“I have worked personally with Vera Krichel-Leiendecker for a good many years. Our co-operation has always been enjoyable and professionalism has characterised everything we have done together. What I like about VKL is their inventiveness, their expertise and professional approach, the extent to which they focus on their clients’ needs and wishes and the uncomplicated way they do business. I look forward to having plenty of opportunities to work with them again in future!”

Sigrid Bauschert, board of directors, Management Circle AG, Eschborn/Ts

“In dealing with VKL we very much appreciated the fast responsiveness, flexibility, professionalism and dynamique performance. We are looking forward to expand our relationship in the near term.”

Sandra Wegmeyer, HR Manager PLT/PD HR Europe & SA, Visteon European Corporate Office and Innovation Centre, Kerpen

“For us, VKL means versatile, competent and fun-loving. With these properties they managed to crack even the hardest nut during the group discussions.”

Ivonne Czizikowski, Trainingsspezialistin, FMI automobile Bildung und Beratung (Ford Aus- und Weiterbildung e.V.), Köln

“Our project office wouldn´t be what it is today without VKL. VKL was always a great help in the planning and implementation of the project office. Even after it was launched in April 2007, VKL has continued to be an important part of PM@Mazda. For projects like this we also need new ideas or other creative action approaches from time to time and it is good when we have an experienced, neutral adviser who can take a ook at the whole from the outside occasionally.”
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Matthias Walker, Manager Corporate Plans at Mazda Motor Europe, Leverkusen

“With her amicable style and professional expertise, Vera Krichel-Leiendecker achieved an excellent result within a short time. She has a very good way with people and is capable of presenting complex topics to management very vividly. It is difficult to find consultants like her! Once again, many thanks.”

André Maiworm, Bayer Business Services GmbH, Leverkusen

“The two days of the Lean Project Management workshop have got things moving (within the team as well) and I hope that in future other workshops will follow.”

Christiane Koelln, Project Manager IT, GMAC-RFC Bank GmbH, Wiesbaden

“Projects that are related to IT are always difficult to manage - not only from a technical point of view. The support from VKL enabled us to plan, manage and conduct our pan-European IT-project in a very efficient way. We could benefit from professional project management experience that was adapted to our specific project requirements. So, a tailor made coaching approach that helped us to identify the areas of improvement and helped us to develop the needed skills. We could highly recommend VKL as competent partners for project management.”

Monika Marschollek, Teamleader E-Business & New Media Mazda Motor Europe GmbH, Leverkusen

“The VKL team has made an important contribution to the implementation of a quality management system in the area of marketing and sales at Ford Germany thanks to their expertise in project management, project coaching and change management. We were impressed not only by their professional expertise but also by their purposefulness and the quality of the implementation of measures in a field that is characterised by complex structures.”

Norbert Buhrandt, Manager Business Strategies and Quality Management, Ford Werke GmbH, Cologne

“I have rarely learnt so much at a seminar: I will be using a part of the PTM Toolbox for formal presentations of projects.”

Gabriele Fähndrich, VOLKSBANK EG MOSBACH

"Thank you for all your support during my time in Mazda Motor Europe. VKL have helped the organization move forward by being more process driven."

Dan Morris, Director, Marketing, Sales and Customer Service, Mazda Motor Corporation, Japan

“I personally couldn’t be more satisfied with the VKL consultants. They are experts in what they do and that is process improvement. One of the benefits with working with them is their ability to act as facilitators and focus purely on the issue at hand and not getting side tracked with the burdens of everyday work is an invaluable asset.”

Nick Short, Director, Mazda Motor Europe GmbH, Leverkusen

"Vera facilitated a World Cafe session and held an inspiring lecture for our international team of global program managers, giving them some ideas how awareness of one´s behaviour (role model) has an impact on a project team.
It was a pleasure to work with Vera - her flexibility and her good-natured approach created a pleasant and relaxed working atmosphere."

Gerd Lankhaar, Head GCP&SM, and Martina Düvel, Global Clinical Project Manager, Bayer Pharma AG, Berlin

"At the design stage and during the implementation of our customized project management seminar, Ms Krichel gave us vital and extremely helpful input. As a trainer, she made an excellent impression with her balanced blend of friendliness and leadership and chairing skills and thus made important topics accessible to a mixed group. As a result, we have extended our further training strategy to include the subject of project management and wish to continue this in future with VKL."

Dr. Jens Fey, Leiter CA CropScience, Bayer AG, Leverkusen

 "VKL helped us rolling out a pan-European initiative to a large number of our National Sales companies. During on-site training sessions, VKL presented a complex topic to a diverse audience. The trainer(s) received very good ratings from the participants and the overall feedback from the markets was extremly positive. VKL did a great job in preparing and conducting the trainings; all aspects of the project were handled in a very professional manner".

Dr. Frank Theis, Manager Internal Control, Mazda Motor Europe, Leverkusen

"I found the seminar to be very helpful, and considering the relatively short time allowed, extremely efficient. What I especially appreciated was that after a short theoretical overview of the extensive topic "project management", we could discuss concrete intra-departmental problems. Also, we were able to set the focus of further topics through our areas of interest, which made the seminar that much more effective.  
I personally was interested in the topics time management and "efficient" project management (tools/increased efficiency), as well as communication. The basic principles of these were all covered effectively in the time frame of just one day with examples, excel files, "Tips and Tools", etc. On a whole I was very pleased with the seminar."

Christoph Ley, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Essen

 “A very successful Project Management Training. The Training with Mr. Göttert ensured we were able to adjust our time plan accordingly. This allows us to monitor the project and work through the next crucial items.Thanks again for the many tips and good input!.”
 
Sabine Wanek, Goethe-Institut e.V., Munich

 “The workshop was really great and the way you presented the topics was super.”
 
Sandra Kaiser, Stuttgart

“Rarely have I been able to get so much out of a workshop as from the PMO Workshop in Munich!  My more or less concrete ideas on the requirements of a PMO and, above all, how I could implement our PMO were validated, expanded and even corrected when needed..”
 
Dr. Beat Steiner, Head of PMO / ERP-Project, HUBER+SUHNER AG, Switzerland

“Many thanks for the excellent lecture. I wish you and your team lots of success in the future.”

Erich Bauer, OMV Aktiengesellschaft, Vienna

“For us, VKL means versatile, competent and fun-loving. With these properties they managed to crack even the hardest nut during the group discussions.”

Ivonne Czizikowski, Training Specialist; FMI automobile Bildung und Beratung (Ford Aus- und Weiterbildung e.V.), Cologne

”With VKL I understood very well the connections between time management, objectives and priorities. I can translate the practical tips fantastic into action! With pleasure I recommend VKL! “

Annette Rieks, Generalsekretärin, Katholische Frauengemeinschaft Deutschlands Bundesverband e.V., Düsseldorf