Practice · Project & Programs Management

    Practitioner depth. Measurable results.

    Capital portfolio governance, PMO design, and infrastructure advisory for public sector and capital-intensive private organizations. We work the way we worked as department heads accountable for the outcome, not the way consultants describe doing it.

    Core competencies
    1. 01Enterprise PMO Design & Maturation
    2. 02PMO Frameworks, Methodologies, & Governance
    3. 03Capital Planning & Portfolio Governance
    4. 04Lifecycle Artifact Management (Project Charters, Execution Plans, & Closeout)
    5. 05Stage-Gate Review & Quality Assurance Architecture
    6. 06Project Controls & Risk Governance
    7. 07Government Funding Governance & Compliance
    8. 08Transformation & Strategy Execution
    9. 09KPI & Performance Reporting Architecture
    10. 10Business Case Development & Value Realization
    Delivery team · site review
    01 /The record

    Capital governed at the scale where small mistakes become headline-sized losses.

    15+
    Years of PMO and Program delivery experience
    $11.5B+
    Capital portfolio governed
    $1.2B
    Annual capital program oversight
    $2.1B
    Government funding administered
    400+
    Active projects under governance
    5
    Operating companies coordinated
    $190M+
    Idle capital recovered & reallocated
    50%
    Reduction in reporting time
    80%
    Executive approval rate for business cases
    100%
    Federal funding compliance maintained
    02 /What we do

    Ten practices. One discipline.

    Each engagement is scoped to a specific mandate, but every practice line below is built on the same foundation: governance that holds, evidence that survives challenge, and delivery that can be audited.

    01 /

    Enterprise PMO Design, Maturation, & Frameworks

    Standing up, or fixing, the institutional PMO framework that owns delivery

    • Enterprise PMO Design

      Stand up a PMO from scratch: structure, mandate, decision rights, governance cadences, and reporting infrastructure calibrated to organizational scale.

    • PMO Maturity Assessment & Roadmap

      Diagnose current-state PMO performance against leading practice and build a phased advancement plan.

    • PMO Frameworks, Methodologies, & Governance

      The policy, standards, methodologies, and templates that govern how projects are initiated, approved, monitored, and closed.

    • Project Delivery Standards

      Document the methodologies, gate criteria, and minimum deliverables that bring delivery consistency across the portfolio.

    02 /

    Capital Planning, Portfolio Alignment, & Investment Governance

    Connecting funding directly to corporate strategy

    • Portfolio Prioritization Frameworks

      Decision-support structures that prioritize competing demands against strategy, capacity, and financial constraints.

    • Resource Load Analysis

      Model organizational capacity against planned capital programs to identify throughput gaps before they become delivery failures.

    • 10-Year & Long-Range Capital Forecasting

      Turn 30-year asset management strategies into a credible, funded multi-year capital plan.

    • Capital Program Reporting & Dashboards

      Executive and Board-level reporting infrastructure that gives governance audiences decision-ready visibility.

    • Program Design

      Structure projects into programs: boundaries, interdependencies, shared resources, and consolidated reporting.

    • Categorization Frameworks

      Tier projects by value, risk, complexity, and strategic alignment to match oversight to need.

    03 /

    Transformation, Change Management, & Strategic Strategy Execution

    Managing the human and operational transition during massive corporate shifts or system overhauls

    • Operating Model Design

      Structure, decision rights, governance cadences, and collaboration model that enable a function to operate at scale.

    • Transformation Project Execution

      Lead complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives from design through implementation and adoption.

    • Change Management for Corporate Shifts

      Manage the human transition through system overhauls, restructures, and enterprise transformation.

    • Capability Development Programs

      Structured training for project managers, portfolio analysts, and governance stakeholders.

    04 /

    Integrated Project Controls, Schedule Performance, & Risk Governance

    Full oversight of cost, schedule, and risk tracking on large, complex capital projects

    • Project Controls Setup

      Design and stand up a project controls function from scratch: cost, schedule, EVM, change management, reporting.

