The P-SAP™ is a 24-question assessment. Six markers. One clear picture of where synergy holds and where it does not.
The Pragadian™ Synergy Alignment Profile (P-SAP™) is the measurement instrument derived directly from the PMHS™ framework. Where the PMHS™ provides the architecture, the map of how human performance works, the P-SAP™ provides the means to read that map in a real person, in a real organisation, right now.
What sets P-SAP™ apart from a standard assessment is its reference point. Most tools compare an individual against a population average. They tell you where someone sits on a bell curve. The P-SAP™ does not do this. It evaluates each person against a structurally defined threshold: the point below which the system cannot function sustainably, regardless of how they compare to anyone else. This is called a criterion-referenced approach, and it is what makes the assessment actionable rather than descriptive.
"The P-SAP™ does not compare you to a population average. It asks whether the system is structurally viable and reads three layers of evidence to answer that question."
PMHS™ Research, Chapter 4The PMHS™ maps four interdependent states. When operationalised into the P-SAP™, two additional markers are introduced to complete the diagnostic circuit. One governs whether the system has the capacity to function at all. The other measures whether the system can sustain itself over time.
The four core states H, C, M and B are defined in full on the PMHS™ Model page. The P-SAP™ introduces two additional structural markers that complete the diagnostic circuit: one that confirms whether the system has the basic capacity to function, and one that measures whether information is moving through the system cleanly.
Most diagnostic tools ask people how they feel and report back what was said. That is self-report. It is useful, but it has a significant limitation: people are not always accurate about themselves. Not out of dishonesty, but because the gap between how we perceive our own state and what our actual patterns reveal is a well-documented feature of human psychology.
The P-SAP™ addresses this through the Semantic Validity and Coherence Index (SVCI). Rather than relying on a single layer of input, the SVCI cross-references each person's responses across three distinct perspectives simultaneously. The result is a validated reading of where the person actually is, not just where they believe themselves to be.
When the three perspectives diverge significantly, the system raises a Drift Flag. That divergence is itself a structural finding, and often the most important one in the report. It tells the organisation that the gap between perception and reality is large enough to affect decision-making, feedback receptivity, and intervention outcomes.
The full report includes your Output Identity, Masked Effect™ profile, Quit Probability Index, and more.