Gert Blauwens

– Service improvement through partner & stakeholder management – People manager for 10 internal persons and the outsourced IT service desk.

– Project manager for end user computing initiatives, both strategic and short term – Managing multiple areas, most notably migration to Microsoft Office 365 and Windows 10 – Scoping internal, partner and supplier activities into value oriented cost-efficient delivery

– Drive and own must-not-fail projects for global companies in diverse sectors, typically managing a portfolio of projects from 5 to 40 persons, 3 to 10 M€, 6 to 18 months duration – Managed a multi-stakeholder setup into a smooth collaboration. Harmonized the customer's desire for speedy and collaborative value creation with the fixed fee contract challenges. – Set up of an agile delivery team (local & offshore), aligning multiple stakeholders, with integrated supplier and customer processes and aligned goals (putting responsibilities where they matter).

– Grow client partnership and footprint, manage projects towards maximal client value by evolving project scope and influencing client activity. – Refocused major infrastructure renewal project. Turned around a multi-million private cloud project, by seeking value and recognizing concerns, focusing on win-win. – Built the Belgian Project Management Practice

– Started a business unit from scratch, assembling & coaching a new team, growing to 10 people in 2 years.

– Recognized project manager and lead architect. E.g. implementation lead for a 250-person document and business process management system for the Dutch Medicines Evaluation Agency.