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Developing the project

All projects originate from somewhere: a need, a want, a directive, a problem, a catastrophic failure that needs correcting, and so on.  Often, when problems arise in an organisation, they are quickly attacked by well-meaning individuals who want to solve the issue quickly.  Whilst that may work for small issues, when the need or problem … Continue reading "Developing the project"

Bytes Document Solutions implements Project Portfolio Office for increased project visibility and tracking

Bytes Document Solutions, a division of Bytes Technology Group has rolled out Project Portfolio Office, (PPO) an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, to improve project visibility and tracking. Bytes Document Solutions is Africa’s leading document management technology and solutions company, offering a comprehensive range of products and services through three independent business … Continue reading "Bytes Document Solutions implements Project Portfolio Office for increased project visibility and tracking"

Project Portfolio Office’s project portfolio management software rolled out at MMI Holdings, delivering increased transparency and enhanced delivery

Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, has been successfully implemented within the Group Finance division of MMI Holdings, a JSE-listed financial services group. Following the successful rollout of the tool within MMI’s Human Resources (HR) division, Group Finance will be using it to improve project transparency and delivery. … Continue reading "Project Portfolio Office’s project portfolio management software rolled out at MMI Holdings, delivering increased transparency and enhanced delivery"

PPO practices continuous deployment

Previously at Project Portfolio Office (PPO), we followed a "tick-tock" approach for new releases. That is, we would have a customer facing release (the "tick") followed by a technical release (the "tock"). The customer facing releases were typically enhancement requests from our customers or internally generated enhancements that our users would "see", while the technical … Continue reading "PPO practices continuous deployment"

PPO sponsors the launch of CoLAB’s Short Learning Program (SLP) in Project Management

Project Portfolio Office (PPO) was a proud sponsor at the recent CoLAB course graduation ceremony. One of the longest standing PPO partners, CoLAB Learning Academy, announced that a new group of graduates have completed its flagship course, the Short Learning Program (SLP) in Project Management. The course is a North West University accredited, advanced, outcomes … Continue reading "PPO sponsors the launch of CoLAB’s Short Learning Program (SLP) in Project Management"

Project Portfolio Office grows African presence with Ghanaian company, The Learning Home

Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, has signed a partnership agreement with The Learning Home (TLH) a Ghana-based training and consulting firm that focuses on supporting and furthering the discipline of project management. This partnership will bring PPO increased exposure in this West African country, through TLH’s comprehensive … Continue reading "Project Portfolio Office grows African presence with Ghanaian company, The Learning Home"

Project Portfolio Office overhauls learning approach

PPO is revolutionising the way it educates its users, potential clients and evaluators across the globe, with the introduction of online and on demand learning. The reasons? Greater geographical reach, reduced costs, and user convenience. “Training is very important for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies like PPO,” explains Jimmy Hekma, Project Portfolio Office CTO. “Unless our software … Continue reading "Project Portfolio Office overhauls learning approach"

Old Mutual Retail Mass Market selects PPO

Old Mutual Retail Mass Market, a division of international financial services group, Old Mutual, has implemented Post Vision Technology’s Project Portfolio Office (PPO) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) project management solution to assist it in automating its manual process for reporting on projects, programmes and portfolio, thereby streamlining the previously labour intensive and prone-to-human-error procedure. “Old Mutual has … Continue reading "Old Mutual Retail Mass Market selects PPO"