Orientation to PDPM Blog

Welcome to the Performance Driven Project Management site. This blog provides details of the PDPM method and standards for ISPI certification. Select the links below to orient through the site for FAQs:

What is PDPM (slides) (narrative)

Overview of PDPM Methods (video)

Observations of PDPM Effectiveness (Video)

Applications of PDPM (video)

Overview of PDPM Methods

This informal 15 minute podcast by Steven J Kelly, partner of KNO, provides highlights to the PDPM approach.

Managing from personal commitments

Timm Esque of Ensemble Management Consulting (a KNO collaborator) gives a short briefing on the advantages of including your team members in setting deadlines and commitments. He has an illustrative tale of the high increases in performance that can result with proper use of this method.

Further information on the success of commitment based management at this post.

Using PDPM to get Results

These highlight the concepts that are the foundation of PDPM knowledge. The operating tools are built to apply these methods.

Observations about PDPM Effectiveness

Some thoughts about PDPM expressed during a recent progress briefing...

PDPM - highlighted at annual ISPI performance conference

During the Performance Conference held by ISPI during April in San Francisco, there was great interest in the PDPM program underway in Northern Cyprus by both the Board of Directors and the senior leadership. 

It was highlighted as an excellent example of a rigorous certification program applying the Society principles and standards, and held out as a role model for future efforts.

PDPM Journal of Performance - Turkish Cyprus Program

The PDPM Journal of Performance containing a sample of 12 project cases taken from North Cyprus is available.  It shows the success of the method in a diverse selection of business and NGO applications

Download the Journal

Select and download the individual stand-alone case histories.



Click here for access to the historical blog that records all aspects of program implementation, training approaches, and final outcomes.