Predictable, successful projects in weeks.
I’ve been helping delivery teams break the cycle of unpredictability and build a culture of consistent on-time project success for over two decades. Working with both project-led agencies and product-led teams.
I’m Harry Bailey, and I’ve run agencies, coached product and agency teams, and seen what works (and lots of what doesn’t) in the real world.
I share those practical, actionable strategies, tailored for your agency’s unique context, to improve results quickly and sustainably across projects and support services.
No matter the size or complexity of your agency, I help you deliver projects more confidently with an approach crafted together to fit your specific situation.
Projects that go off the rails are expensive. Put an end to them by implementing trusted, successful ways of working.
( or email hello@harrybailey.com )
Is project chaos costing you clients and profit?
Managing the success of multiple complex projects can feel like a rollercoaster. Overruns, missed deadlines, and unpredictable outcomes can leave a team burned out and your clients frustrated.
Delivering repeatable, consistent success can feel unachievable. Resorting to firefighting instead of focusing on growth and quality.
Are you stuggling to get the expected benefits of an Agile Framework like Scrum?
Agile in agencies, especially Agile in digital and creative agencies, is a conundrum. Making all your projects fit an Agile approach can results in both client and internal frustrations.
I’ve worked with dozens of project-led teams on their approach to delivering complex client projects. I’ve learned how to get the most from trusted delivery approaches in an agency context without applying frameworks or fixed ways of working that don’t get the best for your clients.
Founder / Business Leader
From fire fighting, panic and frustrated clients to clarity, transparency and success
Delivery / Project Leader
From plate spinning, burnout and spoon feeding to commitment, engagement and progress
Team member
From pressure, context switching and rework to focus, valuable output and trusted ways of working
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Harry to agency teams looking to build team cohesion, improve productivity and develop a commercial mindset throughout a team.
— Tom Parson, Co-Founder @ Huddle Digital
The most common challenges I see:
- Lack of client alignment – onboarding and ongoing
- Vague or bad estimates – from sales through to support
- Scope creep and project overruns – inconsistent approaches
- Endless rework – quality and alignment
- Struggles with Agile adoption – Agile theatre and confused clients
- Lack of accountability and autonomy – spoon fed teams and disengagement
Learn to deliver consistently great results without so much drama.
Time to confirm we’re a good fit for each other.
( or email hello@harrybailey.com )
Discovery call: confirming the right fit
Let’s discuss your current delivery system’s challenges and potential. During our conversation, I’ll provide insights into how I assist agency leaders like you to achieve consistent on-time project and support success.
You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and together we’ll determine the next steps. Often a team health check or immediate support for a project that’s off track.
What’s the process?
Here are the most common three steps.
1. Health Check
Quick assessment of your team, where your delivery process is struggling, and which projects are at risk. Understand your context and your people.
2. Rapid Action
Immediate improvements and course correction, focusing on what will make the biggest difference first.
- Find breathing space with simple proven techniques
- Change broader key aspects of the delivery approach
- Review known and emerging challenges, and priorities for action
3. Embedding approaches
Fine-tuning ways of working, and empowering your team to take ownership for lasting success.
A quick call comes first, then we plan some real measurable improvement.
Teams often implement initial improvements within 10 days and see measured delivery improvements within weeks.
( or email hello@harrybailey.com )
Want more detail? See how my process works.
What founders and leaders say about Harry’s work:
Really impressed with the work Harry did for our team this year. He is able to switch between the strategic and the tactical effortlessly, showing a willingness to tackle problems, craft solutions and reflect on the procedural, cultural and operational impact of decisions and activities.
– Hilary Stephenson, MD @ Nexer Digital
Harry’s approach allows agency owners and teams, deep in the trenches of day-to-day project work, to step out for a much-needed bird’s-eye view.
– Frank Staiger, Founder @ Via Studios
It felt like the team were drowning in their work. Support and project challenges mounting up, making prioritisation increadibly challenging. Harry’s approach was calm, swift and immediately impactful.
— CTO @ Manchester Agency
What impact you’ll see
I’ll share proven tactics for the pivotal moments in your projects. Your team will learn how to:
- Onboard clients with clear expectations
- Define and agree on achievable project plans
- Nail estimation and team commitment
- Create strong client alignment and ongoing trust
- Effectively support both new and retained clients
- Form cohesive project teams, even with fluid assignment
- Delight clients and conclude projects successfully
And you’ll gain access to many other tested techniques that will level up your project delivery without adding complexity.
Trust your agency’s ways of working again. Let’s confirm we’re a good fit for each other. Book a quick call with me
( or email hello@harrybailey.com )
Other challenges you might be experiencing
- It feel like you’re reinventing the wheel on every project. There’s a lack of consistency.
- You’re delivering good work, but it feels harder than it should. You’re not sure where the friction is.
- Projects seem to run fine for a while, then the momentum is lost and the rework start.
- You’ve tried to be more ‘agile’, but it always fizzles out after a few sprints.
- Project managers are stretched thin, and you don’t know if it’s the process or the people.
- You’re not sure your delivery approach scales. It works for two or three projects, then chaos sets in.
- Your budget feels right, but somehow the profit disappears in the delivery stage.
- Your clients love the creative side, but delivery always feels messy.
- You’re got no shortage of smart people, but they’re not always pulling in the same direction.
- You’re tired of firefighting and want delivery to just work without the hovering.
- You’re unsure how to tackle technical debt without losing delivery momentum.
- Your short-term delivery pressures are limiting your long-term investment, capacity and availability.
This is the end. Last chance. Book a quick call with me