The Harvard Planner Group
Since its inception in 1975, The Professional Development
Institute PDI Inc. has been a leading provider of consulting
services and cutting-edge management education, systems and
performance-improvement products throughout the USA, Canada,
Mexico, Brazil, Europe, Japan and China. Our product portfolio
includes management seminars, strategic road maps, software,
planners and tools to help business and governments excel. PDI
is a leading developer of patented productivity-improvement
tools for managers and knowledge workers in high technology,
finance, health sciences, communication, government and business
schools.
In 25 years, we have learned a great deal about customer care.
We always listen to your feedback to fully understand and
appreciate your evolving needs, to innovate in everything we do,
and serve you better every day. We provide advanced seminars on
Strategy, Business Intelligence, Risk Management, Ethical
Leadership and Negotiation, Management of Change, Project
Management and Time Management. All our seminar leaders have
practiced as senior executives, taught management at the
graduate level and published widely in business.
We are the architects of Harvard University Global System (HUGS)
and the Harvard Planner. HUGS is a series of strategic road maps
to improve planning and control. We are developing the software
version of HUGS to support strategic thinking, complex project
management, time management and teamwork (meetings, virtual
realm).
Our Management Team:
Two managing partners lead PDI team of professionals: Alain Paul
Martin and Dr. Andre Potworowski. Both are alumni of the Harvard
Business School and both have served as senior executives in
large companies and in advisory committees for The Prime
Minister of Canada. Both have taught management in Graduate
Schools of Management and both have a current background and
experience in information technology (IT) and entrepreneurship.
Our Clients:
Our consulting and training experts have served decision-makers
from heads of governments and business leaders to professional
and administrative staff. Multinationals and small firms,
educational institutions and governments buy our products. Our
clients include Nortel, Alcatel, Boeing, Bombardier, IBM, banks
and UNESCO. The seminars have been delivered throughout North
and South Americas, Japan, China and Europe.
Our Strengths: Product Innovation, World-Class Harvard Brand &
Customer Service
Characterized by innovation and a global reach, our
complementary instruments help users, validate strategy,
mitigate risk, boost productivity, negotiate deals and
facilitate world commerce. We strive to become the partner of
choice for leaders.
As an entrepreneurial niche organization, we must constantly
reinvent ourselves. Our practical innovations aim at building
world-class talent, validating strategy, mitigating risk,
boosting productivity, improving decision making and
facilitating world commerce. They capitalize on the best
practices and cutting-edge knowledge on decision theory, ethical
leadership and negotiation, change management, productivity,
risk management, project management and IT. In project
management, we cover project incubation and address the complete
value-creation and extraction cycle. We are investing in R&D to
lead the market with an innovative framework, tools and
software. We strive to become the partner of choice for leaders.
With Harvard University, PDI has earned a reputation for
creating and delivering products and services of high quality
standard. We are totally committed to continue to live up to
this reputation by focusing on innovation, customer service and
strategic alliances with global partners who share our values.
PDI Management Seminars:
Great companies seed their success by relentlessly building
talent.
The management role has never been an easy one and it is more
difficult in a rapidly changing and volatile business world. In
the new and lean workplace, front-line professionals are
entrusted with unprecedented responsibility. This means greater
opportunities for achievers who can lead, seize the moment,
master risks and get the best value out of their limited time.
But the greatest opportunities do not come readily. Missed
opportunities abound. Many intelligent and hard-working
professionals lack the leadership skills essential for the
current tough business world.
Armed with new expertise and entrepreneurial skills gained
through our seminars, entrepreneurs, executives and
professionals have expanded their horizon and created
unprecedented business value for their respective organizations.
Our aim is to continue to deliver the skill training required by
our clients to compete and grow globally.
Harvard University Global System (HUGS):
Knowledge, technology and change are the seeds and levers
for unparalleled opportunities.
HUGS Collection is a library of decision-support instruments
(management road maps, posters, working forms and checklists for
entrepreneurs, executives and professionals). It guarantees
superior value to users when compared to current tools and
technologies.
Harvard Road Maps are genuine management materiel based on
extensive research and experience. They offer a proven template
and practical methodology for preparing business plans,
formulating a strategy, managing risk and time and realizing
goals. Both the laminated and the framed posters are so
attractive, they can fit in a boardroom, a learning centers or
an office. So far, four posters are available: From Vision and
Strategy to Value Extraction (Business & Government versions),
Risk Management and Time Management.
HUGS Management Templates speed-up the planning process and
enhance the productivity of managers and professionals, be they
tackling big-ticket items or day-to-day work. Subjected to
extensive field tests, HUGS management templates are potent fact-
finding tools to speed up 'days to market' and rigorously
investigate complex opportunities by making rewards and risks
explicit.
The Strategy Checkerboard is a creativity tool that helps users
seek a complete panorama of strategic choices with less
guesswork. It widens the window through which we view
opportunities. With the Checkerboard, we can organize our
thinking process and break down the barriers to innovation at
every step along the value chain. Even when the strategy is
clear, its execution can be fraught with perils. That is why the
tool also provides a step-by-step scenario to help users reduce
implementation risk and reduce resistance to change.
