The natural step for  project managers already PRINCE2 Foundation certified is to fully complete their PRINCE2 accreditation by passing the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam. The full accreditation opens new career paths giving a tangible value to the CV and professionality of a Senior Project Manager.  

3 Motives to choose a 3 Day PRINCE2 Practitioner Training 

Once a Practitioner course is completed and the exam is passed the main risk is  to deal with the inability to apply what learnt once back in the office. You pass your exam, you achieve a new certification but you don't have a complete understanding of the methodology and how to apply it in real working life because you have been focussing on passing the exam only.  You are confident in finding help by reading the book again and again but it is full of useful principles and lacking in real cases on how to apply them. Sounds familiar?? We care about  delegates and our aim is to really improve their knowledge in order to give a real boost to their careers and organizations. So, does one more day make a real difference? The answer is yes, it does!  QRP International delivers PRINCE2 Practitioner trainings in 3 days instead of the classical 2 days just to avoid the above mentioned likely situations .

1. Get a  real understanding on how PRINCE2 improves Project Management 

With a classical two day course, the trainer knows that all the program must be covered at the end of the first training day in order to give space to exercises, case studies and to the  exam simulation. The course is delivered at a very fast pace and sometimes candidates risk not to have enough time to ask their questions and trainers get frustrated because of the impossibility of going in-depth with complex topics.  Having the availability to add one full training day  means that the trainer can cover the program at a more relaxed pace taking  more time for participants’ questions and dedicating more space to the most complex concepts and to the participants learning needs. You will get a real understanding of the methodology and once back in the office you won’t feel as you have to manage a PRINCE2 project out of the blue. 

2.  Take the advantage of learning by several case studies and real life experiences 

Any accredited PRINCE2 Practitioner training course provides an opportunity to apply the concepts of the PRINCE2 methodology to a scenario by using case studies, exercises and final exam simulations. The added value of choosing a QRP 3 day training means gaining a better understanding of how to apply PRINCE2 in practice with real-life examples, several case studies and tailoring advice for any situation without renouncing to exam samples and exam simulations. 

3. How to pass the PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam: a higher pass rate

The quality of a training is not determined by a pass rate;  learning how to apply the method in a real context and having  the chance to share knowledge and lessons learned with the trainers and the participants is the essence of a high quality training. Having said that, once you invest your time and your money in a professional course you expect to obtain the certification so, achieving the exam  represents your short-term objective. All the PRINCE2 Practitioner trainings delivered by QRP assure a higher pass rate due to the chance of doing more exercises and simulations. Our experienced trainers give advice on how to tackle the PRINCE2 final exam and help participants to understand all the exercises done during the lessons and as homework correcting and fully discussing them. If something is not clear, you won’t be left behind! Courses are available in English, French and Dutch. Do you want to know more?  Visit the PRINCE2 Practitioner page! Do you have any other questions about PRINCE2 PRACTITIONER course? Do you wish to organize an in-house course or to send several people? Get in touch with us!

