Blog
Articles on project and programme leadership, digital sovereignty, and applied AI, from the team at Quilyx.
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What the Master of Science in Project Management teaches about modern project and program management
A look at how the Master of Science in Project Management reframes project and program management as structure, people, context and value combined. -
Governance audits and project reviews. Why a fresh outside view can make a project steerable again
A governance audit turns a fading sense of control into concrete findings and a clear set of actions, connecting straight to the VERDER method. -
Project management maturity. Why maturity matters more than most organizations think
Why project management maturity, not just experience, decides how easily projects are governed, steered, and improved, especially under pressure. -
Project hygiene, planning, and control. Why a project needs a solid foundation before it can be steered properly
Explains why project hygiene, integrated planning and coherent control form the foundation that keeps a project steerable and predictable. -
Sustainable project management. Why sustainability deserves a real place in project leadership
Sustainability belongs at the center of project leadership, not beside it, and it strengthens every foundation of the VERDER method. -
Why a PBS and WBS make a project sharper than a simple task list
A Product Breakdown Structure and Work Breakdown Structure sharpen a project by defining what it must deliver before turning it into a task list. -
Stakeholder analysis is not the same as making a stakeholder list
Why a stakeholder list is only a starting point, and real stakeholder analysis and engagement is what makes projects land. -
Project success. When is a project truly successful
Why project success is broader than schedule, budget and scope, and why delivery, result, objective, value and perception all matter. -
Value-driven project management. Why not every project can be managed like a machine
Some projects are too complex or human for classical control, and value-driven project management adds purpose and shared values to guide them. -
Tuckman and team development. How teams grow into performance
How the Tuckman model of forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning helps project leaders build stronger teams. -
Project marketing. Why a project also needs to carry its own story
Project marketing keeps a project visible, understood, and connected to its purpose within the VERDER method. -
Client leadership and sponsorship. Why mandate is crucial to project success
Why strong client leadership, not just good project management, provides the mandate a project needs to succeed. -
Steering committees, governance, and decision making. Why good governance is essential to project success
Explains why steering committees need clear roles and mandates, and how well-prepared decisions keep projects on track. -
The Quilyx one-pager. Control change at a glance
How the Quilyx one-pager gives a client and steering committee a single-page RAG view of a project's status, risks and progress. -
Project, program, or portfolio. And Waterfall or Agile. What is the real difference
A plain explanation of the real differences between project, program and portfolio, and between predictive and adaptive ways of working. -
The royal route in projects
Why the careful, well designed project route often protects quality better than a faster shortcut, and when to leave it. -
Results in IT projects. What should you deliver and why
Why the fifth VERDER element, result, must trace back to the objective, not just list what a project delivers. -
Objective in IT projects. Why the why matters more than the what
Why IT projects must distinguish the objective, the why, from the result, the what, as the fourth foundation of the Quilyx VERDER method. -
Calm in IT projects. Why calm is essential to project success
Why calm, not panic, is the third success factor in the VERDER method for IT projects and programmes. -
Ownership in IT projects, the key to successful change
Why ownership, not just responsibility, is the second foundation of the Quilyx VERDER method. -
Predictability as the foundation of successful IT change
The first VERDER method element, predictability, explains why roadmaps, a reporting rhythm and delivered results build stakeholder trust. -
The Quilyx VERDER method for successful IT change
Quilyx introduces the VERDER method, a five part approach to making IT projects and programs more predictable and successful. -
Ensure Program Success with Expert Audit Services
Independent audit services give program and project leaders the validation and clarity needed to keep initiatives on track. -
AI Temperature: What It Is and When It Matters
Explains what the AI temperature parameter does, where to adjust it, and how to choose the right setting for different tasks. -
AI Process Automation at Quilyx: Lessons from a Hands-On Weekend
Quilyx built a Power Automate and ChatGPT powered flow to summarize daily emails, showing that AI automation still needs human oversight. -
Origin of Quilyx
The name Quilyx comes from the Dutch phrase ikwiliets, I want something, the moment client work begins. -
Start Marketing Your Project: Why Project Leaders Should Rethink Stakeholder Engagement
A project leadership framework argues that stakeholder perception, not just delivery, determines whether a project is seen as successful. -
European Cloud Infrastructure for Digital Sovereignty
European cloud providers help organizations meet GDPR and reduce dependence on non-EU platforms through a structured migration approach. -
European Data Control as the Foundation of Digital Autonomy
Explains why relying on non-European data platforms threatens compliance and autonomy, and outlines a project-led path to trusted European data tools. -
Digital Sovereignty in Europe: A Project Management Guide
A project management guide to achieving digital sovereignty in Europe through European cloud, office, and AI alternatives. -
IT Sovereignty in Europe: Microsoft's Bold Step Toward Cloud Control
Microsoft's new sovereign cloud framework for Europe shows why digital sovereignty is now a core IT strategy priority. -
Quilyx for Charity
Quilyx staff took part in charity events in 2024, cycling the Vätternrundan for KiKa and walking the Dam tot Dam for Pink Ribbon. -
Master Project Management at HU: Jeffry Turfboer's Experience
Quilyx consultant Jeffry Turfboer completed the Master Project Management program at HU Utrecht in 2021.