The Project Charter and the Change Definition Grid provide the
road map to establish a clear mandate with valid objectives and
deliverables, adequate resources, verifiable performance
indicators and a sound evaluation system. They include a
framework to identify and manage risks related to the conditions
beyond management control.
The Responsibility Chart helps users assign roles and
accountability in a team. It mitigates the risks related to
responsibility and veto and facilitates negotiation. It has been
proven equally useful in preventing conflicts, managing
transitions, reorganizations and job analysis.
The Harvard Time Log permits users to quickly analyze where
their time goes. A comprehensive checklist helps them draw
timesaving lessons and take corrective action.
HUGS Management Templates are the result of extensive research
and are considered genuine innovations unmatched by competitors.
In addition to these tools, a set of Harvard work-saving Forms
is also available for Meetings, Notes & Tabular Reports, Client
Contact, Communication, Action and Expense logs.
Harvard Organizers, Planners, Calendars and Diaries:
Our patented planners and organizers currently marketed under
the Harvard brand have brought substantial benefits to clients
worldwide year after year. With its extensive international
holiday grids by date and by country, the Harvard Planner is the
ideal tool for managers and professionals with global
connections and aspiring leaders in colleges and universities.
The product line comes in three sizes (desk, medium and pocket),
three bindings (book-bound and gilt edged, Wire-O, and refills
for 3-, 6- and 7-ring binders) in English, French and bilingual
versions.
Our proprietary software engine facilitates the creation of
Harvard Planners in any western language. Developed in-house,
this powerful system permits us to create a planner with the
content and format selected by the client within a short notice.
The Touch of Harvard Leather:
Until recently, our focus has been on improving the
functionality of the Harvard Planners. We have created a small
nucleus of leather covers and portfolios primarily to respond to
demand from Harvard-Planner users. The exclusive quality of the
portfolios and the Harvard brand appeal provide us with a unique
value proposition to expand the leather product line and secure
a niche in the growing market.
Books:
Each publication in this series addresses an important aspect of
entrepreneurship and decision-making.
Book V40: Harnessing the Power of Intelligence,
Counterintelligence & Surprise Events
Full of practical illustrations and insights from business,
government and the military, this seminal book covers the
offensive and defensive functions of intelligence, their
organization, leadership, tools and culture. It reveals new
human intelligence instruments, platforms and breakthrough
concepts to address the issues facing intelligence analysts,
both at national and corporate levels. It can help companies use
smart intelligence to win customers, team-up with selected
allies, and shield their assets from competitors and other
adversaries. Its focus is on detecting threats and
opportunities, by legal and ethical means, and earlier than can
be learned through reliable media and other intelligence
sources. Readers will learn how to orchestrate and hitchhike on
surprise events to create value.
The book is based on Harvard University Global System
management road maps pioneered by the author Alain Paul Martin.
It bring Martins intelligence framework to life and goes
further by sharing hard-won lessons from experience in business
and defense. For those who want to dig further, there are
extensive endnotes, a multilingual bibliography, a series of
recommended Web sites, a handy book index and two colorful
Harvard road maps on strategy and risk. The book is designed to
permit readers to refer to the intelligence framework and
practical tips, time and time again.
The book is suitable for general audiences. Learning about
intelligence can help each of us make wiser choices, work better
and be a more informed citizen. New ideas are clearly presented
and technical terms are explained thoroughly. Without being
simplistic, the language is within the reach of corporate staff
of all levels and functions. Some stories could be used to
stimulate discussions and give college students a primer on
intelligence. Numerous real-life examples about people, events,
current affairs and important issues will be fun to read, talk
about, both at work and at home. As Harvard Emeritus Professor
William J. Bruns said: Martin has created a framework and
processes that anyone or any organization can adapt and use to
create information and intelligence that will prevent or reduce
unpleasant surprises in their lives or work.
All in all, this is an excellent, timely and easy to read book
with entertaining, vivid examples and breakthrough instruments,
most of which are not available elsewhere. Highly recommended
for managers, professionals and educators.
Book V27: Bringing Time to Life: 120 practical tips for managing
your time and enjoying life
Time management is about doing a superior job the first time.
This book bridges the gap between vision and daily practice. It
offers 120 tips to make time for a better life where we can
nurture our total growth professional, spiritual, physical and
emotional.
Book V25: Essence of a Proactive Life: 2 Practical Essays on
Life & Career Planning
'Life Planning', the first essay, invites us to a candid self-
examination which results in discovering those moments when we
rejoice in life and find sources of fulfillment. 'How to Stay
Alive', the second essay, is an invaluable guide for change
agents and offers eight principles on working with decision
makers.