    • Quantitative Schedule & Risk Assessment

      Risk workshops and Monte Carlo–based QSRA / QRA to establish defensible schedule and cost contingency.

    • Cost Estimate Review & Budget Forecasting

      Independent assessment of whether budgets adequately reflect the risk a project is carrying at its current stage.

    • Bid & Proposal Governance Support

      Evidence that estimates mature through AACE-aligned classes and that scope, schedule, and risk align with cost at every stage.

    • Management Contingency Frameworks

      Methodology, business case, and governance structures for portfolio-level management contingency.

    05 /

    Stage-Gate Governance, Quality Assurance, & Phase-Readiness Reviews

    Enforcing project controls before moving to the next phase

    • Stage-Gate Framework Design

      Gate definitions, decision criteria, required deliverables, and authority levels, calibrated to project tier and complexity.

    • Gate Criteria & Governance Standards

      Minimum requirements at each gate: scope, AACE estimate class, risk maturity, schedule confidence, stakeholder sign-off.

    • Quality Assurance Architecture

      Independent QA structures that validate estimate maturity, schedule confidence, and deliverable readiness.

    • Gate Review Facilitation & Assurance

      Lead gate reviews: independent health assessments and clear pass / conditional / hold recommendations.

    06 /

    Program & Complex Multi-Project Delivery Assurance

    Oversight of massive, interconnected programs, not just isolated projects

    • Program Delivery Assurance

      Independent assurance across interconnected projects: interfaces, dependencies, resource sharing, and consolidated reporting.

    • Multi-Project Portfolio Oversight

      Governance and reporting infrastructure to manage a portfolio of concurrent complex projects as a single accountable program.

    • Interface & Dependency Management

      Identify, map, and manage the interfaces between projects that most often cause program-level failure.

    • Program Recovery & Reset

      Diagnose and reset struggling programs, restoring governance, controls, and delivery confidence.

    07 /

    Business Case Development, Feasibility Analysis, & Value Realization

    The full initiation and benefit-tracking phase, from problem framing to realized value

    • Business Case Development

      Problem definition, options analysis, cost-benefit modelling, risk assessment, and implementation plan, structured for Treasury Board, council, or board approval.

    • Feasibility Analysis

      Technical, financial, and delivery feasibility studies that give governance defensible evidence before committing capital.

    • Options Analysis & Cost-Benefit Frameworks

      Structured methodology (identification, evaluation criteria, scoring, sensitivity analysis) that gives governance the evidence to approve or redirect.

    • Value Realization & Benefit Tracking

      Track promised benefits from approval through delivery and into operations, closing the loop on business case commitments.

    08 /

    Government Funding Infrastructure, Regulatory Governance, & Compliance

    Maximizing federal and provincial funding returns while meeting every compliance obligation

    • Grant Application Development

      Strengthen applications to federal and provincial programs (ICIP, CCBF, PTIF and equivalents): climate assessments, documentation, supporting analysis.

    • Funding Compliance Reporting

      Reporting infrastructure that meets funding agreement obligations and avoids clawback risk.

    • Funding Maximization Strategy

      Reallocate unused project funds to higher-need projects to maximize total returns from funding envelopes.

    • Government Accountability Frameworks

      Governance, reporting formats, and escalation protocols required to manage accountability to multiple levels of government simultaneously.

    09 /

    Asset Management Strategy & Sustainable Lifecycle Planning

    Policy, plans, and renewal programs that protect your assets and balance sheet across the full lifecycle

    • Asset Management Policy & Framework

      Organization-wide policy defining how all asset classes are managed, maintained, renewed, and disposed of across the full lifecycle.

    • Strategic Asset Management Plan

      Inventory all assets, define methodologies by class, establish condition baselines, and set renewal timelines and funding needs.

    • Asset Renewal Programs

      Multi-year renewal programs by class: condition assessments, backlog quantification, and funded project pipelines.

