Some comments from GC personnel who took the live version of the DPPM course since 2007, and so helped refine the DPPM methodology:

“Vast amount of actual experience.  Brings the course material to life and keeps it interesting. Course moves forward at a good pace.”
– J. Anderson, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.

“Phenomenal job in relating the real world experiences with the PM models / theories.”
– N. Anjaria, Innovapost.

“Exceeded expectations. Best course I have ever had… hands down!”
– B. Armstrong, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

“Knowledgeable, easy going, anecdotal style is easily understood and maintains interest well.”
– D. Arsenault, Department of National Defence.

“Really enjoyed!”
– B. Bachelder, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Knowledgeable and experienced.”
– K. Bayley, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Great course! Thank you! A lot of great experiences and tips. Very clear and easy to understand. Very informative and I will go back to my office and apply what I have learned. Thanks!”
– N. Beaudoin, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

“Plenty of background, able to relate to real life issues.”
– C. Beauregard, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

“Kept me focused on the subject.”
– M. Boivin, Department of National Defence.

“Very helpful.  I am new to projects and can now apply and understand the process and terminology.”
– J. Boland, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Calm, easy going delivery that was easy to follow.”
– C. Brear, RCMP.

“Enjoyable and gave me a good insight of project management.”
– C. Brisson, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

“An excellent look at Project Management. Can be used both at work and in my personal life.”
– D. Cameron, Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

“Very satisfied. Interesting to listen to. Very knowledgeable.”
– N. Carisse, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.

“Great course, thanks.”
– E. Carriere, Canada Border Services Agency.

“Thoroughly enjoyed.”
– B. Chamberlain, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Excellent course, provided information to manage a project more effectively. Excellent job!”
– N. Chambers, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Very knowledgeable, positive, and professional.”
– D. Chamoun, National Research Council.

“Absolutely wonderful. Presented in an interesting approach.”
– K. Chandler, Innovapost.

“Will really help me in acquiring skills that will be useful for all my future projects.”
– L. Charbonneau, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Presented the information very clearly.”
– J. Cheriyan, RCMP.

“Great job, excellent course!”
– E. Chouinard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

“Very knowledgeable, good instruction without getting lost in the math.”
– V. Clowe, CSEC.

“Fantastic at keeping things interesting.”
– J. Cosgrove, Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

“Presented with clarity, plain language, great examples, using a pace which is easy to follow.  One of the best courses I have had to date anywhere.”
– C. Cudahy, Transport Canada.

“Really comfortable in delivering materiel, helped me really listen to the materiel.”
– C. Darville, Department of National Defence.

“Very pleasant and knowledgeable. Excellent. First rate.”
– M. Day, Department of National Defence.

“Real-world examples, humour, and an obviously in-depth knowledge regarding project management.”
– S. Deboer, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Very focused with examples.”
– N. Degready, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Delivered course very well. Excellent real world cases to help understand the material. Good pace of info.”
– D. De Silva, RCMP.

“Excellent, moved at an appropriate pace.”
– A. Dodier, RCMP.

“Great instruction.”
– M. Dooner, Bank of Canada.

“Calm, gentle, helpful, kind, wanting you to succeed and impart knowledge.”
– J. Douglas, Canadian Coast Guard.

“Fantastic. Excellent knowledge. Thanks.”
– Chris Dunlop, Canada Blood Services.

“Thoroughly enjoyed this course.”
– D. Dupuis, Department of Defence.

“Good pace, good emphasis on important materials.”
– M. Dussault, Parks Canada.

“Like the real life examples.”
– S. Dussault, Passport Canada.

“Extremely knowledgeable. Real life examples assisted me in better understanding the various concepts.”
– T. Egan, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Excellent. Probably the best course I have had since coming to Ottawa six years ago.”
– S. Faulkner, Canada Revenue Agency.

“One of the best courses I have taken.”
– L. Featherstone, Canadian Blood Services.

“Excellent, very big thank you.”
– A. Flansberry, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

“Provide the facts about Project Management in a comprehensive manner and relating to real world experience.”
– M. Franklin, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

“Excellent.”
– H. Gai, Canadian International Development Agency.

“Very knowledgeable.”
– G. Galipeau, Parks Canada.

“Enjoyed!”
– C. Galley, Transport Infrastructure and Communities Portfolio Canada.

“In over 20 years this was probably the most relevant course I’ve taken.”
– R. Gaudet, MPC.

“Very knowledgeable.”
– L. Gauthier, Canadian Revenue Agency.

“One of the best courses I’ve had.”
– M. Gignac, Agriculture Canada.

“Very knowledgeable, invaluable, well prepared and presented.”
– A. Gill, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Very knowledgeable.”
– N. Girard, Elections Canada.

“Very good real world examples and suggestions that we can apply right away when going back to work.”
– D. Glasberg, Public Health Agency of Canada.

“Great, lots of interesting real world examples.”
– D. Godin, Transport Infrastructure and Communities Portfolio Canada.

“Outstanding. Direct and to the point. Help sort the FACT from the FLUFF.”
– M. Griffin, Department of National Defence.

“Great! This course is going to be very useful!”
– A. Groux, HRSDC.

“I was very pleased with the course.”
– G. Groves, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

“Excellent course, useful in daily activities.”
– F. Gualtieri, HRSDC.

