Enabling better projects through principles, people, and partnerships
The Half Double Institute is an independent, non-profit foundation committed to helping more projects succeed. We do this by promoting and evolving the Half Double methodology — a hybrid, principle-based approach centered on impact, flow, and leadership.
Our role is to advance the use of Half Double by:
- Developing and maintaining the core methodology
- Supporting a growing network of training organizations and certified professionals
- Ensuring high-quality certification in collaboration with APMG International
- Driving research and staying closely connected to the evolving needs of project professionals
While we provide the official training materials and oversee the certification framework, we are not a training provider. All courses are delivered by our network of accredited training partners.
What we offer
Certification
We oversee the official Half Double Certification at three levels – Foundation, Practitioner, and Master. These certifications validate your ability to apply and lead with the Half Double methodology in real-world settings. Certification exams are only available through our accredited training partners, ensuring consistency and credibility.
Learning resources
Right here on our website, you’ll find a wide selection of tools, templates, research papers and case stories to help you understand and start using the Half Double principles in your own projects — whether you're a project manager, leader, or change agent.
Events, insights, and inspiration
We regularly publish articles, share success stories, and get involved in research to advance the project profession- sign up for our newsletter to keep up to date. If you’re planning a webinar, conference, or community event, where we might be available to speak or participate — please reach out!
The story behind Half Double
The Half Double journey began in 2014 with a bold ambition: to solve the project management paradox that only 30% of projects succeed in delivering real impact.
This challenge inspired a group of 25+ organizations — led by Implement Consulting Group and co-founder Christina Sejr Pedersen (now the executive director of the institute) and supported by the Danish Industry Foundation, Aarhus University, and DTU — to rethink project work from the ground up. They combined research and real-world testing to co-create the Half Double methodology, built on 10 guiding stars such as “put people before modules” and “create short and thick projects.”
By 2019, two large-scale pilot phases had shown impressive results — 87% of pilot projects were successful based on predefined criteria, and 69% outperformed comparable projects.
To take the methodology further, the Half Double Institute was formally established in 2020, with a mission to spread the methodology, anchor the certification globally, and continuously drive its development.
Today, the Half Double Institute is still supported by the Danish Industry Foundation, while working towards economic independence through revenue from certification activities.
