Author: Tarryn-Leigh Frans

Tarryn-Leigh is the Marketing Manager at PPO. She is enthusiastic about business improvement and is keen to share information and influence change. In her free time, she loves traveling, reading, and spending time with her husband and dogs.

New! Group Usage Report by User Group

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We’ve just added a handy enhancement to PPO’s standard usage report — you can now group by User Group! Until now, you could group usage by various resource fields (like department or job title), but not by the actual user groups set up in PPO. That’s changed.

Task-Level Planned Progress Calculation Now Available in PPO!

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PPO introduces Planned Progress Calculation at the Task Level, eliminating the need for MSP imports and making project tracking more seamless than ever. With this enhancement, task-level progress updates in real time, rolling up to summary tasks and the overall project for greater accuracy and transparency.

A Recap of PPO’s First Quarterly Product Webinar of 2025

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Our first quarterly product webinar of 2025 was a deep dive into the latest PPO features, designed to streamline project planning and drive greater efficiency. From our enhanced Scheduler—with free training sessions every week in March and bi-monthly thereafter—to the improved Gantt widget and new drill-down capabilities. A highlight of the session was hearing from Victor Chidongo, Africa Head of PMO at Momentum Metropolitan, who shared how they’ve leveraged PPO’s Home Page Dashboard to manage their Africa portfolio and enhance benefits tracking.

Introducing the New Grid Widget

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Capturing and managing large datasets just got easier! With a faster, more intuitive interface, you can efficiently add and update data over multiple periods.

Introducing PPO’s New Scheduler

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Streamline your project planning with PPO’s built-in Scheduler. From easy drag and drop scheduling, improved Gantt charts to progress roll-ups and real-time calculations, manage everything in one place—no third-party tools needed.

PPO Resource Capacity Update: What You Need to Know

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We’ve simplified how PPO calculates resource capacity by removing the System Configuration Planning setting. Going forward, capacity will be determined solely by a resource’s standard hours, making it easier to manage and track. No action is required on your part—your resource records have been updated automatically to align with previous settings, ensuring a smooth transition.

Recap of Our September 2024 New Feature Product Webinar

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As we wrap up the final new product feature webinar of the year, we’re thrilled to reflect on the incredible journey we’ve taken together. Over the past months, we’ve introduced a host of exciting new features designed to elevate your experience. This final session provided users with opportunity to assess how these features have been adopted, what’s working, and where we can improve.