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A Project Full of Regrets

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Ever had a project that just didn’t go well? Of course you have… you may not have realised how bad it was…you still may not realise it…but we’ve all had one or two. For me, it was one that spiralled down the drain due to error-prone deliverables going out to the customer, a staff that was … Continue reading "A Project Full of Regrets"

PPO injects a healthy dose of project portfolio management, reporting, accountability and delivery at national level

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The National Department of Health (DoH) has adopted a single source of reporting, which eliminates variances and ensures always-available, accurate project portfolio management information across national and all nine provincial levels. In early 2011, the department released its Medium Term Strategic Framework, also known as its 10 Point Plan. The programme was put together to … Continue reading "PPO injects a healthy dose of project portfolio management, reporting, accountability and delivery at national level"

PPO refreshes Coca-Cola Beverages Africa’s project portfolio management framework

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) has kicked off the roll out of Project Portfolio Office’s PPO, a locally developed, secure, cloud-based project portfolio management application, in order to help the operation realise project value as quickly as possible. CCBA began operations in July 2016 whenThe Coca-Cola Company, SABMiller plc and Gutsche Family Investments (GFI), majority shareholders in … Continue reading "PPO refreshes Coca-Cola Beverages Africa’s project portfolio management framework"

5 Things That You Need to Stop Doing as a Project Manager

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Newsflash...there are some things we are doing as project managers that are wrong. Just wrong. They seem logical. Everyone does these things, right? We are expected to do these things...accommodate everyone...play nice with management. Think again. Project success depends heavily on your customer's perception of the project and outcome. Always keep that in mind...and read … Continue reading "5 Things That You Need to Stop Doing as a Project Manager"

UCT Properties & Services division sees a new level of project management with PPO

Founded in 1829, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has a proud tradition of academic excellence and effecting social change and development. The university employs more than 5,000 staff members across six faculties, including Engineering and the Built Environment, Health Sciences, Science, Commerce, Law and Humanities and the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHED), as … Continue reading "UCT Properties & Services division sees a new level of project management with PPO"

More, more, more….ok

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It seems like when it comes to the number of data fields that are available on PPO, our clients are always demanding more.  Over the years we have steadily increased this limit but it seems like it’s just never enough, especially in certain edge cases. Well, we have some good news! We are pleased to … Continue reading "More, more, more….ok"

4 Secrets to the Best Project Plan Possible

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Statement of work.  Project budget.  Project resource plan.  Project charter.  Project communication plan.  Project schedule.  Project test plan.  Project implementation plan.  Technical project documents like the functional design document and technical design document.  All of these are put in place just to make the project manager’s life very complicated.  That isn’t true, of course, but … Continue reading "4 Secrets to the Best Project Plan Possible"