Everyone’s a PM in an agile business
For many years “project manager” (PM) was not an official title, but more of a role that many people “fell” into – essentially companies had projects, and someone had to manage them, says Frank Reinelt, senior director for Northern Europe and Emerging Markets at...
Service virtualisation boosts testing
The interconnected world depends upon software that is becoming increasingly complex to develop and test. With multiple dependent systems, a complete and realistic test environment is nearly impossible to stage. Developers, QA testers, and performance engineers face...
Software testing to go virtual
The conversation on virtualisation to date has centred on infrastructure – servers, desktops, networks. That conversation is now heading into the application layer, and specifically application testing, a critical part of any software development project. Back in the...
Sage ERP Africa implements PPO
Provider of scalable enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, Sage ERP Africa has selected Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, to create greater...
Avoiding the pitfalls of project failure
Projects often involve a lot of time and money, making it essential to minimise risks, attempt to avoid the common project hazards and maximise returns. Unfortunately, even when selecting a seasoned project management partner, there are still a number of pitfalls to...
Ntumba implements Project Portfolio Office
Ntumba, a 100% black-owned professional company specialising in accounting, auditing and advisory and information systems services, has implemented Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, in order to...
Soarsoft uses Binary Tree SMART methodology
Soarsoft Africa, exclusive South African distributors of global messaging platform migration specialists Binary Tree, have announced their adoption of Binary Tree’s revolutionary SMART migration methodology. With this move the company becomes one of the first global...
Better software testing saves costs
Software has now become essential to business. Virtually every business, large or small, is reliant on software to run its business processes, support executive decision-making, and increasingly interacting with customers. Business success is now often dependent on...
More BlackBerry Jam sessions in SA
BlackBerry is to host a new series of BlackBerry Jam Sessions for the African developer community, starting in South Africa in March. The sessions will take place in Cape Town on 25 March and in Pretoria on 26 March, giving developers a chance for more hands-on...
Business boot camp kicks off
The Seed Engine Business Accelerator has begun its first 13-week accelerator boot camp. Six teams of entrepreneurs have been selected from more than 300 applications. Each technology venture has been given R100 000 start-up capital to convert their ideas into...
Boost for local software development
Application development in South Africa is taking a step forward in terms of efficiency and productivity with the announcement of the formation of a joint venture to create “High-Maturity Software Development” (Hi-Mat) Units. Under the leadership of the Joburg Centre...
McMethod.net supports project management
Industry analysts agree that Project Management will play an increasingly significant role in business in 2013 and beyond. Service providers in this space are ploughing resources into the development of solutions designed to make a difference to decision makers as...