After years of successful activity in Belgium, and with an ever increasing number of customers, QRP is opening a new office in Brussels!   QRP International aims to support organisations with Training, Certification and Consultancy services in Best Practice management methods in order to support their business objectives on a global scale with a local presence. Belgium is a pivotal country for QRP business: being the Headquarters of relevant International Organizations and private firms, Belgium is a leading country for PM certifications.  With its experience and network, QRP International have been able to become one of the principal actors in PM training thanks to Training, Certification and Consultancy services in Best Practice management methods. QRP International Story: Who We Are Being the first company to provide the method Project Management PRINCE2 available in Italian language, we are also accredited to provide training and certifications for the implementation of the following  Best Practice methods: PRINCE2, Agile PM, MSP, P3O and MoP.  Since its foundation in 2000, QRP has grown rapidly year after year: we built our international experience and expertise by delivering training to professionals and organization in 42 countries and in 9 languages. We have trained more than 25,000 professionals in order to support their business objectives on a global scale with a local presence. QRP is one of the most relevant providers of training, certification and coaching in Project Management Best Practices in Europe.  Our team is made up of trainers, advisors and consultants with international experience and different backgrounds: they have developed their expertise in satisfying and exceeding clients’ expectations and delegates’ needs. Our trainers are officially authorised by PeopleCert and APMG International to teach PRINCE2, ITIL, MSP, P3O, MoP, Agile Project Management and Change Management courses. Our head office is in Como with a local presence in the principal European cities.  With the opening of our new office in Brussels we guarantee a regular schedule with special attention for each Belgian official language in a location nearby (Kortrijk, Gent, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Leuven, Brussels, Namur and Liège) Moreover, together with our international partners we are able to supply our services all over the world.   A Message from our CEO, Jacobus Groot: “Qrp aims to be at the forefront of change management . As our core purpose says: We develop professionals to facilitate change. We are pleased to launch our office in Belgium. As we have always been a specialist in supplying our  services in many languages it is no surprise that Belgium has become a key country for QRP over its 15 years of history. Having all French,Flemish and English as our key  language capabilities in the house with qualified trainers and consultants we are ready to serve the market with the major methods to manage change: From Agile to PMP and from PRINCE2 to ITIL. Please enjoy our wide range of courses  in your language and location of choice. Our Belgium office will also serve our market in Luxembourg where we have been working extensively in the last 10 years. Happy learning!”   Our Mission: Why do we provide training in Project Management?   Our mission is to support individuals and organizations in developing their skills in the implementation of Project, Programme, Portfolio and Change Management. For this purpose, we provide high quality standard and expertise for all our services: from the analysis of each business need to the tailoring of the services offered. Our quality is guaranteed by our experience in the industry: with 18 years of activity we know what is required to make training successful. The key factor of our success is our people:our train-the-trainer programme and extensive internal training programs make our staff highly skilled and our team deeply motivated.  These efforts make it possible that our clients take advantage from knowledge sharing and the consequential easy application of best practices throughout their organizations. Working at QRP means for us to help professionals build new opportunities. We have passion for change and improvement. Our mission is ‘helping companies to get better communication across departments, to save time and money throughout the project’s life and to give agility to processes’. We believe that companies could improve their overall business performance thanks to Training, Certification and Consultancy services in Best Practice.   Our Work: How do we develop Professionals?   The goal of QRP is to provide information and to create awareness on the importance of setting a strong method for your projects and portfolio.   How? We organize free events where professionals have the chance to network, share their experiences and receiving answers from field experts. We strive to provide you with the most updated information about Project, Programme and Portfolio management. We guarantee that you keep pace with the latest market trends and give you the big picture of the PPM world. From information to practical application of the methods: being specialist in PM training and PM consultancy, we provide high quality standard trainings internationally recognized by official accreditations body like Axelos and APMG International which issue the PRINCE2 and AgilePM certification. FURTHER INFORMATION Are you looking for how to improve your career or the project life of your company? So contact-us  and we will immediately get in touch with you.   Back to News

Agile’s influence on the project management industry continues to rise at pace. More organizations and project professionals than ever are embracing Agile tools and frameworks as they aim to increase the success of – and return on investment from – projects and other change initiatives.

Since its introduction in 2010, AgilePM has fast established itself as the leading framework and certification for agile project management.

Published by the Agile Business Consortium, AgilePM guidance offers a practical and repeatable methodology that achieves an ideal balance between the standards, rigour and visibility required for good project management, and the fast-pace, change and empowerment provided by Agile. It offers a structured and scalable corporate Agile framework based on proven practice.

But why has AgilePM proven so popular? Here are some of the key features that contribute to its success.

