Work With Michael Davis
Assess before you address. Then build, adopt, or improve from there.
Some organizations need a full-time PMO executive. Many need something more focused: senior delivery leadership that brings order to the portfolio, gives the executive team real visibility into their work, people, and margin, and leaves behind a team that can run it on their own.
That is what I do. I take on a limited number of fractional and advisory engagements for leadership teams that are ready to fix how work gets delivered.
“Michael has a rare ability to connect the technical possibilities of AI with the realities of running a business. In our work together, he consistently translates complex technology into practical use cases, asks the questions that sharpen our thinking, and helps us see the path from a PMO leader’s day-to-day challenges all the way to C-suite priorities. His perspective has helped us pressure-test and refine our thinking around the Agentic PMO and how we’re integrating AI into WiserWulff’s own operations. He brings the right combination of technical depth, business judgment, and real-world PMO experience.”
Lisa Cicala, CEO, WiserWulffSix situations I am built for
The portfolio has outgrown the way it is managed.
Growth brought more projects, more clients, and more moving parts than the current process can handle. Priorities compete, capacity is a guess, and nobody is sure what is actually on track.
The executive team cannot see what is happening.
Status lives in spreadsheets and side conversations. Problems surface as escalations instead of early signals, and decisions get made on stale information.
Margin is a mystery until the work is done.
Cost, P&L, and forecasts don’t match reality, so leadership finds out how a project performed financially after it is too late to change it.
The PMO exists on paper.
There are templates and a weekly meeting, but no real governance, no trusted reporting, and no measurable value the business can point to.
An acquisition just closed.
Two delivery cultures, two sets of tools, and a leadership team that needs integration work to stay on schedule while the business keeps running.
AI is a conversation, not an operating reality.
Leadership knows AI should be changing how delivery works, but nobody has turned that into practical workflows, reporting, and decision support.
One disciplined arc, scaled to your needs
Every engagement follows the same disciplined arc, scaled to what your organization needs.
Assess
I start by understanding how work actually flows today: the portfolio, the people, the governance, the tools, and where value is leaking. You get a clear, candid read on what is working, what is not, and what to fix first.
Build
Together with your team, we design the operating model: intake and prioritization, governance cadence, executive reporting, roles and accountability, and the metrics that matter. Your people help build it, which is why they adopt it.
Run
I lead the cadence alongside your team, guiding portfolio reviews, coaching project and delivery leaders, and keeping the executive team informed with information they can trust.
Hand Off
The goal is never dependency. Your team leaves the engagement owning the system, with documentation, a transition plan, and leaders ready to carry it forward.
Ways we can work together
Fractional PMO or Delivery Leadership
Ongoing, part-time executive leadership of your PMO or delivery function, from portfolio and workforce planning to P&L insight. Ideal for organizations that need senior direction without a full-time executive hire.
Transformation Advisory
Hands-on guidance for leadership teams driving delivery modernization, operating model change, or AI-enabled delivery initiatives.
PMO Assessment
A focused diagnostic of your current delivery environment with a prioritized roadmap. A strong starting point when you know something needs to change but want clarity before committing.
Post-Acquisition Delivery Integration
Bringing two delivery organizations together with shared governance, aligned reporting, and a clear path to one way of working.
How I work with clients
- A direct working relationship with your executive sponsor, not a layer of junior consultants
- A clear scope, defined deliverables, and a regular executive cadence
- Fluency on both sides of the table: the technology and the business case, from the PMO to the C-suite
- Visibility into your portfolio, workforce capacity, and margin, built in the systems you already own
- Flexible engagement terms built around your needs
- Frameworks and knowledge that stay with your team when the engagement ends
- Culture first leadership, because the outcomes follow the culture
“You are a rare find, a person with passion for the discipline and heart for the people who practice it. You leave organizations in a better place than where you started.”
Thomas Y., Chief Operating OfficerCurious what changes when I step into an organization?
Read what happens when I am brought in, and hear from the people I have worked with.
Pick a time that works for you
A 30-minute conversation about what is driving the need, how delivery works today, and what a successful outcome would look like. You will leave with a candid perspective on where to start, whether or not we work together.
Prefer to start another way?
If your leadership team is wrestling with delivery visibility, portfolio chaos, or a transformation that needs a steady hand, I would like to hear about it. Reach out directly or connect on LinkedIn.