Independent Project & Programme Management
I help organisations deliver complex projects, recover troubled delivery and make confident decisions about what happens next.
From hands-on project leadership to practical recovery support, I bring more than 20 years of experience, clear governance and a focus on getting things done.
20+ years' technology and project experience | PMP | PRINCE2 | Technology & Business Change
Recognisable problems
Milestones move, but the underlying causes remain unresolved.
Everyone is involved, but no-one is clearly accountable for outcomes.
Issues are recorded without clear decisions, owners or actions.
Each party reports progress differently and works to its own plan.
Status updates stay positive while confidence in the plan falls.
The project needs experienced leadership the team cannot currently provide.
The answer is not always more process, it is often clearer ownership, better decisions and experienced leadership.
Explore How I Can HelpServices
Experienced hands-on leadership for complex projects, from mobilisation through delivery and handover.
Independent support to understand what has gone wrong, restore control and establish a credible route forward.
For SMEs
Not every business needs a full-time Project Manager. But important projects still need proper planning, clear ownership and consistent oversight. Fractional Project Management gives SMEs access to experienced project leadership on an agreed part-time basis — helping them manage priorities, coordinate suppliers, address risks and keep delivery moving.
Support for an agreed number of days per month or around critical delivery periods.
Senior project management expertise without creating a permanent role.
Clear plans, priorities, risks, responsibilities and progress reporting.
Hands-on coordination and decision support rather than unnecessary bureaucracy.
Project Management Coaching
Practical coaching for business owners, aspiring project managers and experienced delivery leaders.
Develop the confidence, judgement and adaptive skills needed to turn ideas into outcomes, navigate complexity and sustain performance.
Experience
My experience spans more than two decades of technology and business change, including assignments across media, Formula 1, engineering, retail and financial services. The common thread is practical project leadership: bringing people, plans, risks and decisions together to make delivery work.
Programme Delivery & Recovery
A multi-workstream migration programme requiring stronger governance, owned dependencies and a single reliable view of delivery.
Read the storyEmerging Technology Delivery
Helping promising AI and emerging-technology concepts progress towards operational use without losing room to experiment.
Read the storyInfrastructure & Cloud Delivery
Combining technical discovery, business constraints and supplier input into a realistic, phased infrastructure roadmap.
Read the storyEstablish the business objectives, delivery position, constraints and risks.
Identify the priorities, dependencies, ownership and decisions that matter.
Put practical controls and achievable plans in place.
Maintain accountability, communicate clearly and move work towards agreed outcomes.
Missed milestones and rising costs are often symptoms of deeper problems: unclear priorities, unmanaged dependencies, delayed decisions or unrealistic plans.
An independent review can help establish what is happening, what is recoverable and what needs to change.
Contract & interim
Available for suitable contract and interim assignments involving complex project delivery, programme management, project recovery and technology-led business change.
Available for new contract and interim assignments
Suitable roles include:
UK-based, with a focus on Gloucestershire, Cirencester, Swindon, Bristol, Reading, the M4 corridor and London, alongside suitable UK-wide hybrid and remote engagements.
Insights
I write on Medium about project management, project recovery, governance and the practical challenges of delivering complex change.
Programme Management
Optimism bias, the planning fallacy and other predictable thinking traps that quietly derail programmes — and practical ways to counter each one.
Read on MediumSecurity & Behaviour Change
Why information alone rarely changes behaviour, and how capability, opportunity, defaults and habits can make secure behaviour the easy choice.
Read on MediumWhether you need someone to lead delivery, recover a troubled project or provide flexible project management support, start with a conversation.