You don't have a time problem.
You have a structure problem.
BAPER is the 3-month program for IT project managers in manufacturing who want control over their MES and IT/OT projects, with a working command system as the result.
Sound familiar?
Mails piling up from another time zone before your day even starts.
Rebuilding the same SteerCo deck from scratch, again.
A support ticket that wasn't yours lands on your desk anyway.
Ending the day unsure if anything actually got done.
The problem isn't what you know or how hard you work. It's that budget, planning, resources and communication never come together in one place.
BAPER vs The Control Loop
BAPER is the full program. The Control Loop is the method used inside it: five steps, built as a closed-loop system, in the language this field already speaks.
- 01
Sense
Awareness
A sharp map of what's actually going wrong and where time disappears.
Month 1, weeks 1-2
- 02
Structure
The foundation
Structure, standards and governance: roles, escalation paths, clear categories.
Month 1, weeks 3-4
- 03
Automate
The engine
Recurring work made smarter with AI: templates, reporting, routine tasks.
Month 2
- 04
Adapt
Adjust in real work
The system bends to reality instead of sitting in a folder.
Month 3
- 05
Adopt
The checkpoint
What actually stuck, who owns it now, and what feeds back into the next Sense cycle.
Month 6
Start small, or go all the way
The Control Loop Skills
A library of standalone AI skills. Quick to buy, quick to use.
Get the skillsThe Control Loop Starter Kit
A bundle of skills, AI workflows, prompts and classic templates.
Get the kitThe Control Loop Workshop
Recorded video sessions, followed by a personal call to discuss feedback.
More infoThe Sense Scan
A scorecard and advisory report: a condensed version of the Sense phase from The Control Loop.
More infoBAPER
Build a working command system for your current project using the complete Control Loop, from Sense to Adopt.
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See free resourcesWhy I started building this
"There was a period where I was that project manager. Up before the rest of the house, already behind before I'd opened my laptop. Rebuilding the same SteerCo deck for the twentieth time because there was no system to build it from. Lying awake some nights wondering whether the day had actually moved the project forward, or whether I'd just survived it.
That's not a sustainable way to work a career, and I've watched it push good project managers out of the field entirely - not because they weren't good at the job, but because the job had no structure underneath it. BAPER exists because I built my way out of that, and because I'd rather help other IT project managers get there before it costs them their health, their evenings, or the career they were actually good at."
Dries Vloeberghen
Founder BAPER
Is this for you?
This is for you if:
You already have baseline experience as a project manager and recognize the situations above from your own work. You work in manufacturing, with MES, automation or IT/OT integrations - whether employed or freelance, in a small team or at a multinational. You don't want a new theoretical framework, you want structure that works on your current project starting tomorrow. You're open to AI as a tool in that work.