Stop Losing People to Confusion and Conflict

Congruent Connections

Sharpen strategic planning, analysis and execution.

Congruent Connections equips growth-stage leadership teams to uncover where priorities, decisions, and communication break down. We build the structure and deliver a strategic plan that creates stronger teams, disciplined execution, and focused growth.

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Challenges

Are you facing any of these challenges in your organization?

When systems and processes can not keep up with expanding customers, sales or staff.
A new round of capital brings urgency to grow, but without a clear roadmap, teams drown in competing priorities and investors lose confidence.
Unclear priorities and miscommunication create friction among leaders and teams, leading to conflict and costly departures.
Without a clear system to prioritize and track the right work, strategic plans scatter and progress slips through the cracks.
Leadership or system changes disrupt momentum and stall projects.
Constantly shifting priorities make the organization feel reactive instead of focused.
Delayed decisions cause confusion, frustration and a ripple effect across teams.
Teams lack the skills, tools or structure to manage initiatives.

Kellie Bryan | Assistant Director Signal Engineering Projects | Railway

“I had the opportunity to work with Desiree on a large, complex initiative for a transportation client. Desiree implemented a new structure that ensured work was clearly assigned, completed efficiently, and accepted by the client. She is someone you can trust with difficult tasks, knowing they will be handled with care and diligence.”

UCM | kc scholars student | PMP & CAPM prep CLASS

“I walked in unsure of what to expect. I walked out with practical knowledge I could immediately apply in my role and in leadership discussions.”

Argus Consulting | COHORT ATTENDEE

“Stakeholder identification and client conflict were eye-opening.”

Argus Consulting | COHORT Attendee

“Good communication skills are more important than technical skills for a project manager.”

UCM | kc scholars student | PMP & CAPM prep CLASS

“At one point I was afraid to go to the board and write anything. By the end, I was saying ‘cool, let’s go’ and encouraging others to join me. There was a lot of growth within me and learning new concepts.”

UCM | kc scholars student | PMp & CAPM prep CLASS

“The class was not just about passing a test. It was about building habits, accountability, and confidence to succeed in the real world.

I know this certification will open doors to an entirely new way of success and pride in our professional lives.

I appreciate her willingness to make sure we understood the PMP mindset, concepts and formulas.”

UCM | kc scholars student | PMP & CAPM prep CLASS

“I see how project management applies across industries and how I can use it in my career.

Harmony Program for Organizational Excellence (Harmony) is a strategy to execution framework that guides executive teams through decision making, prioritization, and implementation with discipline and confidence. Each engagement aligns to seven dimensions of organizational excellence, ensuring strategy connects to execution across leadership, process, innovation, knowledge, talent, stakeholder engagement, and financial results.

Services

A Strategic Advisor leads a Strategic Focus Assessment and builds a custom execution Roadmap.
- License to The Harmony Program for Organizational Excellence™
- Weekly connection points
- Ongoing Advisory support
- Executive Team and Tactical Team engagement.
We lead a Strategic Focus Assessment and build a custom execution Roadmap that reveals hidden gaps, untangles complexity, and realigns execution with strategy.
Outcomes
- Roadmap: Customized 1 page view for executives to align goals to execution.
- Strategic Focus Assessment:
  A structured review that evaluates how well your leadership team’s priorities, decisions, and communications align with the work your organization is actually doing.
Differentiate your business with leaders equipped to make decisions that accelerate, pause or shut-down initiatives.
Benefits
- Identify where resources are misaligned and how to fix it.
- Get a clear plan for what to prioritize, pause, or stop.
- Cut through the noise to drive faster, focused results.
- Align executive and tactical teams around shared direction.
- Make confident investment decisions with full portfolio visibility.
Elevate key players without slowing momentum.
Coaching equips decision-makers and project leads with the tools and support to improve execution in real time. Working 1:1 with a dedicated Strategic Advisor or Project Professional to strengthen your leadership skills in strategic planning and execution.
- fractional Strategy Advisor
- fractional Project Professional
- Weekly connection points
Outcomes
Strategy Advisor:
A designated executive leader champions the strategic plan in the organization with 1:1 coaching.
Project Professional:
A designated project professional leads the initiative with 1:1 coaching.
Benefits:
- Sharpen decision-making at the operational level.
- Reduce stalled projects and missed deadlines.
- Improve confidence, communication, and follow-through.
- Build stronger leaders ready for growth and complexity.
- Reinforce project ownership and team accountability.
Develop leadership that drives execution. Cohorts strengthen leadership decision-making through hands-on workshops that translate strategy into day-to-day momentum.
Cohorts are in a private company or peer group of experienced leaders.
- 90 minute facilitated workshops
- 8-week series
- Case studies and hands on activities
- Immediate application to organization.
Outcomes
Skill development:
Through practice-based learning tailored to real business scenarios.
Leadership standards:
Shared leadership approach and clear expectations.
Progress instead of fire drills:
Shift from reactive to proactive leadership.
Behavior Change:
Turning concepts into daily practice, reduce decision bottlenecks to accelerate, pause or shut-down initiatives.
Benefits:
- Build leadership alignment across departments.
- Strengthen accountability and follow-through.
- Improve communication and ownership at every level.
- Build habits that improve project delivery and team engagement.
- Close leadership skill gaps without pulling people off the job.
Build practical skills for real business impact.
Our classes combine leadership development and project execution training tailored to your organization's current phase of growth.
Classes that prepare professionals to be certified project professionals. These are geared for early career or experienced professionals to advance their careers. Each course is designed to meet PMI’s requirements.
- CAPM Prep
- PMP Prep
- Project Management Essentials
Outcomes
CAPM:
Participants are prepared to pass the CAPM exam.
PMP:
Participants are prepared to pass the PMP exam.
Project Professional:
Participants sharpen their project leadership skills for career advancement.
Benefits:
- Upskill your team without overwhelming them.
- Improve project delivery speed and structure.
- Reduce rework, confusion, and change fatigue.
- Equip leaders to step up with confidence.
- Align learning with strategic priorities and project demands.