The Novus3 team is there to provide support and assistance to our users, through different platforms.

When it comes to managing information that relates to user rights, system admin and project information, CP3 does it effortlessly.

Now that we have explored how Novus3 adds value to your municipality and strives toward building a more functional local government, let’s take a deeper look into how we do it.

Using our combination of CP3 and our consultants experiences in municipality processes, we can ensure that you’re enabled to make better strategic decisions with all the data and information at the click of a button.

When a municipality has Novus3 by its side, it will positively impact several processes and outcomes. It means that capital projects will be chosen based on a prioritisation model, ensuring that projects are not implemented on a hap hazard scale but rather through a scientific based approach.

Novus3 was proud to be a key contributor and presenter at the COGTA hosted and SALGA facilitated Intermediate City Municipal Infrastructure Development Seminar held on 24 June 2022 at the University of Cape Town.

Ward councillors are a representative conduit between the communities they represent and the respective municipal council.

According to the Municipal Finance and Management Act, Municipal managers are to act as accounting officers, which simply means, they are responsible for managing the financial administration of the municipality.

Local municipalities in South Africa use “Integrated Development Planning” as a method to plan future development in their respective areas. The IDP approach is an approach to planning that involves the entire municipality and its citizens in finding the best solutions to achieve good long-term development.

The Project Management Office plans, organises and directs the completion of specific projects for the Municipality while ensuring that these projects are on time, on budget and within scope.

The Engineering Services Department is responsible for amongst others the planning, design, implementation, operations and maintenance of all municipal engineering services.

Spatial Planning (spatial targeting) in South Africa is intimately linked to urbanisation and infrastructure development. Spatial planners are responsible, amongst others, for the development of Spatial Development Frameworks; a core component of the Integrated Development Plan, but more so, the spatial representation of how municipalities will guide development, service delivery and economic growth.

Budgets, balancing and working with money isn’t an easy feat, especially in a municipal office. Traditionally, the role of the budget office has been to function as a central command post.

Novus3 is proud to announce that CP3 is mSCOA 6.6.1 compliant and has simplified and integrated complex mSCOA budgeting requirements into the CP3 capturing module. This means that all our clients are mSCOA 6.6.1 compliant in terms of their capital expenditure budgeting process.

Being in the Office of the CFO proves to be one of the most important positions in a Municipality. Holding the position of the CFO means you are responsible for financial planning, cash flow planning, expenditure tracking and ultimately realising the strategic direction of the municipality.

Novus3 adds value to your municipality and strives toward building a more functional local government.

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The core management team of Novus3 has been working as a team for more than a decade, supported by a dynamic group of young professionals. We protectively build on our progressive company culture that embraces the diversity of the country we love.

When it comes to exceptional client services and consultations, don’t take our word for it, hear it from our clients directly. Here is what a Chief director in infrastructure planning said: “The Novus3 team excelled in planning, prioritisation and capital project management as part of the capital budgeting cycle and ten year planning horizon”

When it comes to exceptional client services and consultations, we understand that large organisations, cities and government departments have different requirements that are time-based and contextual to the particular circumstances and responsibilities.

Together with our sibling company Munsoft, we provide a full range of specialised financial services to local government in Southern Africa. This complimentary partnership provides both companies the ability to deliver a wide range of comprehensive solutions to our existing and prospective clients.

The collaborative planning, prioritisation and performance platform (CP3) is our flagship software service. It provides a catch‐net where all of our client’s capital needs are registered, prioritised, budgeted and tracked whilst it gets implemented.

We have an unique approach to capital expenditure planning, prioritisation and ultimately implementation tracking. It is of utmost importance to monitor implementation after significant planning has been done as it creates measurable efficiencies and direct financial benefits.

Novus3 has a deep-rooted understanding of the built-environment and the complex financial environment in the public sector that stems from a strong advisory back-bone bolstered by a team of highly talented, specialised professionals.

Novus3 differentiates itself as innovators in the development of bespoke software solutions that addresses the exclusivity of specialised  business processes and renders it accessible to a wider spectrum of users.

Novus3 is proud to announce that CP3 is MSCOA 6.6 compliant and has simplified and integrated complex MSCOA budgeting requirements into the CP3 capturing module.

CP3 always had project scheduling and implementation tracking for the project managers.

Municipal budgeting – the CP3 track record of successful and stress-free budget delivery on-time, and in line with expectations is making a difference among our biggest metros and also among the smaller municipalities.

The South African National Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has released a new version of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Guideline for Metropolitan Municipalities. This guideline builds on the recognised IDP process and incorporates planning reforms identified through the Built Environment Performance Planning (BEPP) process. 

Novus³ is moving to our new home in Hazelwood, Pretoria, from November 2020!

Insights from our annual user survey. We are proud how we have played an important role in the city government space. Contact us at info@cp3systems.com for more information or to book a demo!

In our next video, we will be showing you how cities are using CP3. Please like our page and follow us, or visit our web-site at https://cp3systems.com/. Brought to you by Novus3 (Pty) Ltd (https://novus3.co.za/) – a licensed reseller and supporter of CP3.

“It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data.” – Sherlock Holmes. “The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.” – Carly Fiorina

Esri is an international supplier of geographic information system software, web GIS and geo-database management applications which is widely used by some of our clients.

The ABC of CP3, in terms of Spatial Planning!

The Built Environment Performance Plan (BEPP) aims to achieve an alignment between various built environment grants assigned to the municipal space, together with enhancing the capital planning and implementation of targeted urban investment.

MSCOA (Municipal Standard Chart of Accounts) is part of the National Treasury’s ongoing budget and reporting reforms aimed at improving financial reporting and is a mandatory requirement of National Treasury.

