Events

The PM² Methodology is the official project management methodology of the European Commission.  It was first released for the EU institutions in 2008 and as Open PM² for the greater public in 2016.
It is a lean and easy to implement methodology suitable for any type of project as it enables project teams to manage projects effectively and deliver solutions and benefits to their organisations and stakeholders.
These goals and ambitions have a lot in common with HERMES 5, the Swiss project management methodology since 1975 and in Luxembourg since 2006.

Laurent Kummer

Laurent is a project management professional and has been involved in industrial, IT and quality projects since the 1990s. He is one of the co-authors of PM², the official project management methodology of the European Institutions that has been released to the public in 2016 as OpenPM².

He is also active in representing the Belgian project management community at the International Standard Organisation and participates in the making of the ISO 21500 standard family on project management. Before this, Laurent spent over a decade leading quality and IT infrastructure programmes for General Electric in France, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

During this time in various Industry sectors (Aviation, Energy, Oil & Gas), he earned a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification and since has been a pioneer and active promoter of lean project management, the topic on which he authored his first book “The Lean Project Manager” in 2017.

eco-HERMES

eco-HERMES is the association of HERMES 5 users in Switzerland and beyond. We foster the exchange of practical experience with HERMES and project management in general. In our working groups, results are developed which complement the HERMES methodology.
We offer a platform for networking and promote the dissemination of HERMES.

Presentation

We will first get an overview and brief introduction on the PM² project methodology, its purpose, history, guiding principles and current development.

Discussion

In the following discussion, project management experts familiar with PM², HERMES 5, PMI, IPMA and PRINCE2 will discuss commonalities and differences between PM² and HERMES 5, challenges, future developments, certification paths, etc.

• Laurent Kummer, PM 2 Ambassador, Co-owner PM kube
• André Bürki, HERMES responsible at the Swiss Federal IT Steering Unit
• Ernst Menet, Professor Berne University of Applied Sciences, Owner emmc GmbH
• Serge Schiltz, President eco-HERMES, Co-owner processCentric GmbH

When?

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• Thursday, 25 June 2020 – 15h to 17h
• Webinar – Registered participants will receive a Microsoft Teams link
• Attendance is free
• Language: English

You have followed the course, passed the exam and are now a proud owner of an ITIL certificate. But what do you do next, how do you actually apply ITIL on a daily basis? ITIL is created to adopt and adapt, to tailor to your organization, but that is easier than said. That is why we invited our expert and trainer Kais Albassir to host a series of online ITIL user events.

During this first session, Kais will share his take on the ITIL application and provide some insights, tips & tricks and lessons learned. However, we also like your input. At the start of the event we will have a poll where we decide together the topic to discuss. The topics of which you can choose are the following:

• From ITILv3 to ITIL 4: what are the differences? Why should we go to ITIL 4? What will it bring us?
• Problem management: how to implement problem management and make it work with Incident Management to leave the catch 22
• Portfolio management (service, product, supplier, customer,…) and service catalogue
• Structure: is there a maximum of what you can handle?
• How to convince Senior Management?

The Trail & Error; applying ITIL event is aimed at those with profound experience with ITIL (v3 or 4). It is highly encouraged to share your own experiences/challenges with ITIL.

Where & When

• Date: 23 June 2020
• Time: 16.30 
• Where: Virtual
• Language: English
• Expert: Kais Albassir, one of our expert ITIL trainer and consultant. Experienced and still active in his respective field.
• Inscription: Free
• Registration: Register by filling in the form below

For any questions, feel free to contact us anytime!

This is a past event. To watch the recording, click here.

SCRUM is a framework that changed the way of work for many organizations. The framework helps its users to prioritize and deliver projects as visualized. For a great result, the whole SCRUM team needs to work aligned. The one member responsible for this, is the SCRUM Master.

We asked our expert and trainer Kim Delgadillo to tell us more about this role. Kim Delgadillo will explain what the SCRUM Master do, will share some tips&tricks to perform this role and explain how to become a SCRUM Master.

QRP partners with APMG to organize this event.

Where & When

• Date: 2 June 2020
• Time: 16.30 
• Where: Virtual
• Language: English
• Expert: Kim Delgadillo, one of our expert AgilePM trainer and consultant. Experienced and still active in his respective field.
• Inscription: Free
• Registration: Register by filling in the form below
• If you miss the event: We will send you an email with the webinar-recording. 

For any questions, feel free to contact us anytime!

This is a past event, to watch the webinar recording please click here.

What does Agile mean to you? At which level do you apply Agility and what is the actual Agile maturity within your organization? These questions might seem easy, but they are more difficult than what they look like. This is because there are many different perspectives on Agile and lots of different frameworks. This can lead to confusion and stagnation of a change that could actually be very helpful for your organization. 

We asked our AgilePM expert and trainer Kim Delgadillo to host a webinar about the different Agile Frameworks. He will answer whether and when it is worth it to adopt and apply an Agile work methodology. As an experienced consultant he has made the wrong decisions in the past and learned very much from it. He is able to tell you where and why to apply Agile techniques and what framework could fit your needs.

Where & When

• Date: 19 May 2020
• Time: 16.30 
• Where: Virtual
• Language: English
• Expert: Kim Delgadillo, one of our expert AgilePM trainer and consultant. Experienced and still active in his respective field.
• Inscription: Free
• Registration: Register by filling in the form below
• If you miss the event: We will send you an email with the webinar-recording. 

For any questions, feel free to contact us anytime!

This is a past event. To watch the webinar recording, click here.

Tried and tested, working remotely. The start of 2020 had lots of teams working from home with all its consequences. The way of work and communication changed immensely and  everybody has to adapt. With PRINCE2 this is possible, after all PRINCE2 is something you adopt and adapt, you tailor it to your specific situation. 

But if you want to apply PRINCE2 virtually,  where do you start? How do you change your processes? And how do you communicate with the members of the team? We organised a free webinar with Stijn Janssens that will help you apply PRINCE2 virtually. In just half an hour he will help you to get started. After all, it looks like working remote is here to stay!

WHERE & WHEN

• Date: Thursday, 30 April, 2020
• Time: 11h00 – 11h30
• Where: Online
• Language: English
• Expert: Stijn Janssens, one of our expert PRINCE2 trainers. Experienced and still active in his respective field
• Inscription: FREE! Registration necessary
• Registration: To register, fill in the form below
• If you miss the event: You will receive an email with the link to watch the recording of the webinar

For any questions, feel free to contact us anytime!

What about the ITIL 4 intermediate modules? What are the available options after achieving the ITIL 4 Foundation designation?

The new certification scheme offers two different streams to choose: ITIL Managing Professional (ITIL MP) and ITIL Strategic Leader (ITIL SL). Each stream is composed by several modules: 5 for ITIL MP and 2 for ITIL SL.

In order to give you all the information about the new ITIL certification scheme, we asked  the ITIL Expert, Kaïs Albassir, to present us the new ITIL 4 intermediate modules in a series of 30 minutes webinars.

The second webinar of the series is focussed on ITIL 4 Strategist: Direct, Plan & Improve (ITIL 4 DPI) which is the only module to be common to both streams (ITIL Managing Professional and ITIL Strategic Leader).

WHERE & WHEN

• Date: Thursday, 7 November, 2019
• Time: 12h00-12h30
• Where: Online! From your computer!
• Language: English
• Expert: Kaïs Albassir, multilingual trainer (English, French, Dutch) specialized in ITIL processes & tools implementation, and ITIL 4 certified
• Inscription: FREE! Fill in the form below and hold your seat!!
• if you miss the event: you will receive an email with the link to watch the recording of the webinar