PRINCE2 student Ingmar: “I suddenly understand what people are talking about during projects”
I had, of course, already done projects, but I had never really stopped to think about exactly how that works. You just go with the flow. You get tasks, you work with work packages, and you do what is expected of you. But *why* you do it that way—I didn't really think about that…
PRINCE2PRINCE2® specialist Jeroen Ykema: “I turn my students into activist project managers”
From difficult employee to smart project manager 'How did I get into the profession? Well, actually because my boss at KPN found me difficult. I started asking all kinds of critical questions along the lines of: why are we actually doing this this way? What is the point of this? While I had simply been given the assignment: arrange…
Trainer in pictureObeya fan Yara: "Obeya brings knowledge from memory onto the wall. This way, everyone has the same overview."
Yara: "From VertX, I've seen the added value of Obeya boards at many organizations. During various assignments, I noticed that knowledge of current operations is essential. If you lack that knowledge, it affects the progress of your projects. Your position plays a role in this. Do you have a higher position or multiple…
obeyaIPMA specialist Michel Munier: 'Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today'
From helicopter pilot to project manager "In 1975, I wanted to become a helicopter pilot, but I was rejected because I was colorblind. On my father's advice, I applied for a job in automation. My father was an electrician in shipbuilding, but he predicted that computers would become increasingly important to society. I had no idea what a…
Trainer in pictureCore value: Trust
"I think we should just abolish that whole Scrum thing," says a somewhat frustrated project manager at a well-known Dutch company. He grumbles, adding, "What those IT guys are doing just doesn't align at all with what we do here on a project basis." A polite way of putting it: it's a mess. What exactly is going on...
Core valuesCore value: Job satisfaction
You might have heard Jeroen shout it through the hallways: "I make SUCH a delicious apple pie!" 🥧 At Lagant, job satisfaction and food go hand in hand, so colleague Heidie was curious. "Now Jeroen, bring on that pie then, make one for us!" Jeroen promised he would definitely do it sometime...
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