Are your business projects becoming harder to manage? 5 ways this North Texas consultant can help

For many business leaders, a project can start with a clear goal, a capable team and plenty of momentum. But as more people, priorities and projects enter the mix, small problems can quickly become larger ones.

Communication can break down. Timelines can slip. Resources can become stretched. And leaders can find themselves spending more time putting out fires than moving the business forward.

That is the type of project friction Dr. Pernel Roberts aims to address through More Project Success, a North Texas consulting firm focused on helping businesses plan, execute and improve their projects.

The journey from Trinidad and Tobago to Texas

Roberts brings more than 30 years of experience to his work, including 17 years in telecommunications, about 25 years of part-time military service, six years in the public sector, five years with a regional conglomerate, and decades of experience in adult and higher education.

He earned his Project Management Professional certification from the Project Management Institute in 2011 and his Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification in 2016, along with three other international project certifications, including Certified ScrumMaster. He has worked across industries on projects involving areas such as human resources information systems, customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, data analytics, telecom (outside plant), and business development and optimization.

In 2025, Roberts and his wife moved from Trinidad and Tobago to the United States with four of their children, settling in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

While his location changed, the fundamentals of project management did not.

“Project management is international, so the standards and practices I learned and used internationally are the same standards I can bring here,” Roberts said.

What kind of project support does More Project Success provide?

More Project Success works with businesses that may not need or be ready to hire a full-time project manager but still have multiple projects competing for attention.

Small and midsized businesses can especially benefit as they begin to scale and find themselves managing several initiatives simultaneously.

The firm offers five primary forms of support:

• Assessment: Identifies project challenges and the right intervention

• Coaching: Builds project professionals’ skills, experience and confidence

• Structuring: Establishes systems and templates for planning, tracking and reporting

• Advising: Provides guidance to project teams throughout an initiative

• Leading: Steps in as the project manager to oversee the project from start to finish

“Business needs all depend on the assessment,” Roberts said. “Sometimes they need one of those services, and sometimes they need a combination. The goal is to understand the challenge first and then determine what support will help them move forward.”

How can businesses measure project success?

For Roberts, simply completing a project is not enough. His approach emphasizes “benefits realization,” or determining whether a project actually delivers the business value it was intended to create.

That could mean doing something better, faster, cheaper or more effectively. Before beginning an intervention, Roberts works to identify a client’s pain points and establish how they can be measured. The goal is to determine whether those problems have improved after the work is complete.

This approach also helps businesses understand whether the time and resources invested in a project are producing meaningful results. Instead of measuring success by completed tasks, new systems or training sessions alone, Roberts looks at whether the intervention ultimately improves the way the business operates.

“You don’t execute a project just to spend money or create an artifact; you execute a project to deliver value,” Roberts said.

How do you know it’s time for More Project Success to step in?

Roberts said business leaders do not have to wait until a project is failing to seek help.

Warning signs can include:

• Errors

• Miscommunication

• Unexpected problems

• Delayed updates

• Slipping timelines

• Increasing stress

As projects multiply, these issues can become more difficult to manage without a consistent structure.

More Project Success offers a complimentary one-to-two-hour discovery conversation to explore the organization’s project challenges. The business receives an action plan with clear next steps that it can implement internally or use as a starting point for outside support.

Roberts also offers guidance to professionals navigating project management careers, including advice on training and certification options.

How can I get help from More Project Success?

For those already responsible for projects without formal project management training, More Project Success is also hosting its four-hour, hands-on Working Smarter Workshop on Sept. 22.

Participants will learn project management fundamentals, use practical templates and explore how generative AI tools can help with project planning, execution and monitoring. The workshop is designed around participants’ actual projects so they can apply what they learn immediately.

To learn more about the workshop, click here.

Want to learn more?

If you’re unable to attend the workshop, here are other ways to connect:

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: 346-342-8043

• Website: https://moreprojectsuccess.com/

• Service Area: Frisco, North Dallas and the Dallas-Fort Worth Area

The above story was produced by Multi-Platform Journalist Chloe Chapel, with the Community Impact Storytelling team, using information solely provided by the local business as part of its “sponsored content” purchase through our advertising team.