• A tried and tested corporate approach: AgilePM is essentially a project manager’s subset of the Agile Business Consortium’s wider Agile Project Framework. The framework – established for over 20 years and regularly refreshed – provides governance and rigour along with the agility and flexibility demanded by organizations today.
• Addresses the full project lifecycle (beyond product development): AgilePM offers a mature Agile approach that, whilst offering agility and flexibility, retains the concepts of a project, project delivery and project management. It goes beyond the realm of Agile product development approaches such as Scrum.
• Quality & governance controls: One of AgilePM’s underlying principles is Never Compromise Quality. In an AgilePM project, high-level acceptance criteria is agreed at various stages throughout the project lifecycle, from initial requirements at the feasibility stage, to objectives for each stage of product/solution development.
• Risk management: AgilePM provides practical ideas for managing risk, directly addressing many of the common risks associated with projects. The Project Approach Questionnaire provides an effective starting point for creating a clear, shared understanding of project risks and their mitigation.
• Clear roles & responsibilities: People working together effectively is the foundation of any successful project. AgilePM recognizes this and assigns clear roles and responsibilities to each person in a project, representing business, solution/technical, management and process interests.
• Popular agile practices incorporated: AgilePM incorporates and encourages a range of popular agile practices to support effective product and solution development, including MoSCoW Prioritisation, Timeboxing and Iterative Development.

NEED TO TRAIN YOURSELF AND YOUR TEAM?

If you’re new to AgilePM and interested in knowing more, visit this page 

At QRP International we are committed to provide the best quality of training as well as the broadest offer, to make sure we can answer to our customers' needs.

This is what we had in mind when working to prepare the new 2019 training calendar, now available at this link to be checked out: find out all upcoming dates for your Project, Programme, Portfolio, PMO, IT and Change Management training!

OUR TRAINING OFFER

As ATO (Accredited Training Organization) QRP Internationals offers the full range of Project, Programme, Portfolio, PMO and Change Management accredited training:

• Project Management: PRINCE2, AgilePM, PRINCE2 Agile, PMP,  PM²
• Agile: Scrum
• Programme Management: MSP
• Portfolio Management: MoP
• PMO Management: P3O
• Change Management: Change Management
• IT Service Management: ITIL

A NEW CITY FOR YOUR TRAINING: LIEGE

Starting from January 2019, you can choose LIEGE as the city for your PRINCE2 or ITIL Foundation training, available in French. When on the calendar page, make sure you view the courses with the "city" filter, to access to all possible dates available in Liege.

 ITIL INTERMEDIATE TRAINING : NOW AVAILABLE LIFECYCLE AND CAPABILITY LEVELS

Stay up-to-date for the new ITIL Intermediate courses which will be added to our catalogue in the coming weeks: starting from January 2019, QRP International will be able to offer all ITIL Capability training.

• ITIL Intermediate: Lifecycle Modules
  • ITIL Intermediate: Service Strategy (SS)
  • ITIL Intermediate: Service Design (SD)
  • ITIL Intermediate: Service Transition (ST)
  • ITIL Intermediate: Service Operation (SO)
  • ITIL Intermediate: Continual Service Improvement (CSI)
• ITIL Intermediate: Capability Modules
  • ITIL Intermediate: Operational Support and Analysis (OSA)
  • ITIL Intermediate: Planning, Protection and Optimization (PPO)
  • ITIL Intermediate: Release, Control and Validation (RCV)
  • ITIL Intermediate: Service Offerings and Agreements (SOA)
  • ITIL Intermediate: Managing across the Lifecycle (MALC)

NEED TO TRAIN YOUR TEAM?

Looking for an easy and efficient solution to train your team of colleagues, or department? Get in touch to discover our in-house, tailored and customized solutions!

QRP International is one of the major players in the Best Practices Training market in Europe and supports organizations in the development of their personal skills and in the successful implementation of these Best Practices through our accredited trainers and consultants.

QRP International 2019 Training Catalogue

Follow this link to download the 2019 version of our full Training Catalogue: it's an easy way to have an overview of all our training services!

