I help IT organisations grow in maturity and results

Whether for a software company or the IT department of a larger organisation, I ensure strategy, teams and processes are truly aligned. My people-centric approach creates lasting change and reduces internal friction. This allows your team to dedicate its full attention to achieving your goals.

Daniël Rondags · Freelance Consultant

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Good ideas are the easy part. The real work is making them happen.

What problems can I help solve?

A vague strategy

Do business and IT seem to live in different worlds, with separate plans and priorities, even if everyone wants what’s best for the organisation?

Do you have plenty of good ideas, but so much going on that nothing really gets traction?

Faltering collaboration

Are your ambitious plans for growth stifled by existing structures that constrain rather than enable?

Do you have talented people on board, but struggle to get them communicating and working seamlessly together?

Outdated processes

Is there a desire for change in your way of working, but no clear idea of how to implement it?

Are new releases taking longer and longer, despite everyone working hard?

How I can help with these issues

A clear strategy

I translate strategic ambitions to concrete projects, help set priorities and make sure progress is steady.

I establish clear communication, ensuring everyone understands how their work can contribute to the organisation’s success.

Strong teams

I coach and guide teams and their managers on self-organisation and collaboration.

I keep morale high even through major adjustments so people can focus on achieving results.

Smart processes

I introduce new structures or processes that better fit your ambitions.

I make smart use of various methodologies to increase efficiency, such as Agile and Lean, but I take a common-sense approach: the important thing is finding a method that works for you.

I am available for hire as Consultant, Interim Manager, Agile Coach, Product Owner, Change Manager or a comparable role.

Delivering results

Process optimisation

Increased cycle time of customer requests by 80% through implementing Agile
Reduced cycle time of deployments from 6 months to one week
Created clarity in fast-growing organisations through new role descriptions, task divisions and reward systems

Team development

Encouraged knowledge transfer via guilds and communities of practice to improve scalability and maintainability
Guided organisations through substantial increases in personnel, such as growing from 1 to 3 teams in one year
Maintained a high retention level by listening attentively, considering individual interests and placing people in roles that allowed them to excel

Strategic alignment

Converted product strategy into concrete scenarios that allowed teams to focus on the most valuable projects
Accelerated strategic changes and increased transparency by using scrum or kanban for management teams
Facilitated difficult transitions such a new team structure or way of working by adopting a consistent and clear change and communication style

What others say about me

“From day one, Daniël stood out as a calm, thoughtful, and people-oriented leader who knew how to bring structure and clarity to a fast-growing organisation.”

Joost Mulders, Head of Engineering at Sympower

“Daniël builds trust, promotes ownership, and always safeguards the sustainability and continuity of changes. This is always combined with a clear focus on driving results and honoring agreements.”

Martijn Schraag, Software Development Manager at Wigo4it

“Daniël’s ability to see the overall picture keeps him focused on the right things, and his bias towards action enabled him to achieve important results.”

Bart Buil, Head of Technology at TOPdesk

“I find Daniël very pleasant to work with; he has a keen eye for detail, is meticulous, and always thorough”

Teeuwis Hillebrand, Chief Operations Officer at Eleven

“Daniël engages effortlessly with internal stakeholders and instinctively safeguards the established methods and processes. He doesn’t shy away from challenging his colleagues when it’s necessary.”

Charles van Agthoven, Software Development Manager (interim) at Wigo4it

“Whether it’s scaling teams, improving delivery practices, or fostering a strong engineering culture, Daniël brings energy, empathy, and results.”

Bo Kristensen, Chief Technology Officer at Sympower

About me

After completing my Master’s in Modern Historiography abroad, I returned to the Netherlands and made the switch to IT. Working in a fast-growing organisation, I gained a tremendous amount of experience in a short time: within a year, I was training new colleagues, overhauling our core process, and was part of the Agile transition team.

I was drawn to Agile from the start because its approach and philosophy are simple, with an eye for both technology and people. However, that doesn’t mean simple is easy. When you start using Agile, it basically just exposes everything that isn’t running smoothly—in your tech, processes, communication, or even your strategy. After that, you have to tackle these issues one by one. The challenge of getting from good ideas to concrete results has always interested me. It’s one thing to read it in a book, but how do you really make it work?

I now have 15 years of experience across diverse organisations and sectors: from government to scaleups, from healthcare to energy. In that time, I’ve been able to see what works and what doesn’t. I believe that an approach where you listen to people and involve them in the changes ultimately leads to the best result. You can have a brilliant process or proposal on paper, but in the end, other people have to make it work. If you don’t take the time to explain the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ (more than once!), even the best ideas will often die a quiet death. By keeping a change as simple and focused as possible, and by implementing it in steps wherever you can, you dramatically increase the chance of success.