Project Management Consulting

Organization: The Persimmon Group

The Persimmon Group provides senior, practitioner-led project management consulting that connects strategy to execution — trusted on programs from mid-market to $1B+ scale. Persimmon deploys experienced consultants to rescue stalled projects, build PMO capability, prioritize overloaded portfolios, and embed senior program leadership — all while building lasting execution competency inside client organizations.

What Sets Us Apart

• The Persimmon Group brings Special Ops-level precision to project delivery — senior, practitioner-led consultants deployed across programs from mid-market to $1B+ scale, solving high-stakes delivery challenges where off-the-shelf methodologies fail.
• Every engagement links project management to competitive strategy and portfolio decisions.
• Persimmon both executes and builds capability — delivering results while training internal teams.
• Project managers are hand-selected by experienced practitioners, not keyword scanners.
• Engagements span predictive, agile, and hybrid lifecycles at $1B+ program scale.

Services

• Project Management Consulting and Advisory
• Project Portfolio Management and Prioritization
• Program Management for Complex Initiatives
• Project Recovery and Turnaround
• Agile Transformation and Delivery Acceleration
• PMO Design, Build, and Maturity Consulting
• Embedded PM and Program Leadership
• Internal PM Capability Building

Representative Engagements

• Restructured a $1B product portfolio for a Fortune 500 chemical manufacturer, implementing disciplined portfolio decision-making to eliminate project waste and realign resources to strategically aligned initiatives.
• Transformed project data into trusted portfolio insights for a global pharmaceutical company managing a $1B portfolio, standardizing metrics and enabling earlier risk detection and more confident investment decisions.
• Built a PMO framework and customer delivery playbook for a retail technology company powering billion-dollar growth, improving project setup time, financial forecasting, and resource planning.
• Accelerated value delivery at a leading credit union through agile transformation, creating transparent backlogs, cross-functional teams, and executive sponsorship structures.
• Provided embedded program leadership for a high-growth healthcare organization consolidating facilities, delivering on-time results while building durable PM capabilities, tools, and templates the client owns long-term.

Who We Help

• Fortune 500 enterprises managing overloaded or misaligned portfolios
• High-growth companies needing embedded senior program leadership
• Organizations whose projects consistently miss goals or deadlines despite available resources
• Executive teams struggling with project visibility, accountability, or portfolio momentum
• Companies preparing for large-scale transformation who need more than contractor augmentation

Our Approach

We use the Scaffolded Growth™ methodology to match engagement depth to organizational maturity:

• Crawl — Assess current state, identify gaps, establish foundational practices
• Walk — Improve project frameworks, resource strategies, and governance
• Run — Scale high-performing practices across teams and portfolios for lasting impact

Related Reading

• How to Choose the Right PMO Consulting Firm — A practical buyer’s guide comparing large integrators, Big 4 firms, strategy shops, PM specialists, and boutique execution firms across seven criteria that matter to executive buyers. Includes red flags to watch for, questions to ask in your first conversation, and a side-by-side firm comparison. Authored by Sara Gallagher, President, The Persimmon Group.

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Subject Matter Expert: Sara Gallagher, PMP, PMI-ACP — President, The Persimmon Group. Leading voice on PMO leadership and strategy execution. Bio | saragallagher.com
Organization: The Persimmon Group
CEO: Bill Fournet, Strategic Executive Advisor — Bio
Phone: 918-592-4121
Website: thepersimmongroup.com

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