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Novus3 is deeply concerned for the well-being of our country and indeed humanity in the face of the dramatic challenges that are faced by society as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A very rewarding way to start 2020! One of many strength awareness sessions towards building a strength-based organisation and harnessing our complimentary and collective talents to serve our clients better.

Novus3, are proud to exhibit our flagship municipal budgeting platform, CP3, at the CIGFARO and National Treasury National Budgeting Workshop – “Budgeting in an MSCOA Environment”, at Birchwood Conference Centre from 6 – 8 November 2019.

On International World Town Planning day, we were honoured to receive the news that Novus3 has been recognised, and accordingly registered, by the South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN) as the first company that provides Capital Investment Planning services.

Today marks the last day of the Gov-Tech Conference 2019! Novus3 was very privileged to be able to exhibit our services and innovative fin-tech tools in support of our public sector.

How the public sector spends its money is increasingly being scrutinised by the public and private sectors alike.

Novus3 is humbled by the CP3 journey so far and to have shared it with a world-class business partner. We look forward to pioneering further in this exciting space.

CP3 is a decision support tool that unlocks collaboration, enhances efficiency, enforce transparency, and guide change management whilst using (currently under utilised) data within an organisation in order to make an impact.

This week marks the kick-off of the working relationship between Novus3 and Midvaal Local Municipality. We are proud to provide capital budget planning and prioritisation services to small, intermediate and metropolitan municipalities.

Climate Change and its inherent impact on society has become an increasing concern within the built environment. Continued urban growth creates the need for an urgent focus on infrastructure investment which aims to reshape cities towards becoming more climate responsive and resilient.

Context: The National Development Partnership Grant (NDPG) aims to fund projects which are directed towards the creation of liveable, sustainable, resilient, efficient and integrated towns and cities while simultaneously eradicating spatial inequality. It targets projects which:

Calculating a Poor/Non-Poor Capital Expenditure Ratio: Applying a generalised hexagon model zone

The past two days Novus3 attended the first National Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) Capital Expenditure Framework (CEF) Appraisal Workshop.

Novus3 successfully submitted Capital Expenditure Frameworks (CEFs) for four intermediate city municipalities (ICMs) that qualified for the Integrated Urban Development Grant (IUDG).

Context: As per the Division of Revenue Act, act 2 of 2013, each grant has a defined grant framework which states amongst others the criteria for eligible (capital) projects.

Bewildering and confusing? Well, it shouldn’t be! As a small, energetic and growing company, Novus3 will not be spared when it comes to understanding and leveraging on the strengths and differences of our different generations. Every generation wants to know, “How will the company help me to achieve my goals?”.

Novus3 are proud to be associated with the first Capital Expenditure Framework prepared for Stellenbosch Municipality under the Integrated Urban Development Framework.

The festive season is a time for reflection and rejuvenation. 2018 was a challenging yet rewarding business year and we wish to thank our clients and network partners for their continued support over the past year. We look forward to working together with you all again in 2019.

Today marks the fifth and proud birthday of Novus³ (Pty) Ltd. It is indeed a happy day in many respects – even mother nature is celebrating with a light morning drizzle over Pretoria.

The 2018 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement talks about re-prioritisation of public spending. To allocate spending in a #sustainable manner, whilst still effectively dealing with pressing issues in infrastructure provision

Today marks the beginning of project capturing for the 2019/2020 budget cycle. We are excited to facilitate this process for the fifth consecutive year.

Police Minister Bheki Cele and the South African Police Service’s released of the latest crime statistics for South Africa on Tuesday 11 September 2018. Modelling and understanding risk in the urban environment is a key determinant to informed capital investment planning and decision-making.

Municipal Capital Investment Planning: Capital Best Practice Guidelines for Aligning Planning, Budgeting & Capital Expenditure. As industry leaders in collaborative capital investment planning and prioritisation in the local government space, Novus3 was privileged to present at The Institute of Municipal Engineering of Southern Africa (IMESA) Annual General Meeting (AGM).

To say is one thing, to do another. To say capital expenditure should be directed towards the socially disadvantaged is in line with the fundamental principles of democracy and human rights, its manifestation in space is however sparse. To ensure that expenditure is directed towards socially deprived areas, is one of the biggest challenges that faces decision makers today and often leads to analysis paralysis.

“Some SA Cities are on the brink of collapse.” – Minister Nhlanhla Nene (April, 2018). Novus3 has developed a Budget Impact Simulator (BIS) to provide welcome perspective and assistance in this space.

“There is no universal approach to Capital Investment Planning by Local Governments, not least because the frameworks for local financial management vary greatly from country to country, and even within one country.” – Guidebook for Capital Investment Planning, World Bank (October 2011).

Novus³ presented a Road Safety Audit course in Cape Town from 16 to 20 July 2018.

South Africa approved R213 billion capital expenditure projects across all local municipalities during the 2017/18 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTREF).

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children”

Our Budget Impact Simulator (BIS) is flexing its muscles. The BIS tool is once again providing valuable insight into the financial planning decisions that need to be made by our key CP3 clients.

Novus3 was proud be invited to submit a paper by the National Department of Treasury as part of their planning reform seminar that was held in Centurion on the 13th and 24th of June 2018.

mSCOA is the acronym which stands for the Municipal Standard Chart of Accounts which was introduced by National Treasury in 2014, which became mandatory for all local municipalities from 1 July 2017.

A teaming agreement between Novus3 and BCX was signed which enables BCX to add Novus3’s Software solutions to its clients as a vetted supplier. Novus3 is extremely proud of our partnership with BCX as a world class business solutions service provider.

Novus3 has a new software development partner. We look forward to leverage of the skills and experience of BBD!

Novus3 was proud to be invited to partake in the technical assistance workshop on impact analyses for catalytic TOD projects that was hosted by the City of Cape Town and the World Bank on the 12th of June 2018.