    • Sustainable Lifecycle Planning

      Investment case for closing the SOGR gap with financial modelling, risk-based prioritization, and funding strategy.

    10 /

    KPI, Analytics, & Performance Reporting Architecture

    The metrics that audit and report on compliance and success

    • Project-Level Performance Frameworks

      KPIs, templates, and review cadences giving sponsors real-time visibility into cost, schedule, scope, and risk.

    • Program-Level Dashboards & Reporting

      Aggregate project performance into program-level health views that surface systemic risks and resource conflicts.

    • Portfolio Performance Architecture

      Enterprise-level executive dashboards, Board reporting packages, and portfolio review rhythms.

    • Review Cadence & Escalation Design

      Reporting rhythms, escalation triggers, and governance touchpoints that ensure data drives action, not just reporting.

    Programs governed
    Marpole Transit Centre·Port Coquitlam Transit Centre Electrification Program·Conventional Buses·Power Program (Traction Power, UPS and Propulsion Technology)·Phibbs Exchange·ICIP / EMUP·PTIF·CPTF·Pavement Renewal·Catwalks·Revenue & Non-Revenue Vehicles
    03 /Who we work with

    Organizations where delivery has to hold up to public, Board, and government scrutiny.

    • Public sector & Crown corporations

      Provincial and federal ministries, transit authorities, health authorities, utilities, and Crown corporations managing large, publicly accountable capital programs.

    • Major infrastructure owners & operators

      Organizations with significant capital portfolios in transportation, energy, utilities, real estate, or social infrastructure.

    • Municipalities & regional districts

      Teams managing multi-year capital plans with multi-government funding accountability.

    • First Nations & Indigenous organizations

      Building governance and capital management capacity for infrastructure investment programs.

    • BC construction & infrastructure firms

      General contractors and civil / specialty firms managing concurrent capital projects without a formal PMO or Head of Project Controls.

    • Engineering & infrastructure consulting firms

      Needing PMO, governance, or capital planning advisory capacity for client engagements.

    • Private sector organizations

      Complex capital portfolios or transformation programs that require enterprise governance rigour.

    04 /How we engage

    Four models. Often in combination.

    Engagements are structured around your mandate and context, not the shape of a methodology slide.

    01Two weeks

    PMO Diagnostic

    A structured audit of current governance, portfolio, reporting, and risk practices. Delivers a gap analysis and prioritized 90-day roadmap. The right starting point for organizations that want clarity before committing to a larger engagement.

    02Monthly

    Advisory Retainer

    Ongoing access to senior practitioner expertise: strategic guidance, governance review, stakeholder preparation, and decision support for senior leadership. No large-firm overhead. Direct access.

    034 weeks – 6 months

    Project-Based Engagement

    Scoped engagement with defined deliverables: PMO design, governance restructuring, capital planning redesign, asset management strategy, or project controls setup.

    046 – 18 months

    Interim Executive

    Embedded as Head of PMO, Director of Capital Planning, or equivalent, for organizations between permanent hires, standing up a new function, or managing a governance transition.

    05 /Why Selah

    Built from the inside out, not the outside looking in.

    1. 01

      Built from the inside out

      Our founder designed and built the enterprise PMO, asset management function, and project controls department inside a major Canadian public-sector transit authority, not as a consultant, but as the department head accountable for outcomes across five operating companies.

    2. 02

      Complexity is familiar territory

      400+ active projects, $11.5B+ in capital, multi-government funding obligations, Board governance expectations, and operating company politics. We have worked in that environment and delivered in it.

    3. 03

      Documented, measurable results

      Building and fixing PMOs, governing government-funded programs at scale, recovering idle capital, managing inflation-driven cost risk, and standing up project controls functions from scratch, each with outcomes that can be evidenced.

    4. 04

      Credibility at every level

      Board presentations, Finance Director co-presentations, capital working groups with operating company executives, and direct management of federal and provincial funding relationships.

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