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Shaun McNultyProject Delivery, Recovery & Coaching

Project & Programme Management

Project leadership that brings clarity, control and momentum.

Complex projects need more than a schedule. They need clear ownership, reliable reporting, effective decisions and someone accountable for keeping delivery moving.

When organisations need external project leadership

  • A critical project needs an accountable lead and internal capacity is stretched
  • Delivery spans several suppliers, departments or workstreams
  • The organisation is undertaking a type of change it has not delivered before
  • A programme needs stronger governance, reporting and dependency management
  • Leadership wants experienced, objective delivery oversight

Typical challenges I help resolve

  • Plans that do not reflect real capacity or dependencies
  • Reporting that describes activity rather than progress
  • Unclear decision rights and slow escalations
  • Suppliers working to separate, unaligned plans
  • Risks recorded but not actively managed
  • Handover and change adoption left too late

What an engagement includes

The exact scope depends on the project, but typically covers:

  • Project and programme planning
  • Delivery governance
  • Risk and dependency management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Supplier coordination
  • Executive reporting
  • Implementation and handover

Two ways to work together

Not every engagement is the same type of contractual relationship. The right arrangement depends on what you need.

Contract / Interim Leadership

Working as part of an organisation's delivery team for an agreed period — typically engaged directly or through an agency as a Senior Project Manager, Programme Manager or Interim Delivery Lead.

Available for new contract and interim assignments

Discuss a Contract Role

Independent Project Delivery Support

Providing scoped project leadership or delivery support to an organisation — for example mobilising a new project, leading a defined phase or strengthening governance on an existing programme.

Discuss Your Project

Types of projects and environments

  • — Programme recovery and delivery control
  • — Cloud and infrastructure transformation
  • — AI and emerging-technology delivery
  • — Multi-supplier technology programmes
  • — Cyber resilience and business continuity programmes
  • — Regulated and operationally demanding environments

How engagement begins

  1. 01An initial conversation about the project, role or challenge.
  2. 02Agreement on scope, arrangement, timing and terms.
  3. 03Mobilisation: understanding the objective, stakeholders, risks and current position.

Additional support for smaller businesses

For SMEs that need practical guidance alongside project delivery, I can also help clarify selected cybersecurity and AI governance priorities.

Cybersecurity Readiness
A practical review of key responsibilities, business risks, suppliers, basic controls and areas requiring specialist support.
AI Governance Foundations
Help establishing appropriate AI-use rules, ownership, risk registers, supplier questions and review processes.

These services focus on practical governance, readiness and implementation planning. They do not replace specialist security testing, legal advice or formal compliance assurance.

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Need to get your project moving in the right direction?

Whether you need someone to lead delivery, recover a troubled project or provide flexible project management support, start with a conversation.

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