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.
In part one of this five-part series, we will discuss the topic of collaboration, with the aim of supporting project managers and their teams to become more effective in the use of PPO, and thus complete more successful projects. Best Practice #1: Collaboration In order to keep a project moving towards successful completion, project managers, …
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If you administer Project Portfolio Office (PPO) and are responsible for the managing of the subscriptions and processing invoices, you'll love our new feature “Invoices in PPO”! We noticed that many of you have been asking the same questions – “Can I get a copy of my monthly invoice?” “Can I access historical invoices?” “Can …
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Project portfolio management (PPM) software allows the project community, including the executives and management within an organisation, the ability to maintain a centralised view of the portfolio, which assists in making key financial and business decisions for the projects. Most PPM software is designed to facilitate, support or enable existing project processes and knowledge, but …
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After numerous entries, the Project Portfolio Office team is delighted to announce the 2013 UTi Project of the Year winners! To recap, this initiative was introduced to identify examples of great project management, which were measured against business benefit, results, collaboration, improvements and lessons learned. The contest began in September with nominations closing on 31st …
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Over recent months, alpha geeks across many businesses have been working away at replacing or upgrading the Microsoft Windows operating system of many personal computers. Due to the progression of technology and the increase in memory size, some computers have been upgraded from a 32-bit to a 64-bit version of Windows. Project Portfolio Office (PPO), …
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Many organisations today have some form of matrix organisational structure in place. A matrix organisation is one where functional leaders are responsible for more than one area, with their resources having a dotted line reporting to one or more project managers. The problem is, these environments often result in confusion for the team and frustration …
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One of the most common reasons for project failure is poor communication, making the elimination of this issue the number one reason for the implementation of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software. Successful projects can attribute a sizable part of their success to good team collaboration, with all team members having being involved throughout the project. …
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Implementing Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software can be challenging with so much to keep track of: stakeholders, alignment, progress, requirements and changes; but this doesn’t have to be the case. Selecting the right PPM software is a big decision for any organisation, and by choosing Project Portfolio Office (PPO) you are already off to a …
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Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software shakes most organisations to the core and its touch points spread throughout the enterprise, way beyond projects. You’ll find that areas including finance, marketing, human resources, senior management, business operations and other systems are also all impacted. These areas often provide input to the project environment and will more than …
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