Quotes From Previous Sciforma User Group Conferences:

(Note: Sciforma Was Previously Known As PSNext)

 

User Group 2013

  • Great topics and speakers. The PSNext User Group Conferences just gets better ! – Dawid Boyens – Steinmuller
  • I enjoyed listening to how other companies incorporated PSNext. And how they dealt with hurdles that they experienced.
    I really enjoyed the event and felt it was very worthwhile attending. Good venue: Justin Freemam – Telesure.
  • This was very informative. To see how people use these tools out of the military environment was informative to say the least. Good opportunity to meet suppliers of services and share the experience of the users.
    This was really great, Thanks Francois and Team : Graeme Narwick – Denel Dynamics.
  • What was positive is that people cited challenges, such as executive buy-in, PM buy-in, but not once that PSNext as a tool was a problem – which shows it is always other factors/dynamics that hinder progress – Kailish Naidoo – Telesure
  • I enjoyed the more technical presentation. Thought the number of speakers was adequate and enjoyed the User Group today : Simon Donally – Alcatel Lucent.
  • Project Strategist, Clem Rajah, was extremely inspiring.
    Automated Project Management Methodology using PSNext – this really clarified the differences between methodology and standards. I found it very enlightening. Project quality indicators – I learned that sometimes the simpler reports may have the most value.
    PSNext 4.0 – Very exciting, can’t wait – Albert Adams – Steinmuller
  • The food and venue is tops. The presentations are better this year. - Pieter Ackermann – Sasol Synfuels
  • Meeting up with people outside of mining was very interesting. Venue was excellent –  Roy Irvine – Datamine
  • One of the best – Anonymous
  • Always good  – Thanks! Exciting features coming soon. - Anonymous
  • PSNext integration into MS Outlook is great – Michael Richards – Telesure
  • Yes, it was worthwhile attending. I learnt of  experiences of other PSNext users. Various users have implemented the system for a number of reasons to address their needs.- Anonymous
  • I have learnt from this session that PSNext is extremely configurable and you can tailor it to meet your “requirements”! Food excellent, venue excellent. Anonymous
  • This was great. It helps to understand where the different companies are at, what their constraints were and what steps were taken to resolve them: Soomayya Omar – Telesure
  • I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere created, which influenced our comfortability to share questions and comments and enjoyed hearing the various speaker’s experiences with  PSNext. Thank you for this “conference”, we should definitely do this more often, what a great and interesting learning experience : Jamie Petersen – Telesure.
  • Very informative and good to see what others are doing. Venue was great, central and well catered. Well done on a great User Group meeting : Tony McManus – McManus Consulting
  • Content was good. Networking opportunity excellent : Avril Howes – Wishlist Corporation
  • Always enjoyable and good to see PSNext in action in different environments and interpretations.
    Always worthwhile : Sam Williams – McManus Consulting
  • Learned the same or similar issues hold-ups are experienced within the different companies using PSNext. This was worthwhile, joining last year I can see that we are definitely moving forward in terms of PSNext evolution. I can see that PSNext is the tool to be used due to its flexibility. Speakers did not speak too long, time allocated was perfect. I think we had enough speakers. Venue, as always, was perfect. Can’t wait for the next PSNext conference : Paula Green – Telesure
  • It was worthwhile attending. Very interesting talks. Venue was great!
    Some talks were too long, however most beneficial – Anonymous
  • Fascinating that PSNext integrates or can integrate with other systems : Sidney Kgotleng – Eskom Primary Energy
  • Countless features that the system can be customised to do.
    Enjoyed and learned more about the Outlook synchronization. - Lebo Monyepao – Nedbank
  • PSNext has far more flexibility than thought, Awesome tool, still opportunity to simplify.: Anonymous
  • Enjoyed the speakers, specifically Clem Rajah. Found that his talk was inspirational, because I could relate . The session was worthwhile attending and I will recommend this to everyone I know : Anonymous
  • It was worthwhile attending because of the learnings on how to overcome challenges in different environments, that I have gained
    The overview of  PSNext R4.0 was brilliant : Anonymous
  • The conference was informative and inspiring. I learned that there are different acceptance battles experienced by different companies, but delegates shared their different approaches to the challenges. There  were enough speakers and considering the subject tackled. I believe time was well controlled. Anonymous
  • It was worthwhile attending because of the learnings on how to overcome challenges in different environments, that I have gained. The overview of  PSNext R4.0 was brilliant : Anonymous
  • It was worthwhile attending and the event as a whole was well organised and to the point. Venue was excellent.
    I learned a lot from the experiences of other users.
    I look forward to next year – Anonymous
  • I learned there are shared difficulties by all PM’s across varying industries. This was definitely worthwhile attending. The important message I got was the approach to PM principles and how it can be applied differently to any organisation. - Anonymous
  • Learned a lot. Will be in contact : Wilhelm Niehaus – Lerum0
  •  Thank you for a great user-group session (my first of many hopefully). It was perfect. -  Michelle Hartslief, General Manager, TELESURE.
