Tantalus Advisory Ltd.

The Problem

Common obstacles organizations face when launching new initiatives

"When organizations face ambiguous challenges, they lose weeks — sometimes months — of progress to establish clarity. The cost is not just time: it's delayed return on investment, misallocated resources, and eroded customer or stakeholder trust."

— Tantalus Advisory

Costs of Poor Projects

$3M

lost globally every minute due to poor project performance. PMI Pulse of the Profession

Unclear Ownership — multiple teams, but no one owns the whole picture or outcome
Unclear Problem — a real challenge, but the problem and goal are not defined
Unclear Success — without clarity on success, effort and resources chase the wrong outcomes

Cost Overruns

1 in 6

projects experience cost overruns exceeding 200% of the original budget. Harvard Business Review

Every Delayed Week Costs — unclear ownership and misaligned priorities stall momentum
Unable to Hire — justifying and onboarding a full-time hire takes months — and you can't wait to make progress

Money Wasted Without Expertise

28×

more money wasted by organizations not investing in proven program management. PMI Pulse of the Profession

No Playbook — novel problems don't fit existing structures. You need someone to quickly build the approach from scratch
A High-Stakes Initiative — visible, complex, and cross-functional; your organization expects results. You need experienced execution — not just coordination

Services

Fractional program management that scales to your challenge

For startups, growing businesses, and teams in large organizations, fractional program management brings the expertise you need immediately — without the cost, delay, or commitment of a full-time hire, and without overloading your teams. It enables organizations to adapt quickly to an ever-changing world.

Tantalus Advisory is adept at creating AI-powered solutions for challenges common across industries and geographies:

Standing up and scaling new initiatives
Embedding new priorities into existing operations and strategy, such as sustainability goals
Managing risk and building operational resilience
Resolving data quality and leveraging AI for operational mechanisms and organizational knowledge transfer
Auditing and course correcting in-flight or planned initiatives

Three engagement levels — each proportionate to your return on investment. Every higher tier includes everything below it.

Tier 1

Basecamp

Clarity before you commit

Best for Organizations that need to understand a problem and how to solve it. Get a clear assessment and define the path forward.

Tier 2

Col

A foundation for successful execution

Best for Organizations that need to transition from understanding a problem and solutions, to taking action. Avoid drawn out delays and get a foundation to deliver results.

Tier 3

Summit

End-to-end delivery, start to finish

Best for High-stakes or complex initiatives where you need an experienced program manager to lead delivery from assessment through to close, while obsessing over outcomes.

Need something unique?

Tantalus Advisory can also create bespoke scopes tailored to your specific needs — get in touch to discuss.

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Tantalus

/ 'tan-tuh-lus /

In Greek mythology — condemned to reach perpetually for what appears just out of grasp

The Tantalus Range, BC, Canada — a dramatic alpine massif that yields with the right skills, preparation, and endurance

The belief behind Tantalus Advisory — that what looks out of reach is achievable with the right approach, experience, and focus

About

Expert execution and solutions for complex challenges

Helping you achieve what looks out of reach.

Tantalus Advisory is built on a simple belief: the gap between an idea and a delivered result is almost always execution strategy — a craft that can be applied to any complex challenge, in any industry.

Tantalus Advisory was founded by Brendan Edwards — a program and product management leader delivering for globally recognized organizations, including Amazon. He has successfully led complex initiatives for multi billion dollar investment decisions, and built solutions scalable for global operations. He is adept at standing up initiatives and navigating cross-functional complexities across sustainability, real estate, operations, risk, technology, energy, and transportation.

Based in British Columbia, Canada. Working with clients globally.

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