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Project and Business Management Systems getting you down?

We interviewed Key360, the newest revolution in project management software, due for release any day. Key360 is an in-house development by SSG Consulting.

The system is designed and used by Engineers, Project Managers and Project Controls Specialists at SSG Consulting – Developed by exceptional System Architects.

Interview with a Software System:


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Dams, Rivers and Stolen Millions in the Congo
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Water projects are a minefield for the unsuspecting

 

 

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s bad luck is to be rich in resources. Foreign investors are pou...

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Coaching conversations
Tuesday, 06 July 2010
banana_therapy_by_june_optIntroducing a new series of articles by Andrew McGregor

 

According to the London School of Business: “Coaching is the single most powerful process ever devi...

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What motivates your project team?
Monday, 05 July 2010
Understanding what drives people is key to project leadership

 

It has now been well established that leadership skills can be key to project management succ...

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Team player
Monday, 05 July 2010
TRS_optReflections on the development of AuditSystem/2

 

South African chartered accountant Trevor Stewart (pictured) recently sat down with The Project Manager in...

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The cost of mismanaging small projects
Monday, 05 July 2010
New_Curt_Finch_headsho_optFudging the small stuff now means sweating profusely over it later

 

Okay, so perhaps you have the large projects nailed in Microsoft Project, but what about...

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Eyjafjallajökul – a personal account
Monday, 05 July 2010
volcano_Eyjafjallajoku_optLessons learnt from the volcano that proved a mouthful and a headache all in one

 

 

Why has everyone started talking about volcanoes and trying to prono...

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Climate of change
Monday, 05 July 2010
1024966_54525061_optAs the Earth becomes a change management laboratory, South Africa has yet to define its methodology

 

 

Question: what is project management?

 

Answer...

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The big one
Monday, 05 July 2010

The 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup – a mega project model

 

This article seeks to draw on the major management disciplines of project, operations, programme and...

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Slipping on the glass slipper
Thursday, 01 July 2010
ivan_optPoor project performance is not always a change management issue, writes Ivan Overton

 

Once upon a time, not so long ago, change management was the Cinderel...

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On track and on time
Thursday, 01 July 2010
Tracks_by_cflagg100488_optGone are the days when a rail link was simply a question of laying tracks from A to B

 

The Project Manager spoke to Jack van der Merwe, chief executive offi...

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2010 reasons to be cheerful
Thursday, 01 July 2010
898050_80484185_optProject managers have done South Africa proud

 

As the country prepares for the once-in-a-lifetime event that has changed our landscape and inspired unpreced...

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Editor's Note
Thursday, 01 July 2010
GREG_NEW_optTo manage or to lead?

 

The world has not had a fantastic time of it lately. No doubt, as South Africans settle down to enjoy the spectacle of the 2010 Fifa...

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Energy saving
Wednesday, 19 May 2010

Building management systems for energy savings

Building energy management systems have traditionally been considered an unnecessary capital expenditure in South...
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Infrastructure development
Monday, 29 March 2010

InfrastructureInfrastructure key African challenge this Century

While infrastructure development is a global challenge, the African challenge is a particularly acute one in th...
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Project Disasters and How to Survive Them, by David Nickson and Suzy Siddons
Friday, 19 March 2010
Book_Cover_optA book review by Ian Jay

 

 

Disasters happen” – this is the premise upon which this book is based. The goal of the authors is to assist project managers...

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The power of communication
Friday, 19 March 2010
Jurgen_optLeadership in project management takes work, writes Jürgen Oschadleus

 

 

Over 2 300 years ago, Philip of Macedon rescued his country from collapse, libe...

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