Fractional Project Manager
Senior delivery management, without the full-time salary.
A fractional project manager runs your delivery function part-time: planning, tracking, unblocking and reporting. You get the discipline of an experienced PM at a fraction of the cost, and without a hiring loop.
Signs you need this
Does this sound like your team?
- Release dates slip and nobody can explain why
- Engineers are busy but throughput is low
- Status updates are opinions rather than data
- Dependencies surface only when they become blockers
Each of these is a symptom of a missing delivery function rather than a people problem. The fix is process and ownership, not working harder — which is exactly what this engagement installs.
Two to three days per week, month-to-month after an initial three-month period.
What you get
Concretely, here is what lands.
Sprint discipline
Planning, estimation, review and retro run properly and consistently.
Delivery forecasting
A date you can commit to externally, based on measured velocity.
Dependency management
Cross-team and vendor blockers identified before they bite.
Weekly reporting
One page: what shipped, what slipped, what is at risk, what changes.
Common questions
What is a fractional project manager?
A senior project manager who works with you part-time — typically two to three days a week — on an ongoing retainer. You get the same seniority you would hire full-time, scaled to the amount of delivery oversight you actually need.
How is this different from hiring a contractor?
A contractor is usually staffed to a single project and leaves when it ends. A fractional PM builds your delivery system: the cadence, the reporting, the standards. The intent is that your team can run it after the engagement.
How many hours per week is it?
Most engagements run two to three days a week. It flexes: heavier during a stabilisation phase or a critical release, lighter once delivery is predictable.
Find out if this is the right engagement.
A free 30-minute audit. We will tell you which service actually solves your problem — including if the answer is none of them.
30 min · no pitch deck · one fix you can apply immediately