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Tungsten Network’s project delivery team evolves to strategic professional services with PPO’s project management tool

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Tungsten Network, the global business transaction network, has evolved its project delivery function to a truly strategic professional services capability, by embedding Project Portfolio Office’s online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application (PPO) into its operations. Tungsten Network’s project team is called on to deliver external-facing projects to its enterprise clients across the globe. … Continue reading “Tungsten Network’s project delivery team evolves to strategic professional services with PPO’s project management tool”

Sanlam Investments slashes reporting time with PPM tool, PPO

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Sanlam Investments, one of South Africa’s largest investment management companies, is using Project Portfolio Office’s simple to use, cost-effective project portfolio management (PPM) tool, PPO, for improved reporting and greater collaboration across the organisation. Sanlam Investments offers a range of local and offshore investment products to end-investors, financial planners and institutions, including passively and actively … Continue reading "Sanlam Investments slashes reporting time with PPM tool, PPO"

Keep your time spent on editing project, programme and employee information to a minimum with multiple edit!

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For project management office (PMO) resources, your most important commodity is time. This means that you need your project management tool to make it as simple as possible for you to update, consolidate and report on the project portfolio. Knowing that PMO resources are always looking for ways to reduce the time spent on administrative … Continue reading "Keep your time spent on editing project, programme and employee information to a minimum with multiple edit!"

What PMO leaders and executives are doing to secure their seat at the strategy table

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I was privileged to lead the discussion  on what successful project management office (PMO) leaders and executives are doing to secure their seat at the strategy table at the recent Gauteng PMO forum. The forum is an invitation only interest group under the umbrella of Project Management South Africa (PMSA) that  provides members with a regular opportunity … Continue reading “What PMO leaders and executives are doing to secure their seat at the strategy table”

Asahi Breweries Europe brews ideal PPM solution with PPO

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Asahi Breweries Europe Group, the continent’s third-largest brewer following its purchase of beer brands in 2016 from Anheuser-Busch Inbev (ABI), the world’s biggest brewer, is using Project Portfolio Office’s simple yet effective project and portfolio management (PPM) tool, PPO, to better manage its European project management office (PMO). The addition of SABMiller’s eastern European brewing … Continue reading "Asahi Breweries Europe brews ideal PPM solution with PPO"

PPM tool, PPO, ensures speedy project delivery and improved project maturity at leading short-term insurance advisor

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Short-term insurance advisor, PSG Insure, has successfully deployed Project Portfolio Office’s PPO, a locally developed online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration software suite, meeting its fast-maturing business needs. PSG Insure is one of the three divisions of PSG Konsult, a leading independent financial services group, with an extensive South African footprint and representation in … Continue reading "PPM tool, PPO, ensures speedy project delivery and improved project maturity at leading short-term insurance advisor"

Building an effective business case for PPM software

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There are a number of reasons behind an organisation’s decision to implement Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software. Key motives include a clearer understanding of the number of active projects aligned to the organisation’s strategic objectives in terms of benefit realisation, assessing the prioritisation and sequencing of projects given the company’s capacity, and measuring health and … Continue reading "Building an effective business case for PPM software"