Program Management
Why ABR Consulting?
At ABR Consulting, we apply a principles-driven project management framework rooted in the most current PMBOK Guide. Rather than rigid checklists, our approach emphasizes flexibility, adaptability, and sound judgment. By focusing on timeless principles, we help federal agencies and mission partners navigate complexity with confidence, ensuring every project is aligned to strategic goals. Specifically, our solution offers:
- Structured Framework: While promoting agility, we ensure a structured program management methodology based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 7th edition.
- Flexible Methodologies: Whether Waterfall, Agile, or SAFe, we tailor our approach to your agency’s needs.
- Mission-Focused: We adapt strategies as agency priorities evolve to ensure alignment with mission outcomes.
- Lean Six Sigma Grounding: Our approach eliminates waste, improves processes, and ensures measurable efficiency.
- Servant-Driven Leadership: We empower teams, remove barriers, and focus on enabling success at every level.
Our framework is organized around the eight PMBOK performance domains: Stakeholders, Team, Development Approach & Life Cycle, Planning, Project Work, Delivery, Measurement, and Uncertainty. These domains replace the older “knowledge areas” and provide a more holistic lens for managing projects. This ensures ABR’s teams deliver not just outputs, but true value and measurable outcomes.
Success in our model is defined by value delivery, benefits realized for our clients, mission alignment, and long-term impact. We tailor every engagement to fit its unique context, selecting from predictive, agile, or hybrid practices as appropriate. This tailoring mindset ensures projects remain responsive, scalable, and mission-ready in the face of uncertainty.
Guided by principles of stewardship, collaboration, and adaptability, ABR Consulting empowers teams and stakeholders to achieve sustainable results. By blending structure with flexibility, we deliver projects that uphold our values of integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do—building trust, advancing missions, and delivering outcomes that matter.
We understand that as agency missions evolve, so must program management strategies. Our team tailors methods to the unique needs of each initiative, aligning people, processes, and tools to achieve results. At the core of our philosophy is a servant-driven approach to program management, prioritizing the success of our agency partners, their teams, and their mission outcomes.
Waterfall Program Management
Our team provides structured, milestone-driven management that is ideal for projects requiring strict timelines, sequential phases, and regulatory compliance. We support federal agencies in managing scope, cost, and schedule with discipline and transparency. Through careful planning and oversight, we ensure that deliverables meet all technical and performance requirements while minimizing risks.
Key Benefits:
- Predictable schedules and outcomes
- Clear documentation and reporting
- Strong alignment with compliance requirements
Agile Program Management
We help agencies adopt and manage Agile programs that emphasize adaptability, collaboration, and continuous delivery. Our Agile program managers facilitate stakeholder engagement, ensure requirements evolve alongside mission needs, and enable iterative progress that provides value early and often.
Key Benefits:
- Accelerated delivery of value
- Continuous feedback and stakeholder alignment
- Flexibility to adapt to evolving mission requirements
SAFe Program Management
For large, complex portfolios, we provide program management rooted in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Our team helps Federal agencies manage enterprise-wide transformation and large-scale initiatives while maintaining alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders. We bring structure, coordination, and transparency to ensure programs scale successfully without losing agility.
Key Benefits:
- Enterprise-level coordination across portfolios
- Standardized frameworks for scalability
- Alignment of strategy with execution
