Johor Port to Deploy Project Management Office

The Star, 7 December 2004

JOHOR BARU: Navigis Sdn Bhd said that it has been contracted to implement a project management office for Johor Port Bhd (JPB).

Financial terms were not disclosed.

The project management office (PMO) will see the Navigis (www.navigis.com) project managers work hand-in-hand with Johor Port (www.johorport.com.my) staff on a three-year tenure, Navigis said in a statement.

They will not only acts as consultants but will also provide training, guidance and best practices to deliver strategic IT projects that will see an increase in reporting and port management efficiency at the port.

"We recognise the important role IT plays in ensuring Johor Port stays globally competitive," JPB's corporate affairs director Dr Lim Meng Soon said.

"The PMO is a landmark undertaking for our port in ensuring our IT projects consistently exceed our expectations," he added.

The PMO will ensure consistent project management processes are undertaken, minimise the possibility of failure, and maintain a more efficient and closer monitoring of IT projects.

It will identify critical areas in the port's IT projects and boost overall IT efficiency while limiting costs and delivering projects within budget and in shorter time frames, claimed Navigis, a subsidiary of Mesiniaga Bhd.

"PMOs help executives by providing the structure needed to standardise project management," said Navigis chief executive officer Philip Sidebottom.

"Once standardised, project performance can be closely measured and monitored. Then, corrective action can be taken to mitigate risk and substantially increase the odds of project success," he claimed.

JPB believes the PMO will save it money by enabling better resource management, supporting projects that offer the biggest return on investment, and ensuring steadily rising profits.