Project delivery: Someone holding
the whole thing.
Scope, sequence and a plan with real dates, then standing in as delivery lead while yours is missing.
Scoping·Delivery lead·Vendor wrangling
The job
Sometimes the build is fine and the problem is that nobody is holding it. Decisions are not being made, vendors are not being chased, and everyone is waiting for someone else.
I have spent five years on the delivery side of an agency, ending up as the person who owned both the websites and the search work. I know what a project looks like three weeks before it goes wrong, and I would rather say so early than manage the fallout later.
What delivery cover includes: The whole list,
nothing extra.
Every one of these is in the price. If a job needs something that is not here, it is in the written scope before you say yes, not on the invoice after.
6things, all in the price
Book a scope call- 01 Scoping and sequencing What has to happen, in what order, and what genuinely blocks what.
- 02 A plan with real dates Dates that mean something, revised openly when they change rather than quietly.
- 03 Vendor and agency wrangling Chasing the people who are not chasing themselves.
- 04 Decisions logged Written down when made, so nobody relitigates them in month three.
- 05 Stakeholder communication Told the truth, early, in language they can act on.
- 06 Risk called early The unpopular conversation, at the point where it still helps.
How delivery cover runs: From hello to handover.
Step 1
12 hours max
I reply
Working hours, unless I am on holiday and have said so.
Step 2
Day 0
Scope call
Where the project is, who is involved, and what is actually stuck.
Step 3
+2 days
Written scope
What I would take on and where I would start.
Step 4
Weekly
Status you trust
Real progress, real risks, no traffic-light theatre.
Step 5
End
Handover
Whoever takes it back gets everything, written down.
This is for you
Delivery cover is for you
if any of these sound familiar.
- Your delivery lead left mid-project
- The work is happening but nobody is holding it
- Multiple vendors and nobody coordinating them
- You need an honest read on a project
It is not, if
- You want a permanent hire, this is contract cover
- You want agreement that it is all fine
Not sure which side you are on? Say so on the call. If I am not the right person, you get the name of someone who is.
What delivery cover costs
Below the market median,
without the agency margin.
You should not have to sit through a call to find out whether you can afford me.
Questions about delivery cover: Questions I get every time.
The honest answers. If yours is not here, it is the first thing we cover.
Ask me yours01 Do you do this alongside building?
Often, yes. Most engagements are two things at once, the build and the plan is the most common pairing.
02 How much of your time does this take?
Delivery lead cover is usually part-time, two or three days a week is common. It is priced on the same day rate.
03 Will you tell us if the project is failing?
Yes, and earlier than you would like. That is most of the value.
04 What do we get each week?
A status with real progress and real risks, and a log of what was decided and why, so nobody argues about it later.
05 Can you manage our other agencies and freelancers?
Yes. Chasing the people who have gone quiet, and keeping everyone working to the same dates, is a large part of the job.
06 Do you need to be in the office?
No. It works remotely across the UK, and I come in for kick-offs and workshops where being in the room genuinely helps.
07 What does a project for the web cost?
Delivery lead cover is £400 a day, and £600 a day for evenings and weekends. Two or three days a week is the usual shape, and the written scope says how many days before anything starts. Where the work can be pinned down it becomes a fixed price instead.
08 How much does a web designer cost?
Mine is £400 a day, whether the day goes on design, the build or holding the project together, and £600 for evenings and weekends. Where a job can be pinned down it is a fixed price instead, and the package prices are published so you can check one without a call.
Usually goes with: Project delivery
and website implementation.
When the plan shows the build is the thing holding everyone up, I can pick that up too, rather than writing another update about it.
See website implementationOr one of the other two
Sound like
your problem?
Tell me where it is. Thirty minutes, no pitch, and you leave knowing whether I am the right person.
- Within 12 hoursA reply
- Within 2 working daysA written scope and a price
- OrThe name of someone who fits better