PROPOSED PILOT · DISCUSSION ONLY
Go/No-Go Decision Sprint
Go-live readiness is disputed. For one cutover and operating journey, challenge readiness and rollback, run a tabletop, and frame a sponsor-owned recommendation. Not certification.
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Acute Project Management Consulting LLC
When a go-live decision is disputed, vendors are deadlocked, or delivery control is slipping, Acute PMC helps executive sponsors challenge the evidence, make the next decision, restore accountability, and mobilize recovery where authorized.
Four proposed pilot formats, scoped through a conversation—not bookable online. Scope, staffing and start are confirmed in writing, with no guaranteed two-day work or preliminary purchase required.
PROPOSED PILOT · DISCUSSION ONLY
Go-live readiness is disputed. For one cutover and operating journey, challenge readiness and rollback, run a tabletop, and frame a sponsor-owned recommendation. Not certification.
PROPOSED PILOT · DISCUSSION ONLY
A risky milestone has no credible next step. Challenge the evidence, convene the sponsor, establish a seven-day action board, and check proof of one authorized action.
PROPOSED PILOT · DISCUSSION ONLY
Vendor responsibility is deadlocked. Clarify supplier ownership and seek commitments—or document the unresolved escalation. No guaranteed vendor agreement.
PROPOSED PILOT · DISCUSSION ONLY
The recovery move is agreed, but coordination is missing. A qualified PM coordinates a bounded five-day action cadence under an agreed mandate, with founder oversight and handoff.
Scope, staffing, start, price and terms are confirmed in writing; no preliminary purchase is required.
01 DIAGNOSIS
Best for: unclear current state
Begin with a conversation
Focus: current state, evidence gaps, decisions
Outcome: decision-ready diagnosis
02 STABILIZATION
Best for: material delivery pressure
Begin with a conversation
Focus: restoring decisions, ownership, and control
Outcome: workable stabilization plan
03 LEAD RECOVERY
Best for: leadership or coordination gap
Starts with: a conversation
Lead Recovery
Outcome: delegated recovery leadership
Each pathway is a custom-scoped inquiry for one clearly identified project. Scope, working cadence, price and deliverables are agreed in writing, with capacity confirmed before engagement. No introductory purchase is required; Acute PMC does not guarantee a particular project outcome.
Focused Project Reviews
Status Readout Review — $995
Outside, evidence-led review of one executive status package. Not a recovery intervention and not required to inquire.
3-5-page written review | Typical delivery: five business days after accepted intake | Delivered by Andrew Davenport
25+ years of project and program experience
Named accountability for the Status Readout Review and scoped recovery work.
When projects get hard
Acute PMC brings more than 25 years of project and program experience to stalled, broken, politically difficult, and high-risk initiatives. We bring a calm outside view when teams are buried in activity and the real problem is getting harder to see.
Acute works one project at a time: separating symptoms from likely causes, surfacing blocked decisions and ownership gaps, and turning the current condition into practical next actions.
Decisions grounded in evidence, not optimistic reporting
Independent senior judgment
Focused on difficult, high-risk projects
Named decision owners, dated actions, and a clear handoff
One project. Focused attention.
You need a clear working view of the project in front of you: where it is stuck, what is uncertain, which decisions are blocked, where ownership is unclear, and what deserves attention next.
Progress looks busy, but the important movement is hard to see.
The team cannot move because priorities, authority, or tradeoffs remain unresolved.
Schedule pressure, scrutiny, dependencies, or competing expectations are becoming harder to manage.
Critical work sits between roles, teams, or sponsors without a dependable owner.