1. Leadership in
Projects & Programs
Reaching Flow by Balancing Inner Project(s) Circles
with Outer Project(s)Circles
Project(s) /
Program
Outer Project Circle
In this immediate environment of the project(s) or
program the real art of project leadership is
applicable; in this circle traditional project
management is not sufficient; leadership skills will
determine the difference between success or failure
Stakeholder management
Focus on management process and line
procedures
Organisational sensitivity & cultural fit of
characters
Differing interests and (untangible) expectations
Managing projects and programs is not core
business
Perception and (mis)trust are leading
Roles & responsibilities / governance unclear
Highlevel decisionmaking often based on
perception/emotions
Inner Project Circle
Traditional focus of projectmanagement is on the
project or program itself: the inner project circle.
Methodologies have been developed to structure and
manage the project or programs
PRINCE II
Managing Successful Programs
Theory of Constraints (TOC)
Tangible targets and deliverables
Clearly defined roles & responsibilities
Project and program management is core
business
Clear (internal) expectations (time, budget, scope
etc.)
Focus on expertise / content
Project & Program Leadership
Bridging and aligning the inner circle with the outer
circle in a seamless way of working is our vision of
Project & Program Leadership; the project becomes a
fluid flow and can easily be modified and integrated
without losing control on the desired results
Creating maximum transparancy
Applying Lean techniques to projects and
programs
Teams and team composition are crucial
Daily Startups and immediate issue resolution
(Kaizen)
Open communication
Project Arena’s: quick alignment with sponsors,
stakeholders, and team members
SteerCo becomes (bi)weekly Standup with active
participation of project members
Project & Program Leadership (PPL) is the integration of current project management trends and Lean
management. The use of our experience in all kinds of project management gives you and your stakeholders
maximum transparancy in the progress, risks, and costs of your programs, projects and portfolio’s. PPL is the
common sense best practice of PRINCE II, MSP, Lean, and Agile.
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2. Leadership in
Projects & Programs
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The Hill Advisory Approach
Our approach will help you overcome traditional project and program management results and will increase the
success ratio of your portfolio and, consequently, return on investment. Our approach is based on “Flow”; from an
organisational (process) perspective and from a people’s perspective. Soft and hard elements are integrated into logical
flows that gives you control over the output and will give you the capability to manage.the environment of the project or
program
The Hill Advisory
Drs. Marc Ouwehand
Willem Alexanderlaan 1
5062 KV Oisterwijk
The Netherlands
+31(0)6 48 50 46 38
info@thehilladvisory.nl
Why The Hill Advisory?
The combination of extensive (handson) experience in project and
program management, strategy development, business transformation,
process management, resource management and industry knowledge
makes us a professional partner in business. Our cross-industry
experience allows us to leverage with different levels of organisational
readiness. We are certified in PRINCE II, MSP, TOC, Lean, Six Sigma,
and Agile. We believe in a close cooperation for and together with you. We
explore a network of high profile professionals. Would you like a
presentation, demonstration, workshop, training or meeting with us and
one of our experts? Please, do get in touch with us
Logical flows determine project structure & governance
Seamless phase transitions by daily teaming
Project Kaizens for immediate issue resulotion
Project Arena’s: active involvement senior stakeholders
Project Finance: business case transparancy
Weekly management iterations for quick redirection
Daily startups for maximum transparancy
Self managing teams reduce project overhead costs
Active capacitymanagement