“Excellent! Enjoyed taking this course.”
– B. Howell, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

“Very straight edge and provided many examples.”
– R. Joachim, Natural Resources Canada.

“Great subject matter.  Very comprehensive as well.”
– A. Kotova, Bank of Canada.

“Very good course.”
– A. Laaksonen, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Very effective. Kept the material interesting.”
– R. Labelle, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

“Well done. The information was nice and clear.”
– B. Labine, Supreme Court of Canada.

“Clear and helpful to understand how the formal process works.”
– J. Lalonde, Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

“Very valuable real life examples. One of the best courses, thanks!”
– B. Laniel, CSEC.

“Lots of personal examples, very knowledgeable.”
– T. Lanthier, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.

“Thank you, really great.”
– S. Laviolette, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

“Engaging, quite relevant, real world examples for real project management problems.”
– R. Kuo Lee, National Research Council.

“Very helpful, knowledgeable, highly recommend.”
– R. Leblanc, Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

“Great… very informative and use of examples throughout the course.”
– L. Lepage, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Material was well delivered. Great!”
– K. Mansfield, Public Health Agency of Canada.

“Very engaging and extremely valuable.”
– A. Marcotte, Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

“Very strong. Provides practical examples.”
– D. Mason, Natural Resources Canada.

“Great time spent learning. I enjoyed the more “human side” of some of the course material i.e. qualities for the Project Manager etc.”
– Anne Martel, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Excellent, kept you interested, brought real workplace experiences.”
– S. McCullough, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

“Great course and I would definitely recommend it to others.”
– R. McGarry, Public Safety Canada.

“Fantastic! Amazing!! Best course I have ever taken!!!”
– M. McHale, Health Canada.

“A good experience and worth my time. I would recommend it to other people.”
– J. McNicol, Nav Canada.

“Great. Well done. Thank you.”
– M. Metayer, Bank of Canada.

“Best by far from all the courses I have taken. More than simply surface information.”
– J. Morand, Passport Canada.

“Very good.”
– B. Mueller, Department of National Defence.

“Very helpful.”
– K. Nangle, Department of Justice.

“Found this course eye opening for my own job and for the levels above me which I aspire to reach in my career development path.”
– Sheila Narasimhan, Canada Revenue Agency.

“The PMBOK applied in an easy to use fashion.”
– C. Newton, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Outstanding!”
– D. Nobrega, CSEC.

“EXCELLENT!”
– K. Nguyen, Department of National Defence.

“I appreciated the real world experience.  Very effective for helping us to learn the concepts.”
– Danita Oickle, Canada Revenue Agency.

“Great.”
– A. Pauly, Natural Resources Canada.

“Very good, made course interesting with real life examples.”
– C. Pham, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

“Excellent.”
– Kristin Price, CPSC.

“Great; an informative and interesting course.”
– C. Powers, Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

“Excellent course.”
– D. Olivieri, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

“Very knowledgeable.”
– S. Premachandran, Department of National Defence.

“Awesome, interesting to listen to.”
– C. Prevost, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

“Great course. I learned a lot from it.”
– L. Raymond, National Science and Engineering Council of Canada.

“What I enjoyed most about the course was all the practical information that I could easily incorporate into my daily work activities. I thoroughly enjoyed the course.”
– S. Rebeiro, CSEC.

“Amazing.”
– B. Riopelle, Department of National Defence.

“Extremely professional and knowledgeable.”
– A. Ristic, Canada Revenue Agency.

“I would highly recommend to anyone interested in Project Management.”
– B. Robin, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

“Excellent course!”
– M. Roy, Correctional Services Canada.

“Enjoyed the material.”
– P. Scagnetti, Department of National Defence.

“Very easy to follow and understand examples. An interactive course.”
– M. Seifu, Innovapost.

“Fine job.”
– G. Satouroff, Transport Infrastructure and Communities Portfolio Canada.

“Excellent information on estimation of time and cost. Also excellent examples of real work use.”
– T. Sellers, Department of National Defence.

“Great, very interesting course.”
– C. Shea, RCMP.

“Excellent. Lots of experience.”
– C. Sincennes, House of Commons.

“Excellent. I have many ‘take aways’ based on the real world experiences. Explained certain project management theories that I previously never clearly understood until this course. Thanks for giving me the “light bulb” on some of the PM theories.”
– L. Slot, Innovapost.

“Very well informed.”
– K. Tersteeg, Canada Revenue Agency.

“One of the top courses I have had at this level.”
– G. Theriault, Canadian Border Services Agency.

“The use of analogy for the subject matter was bang on. Well presented.”
– R. Trafford, RCMP.

“Excellent course that exceeded my expectations. Liked the real-life examples. Great flow, easy to understand, kept things interesting and relevant. Came out of the course with 9 action items to apply in my work.”
– P. Trethewey, Department of National Defence.

“Very informative and helpful to clarify concepts. Great!”
– C. Trottier-Vogelsang, Transport Canada.

“Awesome.”
– R. Tucker, Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

“Excellent.”
– M. Uehara, Department of National Defence.

“I really enjoyed the real life examples! It helped put things in context for me.”
– R. Venne, Canadian Heritage.

“Extensive PM experience, ideal instructor.”
– H. Venter, Department of National Defence.