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

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QRP International is an Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) for PRINCE2®, ITIL®, MSP®, P3O®, MoP®, AgilePM, PRINCE2 Agile™, Change Management and PM² and delivers accredited training services in the following areas:

• • Project Management
    • PRINCE2 (Projects IN Controlled Environments)
    • AgilePM (Agile Project Management)
    • PRINCE2 Agile
    • PMP (Project Management Professional)
    • ​NEW! PM²
  • Agile
    • Scrum
    • NEW! DevOps
  • Programme Management - MSP (Managing Successful Programmes)
  • Project Support - P3O (Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices Management)
  • Portfolio Management - MoP (Management of Portfolios)
  • IT Service Management - ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)
    • ITIL Foundation
    • ITIL Practitioner
  • ITIL Intermediate: Lifecycle Modules
    • ITIL Intermediate: Service Strategy (SS)
    • ITIL Intermediate: Service Design (SD)
    • ITIL Intermediate: Service Transition (ST)
  • • ITIL Intermediate: Service Operation (SO)
  • • ITIL Intermediate: Continual Service Improvement (CSI)
  • ITIL Intermediate: Capability Modules
    • ITIL Intermediate: Operational Support and Analysis (OSA)
    • ITIL Intermediate: Planning, Protection and Optimization (PPO)
    • ITIL Intermediate: Release, Control and Validation (RCV)
    • ITIL Intermediate: Service Offerings and Agreements (SOA)
    • ITIL Intermediate: Managing across the Lifecycle (MALC)
  • Change Management

The courses we deliver strike a balance between the practical application of the method and offering the best preparation for passing the examinations.

The benefits of our Open Courses throughout Europe

QRP open-courses benefits:

Choose the nearest location, decide for the best week, and book your course: it's never been easier!

Further Information

Visit our Scheduled Open Courses page to see our public schedule of courses, dates and locations, or contact us!

QRP International is proud to announce the launch of new PM courses: PM² Project Management, the PM methodology developed by the European Commission.

PM² Project Management Methodology

PM² is a Project Management Methodology developed and supported by the European Commission which captures the experience of EU institutions from managing thousands of projects, change initiatives, programmes and grants. PM² has been custom developed to fit the specific needs, culture and constraints of EU Institutions and Public Administrations, but also incorporates elements from globally accepted best practices, standards and methodologies, such as PRINCE2, PMI’s PMBOK and IPMA. The result is an easy-to-implement methodology suitable for any type of organization.

THE OPEN PM² INITIATIVE Until the end of 2016, PM² methodology and certification was only available to EU institutions’ staff.

With the OpenPM², the EU Commission decides to provide open access to the PM² Project Management Methodology beyond purely EU institutions and including Contractors, Member States and finally all EU citizens. This open initiative help establish a common project management language and process for projects across organisations, increase effectiveness, collaboration efficiency and success in the coordination of projects in the EU.

PM² Project Management Course: PM² Fundamentals

QRP International offers PM² Project Management Methodology courses. These are two-days training called PM² Fundamentals. PM² courses take place in the EU Commission area (Rondpoint Schuman).

This unique course is particularly relevant for those organisations and people involved in international collaborative EU funded projects or willing to apply for EU grants.

The purpose of PM² Project Management Methodology is to enable better project management in the EU to help organisations deal with challenges of project management performance, collaboration with other organizations, engagement with citizens and complexities of managing service providers and outsourced projects.

GENERAL INFO:

• Location: Brussels (EU Commission area – Rondpoint Schuman)
• Duration: 2 days, 14 h
• Language: English
• Price: € 1 250 (excl VAT)
• Material: PM² course handouts (English)

Stay Ahead! Register for the first PM² Courses!

Now that you know about PM² courses, and the launch of this open initiative from the EU Commission, don't miss your chance to stay ahead with your PM skills: register for one of the two sessions planned for this year! Feel free to get in touch to have more info on PM².