  •  The venue was fantastic and the course was full of information, especially the personal presentations that took place in the morning. I do believe that my complete team should attend this conference in the near future as well.  The cost was quite reasonable and the food was out of the world, well done. – Stefano D’Aguanno, Projects & Implementation Manager, SIEMENS.
  •  Thank you so much for holding the conference in high quality, it is really fruitful for us to keep talking and communicating as well as getting new updates.  Congratulation to you and your team, WELL DONE. – Saeed Shahmoradi, SASOL TECHNOLOGY.
  •  The attendance of the event was of great value to me.  It was good to hear from current users the challenges they faced before PSNext and how PSNext contributed to resolving some of their issues. It was also good to hear their honesty in making it clear that PSNext is not a silver bullet that will resolve all issues over night but that it can do it if properly planned and implemented. – Hennie Zaayman, DIRECT AXIS
  •  What I found interesting was the input from  different industries and how they have used psnext to their benefit. The morning session would be ideal time for seniors to join in. It’s quite nice to hear different scenarios of success stories.  I must just mention that hearing other users speak of Psnext makes me more enthusiastic at the capabilities of this program. I think because this is such a new project system it has the potential to evolve into something amazing. – Paula Green, IS SERVICE.
  •  Firstly I would like to thank you for the opportunity of attending the conference, I found it extremely interesting and enlightening.    I found the speakers to be confident and sure of their respective presentations. All the speakers were professional and passionate about their respective subjects. Each one was clearly an ambassador for their companies and for PSNext. The venue was amazing and the catering was excellent.  Thank you once again for an excellent presentation. – Albert Adams, Project Planner, STEINMULLER ENGINEERING SERVICES.
  •  McManus’ presentation was very exciting. This type of info is what I believe will pique the interest of senior management: translating strategy into a project plan.  The second speaker was very helpful with PM techniques such as the prioritisation framework he said they are busy implementing, and also the common frustrations and causes of failure on projects.  Being a potential future PSNext user not knowing where to start, the last speaker was very helpful.  I find myself in the exact position of needing to motivate to the Directors the need for PSNext.
    In general this was a very valuable session. Enough came out of it to motivate one to pursue it further. – Shirlette Messeir, VHF.
  • Thanks for an excellent seminar. – Salaam Cader, TELLUMAT.
  •  Value was good, and certainly good quality of speakers. – Joe Pretorius – STEINMULLER.
  •  I think there is great value in the user conference, the event was great.  – Mike Hogg – KwaZulu – NATAL DEPT OF HEALTH.
  •  It is always great to attend this conference because not only can you network with other companies and project managers that use the system but also with the guys from MPS  who know their product really well. Lots of help and tips are available. Its invaluable. – Chris Laker – ARTIOS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS.
  •  I think overall the organisation of this event is excellent. – Alex Ayres – NEDBANK.
  •  As always this user group session was very interesting – it is always good to hear how other companies are using PSNext and just proves how powerful the tool is that it can be used in a wide variety of industries – and always provide value.  I was especially impressed with the upcoming features and improvements in R3 and cannot wait to explore them myself.  – Samantha Williams – McMANUS CONSULTING.
  •  Much more than I expected not only the preview of R3 but also the speakers and the venue was great, much more than just a conference. Most interesting presentations I have seen in a long time, it was exciting and motivated me more to get PSNext up and running (and also the necessity for a tool like PSNext)  – Peter Verster – AURECON.
  •  The  organizational benefits of PS Next as explained by Nedbank and Telesure were interesting and will definitely help our implementation. Also learnings from their experience, their willingness to share was also appreciated. – Cobus De Jager – DIRECT AXIS.
  •  The attendance of the event was of great value to me, especially since we’re potential new users of PSNext. It was good to hear from current users the challenges they faced before PSNext and how PSNext contributed to resolving some of their issues. It was also good to hear their honesty in making it clear that PSNext is not a silver bullet that will resolve all issues overnight but that it can do it if properly planned and implemented. – Hennie Zaayman – DIRECT AXIS.
  •  The User Group conference was very informative and enabled me to get an appreciation for how PSNext has helped other companies with their projects. It was great to be able to meet with other PSNext users and discuss common points of interest. – Colin McCall-Peat – SILVERMOON BUSINESS SYSTEMS.
  •  Thanks for an excellent User Conference yesterday. The one thing that became very apparent is the fact that most PSNext implementations was met with resistance by persons not willing to change. It also came out clearly that, to overcome this resistance, implementation of PSNext must be taken in small steps, with the initial workload placed on project managers restricted to a minimum. As PMs become familiar with its functionality and recognise the opportunities offered by PSNext, specifically wrt knowing what is happening on a project, online and on-time reporting, they will gradually progress from resisting, to requiring more functions. – Hennie Briedenhann – PILOG.
  •  I would like to thank you for your commitment and hospitality in conducting the annual event as well as for the gift given to us at the end. Ah, the food was magnificent.  – Fernando Salinas – NET1.