P2

What P2 does

P2 is a Dutch professional services firm headquartered in Utrecht, founded in 1992, specializing in project management, process management, and program management. The firm serves Dutch municipalities, regional water authorities, and industrial companies in the food and manufacturing sectors, delivering advisory and execution support for public-sector programs and corporate transformation initiatives. P2 holds B Corp certification (since 2019) and operates a distinctive employee-ownership model in which 45 of its 75 employees are co-owners of the firm.

The firm operates across five interconnected practice areas covering infrastructure, spatial development, mobility, and organizational change. Its client base includes named public-sector bodies (Gemeente Waalwijk, Nijmegen, Utrecht, Waterschap Rijn en IJssel) and corporate clients (FrieslandCampina, Tony's Chocolonely, Thai Union, Boon Edam). Internal methodologies such as MGA (Mutual Gains Approach) are applied across engagements. P2 maintains a knowledge-sharing culture through recurring "Open Huis" sessions and published whitepapers, and in 2026 formalized a partnership with the Mutual Gains Network to extend its external training footprint.

P2's business model is project-based professional services delivery, with revenues generated through advisory and execution fees on multi-month to multi-year public and private engagements. Knowledge products (whitepapers, methodology training) are an emerging adjacent revenue stream. The firm added executive capacity in April 2026 with Erna Hollander's appointment to the directie, and continues to position itself around social and environmental performance standards as a differentiator in Dutch public-sector tenders.

Name

P2

Legal name

P2 B.V.

Website

https://p2.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

P2 is a Utrecht-based Dutch project, process, and program management consultancy founded in 1992. It serves Dutch municipalities, water boards, and industrial clients in food and manufacturing, with 75 employees of whom 45 are co-owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: P2 provides project management, process management, program management, and negotiation services to clients on a project or retainer basis. Services range from advisory to execution.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

P2 is a Dutch professional services consultancy that advises and supports municipalities, water boards, industrial companies, and other public/private organizations on project management, process management, and procesregie (process direction). The firm delivers interim management, program and project leadership, and process-improvement engagements primarily for government bodies and corporates. P2 also provides training programs and publishes on methods for managing complex public-sector projects.

Product overview

P2 is a professional services consultancy — not a software product company — organized as a single integrated offering of project management, process management, and program management services. The firm operates across four named market windows (Ruimte & Mobiliteit / Space & Mobility, Land & Water, Food, and Stad / City) and five core service lines: Projecten realiseren, Processen regisseren, Programma's managen, Verbindend Onderhandelen, and Leer- en Ontwikkeltrajecten. Knowledge products — including whitepapers on network reinforcement for municipalities and project management in the food and manufacturing industry — supplement the service offering as intellectual property outputs rather than standalone software products. There are no modular software products, platform components, or add-on modules; the offering is a unified consultancy service delivered by 75 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Management Consulting Advisory and interim-management services for complex projects at municipalities, water boards, and industrial clients, including program leadership and project recovery.
• Process Management (Procesregie) Consulting Independent direction and facilitation of organizational processes for government bodies and corporates, covering stakeholder alignment, decision-making, and process design.
• Interim Management and Program Leadership Placement of senior interim managers and program directors into public-sector organizations to lead major projects, change initiatives, or turnarounds.
• Training and Education Programs Open enrollment and in-company training courses on project management, procesregie, and related methodologies for public-sector professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Only 0.5% of large projects deliver on time, within budget, with intended results (Bent Flyvbjerg research). P2 helps clients improve this rate.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mutual Gains NetwerkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerP2 uses the Mutual Gains Approach (MGA) from Harvard/MIT as a cornerstone of its 'Verbindend Onderhandelen' (Connective Negotiating) methodology. P2 team members including Marja van Schie are members of the Mutual Gains Network, contributing to knowledge development and applying this approach to complex societal negotiations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rebel: Dutch advisory firm explicitly organized around societal transitions (energy, mobility, care, food) and combining strategy with execution/implementation support—a near-neighbor of P2's transition practice.
• Berenschot: Large Dutch consultancy headquartered in Utrecht serving municipalities, ministries, and semi-public organizations on public management, transitions, and organizational change—directly overlapping with P2's primary segments.
• DSP-groep: Dutch research and consulting firm serving provinces, municipalities, and care organizations with policy and program support—comparable in size and public-sector mix to P2.
• Brink Groep: Dutch consulting firm specialized in the public sector and complex societal change programs—a comparable boutique peer to P2 in serving municipalities and public organizations.
• Cebeon: Dutch public-sector strategy and economics consultancy serving ministries, provinces, municipalities and sector bodies—overlaps with P2 on complex multi-stakeholder public mandates.
• Twynstra Gudde: Dutch management consulting firm (Amersfoort) advising government and societal clients on complex programs and transitions, with very similar service lines to P2 in program and process management for the public domain.
• Andersson Elffers Felix (AEF): Amsterdam-based consultancy focused on the Dutch public sector—municipalities, provinces, healthcare, education—working on strategy, governance, and complex program management comparable to P2's municipalities/area-development work.

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Amsterdam-headquartered global design and consultancy firm with significant Dutch public-sector work in mobility, water, and energy transitions—an incumbent that competes with P2 on larger Dutch transformation mandates.
• Witteveen+Bos: Dutch engineering and consultancy firm strongly positioned in water, delta, and infrastructure advisory—comparable to P2 on water boards, climate adaptation, and area-development mandates, though at much larger scale.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Large Dutch engineering and project-management consultancy covering water, mobility, energy, and society with deep Dutch government relationships—an incumbent that P2 partners with or competes against on overlapping societal programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/p2projectmanagement
• Xx.com/P2_Consultants
• Facebookfacebook.com/Regisseursvaneenbeteretoekomst

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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