Better Project Management

Welcome to Crystal Consulting. We support organisations to resolve project management challenges, whether that involves recovering underperforming initiatives, strengthening delivery capability, or developing the skills of your people to achieve consistent results from the outset.
 
Our services span both consulting and training. We assess and enhance project environments, governance, and delivery practices, while building capability through practical, experience-based learning that can be applied immediately.
 
Our approach is straightforward and outcomes-focused. We provide clear, expert guidance grounded in real-world experience, with an emphasis on delivering measurable results.
 
If you are looking to improve project performance or address specific challenges, we welcome a conversation.

We offer pre-prepared 1 and 2 day courses covering all aspects of Project Management, Business Analysis, and Agile Ways of Working (WoW). Each course is ready to go right now and deliver tangible benefits to you.

All of our training is built on a comprehensive suite of meticulously crafted project management modules (DOWNLOAD THEM HERE). They're perfectly customisable to meet your specific needs — content, delivery mode, assessment, documentation — you name it. These courses are designed to immediately boost the capability and competency of you and your project management practitioners.

Need something even more tailored? We can design in-house project management training using our materials and your terminology which then becomes your property. Plus, we can develop assessments to measure the ROI from your training investments. After all, what's the point of training if you can't see the results?

Do you want to pass the PMP® exam? You've come to the right place. We are proud to be New Zealand's most successful, longest serving, and experienced provider of PMP® credential exam prep training. Since 2005, we've helped thousands around the world not just sit for the exam, but pass it. Fun fact: Our founder, Sean, literally wrote books on how to pass the PMP credential.

As an Authorized Training Partner (ATP), we are officially authorized by the Project Management Institute (PMI) to deliver exam prep courses for the Project Management Professional (PMP®) and Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) credentials.

Ready to take your skills to the next level? Let's get started.

Crystal Consulting provides independent, evidence-based support to organisations that depend on effective project, programme, and portfolio delivery to achieve their strategic objectives.

Our work is grounded in nearly three decades of hands-on experience across construction, infrastructure, technology, telecommunications, software, and organisational transformation. We work directly with boards, executive teams, and senior leaders to address the issues that materially impact delivery performance, including failing initiatives, weak governance, capability gaps, and inconsistent results across portfolios.

A core component of our approach is the use of structured Project Management Maturity Assessments to provide an objective view of current capability, identify systemic constraints, and define a clear pathway for improvement. These assessments are complemented by targeted advisory and hands-on support at both executive and practitioner levels, ensuring that strategy, governance, and day-to-day delivery practices are aligned.

We support better portfolio, programme, and project management through a combination of diagnostic insight, structural improvement, and capability development. This includes strengthening governance frameworks, improving prioritisation and investment decision-making, enhancing delivery disciplines, and building the skills required to sustain performance over time.

Crystal Consulting works with complex organisations where delivery outcomes are critical, including government agencies, infrastructure and construction organisations, technology and software enterprises, and organisations undertaking significant transformation.

If your organisation requires greater certainty in delivery, stronger governance, or a clear path to improved capability, the starting point is clear: understand what success looks like, assess current maturity, and implement targeted improvements that deliver measurable results.

Tired of one-size-fits-all solutions? Looking for practical, no-nonsense advice that actually works? Let's get started.

Some of Our Past Clients