RootWise Consulting

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People-Centered Change

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Services Overview

Project Management

At RootWise Consulting, project management is more than timelines and task lists – it is about helping people see their work, understand their role in it, and move forward together with clarity and confidence.

With over 25 years of experience managing projects with for profit, non profit, governments, I support organizations in delivering complex initiatives while strengthening collaboration and reducing friction across teams.

My guiding principle:
You can’t manage what you can’t see.

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What clients say

Client-Project Management/For Profit

Adrienne is the best project manager I’ve ever worked with. We found one another exactly at the right time as I was struggling to keep up with client demands, timelines, and creative team management. Adrienne immediately helped me transform the way I work and even helped me realize I could hire my first employee — something I never would have considered on my own. She also referred me to several other business support consultants. I feel very blessed to work with Adrienne. She is my go-to project manager and a friend, too! Trust me, your projects will be more fun, your teams more aligned, and she will give you peace of mind when it all feels chaotic.

Client-Project Management/Healthcare

What a pleasure it was working with Adrienne. She brought structure to our collaborative, engaged with teams, and ultimately achieved desired results. She is s available, flexible & responsive. Would definitely work with her again!

Parnter/Stakeholder-Government

I loved working with Adrienne. Adrienne has high standards for professionalism and effectiveness, and reinforces a culture of mutual respect in the the teams that she works with or facilitates. She is reliable and diligent but also an innovator – generating ideas and prototypes that move conversations beyond original expectations. I can recall thinking while working with Adrienne how relieving it is to collaborate with someone you trust will follow through.

Supervisor-Government

I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Adrienne at the Vermont Agency of Transportation. in our time together, I was impressed at her ability to orient herself in a complex organization and then structure a program around continuous improvement. Though she was very capable of the developing the logistical components around the program, Adrienne’s true skills lie in her ability to work with individuals most notably efforts to build teams and cross functional networks. Her work has had lasting affect on organizational culture and encouraged others to join her on the path of self-improvement. I truly hope our paths cross again.

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