The Project Journey

Every successful project follows a proven path from concept to completion. Our structured approach ensures your project stays on track, on budget, and delivers the results you need.

The CycleWise logo embodies our methodology—five hands working together in a continuous cycle, each representing a distinct stage of your project journey. Starting with the dark blue hand at the top and moving clockwise, we guide you through each stage endeavouring to build momentum and minimize risk whilst maximizing value, ensuring you reach your destination successfully

initiation
planning
delivery
oversight
closing

Purpose with Independence

We believe every project begins with a clear sense of purpose and ownership. CycleWise Projects supports clients and cohort members in shaping robust business cases, identifying strategic alignment, and framing early risks—without compromising independence. Our agent-style model ensures professionals are represented, not employed, allowing for authentic engagement and transparent governance.

Capabilities:
  • Project and/or Program Risk Framework Development, including;
    • Establishing Probability Definitions.
    • Establishing Consequence Category Definitions.
    • Establishing Mitigations, Treatments, and Controls Selection/Prioritisation.
    • Establishing and refining Portfolio, Program and/or Project risk appetite.
  • Risk Management Implementation through Desktop Review or Collaborative Workshops.
  • Risk Profile and Trend Measurements across the portfolio, program and project levels.
  • Qualitative Risk Analysis to support risk as a strategic driver and investment prioritisation.
  • Quantitative Risk Analysis of cost (@Risk) and schedule (Acumen) to substantiate risk provisions.
  • Pre-Mortem Strategy Workshop: This collaborative workshop targets cognitive biases associated with
    success, investigating potential failure scenarios to foster foresight and resilience.

Capability-Led Structuring

Planning is where vision meets structure. At CycleWise Projects, we bring together diverse professionals to integrate plans that reflect real-world capability. Our approach is inclusive, data-informed, and built to support both client outcomes and professional growth.

Capabilities:
  • Project Procurement Approach Risk Assessments, including:
    • Risk Assessment and Report applying project/program risk frameworks.
    • Procurement Option Simulations with Acumen and @Risk.
  • Consultant and Contractor Selection Risk Assessments.
  • Critical Decision and Value Management Qualitative Risk Assessments, which can be expanded into a Quantitative Risk Analysis of the cost and scheduling impacts of considered options.

Independent Impact

Throughout the delivery stage, CycleWise Projects acts as a support platform, with professionals delivering with autonomy, trained on systems that reinforce quality, communication, and leadership. We ensure that those doing the work share in the success, creating a culture of ownership and excellence.

Capabilities:
  • Delivery Methodology Risk Assessments.
  • Consultant and Contractor Tender Response Risk Assessments.
  • Subconsultant Risk Assessments.
  • Audit of Risk Management Activities.

Change Control Facilitation

CycleWise Project professionals provide transparent oversight, utilising tools that enable clients and stakeholders to track progress, manage change, and respond to risks collaboratively. Our values-based metrics ensure that leadership behaviours and customer voice are part of the control narrative.

Capabilities:
  • Risk Register Updating on a monthly or milestone basis.
    Monthly and/or Quarterly Risk Reporting
  • Risk Workshop Facilitation.
  • Qualitative Risk Analysis.
  • Quantitative Cost Impact and Schedule Impact Risk Analysis.

Final Deliverable Validation

Closure is more than handover, it’s a moment to reflect, celebrate, and grow. CycleWise ensures that every project ends with recognition, learning, and reinvestment. Our commitment to excellence and growth of the profession encourages reinvestment into overall improved capability, creating a virtuous cycle of improvement.

Capabilities:
  • Report on Risk Management Practices and the development of a Lessons Learned Register.
  • Post Project and Handover Risk Assessment.
  • Operational Risk Assessments for inclusion in the Enterprise Risk Management System(s).