White Papers
ITIL
Everything you wanted to know about ITIL in less than one thousand words!
This white paper describes the evolution of ITIL noting the key elements of ITIL Version 2 and how and why it evolved into ITIL Version 3: The Service Lifecycle. ...more
ITIL V3 and ASL: Sound Guidance for Application Management and Application Development
OGC have commissioned a number of white papers aimed at supporting the ongoing development, effectiveness, and practical application of ITIL. The Alignment White Paper series illustrates how the ITIL portfolio aligns with other standards. The three white papers - this being the first - cover ISO, Guidance for IT Governance (CoBIT), and guidance for Applications Management (ASL). ...more
Managing Successful Programmes (MSP)
Everything you wanted to know about Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) in less than one thousand words!
Rod Sowden, Lead Author on MSP 2007 briefly outlines the history of MSP and provides an overview of the three main concepts of the MSP framework. ...more
Management of Risk (M_o_R)
Refreshing Management of Risk:
Guidance for Practitioners
Written by Graham Williams of GSW Consultancy, M_o_R® author and Chief Examiner, the purpose of this white paper is to explain why the decision was made to refresh M_o_R and to describe the main changes and improvements that have been made to the guide. ...more
PRINCE2
Everything you wanted to know about PRINCE2 in less than one thousand words!
PRINCE2, or PRojects IN
Controlled Environments, is a project management methodology. It covers the management, control and organisation of a project ...more
Integrating DSDM into an existing PRINCE2 environment
The purpose of this white paper is to describe the benefits of running PRINCE2 and DSDM together and to provide a general overview on how to achieve this ...more
