Used by more than 2500+ organizations

“PPMs aren't just work instructions - they're a performance improvement system.
 Our people now have clear concise step-by-step instructions readily available to them. These can be used as on-the-job training materials or memory joggers. It enables them to do their best work.”

CI Manager

Keeping your instructions up-to-date is hard; keeping them consistent is near impossible. Until now.

Variability in communications causes variability in performance.
• Your procedures say one thing,
• Your trainers teach their own methods, and;
• Your job aids say something different.

It’s no wonder they’re confused.  

Procedures, training, job aids; keeping any one of these systems up-to-date is hard.

Keeping instructions consistent across them…is near impossible.  

Until now.

93%
of respondents say they have no confidence their procedures capture 'best practice'.
89%
of managers say they're not surprised that actual practices don't match the procedure.
a factory worker looking confused at a standard operating procedure

PPMs provide One Source of Truth for your employees

Scientifically designed to maximize learning effectiveness and memory retention, PPMs enable you to capture and transfer best practice. Add them as an addendum to your procedure or SOP. Embed training videos for online instruction, and/or print and put them by the workstation as a performance aid. PPMs give your employees one source of truth.

Minimal Changes to your systems

Maximum Improvement for your employees

Improves learning & retention

Everything about a PPM has been scientifically designed and field-proven to improve learning effectiveness and lengthen retention. The result is a document that is designed from the ground up to help your people learn a task in less time and perform it correctly - ‘right, first time’.

Runs inside MS Word

Everybody knows Word. Our software runs inside Word as an Add-in and the PPMs it creates are Word .docx files. You circulate, review, edit, store and retrieve them the same way you do any Word document: none of that changes. Minimal change to your systems makes our system easy to implement and use.

Your intellectual property is secure

Unlike some programs that store your IP on their cloud then charge you for access, our software doesn’t store your documents, instructions, videos, images... none of your IP. Everything stays safe and sound wherever you normally store your files. And should you ever decide to cancel our software - you still have everything you created.

Scalable

Designed to scale from small to large corporations, as PPM Admin you set your document standards. Those standards are immediately disseminated to your authors, no matter the department, site or country. The result is consistency in document look and feel, which means end users can focus on
content and not get frustrated trying to figure out different formats.

Cost-effective

PPM Visual Documents (Viz Docs) is available from the Microsoft Store. As a single user you can trial our software free for 30-days, after which you pay only $99 USD per month or $3.30 per day. This price is all-inclusive: software annual license, training and review of 1 st PPM. Four and six user bundles and site licenses offer attractive discounts.

If you’re looking to reduce training time and improve performance, there’s no more cost-effective way than PPMs.

Easy to Implement

Laminated and attached to workstations, or online, PPMs are popular and well-used.

Easy to Review

Your PPMs use the same document review, control and storage flow you currently use.

Easy Security

As a Microsoft Word Add-on, our software has no access to your content. All your instructions, videos, and photos, stay safe on your device.

Easy to Learn

Familiarity with Word, our wizard and ‘how do I’ videos, make learning our software a piece of cake.

Easy to Standarise

As administrator, your templates, symbols, tables and features are automatically shared with your authors.

Easy to Customize

Customize templates, symbols, tables and features to suit your needs.

Easy to Install

Download PPM Visual Documents from the Microsoft Store.

Easy to Master

With our virtual training and 1 on 1 coaching, you’ll learn the deep-level interviewing, digital photography and concise writing techniques required to turn PPMs into powerful performance improvement tools.

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Sign up for a 30-day FREE trial

Trial our PPM software risk free to make sure it works for you. You can get started straight away. You won’t be charged during the trial period.

Create your first PPM

It is easy and comes with simple tutorials. Since the PPM Visual Documents software runs within Microsoft Word you are already in a familiar editing environment.

Share it with your team

Just save and print the document and share it with your task force. Due to it’s simplicity, adaptation and retention is much higher.

Turn confusion into clarity

Time to leave the dusty 30-page SOP in the archive and benefit from a visual documentation that is consistent and enjoyable to use.

