About Project Management Validation
Project Management Validation is a PDA Platform project-data validation package for teams checking project records against NISTA and other rules. The platform also provides parsing and conversion tools, but this repository is no longer maintained.
Key features
- 01Checks NISTA compliance
- 02Validates project data
- 03Supports scheduling best practices and custom rules
- 04Works with multiple project-data formats
Use cases
- 01Check project data against NISTA requirements
- 02Review schedules using validation rules
MCP support
PDA Platform includes pm-validate as one of its four MCP servers, with tools for AI clients to interact with project data.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEPDA Platform
NOTICE: The PDA Task Force closed on 30 January 2026
This repository is no longer maintained or supported.
- The contact email [email protected] is no longer active
- For questions, contact the final Chair: Donnie MacNicol at [email protected]
- A maintained fork is available at: https://github.com/antnewman/pda-platform
Open-source infrastructure for AI-enabled project delivery.
Overview
The PDA Platform provides the data infrastructure needed for AI to improve project delivery. Built to support the NISTA Programme and Project Data Standard trial.
This work was made possible by:
- The PDA Task Force White Paper identifying AI implementation barriers in UK project delivery
- The NISTA Programme and Project Data Standard and its 12-month trial period
The Problem
UK major infrastructure projects have a success rate of approximately 0.5%. The Government Major Projects Portfolio shows 84% of projects rated Amber or Red. AI has potential to help, but lacks standardised data infrastructure.
The Solution
| Component | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| pm-data-tools | Universal PM data parser (8 formats + NISTA) | v0.2.0 ✅ |
| agent-task-planning | AI reliability framework | v1.0.0 ✅ |
| pm-mcp-servers | MCP servers for Claude integration | Phase 1 ✅ |
| Specifications | Canonical model, benchmarks, synthetic data | Published ✅ |
Quick Start
# Install the core library
pip install pm-data-tools
# Parse any PM file
from pm_data_tools import parse_project
project = parse_project("schedule.mpp")
# Validate NISTA compliance
from pm_data_tools.validators import NISTAValidator
result = NISTAValidator().validate(project)
print(f"Compliance: {result.compliance_score}%")
Packages
pm-data-tools
Universal parser and validator for project management data.
- Formats: MS Project, Primavera P6, Jira, Monday, Asana, Smartsheet, GMPP, NISTA
- Features: Parse, validate, convert, migrate
- Install:
pip install pm-data-tools
agent-task-planning
AI reliability framework with confidence extraction and outlier mining.
- Features: Multi-sample consensus, diverse alternative generation
- Install:
pip install agent-task-planning
pm-mcp-servers
MCP servers enabling Claude to interact with PM data.
- Servers: pm-data, pm-validate, pm-analyse, pm-benchmark
- Install:
pip install pm-mcp-servers
Specifications
All specifications are in the specs/ directory:
| Spec | Description |
|---|---|
| Canonical Model | 12-entity JSON Schema for PM data |
| MCP Servers | 4 servers, 19 tools for AI integration |
| Benchmarks | 5 evaluation tasks for PM AI |
| Synthetic Data | Privacy-preserving data generation |
Repository Structure
pda-platform/
├── specs/ # Technical specifications
├── packages/ # Python packages (each publishable to PyPI)
│ ├── pm-data-tools/
│ ├── agent-task-planning/
│ └── pm-mcp-servers/
├── docs/ # Documentation
└── examples/ # Usage examples
License
MIT License - see LICENSE
Authors
Members of the PDA Task Force
Acknowledgments
- PDA Task Force White Paper on AI implementation barriers
- NISTA Programme and Project Data Standard
- The open-source community
Built to support the NISTA trial and improve UK project delivery.
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