Boutique program management. London-based.

Minimalist structure for complex programs.

For people accountable for large initiatives, complex programs, or projects. Book advisory service tailored to your program, or buy program management blueprint toolkits.

Say goodbye to chaos. Say hello to structure.

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Boutique advisory

Program Management Advisory.

Some structures don't ship in a PDF. When the mess in front of you needs someone to sit with it and find the smallest change that fixes it, that's where I come in.

I'm Swathi Kantharaja. 15+ years as a Software Engineer, Product Manager, and Program Manager. I've brought structure to teams and driven programs forward inside BBC, Expedia, Maersk, and HomeServe. I know what a struggling program looks like, and I know how to fix it.

If this sounds like your week
  • You're running multiple teams and they're not aligned on objectives, roadmap, or reporting
  • You're accountable for delivery but don't have direct authority over the teams doing the work
  • Roadmap priorities keep shifting and it's getting hard to keep leadership and teams informed
  • Leadership wants continuous updates, and you have to extract the right information each time without disrupting the teams
  • You've tried program management frameworks before and they just added more meetings

If any of that lands, we should talk.

The offer

Program Management Advisory

5 days · On-site or remote · One program at a time

I listen to where you are, diagnose what's not working, and walk you through the 10 pillars of Program Sprint: Scope, Roles, Governance, Standards, Planning, Tracking, Dependencies, Risks, Ways of Working, and One-View Reporting. If we cover these 10 pillars, it should provide everything your program needs to run well.

What you get:

  • Clear visibility into the entire program landscape and structure
  • Clear scope, roles, and governance that works
  • Teams running the program independently
  • Risks and dependencies spotted early
  • One-view reporting, so everyone sees the same message
Fixed fee. Quoted on the call.
Program Management toolkits

Or do it yourself.

Hand-built playbooks and templates for program managers, project managers, and PMO leaders. The same thinking that powers the advisory work, packaged so you can apply it today.

Program Sprint — the complete toolkit for running large programs
The complete toolkit

Program Sprint

Multiple teams, no single objective. No transparency. Stakeholders chasing reports from ten different sources.

Inside: Methodology playbook + 10 templates. Scope, Roles, Governance, Standards, Planning, Tracking, Dependencies, Risks, Ways of Working, One-View Reporting.

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Project Roles for Clarity toolkit
Toolkit

Project Roles for Clarity

Everyone owns everything, so no one owns anything. Define roles once, deliver with clarity. RACI without the headache.

Buy · £19 →
One-View Reporting toolkit
Toolkit

One-View Reporting

Stakeholders pulling status from ten different decks. You need one view that travels well. The same picture for the steering committee, the sponsor, and the team.

Buy · £29 →
Governance for Large Programs toolkit
Toolkit

Governance for Large Programs

Decisions stuck. Steering committees that don't steer. Escalations that go nowhere. A ready-to-use governance structure that actually moves things forward.

Buy · £19 →
Dependencies and Risks toolkit
Toolkit

Dependencies & Risks

Risks tracked in spreadsheets nobody opens. Dependencies discovered too late. A simple way to see what's coming, what's blocking, and what to do about it.

Buy · £29 →
Standards for Large Programs toolkit
Toolkit

Standards for Large Programs

Every team operates differently. No baseline for quality, cadence, or definition of done. Set the standard once and run the whole program against it.

Buy · £19 →