My approach
When a project has failed two or three times, that’s usually when they call me.
I work on a fixed-fee basis. I step in, diagnose, deliver, and step out.
My approach
The problem is almost never technical
Struggling digital projects usually have everything they need on paper: budgets, resources, tools, governance committees, methodologies. And yet they don’t move forward. Or they move forward in a vacuum — teams deliver status reports, not real value.
The problem lies in the gap between what people say and what they actually experience. Status reports say “we’re on track”; the teams know it isn’t true. Committees discuss theoretical risks; the real problems remain unnamed.
What I do is close that gap. I create a space where teams move beyond jargon, posturing and abstractions to focus on what is actually at stake. When that space exists, delivery unblocks — not because a new method was added, but because the obstacles that prevented people from seeing clearly were removed.
Core service
Audit & Diagnosis
2 to 4 weeks · fixed feeYou sense something is blocking progress, but you can’t quite name it. Teams appear to be doing the right work; indicators aren’t alarming; and yet the project isn’t delivering what it should.
Over two to four weeks, I step into your project. I observe, I listen — not to reports, to people. I speak with teams, stakeholders, sponsors. I look for the root problem, the one hiding behind the visible symptom. The goal isn’t to validate what you already know; it’s to name what no one has named yet.
The deliverable is a clear, uncompromising turnaround diagnosis with concrete recommendations and an action plan. Not a 200-page document — a situation report that tells the truth and opens a path forward.
20 years in the field, programs worth 5, 10, 25 million dollars — EDF, Allianz, Airbus, ENGIE, National Bank of Canada, Desjardins. I’ve seen from the inside what makes a project fail, and what puts it back on its feet.
Support
Turnaround coaching
After the diagnosisThe diagnosis is made, the problem is named — but naming it isn’t always enough. Sometimes your teams need an outside perspective to implement the turnaround plan and anchor the changes in daily operations.
I support your executives and project managers in the weeks following the diagnosis. No theoretical training, no additional frameworks — conversations that change the game, at the pace of your reality.
The goal is for your teams to regain the ability to clearly see what is actually happening in the project, and to act accordingly — so that eventually, they no longer need me.
Let’s talk about your project
Every situation is unique. The first conversation is always free and without obligation.