The Problem we Solve

Every company has projects they need to close.

Often, the project leads are subject matter experts in their domain and not formally trained in project management. There is also little to no standard work (methods, tools, language) to run a project or use visual management to see a pipeline of projects in process. As a result:

• Projects take longer than they need to (6-12 months or longer)

• Project administration takes more time than project value delivery (status reports, meetings, etc.)

• People get frustrated – from the project lead to the sponsors to the champions

We offer a simple, scalable, and interconnected solution:

• Scalable project management methods, tools, and language that can fit with or without any transformation journey your company may practice (lean, agile, etc.). We can train a small, focused group in roughly 4 hours (with some appropriate pre-work, of course)

• Whether you are managing 1 project or 100 projects, we have a simple visualization method that can be deployed with any technology (from sticky notes to full blown pipeline management software)

• Resource management philosophy that ensures high probability of projects that close on-time with results as committed by the team.

• End to end project management support – from supporting project ideation to directly managing a project to coaching project leads and sponsors.

“All improvement happens project by project and in no other way” — J.m. Juran

From engineering to operations to sales support, there is always room to drive business improvements. In my nearly 20 years of supporting and leading cross-functional teams, it is the subject matter experts that get the job done. And it’s up to the project manager or project leader to serve their teams and help maximize their success. Typically, project managers are thrust into their project leadership with some light mentoring at best though typically it’s “trial by fire.” Most businesses simply don’t need to or don’t have time to staff full time and professionally certified project or continuous improvement managers.

So, how do we drive projects and improvement as Juran states above? The answer is with the least administration possible that effectively provides methods, tools, and language. In half a day, we can train your team (hands-on system) on methods and language with a free set of tools to get them managing their projects and acing status reports to senior leaders.

Need something more custom? We also offer end to end project execution support (from project inception to closure and coaching in between). We’re no stranger to rolling up our sleeves and leading the way while leaving behind all the tools you need for the next projects. After all, they’re your results and you need them now.

Or maybe you have a wide list of projects you need to get done. How do you prioritize them or even see where they are in the process? We offer a simple visual management process that helps accelerate project closure. The language is simple and it can fit with any system tool you have - even sticky notes can work great starting out! Using this method, you can close more projects in a third of the time without sacrificing business results in dollars or hours saved.