Conclusion:
Anticipating corporate needs... challenging leaders to gain the
sharpest insights on business intelligence, innovation,
strategic thinking, negotiation, project and time management
providing decision makers with cutting-edge tools to build
talent, select and retain the best customers, manage teams,
communicate plans, track progress and grow business wherever
they wish...that is the essence of our mission. Give us a try.
We deliver. And thats the prelude to a lasting partnership.
Company Details
Year Established:
1973
Total Sales ($CDN):
$1,000,000 - $5,000,000
Company Information
Stanislas Vadeboncoeur
Title:
Manager
Telephone:
(613) 730-4446
Products
Harvard Business Planner
Management Books
Alain Paul Martin & Dr. Brian Morrissey: Harnessing the Power of
Intelligence, Counterintelligence and Surprise Events, ISBN: 0-
86502-924-5
This is an extraordinarily thoughtful and well written book on
a topic of great contemporary importance. Its advice is
detailed, practical and completely on target.
F. Warren McFarlan
Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School
This is an extraordinarily thoughtful and well written book on
a topic of great contemporary importance. Its advice is
detailed, practical and completely on target.
F. Warren McFarlan
Albert H. Gordon Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School
This book is crisply written, offering a conceptual framework
to tie together technical tools and practical wisdom. It is a
must-read for Chief Intelligence Officers and others focused on
moving to the forefront of their industry or shaping the next
competitive arena.
Professor John S. Carroll, Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University Global System - Managment Road Maps
HUGS Collection is a library of decision-support instruments
(management road maps, posters, working forms and checklists for
entrepreneurs, executives and professionals). It guarantees
superior value to users when compared to current tools and
technologies.
Harvard Road Maps are genuine management materiel based on
extensive research and experience. They offer a proven template
and practical methodology for preparing business plans,
formulating a strategy, managing risk and time and realizing
goals. Both the laminated and the framed posters are so
attractive, they can fit in a boardroom, a learning centers or
an office. So far, four posters are available: From Vision and
Strategy to Value Extraction (Business & Government versions),
Risk Management and Time Management.
HUGS Management Templates speed-up the planning process and
enhance the productivity of managers and professionals, be they
tackling big-ticket items or day-to-day work. Subjected to
extensive field tests, HUGS management templates are potent fact-
finding tools to speed up 'days to market' and rigorously
investigate complex opportunities by making rewards and risks
explicit.
The Strategy Checkerboard is a creativity tool that helps users
seek a complete panorama of strategic choices with less
guesswork. It widens the window through which we view
opportunities. With the Checkerboard, we can organize our
thinking process and break down the barriers to innovation at
every step along the value chain. Even when the strategy is
clear, its execution can be fraught with perils. That is why the
tool also provides a step-by-step scenario to help users reduce
implementation risk and reduce resistance to change.
The Project Charter and the Change Definition Grid provide the
road map to establish a clear mandate with valid objectives and
deliverables, adequate resources, verifiable performance
indicators and a sound evaluation system. They include a
framework to identify and manage risks related to the conditions
beyond management control.
The Responsibility Chart helps users assign roles and
accountability in a team. It mitigates the risks related to
responsibility and veto and facilitates negotiation. It has been
proven equally useful in preventing conflicts, managing
transitions, reorganizations and job analysis.
The Harvard Time Log permits users to quickly analyze where
their time goes. A comprehensive checklist helps them draw
timesaving lessons and take corrective action.
HUGS Management Templates are the result of extensive research
and are considered genuine innovations unmatched by competitors.
In addition to these tools, a set of Harvard work-saving Forms
is also available for Meetings, Notes & Tabular Reports, Client
Contact, Communication, Action and Expense logs.
Services
Management Consultant - Corporate Management/Organization
Management Consultant - Training
Advanced Management Seminars
Great companies seed their success by relentlessly building
talent. But, the management role has never been an easy one and
it is more difficult in a rapidly changing and volatile business
world. In the new and lean workplace, front-line professionals
are entrusted with unprecedented responsibility. This means
greater opportunities for achievers who can lead, seize the
moment, master risks and get the best value out of their limited
time. But the greatest opportunities do not come readily. Missed
opportunities abound. Many intelligent and hard-working
professionals lack the leadership skills essential for the
current tough business world.
Armed with new expertise and entrepreneurial skills gained
through our seminars, entrepreneurs, executives and
professionals have expanded their horizon and created
unprecedented business value for their respective organizations.
Our aim is to continue to deliver the skill training required by
our clients to compete and grow globally.
As an entrepreneurial niche organization, we must constantly
reinvent ourselves. Our practical innovations aim at building
world-class talent, validating strategy, mitigating risk,
boosting productivity, improving decision making and
facilitating world commerce. They capitalize on the best
practices and cutting-edge knowledge on decision theory, ethical
leadership and negotiation, change management, productivity,
risk management, project management and IT. In project
management, we cover project incubation and address the complete
value-creation and extraction cycle. We are investing in R&D to
lead the market with an innovative framework, tools and
software. We strive to become the partner of choice for leaders.