Lessons from the Netherlands and

the world

Peter Coesmans

peter@coesmans.net

Background

Project & Programme manager

Board Member & Chair of DSDM consortium NL (Agile) 1999-2005

Board of IPMA NL 2006-2014 (liaised to APM UK)

Team lead assessor International Project Excellence Award 2007-

Co-author ICB 4.0, lead author programme management

Jury member of International PM of the year

> 25 years experience in projects and programmes in Food,

Banking, Insurance, Public Sector (Construction & Infrastructure),

R&D, High Tech, IT, Public Tranport, Energy (maintenance & sales),

education, …

Lesson from Agile/ DSDM:

“Every small step has to deliver value”

Prioritize, cooperate and deliver

Lesson from London Underground:

“One Team”: customer & supplier in 1 team!

• Use agile techniques

• Flexibility

• Focus on customer value only

Lessons from Nijmegen:

innovative contract based on

cooperation and win-win

Lesson from Rotterdam:

“Involve all, yes all, stakeholders up

front”

Using a tailored approach of MGA (Mutual

Gains Approach) for multi-stakeholder

process

Mutual Gains Approach

http://www.cbuilding.org/

Who to involve in the Team?

Project

Team

First line:

customer

and

suppliers

Second line:

Other

stakeholders

Lessons from Manjung 4

“innovation requires

entrepreneurship, goal orientation,

dedication & teamwork”

Lesson from GPM (trend!)

Sustainability is here to stay,

Better get on the bus … NOW

Summary

• Sustainability is the future

• One Team, extended

• Collaborate and cooperate

• Win-win-win … only

• Entrepreneurship

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