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.

The PRINCE2 Process Model Diagram is a graphical ‘at a glance‘ representation of all the PRINCE2 processes and how they fit together and it shows all the processes involved in running a PRINCE2 project from start to finish.

This version of the Process Model is renewed and updated according to the last version of the method, PRINCE2 7.

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.