Project Management Consultancy
Our clients must deliver increasingly complex and global initiatives with fewer resources and in shorter timescales. We help companies bring their innovations to market and to transform successfully. As leaders in our field, we live and breathe all things project management.
Project management isn’t just about meeting deadlines — it’s about delivering outcomes that align with strategic objectives, stay within budget, and drive value at every stage. At Berkeley McROCK Shepherd, we bring a structured yet flexible approach to managing projects across industries and sectors. Whether you’re rolling out new systems, navigating regulatory changes, launching products, or restructuring operations, our consultants ensure that every moving part is coordinated and every stakeholder stays aligned.
We combine global best practices with sector-specific insight, offering both technical project management support and strategic advisory. From initiation through execution to closure, we help you deliver complex initiatives with confidence, reduce risk exposure, and maximise return on investment. Our remote-first model allows us to embed seamlessly into your team or operate as independent advisors, depending on your internal capabilities and project size.
Who We Help With Project Management Consultancy
• Scaling businesses needing structured support to deliver projects effectively
• Organisations without in-house PM teams
• Complex multi-phase projects with cross-functional teams
• PMO-level guidance, process audits, and recovery of failing projects
• Product development, platform launches, and fundraising-readiness projects
• Agile-based approaches and investor-aligned delivery tracking
• Regulatory and compliance-driven projects
• Public procurement alignment and project assurance reviews
• Grant-funded projects requiring robust governance and reporting
• Stakeholder engagement, change management, and transparency
• Capital-intensive projects needing contract, risk, and milestone management
• Integrating PM systems with financial and regulatory compliance
Why Choose Berkeley McROCK Shepherd for Project Management Consultancy
At Berkeley McROCK Shepherd, we deliver practical, technology-driven, and globally connected project management solutions that align with your strategic goals.
Proven Experience Across Industries
From startups to corporates, we’ve led high-value projects with lasting business impact.
Certified Consultants, Real Results
Our PMs are trained and accredited — and we prioritise delivery over theory.
Remote-First, Globally Connected
We support clients across the UK, UAE, and South Asia — seamlessly blending virtual coordination with in-depth, local understanding.
Technology-Enabled Project Control
We work with leading PM tools and configure systems to give you full control and visibility.
Custom Engagements, Scalable Models
From single projects to entire portfolios — we adapt our approach to your capacity and needs.
Hands-On, Strategic Partnership
We don’t just run checklists — we align with your strategic goals, manage stakeholder expectations, and deliver sustainable outcomes.
Need to scale agile or blend it with existing waterfall processes? We offer agile coaching, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and hybrid delivery consulting suited to your product or team maturity.
If a project is failing, we conduct rapid diagnostics, identify root issues, and deploy experienced turnarounds — often recovering multi-million-pound initiatives before budget or time runs out.
Detailed Project Management Services
Project Scoping & Planning
We help you define realistic, measurable, and aligned project goals, then build comprehensive roadmaps, resource plans, work breakdown structures, and timeframes. Every scope includes embedded risk, quality, and communications plans to anticipate challenges before they arise.
Project Governance & PMO Setup
Whether you need help standing up a Project Management Office (PMO) or establishing governance around a large-scale transformation, we set up structures, reporting cadences, and approval workflows that create transparency, accountability, and informed decision-making.
Delivery Execution & Coordination
We manage daily activities, coordinate teams and third parties, and monitor progress against KPIs. Through tools like Gantt charts, Kanban boards, RAID logs, and live dashboards, we keep you and your stakeholders informed and in control.
Budgeting & Cost Control
Our consultants oversee financial planning, manage capex/opex tracking, and ensure that project costs stay within tolerance. We implement stage-gate approval processes and provide regular financial reporting for audit or stakeholder review.
Engaging stakeholders early and clearly is crucial. We build stakeholder maps, influence matrices, and communication plans tailored to internal hierarchies, external funders, or regulatory requirements.
Projects rarely go 100% to plan. We establish proactive risk identification and response mechanisms, alongside formalised change control systems that ensure agility without chaos.
Our Services
Our clients must deliver increasingly complex and global initiatives with fewer resources and in shorter timescales. We help companies bring their innovations to market and to transform successfully. As leaders in our field, we live and breathe all things project management.
