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BDO elevates project delivery with PPO project management platform

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BDO South Africa’s Finance Transformation Services team transformed its project delivery approach by adopting PPO as a single, structured platform for governance, visibility and best-practice project management. The result is improved accountability, stronger client credibility and a scalable foundation for finance transformation engagements of all sizes.

From postbox to poster child: the PMO’s evolution

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Too often, PMOs are seen as administrative postboxes focused on governance and compliance. Speaking at the recent PMO Forum hosted by Project Portfolio Office, Leon Naudé, head of strategy execution and delivery at SBV, urged PMO leaders to evolve from project management to value management by aligning projects to strategy, measuring success through business impact and benefits realised, and empowering teams to drive outcomes—transforming PMOs from governance enforcers into strategic partners that deliver real organisational value.

AB InBev improves compliance by 80 percent, using PPO

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Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), the world’s largest brewer, has rolled out Project Portfolio Office’s cloud-based project portfolio management (PPM) application, PPO, to track projects and consolidate reporting across 13 different African countries.