Does this sound familiar?
My project is flailing around. Unforseen changes keep delaying progress and slipping deliverables. I need to find a way to anticipate risks before they become major threats to my project, so it doesn't get derailed.
The Risk Management Framework we are using isn't cutting it! We are losing the support of our original stakeholders and champions. We need more aggressive risk-recognition, possibly even specific for each phase of our projects.
My program is experiencing existential threats, problems nobody on the staff has seen before. I need an experienced PM to consult with me, to share lessons-learned and advise me about the "what-ifs".
Don't worry, you've come to the right place.
MEET YOUR CONSULTANT
Hey, I'm Mack!
I'm a professional problem solver and consultant with 50 years of experience solving tough challenges. I fixed a combat-critical training problem for the Air Force, something the generals and US Ambassador to Germany had tried to fix for a year, and was given the Meritorious Service award. I have managed projects and programs up to $19M and perfected several tools and techniques for seeing project risks early and removing them.
Here are some career highlights:
U.S. patent in hyperspectral sensing (no small sensor could find camoflaged vehicles under forest canopies - - - mine did). And another U.S. patent in radar processing
Pioneered approach to save lives of US aircrews in combat by removing risks posed by hidden threat radars
Developed the Risk-Removal Prescription (RRRx), a checklist of probable risks for each of eleven phases of any project/program
Cleared contractor with active US DOD Secret clearance
Many risks become threats, which then become problems, for one reason: a lack of imagination! PMs and engineers simply cannot imagine outlier events or event-combinations, because they have never seen those events before. And they are untrained in the "what-if" techniques that I have used throughout my professional life. I am known for asking tough questions and postulating possible future situations that make my clients' PMs, BusDev and other staffers squirm uncomfortably. But their projects and programs do NOT get cancelled and we are still friends!
3 Ways We Can Work Together
Big Problem
Billed hourly after 4-hr minimum met, Mack provides custom remote or on-site solutions and support to you and your team
Several Problems
Billed quarterly, guaranteeing you have Mack on speed dial and get first dibs in his calendar for a minimum number of hours each quarter
Ongoing Problems
Mack comes to your organization and spends 1-2 days, as often as needed, working intensively with your team to provide counsel and insight into solving your unique challenges
Ready to get started?