Category: Product News

Yes, we did it again… PPO is helping you save time updating your project with our new “Copy from Previous” functionality. This great new feature allows you to duplicate multiple items in record time. We love the new “Copy from Previous” feature because it makes creating a record for every month of the year an … Continue reading "PPO lets you duplicate records in record time!"

Ever wondered how to upload your PPO project related documents quicker? We get that uploading all of your documents to PPO can be time consuming for larger projects. And that’s why we allow you to save time by emailing your documents directly to PPO. Save this email address into your contact list, and use it … Continue reading "You’ve got mail!"

Is it possible to ever have enough? And is bigger always better? Yes, in this case it is! Just in time to start the year on a big note, Project Portfolio Office (PPO) has increased the maximum upload limit per document from 8MB to 20MB. This change has no impact on the total document storage … Continue reading "What’s better than upsizing?"

Are you an uber PPO user with the FEAR OF MISSING OUT (FOMO)? Need to be informed of everything happening on PPO? Well then, this latest PPO enhancement is just for you! Our techies have introduced a clever way for us to keep you in the loop and stay on top of the freshest news … Continue reading "Notices & Alerts in PPO"

Good things happen in 3’s….. Ever come across one of those new features that are insignificant for the developers but colossal for users? Well, this week’s new feature is exactly one of those… We’re excited to announce PPO’s addition of three more custom entities, designed to give you all you need and more to successfully … Continue reading "A great new feature that’s absolutely huge for PPO users"

I believe it would be safe to say that, without exception, all of us have experienced that moment when we lose data. That sickening, gut wrenching, dreadful feeling....whether it is as a result of an application crash, the operating system going haywire, a disk suddenly developing amnesia or a laptop literally going up in smoke. … Continue reading "Smoke and mirrors"

Looking for a project and portfolio management (PPM) tool that is truly configurable, flexible and won’t cost the earth? Look no further then, as the next installment of my “5 Reasons Why…” PM-related product overview series focuses on Project Portfolio Office (PPO). Designed by project managers to assist project teams within organizations of any size and across … Continue reading "5 Reasons Why Project Portfolio Office Should be Your Tool of Choice for Online Project Portfolio Management"

Like it or not, communication is the most important component within any project. The success of most projects, whether handled by a dedicated project team or virtual team, depends upon communication and collaboration. Communications affects project performance and, without well-established mechanisms, it is likely that the project will fail. Why is this? Executives make decisions … Continue reading "Customising e-mails for better collaboration"

Have you seen our newest enhancement? Of course, you have, it’s hard to miss! Our latest enhancement has added an additional 20 project data fields and an average of 15 more fields across other entities. Why is this good news? For those of you that don’t know what the fuss is about, data fields are … Continue reading "More data fields in PPO"

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"