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Effective project portfolio management

Any business owner will agree that effective project portfolio management forms an important part of a company’s growth. It is critical, however, to also bear in mind is that there are many elements that contribute to the successful use of technology that supports an organisations project portfolio management needs. In fact, the first step in … Continue reading

Version 3.4.1 – December 2012 released!

Project Portfolio Office is pleased to announce the introduction of the latest version of the PPO application, 3.4.1. The enhancements include: Changes to Business Rules - Over the past couple of releases, we have been introducing the concept of business rules, which allows you to specify e-mail notifications and set up custom validations. In this … Continue reading

Council for Geoscience to refine PM process with PPO

The Council for Geoscience is rolling out Project Portfolio Office, an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, to meet its need for a more integrated approach to project management activities. The Council for Geoscience is a key component of the National Science and Technology System. It undertakes geoscientific research and services for a … Continue reading

Ellerines Holdings Limited enhancing project management processes with PPO

In order to centralise documentation availability and improve IT resource and project visibility, furniture retail group, Ellerines Holdings Limited’s (EHL) IT department is rolling out Post Vision Technology’s Project Portfolio Office (PPO) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) project management solution. Sean van Rooyen, MD of PPO partner, PM.Ideas, says that the organisation will be utilising PPO to standardise … Continue reading

Three steps to credible, quality portfolio and project status reporting

One of the single biggest benefits of implementing a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) application, is the software’s ability to publish real time status reports. Yet, to achieve credible and quality reporting is a challenge and, typically, some PPM implementations fall short of ever achieving this. Guy Jelley, CEO at Project Portfolio Office, explains that one … Continue reading

PPO finds happy home with Pam Golding

The Pam Golding Property Group Project Office has completed its search for a home-grown, easy-to-use, yet effective, project management solution, opting to roll out Post Vision Technology‘s Project Portfolio Office (PPO) software as a service (SaaS) project management offering. According to Rae Henderson, managing director at Corporate Project Management (CPM), a PPO partner, the Pam … Continue reading

Annasa Energy lights up Western Cape with PPO

Energy management consultancy, Annasa Energy has implemented Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, in order to assist in the rollout of two million compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) to the public of the Western Cape. According to Tsholo Matlala, MD of Annasa Energy, the organisation opted for PPO to … Continue reading

What Is a Project Manager Already?

"We‘re installing XYZ software and we need to hire a Project Manager. Go hire me one." How many times have you been handed a job requirement that looked like this? How often have you seen job requirements that left you scratching your head wondering what you should be looking for when hiring a project manager? … Continue reading

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