Meet Johan
Johan den Hartog specializes in advising on and leading organization-wide change initiatives at the intersection of business and IT, helping organizations become more agile, customer-focused, and future-proof.
As a principal consultant in Business Process Management, he helps translate strategy into concrete action: from portfolio and product governance to prioritization, backlog management, and actual implementation.
Johan is a results-oriented and collaborative strategic advisor, (lead) product owner, and change manager. In these roles, he designs and leads initiatives that bring both structure and momentum. His people-oriented approach “soft on people, hard on content” combined with a solid background in digital transformation, allows him to seamlessly bridge the gap between the front lines and executive management and translate issues from business to IT and vice versa. “Can’t” is not an option for him: he creates clarity and direction, builds buy-in, and delivers demonstrable results on time and within budget.
He has extensive experience in both the public sector (including implementing organizations and the social sector) and the private sector (financial sector, business services, and IT). For example, he served as Lead Product Owner and Business Change Manager at Volksbank/ASN, held managerial roles across multiple departments within complex chains at ING, and led implementations at the COA. He consistently delivers visible impact in administratively complex contexts, where organizational sensitivity, balancing of interests, and collaboration with multiple teams are essential.
At YNNO, Johan works on various projects in the social sector, including at the Groningen Mining Damage Institute (IMG). Clients value his combination of analytical and strategic thinking with hands-on execution skills: he brings clarity, pace, and achievable innovation, and is exceptionally well-suited for high-impact (enterprise) product ownership in agile environments.
Johan has a background in business administration (MER) and has further honed his expertise through certifications such as PSPO I, II, AI Essentials, and Professional Agile Leadership. This demonstrably enables him to maximize his impact on change within Agile environments.
Johan achieves demonstrable, sustainable results in complex environments.
“ ‘We can’t do it’ is not an option for him: he creates clarity and direction, builds buy-in, and delivers demonstrable results on time and within budget.”
That’s why Johan works at YNNO:
Great colleagues and a dynamic atmosphere
Because of the fun and challenging projects
To help organizations operate even more effectively