I keep projects from becoming dumpster fires.
Benefit from my 20 years of experience refining development practices to improve delivery by 20-25%—with honest assessments and practical solutions.
No additional headcount or headaches.
I help product teams deliver faster and gain confidence by bringing clarity to complex problems and processes.
When you work with me
Organizations Thrive
- Improved client trust
- Advisors over "order-takers"
- Consistency across projects
- Returning customer revenue
- Faster onboarding
Products Improve
- Reliable execution clients trust
- The right amount of methodology
- Predictable operations
- Effective communication techniques
- Reduced knowledge silos
People Grow
- Improved consulting skills
- Confident client management
- Facilitation and negotiation skills
- Clear roles and expectations
- Sense of ownership and accountability
“The solid frameworks Judith gave us - for planning both technical tasks and team dynamics - helped us start faster and stronger than we ever could have on our own.”
- Zoe Laventhol, CodeOp
Expertise to help your organization
When you need someone with the grit and grace to handle your unique challenges.
My experience includes:
Project Management
- 20 yrs. delivery experience
- Methodology agnostic
- Global, cross functional teams
- Small and large budgets
- Confidently facilitate all rituals
- Coach team members
Product Strategy
- Product Discovery and Strategy
- Scope management and negotiation
- MVP Release planning
- Collaboration with Design & UX
- Serve as client Product Manager (or collaborate with theirs)
Ideation & Facilitation
- Discovery sessions
- Team Project kickoffs
- Design Thinking workshops
- "Projects in Real Life" workshops
- Google Design Sprints
- Product Strategy workshops
"Judith’s passion for her work is contagious."
- Jill Doerner, Senior Vice President of Operations, YMCA of Metro Chicago
I deliver value.
I ramp up quickly to understand the challenges, and break large problems into smaller, more manageable deliverables the team can solve. While I make sure everything is running smoothly, I help cross functional teams of UX, designers and developers provide demonstrative value to users and clients.
"Judith rolls up her sleeves to deliver value to her clients."
- Will Norris, UX Consultant
I lead teams.
I work with people who have different capabilities and lenses through which they view their work. I ensure everyone’s voice is heard so they can contribute in a way that lets them comfortably expose both their competence and personality, and deliver the best possible solution.
"Judith gives great direct, actionable feedback and I trust her to always have my back. In a professional client setting that is a great strength and helps me push my work to be the best it can be."
- Rex Chekal, Creative Director, Table XI
I give back.
I love helping others who are earlier in their careers understand how to leverage their current skills, expand them, and ultimately be able to see more options ahead of them. I do that so they can make choices they didn’t see before.
"Judith is such a joy to collaborate with. She manages to strike an exquisite balance between soft people skills and a no-nonsense assertiveness to move forward and get things done."
- Bill Baxter, Instructor, Project Road Training
I empower others.
In addition to practicing this on my projects, I teach others to form highly collaborative teams. They learn lessons like how to “fail fast”, how make large problems smaller, and how to leverage everyone’s strengths on a team. While I can teach a standardized methodology, I also like proposing how and why you might deviate from it to meet your needs.
"Judith is an extremely proactive and selfless individual. I help run a non-profit coding bootcamp for military veterans and their spouses; upon hearing our mission, she, without prompting, asked how she could be of help at no cost to us. Judith continued to offer training for each cohort and always received rave reviews."
