Execution reinforcement for investors and operating leadership teams

Find what's holding the business back. Fix it.

We step up when something needs to move faster, scale better or perform differently.

We work with investors and leadership teams to understand what is slowing the business down, inside it and in the market around it, then work out what needs to change and bring in the right capability to get it done.

Measured in the business, not in the report.

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Where we sit

From diagnosis to measurable change.

Projekt4 combines assessment and execution. We establish what is actually holding the business back, determine what needs to change and stay involved where our experience can help deliver it.

Big consulting

Finds the real problem: Assessment and recommendation
Puts the answer to work: Varies by engagement
Who does the work: Consulting teams
Through execution: Depends on scope

Projekt4

Finds the real problem: Assessment grounded in how the business actually operates
Puts the answer to work: Defines the intervention and brings in the capability to deliver it
Who does the work: Senior operators who have advised at the strategy table and owned outcomes inside businesses
Through execution: Stays involved through execution where our experience adds value

Staffing & search

Finds the real problem: Works from a defined requirement
Puts the answer to work: Provides the required capability
Who does the work: Candidates matched to the requirement
Through execution: Placement or deployment

Measured in the business, not in the report.

Who we work with

Built for businesses where execution affects value.

Private equity

Portfolio companies where performance, transformation or integration needs to move.

Venture & growth

Companies scaling technology, product, commercial capability or operations.

Businesses in change

Leadership teams dealing with transformation, capability gaps or critical execution problems.

Three ways to start

Start where your business is.

Mandate first

You know what you need. We pressure-test it.

We test the brief against the business context, the problem it needs to solve and the outcome required. We confirm it, strengthen it or reshape it before moving into search or deployment.

Problem first

You know something is wrong. The answer is not yet clear.

The assessment stands alone. There is no obligation to deploy Projekt4 people. Where we support execution, the diagnosing operator remains involved.

Urgent gap

You need experienced leadership in the seat now.

The operator works alongside your team, stabilises delivery and stays involved for as long as the situation requires.

Mandate first

You know what you need. We pressure-test it.

→48-hour pressure test of the requirement
→First candidate in days, not weeks

We test the brief against the business context, the problem it needs to solve and the outcome required. We confirm it, strengthen it or reshape it before moving into search or deployment.

48 hours

Brief checked

Days

First candidate

Problem first

You know something is wrong. The answer is not yet clear.

→We read the business and operating context
→Identify what is actually constraining execution
→Set out what should happen next

The assessment stands alone. There is no obligation to deploy Projekt4 people. Where we support execution, the diagnosing operator remains involved.

Duration

5-10 working days

Output

A decision you can act on

Fee

Paid, fixed fee

Urgent gap

You need experienced leadership in the seat now.

→Fractional CTO, COO or VP
→Starts within two weeks
→Steadies delivery while the permanent answer is found

The operator works alongside your team, stabilises delivery and stays involved for as long as the situation requires.

Start

Within two weeks

Continuity

Stay as needed

See more detail on our Assessment and how it works →

Case studies

What changed in the business.

4 days

Interim CTO placed during a Series B close

7.7x

Predictive modelling in chemicals

35%

Four IT businesses merged onto one M365 tenant

4 days

Time to place

Interim CTO placed during a Series B close

Technology · United Kingdom · Leadership continuity

The situation: The CTO left mid-round. The funding round and the product rebuild were both exposed.
What we did: We placed a senior interim CTO within four working days.
What changed: The Series B closed, the product rebuild landed on schedule, and a permanent CTO started 11 weeks later.

7.7x

Return on fees

Predictive modelling in chemicals

Chemicals · Continental Europe · EBITDA improvement

The situation: A production problem was creating avoidable cost.
What we did: We identified where predictive modelling could make a measurable difference, brought in a small senior data team and put it to work.
What changed: €120k saved inside two months, delivering 7.7x the engagement cost.

35%

IT overhead cut

Four IT businesses merged onto one M365 tenant

IT services · Benelux · Post-merger integration

The situation: Four acquired businesses were still running separately, slowing everything down ahead of a secondary sale.
What we did: We placed a collaboration architect with security and governance specialists to design one tenant.
What changed: Four tenants became one in 12 weeks, IT overhead down 35%.

Dealing with something similar?

Bring us the problem or the brief. We'll tell you quickly whether we can help.

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Start the conversation

Bring us the problem.
Or bring us the brief.

If you know what you need, we will pressure-test it and move quickly. If you do not, we will work with you to establish what needs to change.

Send the context

Tell us what you are dealing with. You do not need to have diagnosed the problem or know the answer.

Talk it through

Book 20 minutes with Andrew. No brief or preparation needed.

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Find what's holding the business back. Fix it.

From diagnosis to measurable change.

Built for businesses where execution affects value.

Start where your business is.

What changed in the business.

Interim CTO placed during a Series B close

Predictive modelling in chemicals

Four IT businesses merged onto one M365 tenant

Bring us the problem.Or bring us the brief.

Bring us the problem.
Or bring us the brief.