Delivery Alignment & Execution Visibility

Your engineering team grew.
Your output didn't.

I help scale-ups and enterprise teams restore predictable delivery — by aligning product and engineering around shared goals and making execution visible to the leadership that funds it.

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Strategy doesn't survive contact
with the people executing it.

You've hired well. You have a roadmap. But somewhere between the leadership team and the engineers writing code, things are breaking down.

Product and engineering are pulling in different directions. Delivery feels opaque. Progress reports are lagging indicators — by the time you know something's off, you've already lost the quarter.

The board is asking questions you can't answer cleanly. And the instinct to hire more people or change the process won't fix a structural problem.

Missed quarters

Despite a full engineering team, commitments slip repeatedly. Velocity metrics look fine but outcomes don't land.

Invisible output

Engineering is busy — but leadership can't see what's happening between standups and board decks. Confidence erodes.

Growth without scale

You doubled the team. You didn't double the output. More people created more coordination cost, not more delivery.

Misaligned teams

Product says one thing, engineering hears another. Priorities shift mid-sprint. Trust between functions is fraying.

68%
of software projects fail due to departmental misalignment
McKinsey, 2024
70–88%
of digital transformations fail to meet their stated objectives
McKinsey, BCG, Bain
2.5×
better project success rates with strong cross-functional alignment
Project Management Institute

I fix the delivery system.
Then I hand it back.

I work embedded with your product and engineering teams — not from the outside looking in. I sit across both layers: in the room with the people doing the work and at the table with the leadership making decisions.

That dual fluency is the proposition. Most consultants live on one side or the other. I bridge the gap between what leadership needs to see and what teams need to function.

The goal is a delivery system your organisation can operate without me — with clear handover, not dependency.

Alignment, not process

I don't push a framework. I find where strategy is getting lost between leadership intent and team execution, and I fix the connection.

Visibility, not reporting

I build transparency into how work flows — so leadership sees progress as it happens, not in a retrospective deck three weeks later.

Fix and hand back

I'm not building a permanent seat for myself. Typical engagements run 3–6 months. I leave you with something that works.

Three ways to work together.

Most engagements start with a delivery review — a low-commitment way to understand what's really going on before committing to deeper work.

01

Delivery Review

2–4 weeks

Rapid assessment of where and why delivery is breaking down. I talk to your people, observe how work actually flows, and review the data.

  • Stakeholder interviews across product, engineering, and leadership
  • Process observation and delivery data review
  • Findings deck with prioritised recommendations
  • Presented directly to CEO / CTO / CPO
£8,000 – £15,000 fixed fee
02

Embedded Alignment

3–6 months · 3–4 days/week

Fix the delivery system from the inside. Hands-on, not advisory — I work alongside your teams to rebuild the operating rhythm.

  • Team diagnostics and planning alignment
  • Leadership reporting cadence design
  • Engineering / product trust repair
  • Clear handover and operating documentation
£950 – £1,300 /day depending on complexity
03

Retained Advisory

Fixed term · 1–2 days/month

Fixed-term challenge and guidance after an engagement — or for leadership who want a trusted external voice in the room.

  • Regular check-in cadence with leadership
  • Early warning on delivery risks
  • Strategic input on org design and scaling
  • Accountability without dependency
£3,000 – £5,000 /month

Clarity on boundaries.

Not a consultancy that delivers a report and leaves. I work embedded with your teams, not from a distance.
Not a fractional CPO. I don't own your roadmap or build a product function. I fix the system around it.
Not a methodology vendor. No frameworks for their own sake. I use what works for your context.
Not a long-term transformation programme. I fix it and hand it back. 3–6 months, not 3–6 years.

Right fit matters.

My best work happens in a specific context. Here's how to tell if this is the right conversation.

✓  This is for you if…

  • You're a scale-up, mid-market software company, or enterprise team running a delivery or transformation programme
  • Your engineering org is 15–100 people — complex enough to misalign, small enough to change
  • You're the CEO, CTO, or CPO — you see the problem and have the mandate to fix it
  • You've hit a trigger moment: missed quarter, failed launch, board losing confidence, or team scaled without output scaling
  • You can commit £15k–£50k+ without a six-month procurement cycle

✕  This probably isn't for you if…

  • You're pre-product/market fit — too early for delivery alignment work
  • You want a report but aren't willing to act on findings
  • The dysfunction is primarily a people or culture problem, not a structural one
  • You're looking for a permanent hire at consulting rates

A brief note.

I've spent 20 years working at the intersection of product and engineering — inside scale-ups and enterprise teams where delivery alignment was the difference between hitting the quarter and missing it.

I've seen what happens when strategy doesn't survive contact with execution, and I've built the pattern recognition to diagnose it quickly and fix it practically. I work as a peer to your leadership, not as a vendor seeking approval.

Available UK-wide and remote.

Let's start with a conversation.

No pitch deck. No proposal. Just 30 minutes to understand whether I can help — and be honest if I can't.

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