleased to announce that version 3.4 of PPO will be available to all users on the morning of 1 September 2012. The new version includes several high-demand items that have been raised by and voted for by the very users that will benefit from the enhancements. The use of PPO’s Ideas … Continue reading

PPO Version 3.4.0 – August 2012 Successfully Deployed!

Project Portfolio Office is pleased to announce the introduction of the latest version of the PPO application, bringing its users even greater value and more functionality – and all at no additional cost. Programme Entity - A new PPO entity has been introduced which allows programme information to be captured and projects to be grouped … Continue reading

10 tips for sharpening your project communications

These days it seems that everyone is a project manager. Even those of us in business-as-usual roles frequently find ourselves leading projects: to roll out a new IT platform, to improve procurement processes, to design a new staff newsletter. There are thousands of examples, big and small. As project managers, we are focussed on delivery. … Continue reading

Making the difference at Woolworths with PPO

JSE-listed retail group, Woolworths, has elected to roll out Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, to improve its project and portfolio decision-making. In order to achieve this, PPO will provide Woolworths project managers, business champions, sponsors and the portfolio management team with access to a centralised repository of … Continue reading

Project Portfolio Office wins Best of Project Management 2012 award

Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, has been named as one of FindTheBest.com’s top 10 project management software offerings worldwide, garnering the solution a “Best of Project Management 2012” award. FindTheBest.com is an unbiased, data-driven comparison engine, which organises and presents data in a consumer-friendly format. The site … Continue reading

Version 3.3.1 – June 2012 Released!

Version 3.3.1 is now available and includes further benefits for all our clients! The latest release includes: Key client contact - You now have the ability to nominate a single person to act as the key client contact for your organisation. This user will receive correspondence from us with regards to general PPO news and … Continue reading

Too little or too much, how to determine the right amount of project planning?

Project planning is a critical component of every successful project, but how do you strike the balance between too little and too much? Post Vision Technology CEO, Guy Jelley is of the opinion that too much planning can be just as harmful to a project as not enough. “Many companies are so concerned about wasting … Continue reading

On demand webcasts

PPO is proud to announce the introduction of our new on demand webcasts and to kick off, the first 60 minute “Introduction to PPO” webcast is now available for you to view - from the comfort of your office or couch - for free and at any time. We’ve introduced the on demand webcasts to … Continue reading

PPO furthers project maturity at SBV Services

Post Vision Technology partner, PM.Ideas, has deployed the company‘s Project Portfolio Office (PPO) software as a service (SaaS) project management solution at SBV Services, a leading local cash risk management company. “SBV Services embarked on growing its project management maturity some time ago, and implemented standalone project management methodologies and processes,” says PM.Ideas director for … Continue reading

Can social media drive project success?

Social media has become an integral part of our daily lives in South Africa. Recent studies have revealed that South African consumers have a very high motivation (70 percent versus, for example, 40 percent in the UK) to follow brands on social networks. We use Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and other social networking services to … Continue reading