Project and Program Management
Most community development consultants come from planning or policy. I bring formal project management. Baselines, variance reporting, risk registers, change control, and a documented closeout. Funders receive reports built on a standard rather than a summary of activity.
What this covers
Contract and fractional project management for grant-funded initiatives
Work breakdown, scheduling, task assignment, and deadline tracking
Scope and change management
Budget management from $100,000 to $1,000,000 and above
Risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue escalation
Partner accountability across multi-organization consortia
Meeting facilitation, decision documentation, and action item follow-through
Project closeout and final reporting
How reporting works
Status arrives on a fixed cycle and answers the same five questions every time. Where we stand against baseline on scope, schedule, and budget with the variance shown. What changed since the last report. What comes next, with owners and dates. The top three risks, each with an owner and a mitigation step. What I need from you, with a due date. Color status follows a written threshold rather than a mood.
What you receive
Project management plans. Work breakdown structures and schedules. Risk registers. Fixed-cycle status reports. Agendas, minutes, and action logs. Tracking systems built in Asana, Airtable, or your platform. Closeout documentation.
Work like yours
Full project workflow through closeout for a multi-year regional energy storage and electrification manufacturing jobs initiative, coordinating a community development organization, a sustainable agriculture and forestry nonprofit, and a regional economic development authority. Every milestone delivered inside a six-month contract for a multi-partner downtown development initiative.