Strategy Studio

The project ends.
The momentum doesn't.

IT project management and business consulting built on one principle: when the contract is done, your team should be better at this than when I arrived. Not dependent on me, empowered without me.

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How I Work

Three ways in.
One consistent outcome.

Every engagement is different. The client, the team, the problem, the sector: none of it is the same twice. What doesn't change is the method: understand deeply, build carefully, leave it running.

Project Rescue

The deadline slipped. The scope crept. The team lost confidence and the stakeholders lost patience.

I come in, diagnose what's actually broken, not just what looks broken, and rebuild momentum without burning the team down to do it. Projects can be turned around. Most of the time, the bones are good.

You don't need to start over. You need a clear path forward.

Team Building

A high-functioning team doesn't happen by accident. It happens when people understand their roles, trust the process, and have the tools to solve problems without waiting for permission.

I work alongside your team, not above them, to build the communication, structure, and habits that outlast my involvement. When I leave, they don't miss me. That's the goal.

The best result is a team that doesn't need me anymore.

Process Design

Starting from scratch, or starting over, is an opportunity most organisations don't take advantage of. I design PM frameworks that fit the way your team actually works, not the way a textbook says they should.

Grounded in core PM tenets. Adapted to your reality. Built to scale as you grow.

Frameworks your team will actually use, because they helped build them.

The Philosophy

I'm not here to be
indispensable.

The consulting model that keeps clients dependent on their consultant isn't good consulting. It's a recurring invoice dressed up as expertise.

My measure of success is simple: when the contract ends, does your team know more, work better, and move faster than they did before I arrived? If the answer is yes, I've done my job.

This means I document everything. I share the methodology openly. I train as I go. I build systems that your people own, not systems only I can run.

The goal has always been a well-oiled machine that keeps driving value long after I'm gone.

Who I Work With

Any industry.
Any size.
Same standard.

Good project management isn't industry-specific. The frameworks that rescue a struggling technology rollout are the same ones that bring order to a complex operational change in resources, healthcare, finance, or construction.

My experience is rooted in large enterprise: the complexity, the politics, the multi-team dependencies, and the long timelines that come with organisations operating at scale. That's where these frameworks were forged.

But the principles don't care about company size. A small business doing serious work deserves the same clarity and rigour as a Fortune 500 programme. The application adapts. The standard doesn't.

Enterprise

Large organisations managing complex, multi-team projects across long timelines

Growth-stage

Companies scaling fast and needing PM structure before the wheels come off

Small business

Teams doing serious work who need a framework without the corporate overhead

Client Industries
Technology Natural Resources Forestry Mining Operations Finance Healthcare Construction Retail
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Intake-to-Impact

A people-first operating model for internal IT services

After 25 years working in and around IT, and seven years consulting, the most consistent thing I've seen derail projects isn't the technology. It's the people layer: unclear ownership, broken trust between teams, requests that disappear into a void, and delivery that never quite connects back to value.

Intake-to-Impact is the operating system I wish had existed at the start of my career. It's a practical, people-first framework for internal IT services, built on the proven foundations of PMP, ITIL, and product management, but translated into something your team will actually use.

Not another certification. Not a methodology to study. A working system for how requests come in, how work gets prioritised, how teams stay aligned, and how delivery connects to outcomes that matter.

It's not ready yet. I'm still packaging it properly. But when it launches, you'll want to know.

People & governance

Ownership models, team rituals, and decision-making structures that reduce friction and build trust

Intake & prioritisation

A clear system for how requests come in, get assessed, and get resourced, without the chaos

Delivery & value

Frameworks grounded in PMP, ITIL, and product management that connect delivery back to outcomes

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Tell me about
your project.

Whether you're dealing with a project in trouble, building a team that needs structure, or starting something new and wanting to get the foundation right, I'd like to hear about it.

No obligation. Just a conversation.

Send me a message hello@erikaelma.ca