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JumpSeat SolutionsNORTHLAND KC(816) 555-0147

Brought in for the delivery, not the strategy.

Somebody has already decided what to build. We are the ones who sit in the jump seat until it is actually done, on the date that was promised.

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Usually mid flight

How we come in

Most engagements start when a project is already late, which is a harder start than a clean one and worth naming.

Step 1

Week one, read only

No changes. Read everything, sit in every meeting, talk to whoever is doing the work.

Step 2

Week two, the honest date

A revised date with the reasoning, which is often unpopular and is the point of hiring an outsider.

Step 3

Delivery

Weekly status that fits on one page, risks named early, and decisions escalated the day they are needed.

Step 4

Hand back

Documented, with your own people running it. We leave when it ships, not when the budget ends.

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Programme types

What we run

Regulated, physical and operational work rather than product discovery.

Facility movesWarehouse and office relocations with a hard cutover date.
System implementationsERP, WMS and MES rollouts, particularly the data migration nobody scoped.
Compliance programmesAudit remediation with a fixed external deadline.
Capital projectsEquipment installation, commissioning and handover.
RecoveryA project already late where somebody needs to say so out loud.
Not usProduct discovery, market strategy, or anything where the goal is still being argued about.
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Pick one

Engagement shapes

Embedded PMThree to nine months, four days a weekA programme with a hard date and no owner$1,100 / day
Recovery reviewTwo weeks, fixedLate, and nobody agrees why$9,500
Fractional oversightOne day a week, ongoingSeveral small projects, no PMO$1,300 / day
Cutover weekendFixed priceThe go-live itself, on site, all hoursby quote
MentoringHalf a day a fortnightYou have a PM who needs backup, not replacing$650 / visit
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