Create and share job aids your organisation will thank you for

Sign up for your 30-day FREE trial now. Get complimentary and personalised onboarding training to make the most of our proprietary software.

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Procedures are a necessity.
PPM's make them stick.

See major use cases of procedures and how project picture maps can help.

Capture standard work instructions

With our technology you can present task processes visually. This reduces the amount of pages a typical SOP has drastically.

Set performance standards

Clear documentation creates clear adaptation. Don’t let personal interpretation be the reason for poor performance.

Training

Help your team learn how to do a task a certain way, to a certain standard. It’s the single source of truth used in multiple enviroments.

Job aid

Reference correct performance on the job, not in an archived dusty folder. With a printed version of your PPM your workers have a reference on site and in sight.

Quality or audit tool

Consistent checks and audits are a must have to ensure quality in your business. With process picture maps you have a clear benchmark that everyone understands.

Compliance

As the complexity of your organisation grows becoming compliant can be difficult. With PPM’s you make it easier than ever before.

Testimonials

Thousands of organisations have used our job aids to improve their manufacturing line. Here are some of them.

Medical Device Manufacturer

"People think because they've been here for four or five years that they know how to do things, but they're wrong. This process has opened my eyes to how much more there is to learn."

Team Leader

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

"Introducing PPMs has been a tremendous success. The highlight of this process was interviewing SMEs.
They shared their experience and best techniques to improve procedures and eliminate knowledge gaps between operators. PPMs aren't just documents - they're an improvement process."

PPM Author

Food Manufacturer

“We implemented PPMs with videos.
Authors videoed the tasks. SMEs & Site management collaboratively reviewed the videos & identified improved practices.
We narrated the videos in multiple languages which dramatically improved engagement with a largely migrant workforce. We achieved a 5-10% improvement in OEE. Reductions in training times, LTIs and TRIFR. PPMs are seen as a mission critical workplace system."

L&D Manager

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

"PPMs aren't just work instructions - they're a performance improvement system. Our people now have clear concise step-by-step instructions readily available to them. These can be used as on-the-job training materials or memory joggers. It enables them to do their best work."

CI Manager

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

“We appreciate how the software includes both the psychological and physiological elements in the learning process to make processes very understandable for anyone. Even a child, viewing the material, will learn rapidly. We love it."

Team Leader

Improves Consistency

"We use Process Picture Maps to train people how to operate million-dollar machines. It's been an excellent tool that has reduced our training time by 74%."

Team Leader, Major Pharma Manuf.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

"PPM Software will save you days, not hours, in the creation of each document. If you haven't tried it, run, don't walk, and get a copy. I give it four out of five stars"

Editor, Training Review

Improves Task Performance

"The time required to create a procedure went from two weeks to four hours."

Manager, Organizational Learning

Regulatory and ISO compliant

"Over the past 8 years, I have worked with the programs and products that Talsico provide. The value of all these concepts comes from an approach taken to write and prepare the materials through the involvement of key users and then the integration of the information into frameworks that are founded on sound learning and error reduction principles. The results are the best learning tools I have seen or used over my working life because they truly reflect the requirements of the role in a meaningful but simple and easy to follow format."

Manager, Major Shipping Company

Medical Device Manufacturer

"People think because they've been here for four or five years that they know how to do things, but they're wrong. This process has opened my eyes to how much more there is to learn."

Team Leader

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

"Introducing PPMs has been a tremendous success. The highlight of this process was interviewing SMEs.
They shared their experience and best techniques to improve procedures and eliminate knowledge gaps between operators. PPMs aren't just documents - they're an improvement process."

PPM Author

Food Manufacturer

“We implemented PPMs with videos.
Authors videoed the tasks. SMEs & Site management collaboratively reviewed the videos & identified improved practices.
We narrated the videos in multiple languages which dramatically improved engagement with a largely migrant workforce. We achieved a 5-10% improvement in OEE. Reductions in training times, LTIs and TRIFR. PPMs are seen as a mission critical workplace system."

