Articles & Case Studies

QRP International customizable PRINCE2 Lessons Learned template is a useful document to help you in your PRINCE2 project work. Download the Lessons Learned template, available in Microsoft Word format.

DevOps is a dynamic and ever-improving set of practices that emphasizes collaboration and communication between software developers and other IT professionals. Download the brochure to find out its benefits!

The ITIL® Best Practice framework is recognized to be the most enabled IT best practice within firms worldwide. A new version of ITIL, ITIL 4® is being released by Axelos but what about the changes between ITILv3 and ITILv4? What about the exact schedule of the launch of ITIL 4? What to do with my ITILv3 certificates and credits? Download the article and get your questions answered!

ITIL 4 is the latest version of the world’s most popular ITSM framework. Download the brochure to find out its benefits!

IT Service Management framework is widely recognized  to be the most enabled IT best practice.  Download the brochure to find out its benefits!

The 2017 version of PRINCE2, while keeping the essentials of the method unchanged, focuses on the principle of TAILORING, underlining how PRINCE2 should be tailored for a project’s particular circumstances. The renewed emphasis on this principle is proven by a completely new chapter focusing on “Tailoring and adopting PRINCE2”. In this chapter the authors show how PRINCE2 can and MUST be tailored to suit specific situations. To that end, they add a lot of useful tips on what can be tailored and how. We asked two of our Project Management expert as well as PRINCE2 trainer and consultants to answer the question “How to use PRINCE2 on a small-scale project?” by giving examples and concrete Best Practices to follow. This document includes 2 articles: “An example of PRINCE2 Tailoring: a Trainer’s Wedding!” By Fabio Savarino and “Understand Your Needs and Choose the Proper Approach” By Armel Quirino. ENJOY YOUR READING!

Since its introduction in 2010, AgilePM has fast established itself as the leading framework and certification for agile project management. Key benefits often attributed to Agile include improved revenue and speed to market, developing the right product/solution (through iterative development and incremental delivery) and increased collaboration and customer satisfaction. So why should organizations and project professionals consider AgilePM to support their adoption or  improvement of agile project management practices? In this white paper, APMG International explains the Agile Business Consortium’s 8 principles for effective agile project delivery.

This article is an excellent review of the challenges people face when using PRINCE2 for smaller projects, together with very useful and practical recommendations on how to scale down the method without losing the essence of its principles. It explains explains the rationale for a ‘light-touch’ approach to the management of small projects based on PRINCE2. Since the launch of PRINCE2 in 1996 organizations have worked to embed the method and this introduction describes some of the outcomes.

As Project Management is a discipline that involves many aspects, from planning to risk management, to be a Project Manager means to have many different skills and abilities. With this article we asked our expert trainer and consultant Jeff Ball to think about the top 5 practical tips he would share with people getting started in PM. This is his list!

This Guide includes six articles that will guide you throughout the journey of managing a Project, from start to closure. QRP International has developed this ready-to-use Guide for Project Managers who need some practical tips and tools in order to apply the key principles of Project Management, in their personal projects, in their missions as freelance professionals, or in their offices and departments in organizations.

The success rate of a project portfolio does not only depend on HOW you do your projects, but also on WHICH projects an organization does. Doing projects the right way, but finding out afterwards that they do not contribute to business objectives will not be seen as a success, especially from a business point of view. What is more important amongst Project, Programme and Portfolio Management to improve success rate of projects in your organization? We asked three of our key Trainers and Consultants to answer this question, in order to provide you with a clear overview of the possible approaches you can choose from when implementating Projects, Programmes and Portfolios. Better to start Top-Down or Bottom-Up?