The PaPP project aims to make performance predictable in every development phase, from system modelling and implementation to execution by enabling the early specification and analysis of system performance and adaptation to different hardware platforms, including an adaptive runtime system. Modern of today´s advanced products use embedded computing systems with exacting requirements on execution speed, timeliness and power consumption. The methods and tools developed during the project will be evaluated according to a number of industrial use cases and demonstrators in three key European industry application domains: Multimedia, Avionics and Space, and Mobile Communication. To achieve our goals we have built a highly skilled European consortium consisting of a balanced mix of problem owners, domain experts and technology providers: from large enterprises and SME’s to research institutes and universities.