What PPT Group does

PPT Group (Pty) Ltd is a privately held management and technology consultancy headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, founded by Antonio Silva and operating with a team of 11-50 people. The firm serves enterprise clients across South Africa and selectively internationally - including FTSE 100, Fortune 500, and JSE-listed brands such as Howdens, Starbucks Southern Africa, Spur Corp, Massmart, Famous Brands, Blue Label, RSB, Bulldog Abrasives, Crickmay, and Tamela - providing digital transformation, AI strategy and integration, business analysis, technology strategy and architecture, process analysis, project management, and outsourced IT operations.

The company's core technical offerings center on applied artificial intelligence delivered through Microsoft Azure OpenAI services and the Microsoft 365 stack. Capabilities include custom Large Language Models developed per client, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) chatbots for customer service and data handling, AI-powered design automation (notably for kitchen design at Howdens), Power Automate workflows, and cloud-based POS deployment. Delivery is structured around an "AI Workshop + 6-week Sprint" methodology, and engagements have produced measurable client outcomes such as integration of 29 systems and management of 4TB / 200 million rows of data for Crickmay, and digital SOP deployment across 1,300+ stores for Famous Brands.

PPT Group operates a professional services revenue model combining project-based consulting with recurring managed services. The firm is product-agnostic and fiercely independent, positioning against the "big four" on a cost-efficiency basis, and it is bootstrapped - privately held by three Executive Directors with no disclosed institutional investors. Its August 2023 strategic partnership with Microsoft anchors a growing AI delivery channel and has been the catalyst for press coverage in BusinessTechAfrica, IT Web Africa, EngineerIT, Channelwise, and IT Online.

Name

PPT Group

Legal name

PPT Group

Website

https://pptgroup.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PPT Group is a Cape Town-based technology and management consultancy that delivers digital transformation, AI integration, and managed IT services to enterprise clients including FTSE 100, Fortune 500, and leading South African brands such as Starbucks, Spur Corp, and Famous Brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Technology Consultancy Services: PPT Group generates revenue through consulting engagements providing technology strategy, business analysis, process analysis, AI integration, and project management services to enterprise clients. The company offers bespoke solutions tailored to client needs, working on strategy development through to implementation of digital solutions.
2. Managed Services: The company provides outsourced IT operational functions, having taken over entire technology departments for clients like Starbucks Southern Africa and Spur Corp.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PPT Group is a management and technology consultancy that helps enterprise clients solve complex business problems through people, process, and technology. It delivers bespoke services across AI strategy and integration, business analysis, technology strategy and architecture, process analysis, project management, and digital transformation. The firm also takes on managed services engagements, having assumed full IT operations for clients such as Starbucks Southern Africa and Spur Corp.

Product overview

PPT Group is a technology and management consulting services company offering a suite of interconnected services rather than a single product. The core offerings include AI Strategy and Integration Services (which encompasses AI chatbots, RAG LLMs, and custom AI solutions), Business Analysis, Strategy & Architecture, Process Analysis, Project Management, and Digital Transformation. These services work together to provide end-to-end business transformation, from initial analysis and strategy development through to implementation and project management. The company is product-agnostic and focuses on pragmatic solutions tailored to each client's unique environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Artificial Intelligence Services AI consulting offering that assesses, designs, and implements artificial intelligence solutions for enterprise clients, including agent chatbots with RAG, custom Large Language Models, and predictive analytics, delivered through interactive workshops followed by 6-week sprint cycles.
• Business Analysis In-depth analysis of critical functional areas of a client's business, including challenge workshops, functional division analysis, and solution proposals tailored to identified business issues.
• Strategy & Architecture Technology architecture analysis and strategy development service that aligns business and technology, builds IT innovation frameworks, and defines IT governance and controls for enterprise clients.
• Process Analysis Granular analysis of business operations focused on the interaction between people and systems, using detailed swim-lane process maps to identify touchpoints, dependencies, and information flows.
• Project Management Implementation of business solutions with strong governance structures, detailed roadmaps, and a collaborative delivery approach to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Digital Transformation End-to-end digital transformation engagement that integrates cutting-edge technologies, redesigns customer experience, and makes enterprises more agile and future-ready.
• IT Operations / Managed Services Outsourced IT operational function in which PPT Group assumes responsibility for entire technology departments of enterprise clients, stabilising platforms, managing vendors, and running day-to-day IT delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• $1 million annual technology cost reduction for Starbucks Southern Africa
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 August 2023PPT Group partnered with Microsoft to harness AI potential through Microsoft Copilot. The partnership was announced in August 2023 with coverage across multiple tech publications including BusinessTechAfrica, IT Web Africa, and EngineerIT. PPT Group engaged with Microsoft on Azure OpenAI services for enterprise AI solutions including hackathons with clients like Howdens.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Largest global management and technology consultancy with broad enterprise AI/transformation practices. Competes for the same enterprise strategy and architecture engagements but at far greater scale and with broader service lines.
• Deloitte Consulting: Big Four consultancy with deep enterprise digital transformation and AI advisory practices. PPT Group explicitly positions as 'Big Four quality at half the cost,' making Deloitte a direct competitive reference point.
• BCG (Boston Consulting Group): Global strategy consultancy with a rapidly growing AI/digital build practice (BCG X). Competes with PPT Group on enterprise strategy and AI transformation engagements, particularly for FTSE/Fortune 500 clients.

Emerging players

• Saggezza: Mid-sized technology consultancy providing AI, data, and managed services to enterprise clients. Similar size tier and managed-services model to PPT Group.

Direct peers

• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy specializing in custom software, AI/ML engineering, and digital transformation. Comparable in custom AI/LLM and RAG delivery, though operating at meaningfully larger scale than PPT Group.
• Globant: Digital and cognitive transformation consultancy that builds proprietary AI solutions (including Globant AI Studio) for enterprise customers. Similar custom-LLM and AI-augmented engineering positioning.
• Endava: Digital transformation and custom software engineering consultancy serving enterprise clients across financial services, retail, and consumer goods — overlapping verticals (QSR, retail, fintech) with PPT Group's customer base.
• Slalom: US-headquartered tech and digital transformation consultancy that combines strategy, AI, and implementation services for enterprise clients. Closest analogue in size, GTM, and delivery model to PPT Group's management-and-technology hybrid offering.
• Kin + Carta: Global digital transformation consultancy combining strategy, data/AI, and engineering for enterprise clients. Comparable methodology of business-problem-to-technology-solution translation.

Regional players

• Altron: Largest South African IT services group, offering managed services, cloud, and digital transformation to enterprise and government clients. Direct regional overlap with PPT Group's South African market focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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