Yūgen & Co.
International Executive ProgrammeProgramme by Level Up

Lean Principles & Modern Project Management

Deliver projects with greater flow, focus, and value.

People behind the experience

Meet the speaker

Giandra de Cuba Course facilitator Giandra de Cuba Founder and Lead Facilitator · Level Up View bio

Giandra is the Founder and Lead Facilitator of Level Up Leadership & Personal Development Training. With a background spanning hospitality, entrepreneurship, and banking, she brings a rare combination of operational experience, business insight, and people-centered leadership to her work.

After studying International Hospitality Management in the Netherlands and gaining international exposure in Europe and Asia, Giandra returned to Aruba, driven by a strong desire to contribute to her community. Her career journey, from luxury hospitality and entrepreneurship to four years in banking, ultimately led her back to her true passion: leadership and personal development.

Giandra is a certified John Maxwell Team Member, a Maxwell Method DISC Consultant, and in 2022 became the first LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Certified Facilitator in Aruba. Since 2023, she has worked with the Executive Education Universidad de los Andes, providing Executive Education to Level Up clients across the Dutch Caribbean. She designs and facilitates transformative learning experiences that help individuals and organizations gain clarity, strengthen collaboration, and unlock their full potential.

Projects often lose time and value through unclear priorities, unnecessary steps, delays, and limited capacity.

This executive bootcamp brings Lean thinking and modern project management together. Participants learn how to improve project flow, reduce waste, solve problems, and create stronger results across individual projects, programmes, and portfolios.

The programme is designed to be practical. Participants complete a Lean project focused on a real opportunity for organizational improvement.

Who is this programme for?

  • Senior managers and executives
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Project and programme managers
  • Operations and process-improvement teams
  • Portfolio managers
  • Team leaders
  • Professionals responsible for improving organizational performance

Programme content

Foundations of Lean Thinking and Value Creation

Understand how Lean principles can help organizations focus on value and remove work that does not contribute to meaningful results.

Modern Project Management Essentials

Build a strong foundation in modern project-management approaches and understand how these can work together with Lean thinking.

Lean Tools for Project Managers

Use practical Lean tools to identify problems, explore their causes, and improve project performance.

Project Flow, Capacity, and Waste Reduction

Learn how to identify bottlenecks, manage capacity, reduce delays, and create a smoother flow of work.

Lean Leadership and High-Performance Culture

Explore how leaders can support empowered teams, continuous improvement, accountability, and strong performance.

Lean Portfolio and Programme Management

Learn how to prioritize projects and programmes based on value, capacity, and strategic importance.

Applied Lean Project

Bring the learning together by designing and presenting a practical Lean project for organizational improvement.

Included in the package

  • 28-hour executive-education programme
  • Five nights of hotel accommodation
  • Breakfast and Wi-Fi
  • Meals during training hours
  • Welcome networking dinner
  • Airport-to-hotel and hotel-to-airport transportation
  • International learning and networking
  • Certificate from Universidad de los Andes School of Management

Academic setting

The programme takes place at the Executive Education division of Universidad de los Andes School of Management. The learning experience combines academic insight, practical frameworks, interactive discussion, and applied work. Participants also gain the opportunity to exchange knowledge with professionals from other organizations and markets.

Registration through Yūgen & Co.

Yūgen & Co. International Executive Programmes are open to all professionals, regardless of gender. Professionals and organizations in Suriname can register directly through Yūgen & Co. We can help assess whether the programme fits your goals or the development needs of a team member. We also guide the registration, preparation, and coordination process.