Gilbert Silvius (1963) is an experienced ‘practitioner-turned-academic’. His academic experience spans
over 15 years in which he initiated, developed and led several accredited programs and courses.
Amongst these are the top-ranked MSc Project Management and MSc Informatics programs at HU
University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. He currently holds the chair of Project and Programme
Management at LOI University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, is a visiting professor at the
University of Johannesburg and a fellow at Turku University of Applied Sciences in Finland. Gilbert is
internationally engaged by several universities in programs on business administration, project
management and information management and is a fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. His
engagements include classroom, online and blended training and lecturing.
Gilbert authored 13 professional and academic books and over 100 academic papers. He is a frequent
speaker on international conferences and a recognized expert on project management and the
alignment of business and IT. Gilbert is the GPM 2013 sustainability award recipient and an honorary
fellow of the International Information Management Association.
Next to his academic work, Gilbert is advising organizations as part of the enable2change network of
experts. His professional experience spans three decades, in which he has been responsible for
numerous projects, groups and departments.
Titles
PhD MSc MBA
Specializations
Project Management:
- Sustainability in project management
- Project management standards
- Project management maturity
- Business case and benefits management
- Project Portfolio Management
IT Management:
- Enterprise governance of IT
- Business and IT alignment
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6494-3345
Scopus author ID: 24476627200
Statistics (Aug 2019)
RG score: 20.61h-index: 20 (Google Scholar), 15 (ResearchGate)
Citations: >1600 (Google Scholar)
Academic experience 2002 - today
Primary affiliations
2013 – today LOI University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
Professor (part time), Chair of Project and Programme Management
2018 – today University of Johannesburg, South Africa Visiting Professor,
Department of Applied Information Systems, College of Business and Economics
2018 – today University of Limerick, Ireland
External Examiner, MSc Project and Programme Management
2016 – today Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland Fellow
2002 – 2013 HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, the Netherlands
Full Professor, Chair of Business, IT and Innovation
Secondary affiliations
2012 - today Senior lecturer on Project Management, IT Governance, Corporate
Sustainability and Research Methods at:
: Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria
: HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, the Netherlands
: IMC-Krems University of Applied Sciences, Austria
: Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
: FHOÖ University of Applied Sciences, Austria
: Malmö University, Sweden
: SKEMA Business School, France
: Donau Universität Krems, Austria
: LaSalle Ramon Llull University, Spain
: Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands - Austria
: Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin, Germany
Teaching activities
: Graduate and undergraduate courses in
- Project Management Methods
- Project Management Simulation
- Agile Project Management
- Sustainability in Project Management
- Business Case Development and Benefits Management
- IT Governance
- Business and IT Alignment
- Information Economics
- IT Planning and Organization
- Research Methods and Academic Writing
Main research interests
: Sustainability in Project Management
Conceptual and empirical studies on the application
of the concepts of sustainability in project management
Research supervision
: Graduate level
- Supervision of over 80 MSc and MBA theses at HU University
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of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Donau Universität Krems,
Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, SKEMA Business School,
Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin, IMC-Krems University of
Applied Sciences, University of Liverpool and Malmö University.
Doctoral level
- Examiner of PhD and DBA dissertations at Athabasca University,
University of South Australia, SKEMA Business School, University of
the Basque Country, University of Johannesburg and University of
Vaasa.
Recognition
: Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, 2019
: IPMA Research awards, finalist, 2014
: Green Project Management (GPM) sustainability award, 2013
: Honorary fellow of the International Information Management
Association, 2013
: Several ‘Best paper’ awards, 2008 – today
: IPMA-NL “Van den Honert-Boerma” Award for innovation in project
management, 2007
: IPMA Global Research Awards, Outstanding Contribution, 2020
Publications
: Over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals, handbooks
and conferences (http://publicationslist.org/gilbert.silvius)
: Author / editor of 13 academic and professional books in the
English and Dutch language.
Editorial activities
: Editor of a special issue of Sustainability on ‘Sustainable Project
Management’, 2019
: Editor of a special issue of the International Journal of Project
Management (IJPM) on ‘Managing Projects and Sustainability’,
Volume 35, Issue 6, 2017
: Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of
Project Management (IJPM)
: Associate Editor of the International Journal on IT/Business
Alignment and Governance (IJITBAG)
Managerial responsibilities (past and present)
: Head of research groups:
- Initiating, managing, executing and reporting research projects
- Managing teams of academic researchers
: Program and academic lead of several programs on graduate and
undergraduate level
: Director of International Partnerships at HU Business School Utrecht
Memberships : International Project Management Association (IPMA)
: Project Management Institute (PMI)
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: Association of Information Sciences (AIS)
: International Information Management Association (IIMA)
: European Academy of Management (EURAM)
Other activities (past and present)
: Board representative for Higher Education of the Dutch
International Project Management Association (IPMA-NL)
: Course leader of the IPMA Advanced Course on Project Auditing
: Member of the ISO PC236, developing the ISO 21500
Guideline on Project Management
: 2013 President of the International Information Management
Association
: Conference Chair of the 2010 annual conference of the
International Information Management Association
: Trainer project management and entrepreneurship for several NGOs
in developing and post-conflict areas.
Languages
- English: Full professional proficiency
- Deutsch: Professional working proficiency
- Nederlands: Native proficiency
Education
2017 – 2018 : PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (merit)
University of Brighton, United Kingdom
2008 – 2013 : PhD in Information Sciences
Utrecht University, the Netherlands
1991 – 1993 : MBA (honours)
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
1986 – 1989 : MSc in Economics
Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
1983 – 1987 : BA in Accountancy
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Netherlands
1981 – 1986 : BA in Finance & Management (honours)
Royal Military Academy, the Netherlands
Professional experience
2014 – today enable2change, independent experts
Consultant / Trainer
2004 – 2016 Van Aetsveld, Change management & Project management
Consultant, Project Manager and Business Developer
1993 – 2004 Getronics
Manager, Consultant and Project Manager
1986 – 2019 Ministry of Defence, Royal Dutch Army
Reserve officer Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) in the rank of
lieutenant-colonel (1993 – 2019)
Career officer with several positions in financial management and
project management (1986 – 1993).