The Global Academy of Performance Management is a professional organization headquartered in Canada and represented in the Middle East by the Distinguished Center for Training and Consulting, which is the training and consulting arm of the Academy in the Middle East. It is an academy that aims to advance the profession of strategic planning and performance management. The Global Academy of Performance Management is a professional organization headquartered in Canada and represented in the Middle East by the Distinguished Center for Training and Consulting, which is the training and consulting arm of the Academy in the Middle East. It is an academy that aims to advance the profession of strategic planning and performance management.