PDPM DICTIONARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS

The following is a short glossary of key PDPM terms with specified Turkish translations as agreed by TCC local consultants:

TERCÜMELERDE VE SUNUMLARDA KULLANILACAK ÜZERİNDE HEM FİKİR OLUNAN TERMİNOLOJİLER VE TÜRKÇE KARŞILIKLARI
ENTRY:
Activity	Faaliyet
Action	Eylem
Authoritative	Otoriter
Clear Expectations	Açık beklentiler
Commitment	Taahüt
Consensus	Fikir birliği
Consultative	Danışmalı
Consumer	Tüketici
Customer	Müşteri
Deliverable	Çıktı
Deliverables Matrix	Çıktı Matrisi
Early Warning	Erken Uyarı
Estimate	Tahmin(i)
Frequent Feedback	Devamlı Geribildirim
Frequent Self-Monitored Feedback	Devamlı Özizlemeli Geribildirim
Horizon Planning	Ufuksal Planlama
Input	Girdi
Management	Yönetim
Matrix	Matris
Milestones	Köşetaşı
Modern PM	Modern Proje Yönetimi (PY)
Output	Çıktı
PAC Chart	PAC (Performans) Çizelgesi
PDPM	Performansa Dayalı Proje Yönetimi (PDPY)
Performance	Performans
Performance-Driven	Performans Odaklı
Project	Proje
Stakeholder	Paydaş
Task	Görev
Trade-off	Denge Matrisi
Ultimate Output	En Son Çıktı

International Project Management Association - 24th World Congress

The 24^th IPMA World Congress on Project Management will be hosted by İstanbul.

The main theme of the congress is “Challenges and Opportunities”.

The dates are 1 -3 November, 2010.

Click here for the overview.

And here is the downloadable conference brochure.

PDPM - highlighted at annual ISPI performance conference

During the Performance Conference held by ISPI recently 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.

Intro to PDPM Workshop (Turkish language)

The Training of Trainers was successful completed last week. The program for the pilot Introduction to PDPM workshop is confirmed for June. The course will be taught in Turkish language for a group of 12-15 participant managers.

Dates: 15 - 16 June 2010



As the space in limited, please contact Suna immediately with names of potential nominees. This course will focus on the basics of PDPM, with a focus on the attendees real projects, and will provide an overview for the beginning of ongoing coaching.

Update on Citrus Processing Moderization

A short update of the Legnar project showing the processing operation in full action. At this time, the company is quickly approaching the deadline to receive proposals for equipment modernization of a portion of the production line.

Consultants discuss application of PDPM

During the training of trainers, performance expert Timm Esque, took a few minutes to lead a discussion on application of the method in the Turkish Cypriot Community. Some excerpts are below:

PDPM Workshop 3 Builds Project Manager Competence

The final of 3 workshops was completed this past week. The workshop included progress briefings on all the 14 active projects, further focus on performance coaching and change management, and characteristics of high performing team leadership. The workshops have been supplemented with on-site and distance coaching over the past 6 months.