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  1. Lars
    Dutch Wij zullen het probleem tegen morgen hebben opgelost, mits het team vannacht voldoende middelen toewijst.

    We will have fixed the problem by tomorrow if the team assigns enough resources tonight.

  2. Anna
    Dutch Dat veronderstelt dat zich tijdens de tests geen verdere complicaties voordoen, wat zelden het geval is.

    That assumes no further complications will arise during the tests, which is rarely the case.

  3. Lars
    Dutch De vergadering werd vervolgens uitgesteld, wat aanzienlijke planningsmoeilijkheden creëerde voor alle betrokkenen.

    The meeting was then postponed, which caused serious scheduling problems for everyone involved.

  4. Anna
    Dutch Hij had het project vóór de deadline voltooid, hoewel de definitieve herzieningen aanzienlijke overuren vereisten.

    He had finished the project before the deadline, although the final revisions required a lot of overtime.

  5. Lars
    Dutch Aanvankelijk hadden wij een veel kortere termijn voorzien, maar onvoorziene uitdagingen verlengden geleidelijk de planning.

    At first we planned a much shorter timeline, but unforeseen challenges gradually extended the schedule.

  6. Anna
    Dutch Men zou kunnen stellen dat onze initiële schattingen vanaf het begin fundamenteel onrealistisch waren.

    One could argue that our initial estimates were fundamentally unrealistic from the start.

  7. Lars
    Dutch Toegegeven, maar elk obstakel op voorhand voorspellen is in essentie onmogelijk.

    Admittedly, predicting every obstacle in advance is essentially impossible.

  8. Anna
    Dutch Bovendien introduceerden de daaropvolgende herzieningen hun eigen vertragingen, die wij niet hadden voorzien.

    Also, the later revisions brought delays we did not expect.

  9. Lars
    Dutch Ik zou willen voorstellen dat wij de timing herstructureren om bufferperiodes tussen grote mijlpalen toe te staan.

    I would suggest that we restructure the timing to allow buffer periods between major milestones.

  10. Anna
    Dutch Die aanpak zou de cascade van vertragingen voorkomen die wij gedurende deze fase herhaaldelijk hebben ervaren.

    That approach would prevent the chain of delays we experienced repeatedly during this phase.

  11. Lars
    Dutch Moeten wij dit voorstel morgen aan de stuurgroep presenteren, of wachten tot volgende week?

    Should we present this proposal to the steering group tomorrow, or wait until next week?

  12. Anna
    Dutch Hoe eerder hoe beter. Elke verstreken dag vermindert ons vermogen om van eerdere tegenslagen te herstellen.

    The sooner the better. Every day that passes reduces our ability to recover from past setbacks.

  13. Lars
    Dutch Mochten wij nu doortastend handelen, dan zou het project uiteindelijk vóór de herziene verwachtingen kunnen worden afgerond.

    If we act decisively now, the project could ultimately be completed ahead of the revised expectations.

  14. Anna
    Dutch Precies. Volgorde en tempo bepalen de uitkomsten veel meer dan louter inspanning.

    Exactly. Order and pace shape outcomes much more than sheer effort.

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