Practical delivery coaching to help agencies hit deadlines and stay in control.
Do any of these delivery problems feel familiar?
These issues tend to appear together as agencies grow and delivery becomes more complex.
- Estimations regularly miss the mark
- Projects overrun or creep in scope
- Endless rework cycles disrupt progress
- Agile feels uncomfortable or ineffective
- Clients and teams are not aligned
- Accountability and autonomy are unclear
Your agency can consistently deliver calm, predictable results without the drama.
I’ve spent over two decades helping teams move from unpredictable delivery to calm, consistent outcomes, across both project-led agencies and product-led teams.
I am Harry Bailey. I’ve led technology and delivery in agencies, coached teams, and seen first-hand what works, and what fails, once it hits real projects.
Today I work with agency boards and leadership teams as a fractional CTO and delivery coach, reshaping ways of working, technology choices, and team structures so they scale with less chaos.
If the latest firefight was about scope, deadlines, or budgets, it does not have to stay this way. Proven delivery practices, applied at the right moments, can remove the drama.
I’ve been there. The chaos really does suck.
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
How delivery improvement actually happens
1 ➔ Book a short intro call
We’ll talk through your current delivery challenges and confirm whether these approaches are a good fit for your agency.
2 ➔ We’ll implement improvements
We start with the biggest delivery risks, then introduce calmer, more consistent ways of working so projects finish on time and clients stay confident.
3 ➔ Team owned success
Your team takes ownership of the improvements, continuing to refine how they deliver while maintaining quality and consistency.
If you want to understand how this would apply to your agency, a short conversation is the best option.
What agency leaders say after working with me
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.
— Sam, CTO @ A shy Manchester agency
What changes when delivery stabilises
As delivery stabilises, teams become clearer, calmer, and more predictable. In real projects, this usually means:
- Clearer client onboarding, planning, and estimation
- Stronger alignment and trust throughout projects
- More resilient teams, even as assignments change
- Projects that conclude cleanly and confidently
You’ll also gain access to additional tested techniques that improve delivery without adding unnecessary complexity.
If delivery is draining margins or energy, let’s talk.
If delivery feels harder than it should
- Delivery feels inconsistent, with teams reinventing the wheel
- Doing good work takes more effort than it should, and the friction is unclear
- Projects start well, then lose momentum and slip into rework
- Margins erode quietly during delivery, even when budgets seem right
- Clients love the output, but the delivery experience feels messy
- Teams are capable, but alignment and focus drift under pressure
- You’re tired of firefighting and want delivery to work without constant oversight
That’s it. This is the end. You’ve scrolled all the way down, so you’ve seen something you like, or you have questions. Let’s talk…
Prefer email? You can reach me at hello@harrybailey.com.