The present volume concentrates on how QUIM operates. Part one is a process analysis of the first round of QUIM in Malawi, from inception through the analysis of the findings. Although based to a great degree on a similar instrument developed in Jordan, QUIM in Malawi is a product of its own political and cultural setting, has experienced its own unexpected boons and difficulties, and exhibits its own strengths and weaknesses. Scrutinising the course of the first year of QUIM, first of all documents it and secondly allows us to reflect on its advantages and shortcomings in order to propose improvements for future rounds