Tools & Templates
The PDM artefact library - templates for every phase of the methodology, pre-populated with DHGS case study data so you can see them in use.
PDM Certified Software
Data migration tools independently reviewed and certified as compliant with the PDM methodology by Johny Morris.
Hopp Data Migration
Fully compliant with PDMv2 and PDMv3 for Gap Analysis & Mapping (GAM) and Migration Design & Execution (MDE). Best fit to PDMv2 of any software examined, with native support for PDM Units of Migration via Business Objects.
Strategy & Governance
Framework document for establishing project policies, migration form, and governance structures.
Evaluation scorecard for assessing data migration tool options against project requirements.
Landscape Analysis
Structured template for documenting each legacy data store discovered during landscape analysis.
Question set for conducting landscape discovery interviews with business domain experts.
Gap Analysis & Mapping
Field-level mapping document linking legacy source fields to target system structures.
Tracker for recording and resolving disagreements about business term definitions.
Data Quality Rules
The primary artefact for recording, quantifying, prioritising, and tracking data quality issues.
Structured agenda for running DQR board meetings with business and IT stakeholders.
Specification for building a management dashboard showing DQR metrics and resolution progress.
Stakeholder Management
Register of data owners, business domain experts, and technical system experts by data store.
Business Transformation
Captures data owner requirements: training needs, acceptance criteria, and decommissioning sign-off.
One-per-system plan for physical and logical decommissioning, archive requirements, and exit criteria.