For the founder who became the project manager by accident

Your release date is based on hope. I prove it. Then fix it.

Your developer said August. Your lead said September. You told the client October, because you've been here before. Three estimates, a safety margin, and a number for the client. You called it planning because it's what it's always been called.

I look at how your team actually ships and give you a number for each deadline: the real probability it lands on time. No more guessing. Even when the number is uncomfortable, at least you can walk into the next meeting with something real.

Sound familiar?

Shipping shouldn't feel this hard

Work never seems to finish

Things carry over week after week. Nobody's sure what's actually done and what's still in progress.

Everything is urgent

Priorities shift weekly. Whatever was on fire Monday is someone else's problem by Thursday.

No visibility for leadership

You can't tell stakeholders when something will be done, because you don't know either.

You are the process

Every decision, every priority call, every "what should I work on next" runs through you.

And this has been going on for months. The team isn't getting bigger. Every missed week is a week you can't get back. You know the fix isn't another team meeting about how to fix the team meetings.

Audit preview

Get the number your team is guessing at

Connect Jira read-only, pick the project that's keeping you up, and see the probability it hits the date you committed to. Three minutes, from your actual team's data. No call, no slides, no signup.

Example result

AT RISK

Chance of shipping 67 items by October 15

MISS LIKELYCOIN FLIPHIT LIKELY
0 %100 %

Realistic

Dec 21, 2026

10 weeks late

Three ways to close the gap

  • TimeShip laterOct 15 → Dec 21
  • ScopeShip less67 → 42 items
  • PaceShip faster50% ↑ speed

How I help

Most early teams don't have a delivery system. They have a founder who remembers everything.

The one offer

Delivery Kickoff

2 dayson-site or remote

€7,500

Fixed · VAT excluded

Two days on site. A working system when I leave, not a document.

What's in it

  • Two days with the team, mapping how work actually moves
  • We build the lightest-weight rhythm that fits this team. No methodology installation.

What your team walks out with

  • A clear answer to "what are we shipping next, and when," that doesn't depend on you being in the room
  • A way of working they agreed to together, so it sticks after I leave

How this usually goes

The path through the work

First we run the scan together. Three minutes, your real Jira data, no signup. If the number's bad and you want a hand putting it into action, we book a 30-minute call. No pitch, no slides, just whether I can help.

If I can, the Kickoff is two days on-site. Fixed scope, fixed price, dates booked usually within two weeks.

Most teams that finish a Kickoff want help making the changes stick. That's a longer embedded engagement we scope together based on what the Kickoff revealed. Typically 8 to 12 weeks.

Once your team is running on its own, some clients keep me on a light monthly retainer for ongoing support. Most don't need to. The goal is to leave you with something that survives without me.

Is this for you?

When this is right, and when it isn't

When the Kickoff is right for you

Your team has people and momentum but no structure yet. You've been the system: holding the priorities, remembering the commitments, sitting in every meeting. Two days, concrete changes, the team runs without you in every conversation.

When to look elsewhere

Your problem is what to build, not how. Or you want a framework installed and someone gone by Friday. I don't install Scrum or SAFe. Or you need someone in the delivery seat for six months. That's a fractional hire, not this.

How it works

No lengthy proposals. No discovery phase you pay for twice.

A straightforward process that respects your time.

01
We talk
A short, free conversation to understand your situation. If I can help, I'll tell you exactly how. If I can't, I'll say that too.
02
We start
No 40-page proposal. You get a clear scope, a fixed price, and we book the dates. Most kickoffs happen within two weeks.
03
Your team ships
The goal isn't to create a dependency on me. It's to leave your team with a way of working they can sustain on their own.

Why me

I've been in the chair you're hiring for

Not here to introduce a methodology or sit in your meetings for six months. I fix what's broken and leave.

Practitioner, not theorist

I've led product delivery in startups and scale-ups. I know the difference between what works in a textbook and what works when the roadmap keeps changing.

Direct, not diplomatic

I'll tell you what's broken on day one. Not in a slide deck three weeks later.

Built to leave

My engagements are designed to end. I coach your people, transfer the process, and step back. Some clients keep me on a light retainer after. Most don't need to.

Belgium-based

I've worked with teams across Belgium and the Benelux. I know the scale, the constraints, and the culture. Available on-site or remote.

Results

What actually happened

Factry
Factory operating system · ~12 people · Ghent

Previous client implementation took 18 months and nearly broke the team. I went to the factory floor, talked to machine operators, prototyped with real users, and turned a one-hour daily meeting into 15 minutes. The next comparable implementation took 6 months. Three times faster.

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Spotto
Real estate marketplace for CIB Vlaanderen · First product hire

The team was shipping, but there was no structured way to check whether any of it matched what users needed. I added what was missing: regular contact with real users and a process where decisions were grounded in user evidence instead of guesswork. The team stopped building the wrong things. That focus, shipping fewer, better features, contributed to the platform growing from 10,000 to over 100,000 monthly visitors over two years.

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I can't write a single line of code and I don't understand a word the development team says. But thanks to Bart, everyone knows what's being built, why, and when it's ready.

Jantien Vanderbeke, Marketing lead, Spotto

He took the time to understand our complex environment and our constraints to propose the best solution for us.

Jennifer Imbert Podgorski, Industrial Operations Manager, Lesaffre

He sees the unique strengths of his colleagues, helps them grow, and brings them together around shared goals in a way that feels natural.

Els Cornelis, Customer success lead, Spotto

About me

Bart Pinnock

I started as a developer. I know what it feels like to sit in a meeting with no clarity on why you're building what you're building. That frustration pushed me into product and delivery work, not to manage people, but to build the kind of environment where a team can actually focus.

I did this for almost 10 years at companies like Factry and Spotto, on the boundary between deciding what to build and actually shipping it. That's where most things fall apart.

Based in Ghent. When I'm not doing this, I'm probably outside walking my Weimaraner, da Vinci.

Let's talk

You've scrolled past pricing, case studies, and testimonials. If you're still here, it's not because you're bored. 30 minutes. No pitch. Just the honest version of what's going on and whether I can help.

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