Accountability should never be outsourced to a methodology.
Slade Kennedy PMO Solutions gives organizations direct access to an experienced PMO leader who understands the pressure of turning complex portfolios, ERP programs, and service delivery into clear executive decisions and dependable outcomes.
Senior judgment. Direct access. Practical change.
Jonathan founded Slade Kennedy PMO Solutions to help leaders regain control when projects, programs, or portfolios outgrow their management systems. Clients work directly with him—not through layers of account managers or junior consultants.
His experience spans PMO establishment and optimization, ERP and SaaS implementation, professional-services leadership, executive reporting, governance, capacity planning, and recovery of at-risk initiatives.
The objective is simple: give leaders information they can trust, decisions they can make, and an operating rhythm their teams can sustain.
Built for traction, not theater.
Executives need an honest view of health, dependencies, capacity, and risk before they can intervene effectively.
Governance should accelerate good decisions—not add ceremony that teams learn to work around.
The work succeeds when leaders and teams can sustain the discipline without permanent consulting dependence.
Enterprise discipline without enterprise overhead.
Complex transformation
Portfolio control
Flexible support. One accountable leader.
Engagements can be structured as a focused assessment, a defined stabilization or recovery initiative, or ongoing fractional PMO leadership. That flexibility gives organizations experienced direction without committing to a large consulting team or waiting for a permanent executive hire.
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Who we are
At Slade Kennedy PMO Solutions, we help organizations transform the way they manage projects, programs, and portfolios. Founded on decades of hands-on experience in enterprise project leadership, our firm specializes in establishing high-performing PMOs, driving project delivery excellence, and implementing intelligent reporting frameworks that empower better decisions.
Whether you're launching a new PMO, looking to improve delivery across teams, or need contract-based project leadership, we offer flexible consulting models tailored to your needs.
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It’s Just Me—But You’re in Expert Hands.
At Slade Kennedy PMO Solutions, you won’t get shuffled through layers of account reps or junior consultants. You’ll work directly with Jonathan Rucks, a senior PMO leader and hands-on delivery expert with over 15 years of experience guiding complex projects and programs for Fortune 500 companies.
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Founder | Principal ConsultantJonathan Rucks is a seasoned project delivery leader and the founder of Slade Kennedy PMO Solutions, bringing over 15 years of experience establishing, optimizing, and leading Project Management Offices (PMOs) for high-growth and enterprise organizations.
Throughout his career, Jonathan has built and scaled PMOs from the ground up, aligning project delivery frameworks with strategic business goals to drive measurable results. He has led multi-million-dollar portfolios across industries and designed enterprise-level governance models that have improved efficiency, visibility, and executive decision-making.
Jonathan's expertise spans the full ERP implementation lifecycle, with hands-on leadership in PeopleSoft, Infor HCM, Workday, and Anaplan implementations for Fortune 500 clients. His ability to bridge business objectives with technical execution has made him a trusted advisor for organizations navigating complex change and transformation initiatives.
In addition to his PMO and ERP background, Jonathan has worked on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, serving as Director, Global PMO & Professional Services with Silent Eight, a global AI firm specializing in AI-based Anti-Money Laundering (AML) software. There, he helped lead the development and delivery of intelligent solutions used by top-tier banks to automate compliance, reduce fraud, and accelerate case resolution.
Today, through Slade Kennedy PMO Solutions, Jonathan helps companies build smarter, more agile delivery models powered by structured governance, data-driven reporting, and emerging technologies like AI and automation.
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