Our Packages

Five ways to work with us. Each one is built around how organisations actually need project management support not how consultancies prefer to sell it.

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Day Rate

A Project Manager when you need one. Available on a day-rate basis inside. Book the days you need and get someone experienced on your projcet fast.

Flexible · Short Notice
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What's included

  • A dedicated project manager assigned to your team or programme
  • Day-to-day management of your project workstream, tasks and delivery
  • Risk, issue and dependency tracking
  • Regular stakeholder communication and progress reporting as per the agreed governance
  • Vendor and third-party coordination as required
  • Flexible scheduling — full days, half days or specific days of the week (agreed upfront)

Ideal for

Short-term projectsA specific piece of work with a defined start and end date
Capacity gapsYour team is stretched and you need an extra pair of experienced hands
Specific workstreamsA single workstream within a larger programme that needs dedicated oversight
Cover & continuityBridge a gap while you recruit a permanent Project Manager or during planned leave

How to get started

Drop us a message with a brief overview of your project and when you need someone. We'll come back to you to discuss and confirm availability.

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Dedicated Delivery

Hand us a project and we'll see it through from kick-off to close. We take full ownership of delivery so your team can stay focused on everything else.

Fixed Scope · End-to-End
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What's included

  • Full project lifecycle management from kick-off to go-live and close
  • Project initiation — charter, plan, RAID log and governance setup
  • Scope, budget and timeline management throughout
  • Stakeholder management and executive-level reporting
  • Vendor and supplier management, including contract oversight
  • Change control and issue resolution
  • Final delivery report and lessons learned handover

Types of projects we deliver

  • IT infrastructure upgrades, migrations and platform rollouts
  • Software and application implementation programmes
  • Cybersecurity technology deployments and service transitions
  • Business process improvement and operational change programmes
  • Regulatory compliance and assurance projects
  • Data centre modernisation and cloud migration programmes
  • Anything else! - if your project doesn't fit a category, get in touch and we'll discuss it

How to get started

Share a brief summary of what you're working on — scope, timeline and any known constraints. We'll arrange a discovery call and put a proposal together from there.

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Long-Term Retained

Same Project Manager. Set days per month. Consistent support as your business grows — with the flexibility of a contractor and without the cost of a full-time hire.

Retained · Ongoing · Scalable
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What's included

  • A named Project Manager allocated to your organisation for an agreed number of days per month
  • Oversight and management of your ongoing project portfolio
  • Regular steering group and stakeholder reporting
  • PMO-level governance, documentation and process management
  • Continuous risk and dependency tracking across active projects
  • Flexibility to scale days up or down as your portfolio changes
  • Monthly review meetings to align on priorities and upcoming work

Ideal for

Growing businessesYou're scaling fast and need ongoing support without hiring full-time
Multi-project portfoliosYou have several projects running at once and need consistent oversight
SMEs & scale-upsExpertise at a fraction of the cost of a permanent hire
Transition periodsYou're in a period of change and need consistent leadership throughout

How to get started

Tell us about your current portfolio and how many days a month you think you need. We'll put together a retainer proposal that fits your situation.

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Project Rescue

Project gone sideways? We've been here before. We'll assess the situation quickly and put a recovery plan in place with rapid mobilisation.

Urgent · Recovery · Turnaround
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What's included

  • Rapid mobilisation to get things moving as quickly as possible
  • Independent project health assessment and root cause analysis
  • Clear recovery plan with realistic timelines and priorities
  • Immediate stakeholder communication and confidence restoration
  • Hands on programme leadership through the recovery phase
  • Governance and reporting uplift to give full visibility
  • Options for ongoing support once the programme is stabilised

Signs you might need this

  • Your project is behind schedule and the team has lost confidence
  • Costs have overrun and scope is unclear
  • Key stakeholders have lost trust in the delivery team
  • The original Project Manager has left mid-project and you need someone to pick it up until a permanent replacement is found
  • A supplier or vendor has failed to deliver and the programme is stalled
  • There's no clear plan for how the project gets back on track

How to get started

If things are going wrong time matters. Contact us now and we'll get back to you fast to understand the situation and agree next steps.

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Bespoke Delivery

Not every requirement fits a standard package. If you need a full delivery team or something completely tailored tell us what you need and we'll build it around you.

Tailored · Any Scale
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What this could look like

  • Sourcing and managing a full project delivery team for a major programme
  • A blended team of Project Managers, Business Analysts and technical leads
  • Programme-level oversight across multiple workstreams with a dedicated lead
  • A managed service model where Optionchain takes end-to-end accountability
  • Short-term specialist support for a specific phase; discovery, mobilisation or closure
  • Any combination of our standard packages tailored to your specific needs

Why bespoke?

Some projects are too complex or too unique to fit neatly into a package. We're flexible by design. Whether you need us to source a team, fill a very specific gap or take on something we haven't done before we'll have an honest conversation about whether we can help and what that looks like.

How to get started

Tell us what you're trying to achieve. We'll listen first, ask the right questions and come back to you with a clear view of how we can support you.

Getting Started

How It Works

From first contact to your Project Manager being on the ground, we keep it simple.

01

Get in Touch

Fill in our contact form with a brief overview of your project and what you need.

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Discovery Call

We will arrange a short call to understand your requirements, timeline and any constraints.

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Proposal

we will send a clear proposal outlining scope, engagement model and what to expect.

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Go

Contracts signed, Project Manager assigned — your project gets moving quickly and confidently.

Not Sure Which Package Is Right?

Just tell us what you're working on and we'll recommend the right approach for your needs.

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