L&D Manager

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

"PPMs aren't just work instructions - they're a performance improvement system. Our people now have clear concise step-by-step instructions readily available to them. These can be used as on-the-job training materials or memory joggers. It enables them to do their best work."

CI Manager

Regulatory and ISO compliant

“We appreciate how the software includes both the psychological and physiological elements in the learning process to make processes very understandable for anyone. Even a child, viewing the material, will learn rapidly. We love it."

Team Leader

Reduced training time by 74%

"We use Process Picture Maps to train people how to operate million-dollar machines. It's been an excellent tool that has reduced our training time by 74%."

Team Leader, Major Pharma Manufacturer

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

"PPM Software will save you days, not hours, in the creation of each document. If you haven't tried it, run, don't walk, and get a copy."

Editor, Training Review

Improves Task Performance

"The time required to create a procedure went from two weeks to four hours."

Manager, Organizational Learning

Regulatory and ISO compliant

"Over the past 8 years, I have worked with the programs and products that Talsico provide. The value of all these concepts comes from an approach taken to write and prepare the materials through the involvement of key users and then the integration of the information into frameworks that are founded on sound learning and error reduction principles. The results are the best learning tools I have seen or used over my working life because they truly reflect the requirements of the role in a meaningful but simple and easy to follow format."

Manager, Major Shipping Company

PPM® Visual Documents

One source of truth - one document, multiple uses.

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$99/mo
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FAQs

We understand you might have questions unique to your workflow and your organisation. We are here to help.

Contact Desertfire
I have a small factory, can I use PPMs?

PPMs work for any size organization and at $99 USD per month it's a lot more affordable than errors and chaos.

What about security? Is my information safe?

Microsoft have vetted our software and it's available as a download from the Microsoft Store.  All of your information stays safe and secure on your IT network.

I work for a large organisation with 500+ staff.

PPM Visual Documents is perfect for multi-author, multi-site use.  Your administrator sets document standards that are automatically pushed out to all authors, ensuring consistency across authors, sites, countries.

What is the implementation roadmap post purchase?

With thousands of implementations under our belt we've developed a comprehensive implementation roadmap that will guide you to a successful implementation.  This is provided FREE as part of your purchase.

Will it work on my computer?

PPM Visual Documents requires Windows and the latest version of Word desktop.

Is there support to write the documentation?

Yes, we have numerous trained PPM authors who are available for short, medium and long-term assignments.   We offer as much or as little support as you feel you need.  Contact us to discuss your goals.

Everyone wants to do a good job. Show them how.

Desertifre Pty Ltd wants you to feel confident in your workplace and have the necessary tools and support to manage change and instructions seamlessly. However, leading a large team can be challenging, making it feel like your business is out of control. At Desertifre, we believe everyone deserves systems that help them succeed. We understand the challenges of documentation overload and fighting avoidable fires.

You have three primary task-related communication systems:

  • Procedures or SOPs
  • On-the-job training, and
  • Job aids

A lot of the variability you see is the result of these systems not being in agreeance. Your procedure says one thing, on-the-job training teaches something else, and your job aids may be different again.  Not only is this situation an audit/document management nightmare, but it sends mixed messages to your operators that result in variability, scrap, waste, injuries, etc.

Our technology and coaching provide anyone with the tools to create a scalable system to instruct staff efficiently, reduce errors, and grow your business or department with confidence. Here's how: sign up for a free trial and create your first PPM. It's easy, fast, and intuitive. Share it with your team since your PPM is created in MS Word, you can share it like any other document. Bring order into the chaos with clean and visual instructions. Your team knows how to do a good job, and you are confident it's being done well.

Start a risk-free free trial to experience how easy it is to use our software. Book a demo if you're not sure if implementing a PPM is right for you. Without a clear system to reduce human error, your staff will get hurt, and your reputation will suffer. Instead, implement a measurable system to reduce risk and increase efficiency.

Stop fighting fires and start preventing them with PPMs

Bring your processes, trainings and job aids together into one source of truth.