What defines whether a project or programme is “good” or “bad”? When we’re striving for excellence in the execution of our projects and programmes, what do we mean? IPMA has given its extended definition in the PEB, the Project Excellence Baseline. This model is based on the well-known EFQM model, but is adapted to the field of project- and programme management and after over 10 years of use has been adapted to the model we’re using now.

The Change Manager's Handbook is an easy to read kaleidoscope of a book that covers the whole topic of change management from the theory right through to a very practical step-by-step guide to implementing sustainable change. The book is written in a very accessible and easy to read style and is cram packed with useful tips and tricks, images and cartoons that every Change Manager will find useful to bring about change in their organisation.

A downloadable 'Toolbox' (available from the publ...

e-CF is een Europees erkend competentieframework dat ook in Nederland veel aandacht krijgt. Het heeft tot doel om op Europees niveau ICT-functies vergelijkbaar en uitwisselbaar te maken en daarmee de arbeidsmobiliteit binnen Europa te bevorderen.

Het e-CF is een 'framework' dat een beschrijving geeft van professionele ICT-vaardigheden, gebruikmakend van een gemeenschappelijk kader van competenties en competentieniveaus. Begin 2014 is e-CF Version 3.0 gepubliceerd.

Omdat e-CF een international...

One mindset is that the project management process itself should be lead. You promote proactive project management by planning and evaluating relevant management initiatives – and by adapting the level of effort and the tools for the project’s degree of complexity. The entire book can be considered as a method with tools for such planning and evaluating the project management.

Another mindset is that the project management is not only a task for the project managers. The project owners, ...

A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) is the collection of knowledge within the profession of business analysis and reflects current generally accepted practices. As with other professions, the body of knowledge is defined and enhanced by the business analysis professionals who apply it in their daily work role.

The purpose of this pocket guide to the BABOK® Guide is to help understand the key knowledge found within the BABOK Guide and how it can be applied to ...

Besides the Blockchain Foundation Courseware - English publication you are advised to obtain the Introduction to Blockchain Technology by Tiana Laurence.

Blockchain and other emerging technological breakthroughs will most likely be part of the fourth industrial revolution. These disruptive concepts will form the cornerstone of how business will be conducted in the future. Are you ready for the challenge?

Blockchain technology is not just about bitcoin, or digital currencies and is not a topic...

This pocket guide to Scrum is the one book for everyone who wants to learn or re-learn about Scrum. The book describes the framework as it was designed and intended, with a strong focus on the purpose to the rules and adding an historical perspective to Scrum and the Agile movement.

As the balance of society keeps shifting from industrial labor to digital work, complexity and unpredictability keep increasing. The need for agility through Scrum increases equally, in and beyond software and pro...

Dit boek is een eenvoudig te begrijpen handleiding voor iedereen die meer wil weten over de concepten van Agile en het Scrum framework door:

- de achtergronden te begrijpen achter de verschillende aanpakken in plaats van alleen te leren wat de do’s en don’ts zijn, en

- de diversiteit van de Agile concepten te begrijpen in plaats van alleen de laatste trends.

Dit boek bestaat uit drie onderdelen:

1. Fundamentele concepten: Het eerste en laatste hoofdstuk gaan over de betekenis en dynamiek ...