Dr. h. c. Konstantin Dirbanis
Professional project management. Traditional, agile, hybrid.
Setting up and leading projects professionally and developing project management in a targeted way, with training, consulting and coaching from a single source. With over 35 years of project experience, as an IPMA® Certified Trainer and textbook author.
- Over 35
- years of project practice as project manager, consultant, trainer and coach
- 21
- years of experience in banking
- Over 2,600
- training participants
- Over 1,200
- candidates supported in IPMA® and agile certifications
Services
Three routes to better projects
For companies and organisations that want to set up, lead and develop projects professionally: for sponsors, executives, project managers and those responsible for PMOs.
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PM Training
In-house training in traditional, agile and hybrid project management, from the first steps through to IPMA® certification, with Scrum, Kanban, SAFe and requirements engineering.
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PM Consulting
Building, reviewing and developing projects and PM organisations, from project set-up to the PMO.
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PM Coaching
Support for project managers, other PM roles and whole project teams, including agile coaching.
Where do your projects stand?
A project assessment, a project health check or a project audit shows what is working, where action is needed and what to do next.
Competence
Practice and teaching from a single source
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IPMA® Certified Trainer
Training based on the IPMA® competence standard, with preparation for certification from Level D to Level A.
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Trainer at Haufe Akademie
Seminar “Requirements Engineering: Moderne Anforderungsanalyse für die IT” (in German).
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Textbook author
Textbooks on IPMA® Level D, published by Haufe in German and English, and a Greek edition.
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Agile methods and processes
Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, agile coaching, requirements engineering and process modelling with BPMN 2.0.
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Certified Senior Project Manager (IPMA® Level B) -
IPMA® Global Project Excellence Award 2026: Assessor -
Certified SAFe® 6 Practice Consultant -
AI Skills for SAFe Practice Consultants
Experience
From project practice
Projects in banking and financial services, IT, automotive, mechanical engineering and pharmaceuticals, in Germany, Switzerland, Greece, the USA and Japan.
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Banking
Controlling and steering during a core banking system replacement
Germany · Core team of around 60
- My role
- Project manager with responsibility for results and schedule, plus budget control.
- Result
- On-time go-live, ensuring the bank retained its management control capabilities during the migration.
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Automotive industry
Global reporting and predictive analytics
Worldwide · Core team of around 150
- My role
- Project coach for the IT project staff, focusing on project and schedule planning and reporting.
- Result
- Successful go-live of the reporting system, including predictive analytics.
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Testing and certification services
PM software and PM cockpit
Germany · Core team of around 20
- My role
- Methodological consulting and joint implementation with the system vendor.
- Result
- Consistent foundations for project planning and control established, and the organisation's PM maturity raised.
Books
Textbooks for IPMA® certification
In English, German and Greek: the learning material for IPMA® Level D, with examples and templates from practice.
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Project Management (IPMA®)
Study Guide for Level D and GPM Basislevel®English
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Projektmanagement (IPMA®)
Lehrbuch Level D und GPM Basislevel®German
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Project Management (IPMA®)
Study Guide for Level DGreek
Insights
From practice, for practice
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How much project management does my project really need?
Too much project management paralyses, too little puts the result at risk. With a simple classification you can find the right measure of methods, documents and control for every project.
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Traditional, agile or hybrid: how to combine the approaches sensibly
The question is rarely "traditional or agile?", but rather: which part of the project needs which approach? How to combine both without getting the worst of both worlds.
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Demonstrating PM competence convincingly: IPMA® Level C and B
For Level C and B, what counts alongside your project management knowledge is how you apply it in practice and lead projects. How to make your competence verifiable in the certification procedure.
Let's talk about your project
In a free initial call we clarify your needs and the right route: training, consulting or coaching.