Project Planning and Delivery Reset by Thomas HowcroftProject Planning and Delivery Reset by Thomas Howcroft
Project Planning and Delivery ResetThomas Howcroft
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When a project is busy but progress is unclear, the first job is to make the work manageable.
I will turn one active digital, AI or creative project into a practical delivery plan and coordinate a focused two-week sprint. You receive a scope and milestone plan, a prioritised task board, named owners, a dependency and risk log, two progress reviews and a final handover.
The package includes up to 12 hours of project-management work across 14 days for one workstream and up to five delivery contributors. I use your existing tools where practical.
My background includes Project Manager at Jensen Consulting from September 2020 to July 2023. This package provides planning and coordination, with your team retaining the delivery work and business decisions.
DELIVERABLES
One kickoff up to 60 minutes with the project owner.
One agreed scope statement, milestone plan and definition of completion.
One task board with up to 30 prioritised tasks and up to five delivery contributors.
Owner, dependency, risk and decision logs.
Two progress reviews up to 30 minutes each and two written status updates.
A final summary of completed work, outstanding dependencies and the next two weeks.
Up to 12 total hours of management time, including calls, preparation, updates and coordination.
One consolidated adjustment to the plan within the same project scope.
PROCESS
Establish the scope, current state, owners and milestones.
Organise the task board and coordinate the two-week sprint.
Document outcomes, unresolved dependencies and the next delivery plan.
CLIENT INPUTS
What must this project deliver, and what is the actual deadline?
What is complete, in progress or blocked today?
Who owns the decisions and who are the delivery contributors?
Which planning tool, task list and project documents are available?
What constraints, external commitments or dependencies could prevent delivery?
SCOPE LIMITS No guarantee that other contributors finish their work, daily unlimited availability, line management, recruitment, purchasing authority, budget approval, software development, creative production or responsibility for an existing contractual deadline. No PMP, PRINCE2 or Scrum certification is claimed.
The delivery period begins after complete inputs and scope approval.
COMPLETION AND HANDOVER Complete when the scoped project plan, ownership, milestones, risks, delivery board and handover are supplied within 12 hours over 14 days, for up to five contributors and 30 tasks. One consolidated refinement round is included. Completion covers the planning and reset package; delivery by other contributors is not guaranteed.
Delivery starts once the brief, required materials and agreed access are complete. Any delay affecting the delivery date is agreed through Contra.
FAQs

Starting at$1,500
Duration14 days
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Project Manager
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Thomas Howcroft Letchworth Garden City, UK
Project Planning and Delivery ResetThomas Howcroft
Starting at$1,500
Duration14 days
Tags
Project Manager
Cover image for Project Planning and Delivery Reset
When a project is busy but progress is unclear, the first job is to make the work manageable.
I will turn one active digital, AI or creative project into a practical delivery plan and coordinate a focused two-week sprint. You receive a scope and milestone plan, a prioritised task board, named owners, a dependency and risk log, two progress reviews and a final handover.
The package includes up to 12 hours of project-management work across 14 days for one workstream and up to five delivery contributors. I use your existing tools where practical.
My background includes Project Manager at Jensen Consulting from September 2020 to July 2023. This package provides planning and coordination, with your team retaining the delivery work and business decisions.
DELIVERABLES
One kickoff up to 60 minutes with the project owner.
One agreed scope statement, milestone plan and definition of completion.
One task board with up to 30 prioritised tasks and up to five delivery contributors.
Owner, dependency, risk and decision logs.
Two progress reviews up to 30 minutes each and two written status updates.
A final summary of completed work, outstanding dependencies and the next two weeks.
Up to 12 total hours of management time, including calls, preparation, updates and coordination.
One consolidated adjustment to the plan within the same project scope.
PROCESS
Establish the scope, current state, owners and milestones.
Organise the task board and coordinate the two-week sprint.
Document outcomes, unresolved dependencies and the next delivery plan.
CLIENT INPUTS
What must this project deliver, and what is the actual deadline?
What is complete, in progress or blocked today?
Who owns the decisions and who are the delivery contributors?
Which planning tool, task list and project documents are available?
What constraints, external commitments or dependencies could prevent delivery?
SCOPE LIMITS No guarantee that other contributors finish their work, daily unlimited availability, line management, recruitment, purchasing authority, budget approval, software development, creative production or responsibility for an existing contractual deadline. No PMP, PRINCE2 or Scrum certification is claimed.
The delivery period begins after complete inputs and scope approval.
COMPLETION AND HANDOVER Complete when the scoped project plan, ownership, milestones, risks, delivery board and handover are supplied within 12 hours over 14 days, for up to five contributors and 30 tasks. One consolidated refinement round is included. Completion covers the planning and reset package; delivery by other contributors is not guaranteed.
Delivery starts once the brief, required materials and agreed access are complete. Any delay affecting the delivery date is agreed through Contra.
FAQs

$1,500