PMO & Project Delivery
Our PMO teams cater an approach that’s specific to your needs. We stand by you, making sure that you improve by understanding your culture from the inside out.
Project Management as a Service
A flexible and cost-efficient way to get access to the PM skills you need to deliver your projects, tailored to evolve, with metrics to drive performance.
Change Management
From conducting change readiness assessments to realizing benefits, we deliver full change management services to drive sustainable organizational transformation.
Project Management Improvement
Utilizing a blend of assessments, process enhancements, and dashboards, we work with you to improve your project management delivery so that you can do more.
Portfolio Management
Portfolio management involves overseeing a set of projects and programs from ideas to delivery. We help you realize those benefits and achieve your goals.
Lean Innovation
Using lean process improvement increments to reimagine processes, products, and services to eliminate waste and maximize value. Think big. Start small. Adapt fast.
Digital Dashboards
We help you to design scalable data-driven solutions, integrating various platforms that empower your decision-making.
Business Agility
We work with clients to improve their ability to innovate and adapt their existing ways of working, allowing them to get their products and services to market faster.
PPM Solutions & Services
We know that tools alone only get you so far. Our experts partner with you to optimize your project portfolio management (PPM) solutions and drive performance.
What We Offer
Our Project Management Consultancy services are tailored for impact, not paperwork. We provide:
End-to-end project management lifecycle support
PMO setup and strategic governance alignment
Agile, hybrid, or waterfall methodology guidance
Project scoping, scheduling, budgeting, and resource planning
Risk, issue, and change control frameworks
Stakeholder engagement and communications planning
Post-project evaluation, reporting, and knowledge transfer
Software and system integration (Asana, Trello, Jira, Zoho Projects, MS Project)
Recovery and turnaround of stalled or underperforming projects
Project Management Consultancy – FAQs
1. What industries do you offer project management consultancy for?
We support sectors including professional services, construction, healthcare, education, tech, nonprofit, and government — tailoring delivery methods to industry demands.
2. Can you provide on-site project management support?
Yes — while we’re remote-first, we provide hybrid or on-site consultancy for major phases or compliance-sensitive work, based on location and project needs.
3. Do you work with agile project management frameworks?
Absolutely. We support Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, and hybrid agile models — plus agile coaching for teams new to iterative delivery.
4. What if we already have a project manager or team?
We complement internal teams by adding capacity, strategic guidance, or independent assurance — integrating seamlessly with your existing structure.
5. How do you charge for project management consultancy?
We offer flexible pricing: fixed-fee packages, day-rate consultants, or retainer-based PMO services — tailored to your budget and scope.
6. Can you take over a failing project and turn it around?
Yes — we conduct project health checks, reset timelines and risks, and rebuild stakeholder engagement to get things back on track.
7. What project tools do you use or recommend?
We work with Asana, Jira, Trello, Monday.com, MS Project, and Zoho — plus custom internal tools if required.
8. How do you ensure alignment with our internal stakeholders?
We use stakeholder mapping and communication plans to ensure clarity and buy-in across all teams — preventing silos and misalignment.
9. Do you help with reporting and documentation?
Yes. We deliver project reports, risk logs, dashboards, retrospectives, and audit-ready documentation for every engagement.
10. Can you help us set up a PMO from scratch?
Definitely. We set up PMOs including governance models, toolkits, team structures, process flows, and maturity roadmaps.
11. Do you help with grant-funded or compliance-driven projects?
Yes — we’re experienced with grants, government-funded work, and regulated environments that demand transparency and detailed audit trails.
12. Are your consultants certified?
Yes — our team includes PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM, and Scrum-certified professionals.
13. How long can we retain your project managers?
Engagements range from short-term support to long-term embedded roles (12+ months), based on your project lifecycle.
14. Do you offer multi-project or program-level support?
Yes — we manage individual projects or full programs, including governance, resource alignment, and interdependency tracking.
15. Can you train our internal team in project delivery best practices?
Absolutely. We provide hands-on training, delivery frameworks, playbooks, and ongoing mentoring to upskill your internal teams.