Forward Motion Advisors
Helping Organizations Turn Strategy Into Execution
Executive advisory, transformation leadership, PMO excellence, and operational alignment backed by more than 30 years of executive leadership experience.
About Forward Motion Advisors
Forward Motion Advisors was founded by Darryl Schlicher after more than 30 years leading PMOs, consulting organizations, business operations, professional services teams, and transformation initiatives.
Having served as CEO, COO, Vice President, and PMO leader across growth-stage, consulting, and enterprise organizations, Darryl helps leadership teams navigate complex challenges, improve execution predictability, strengthen organizational alignment, and turn strategy into operational results. His experience spans consulting firms, technology organizations, professional services businesses, and enterprise environments, bringing both strategic perspective and hands-on execution leadership.
Whether establishing a PMO, leading a transformation initiative, serving in a fractional leadership role, recovering a struggling strategic program, or helping organizations improve governance and execution, Forward Motion Advisors brings practical leadership experience, proven operational discipline, and a results-focused approach to every engagement.
Our Services
Executive Advisory & Transformation Leadership
Navigate growth, organizational change, and strategic challenges with the support of an experienced executive advisor. We help leadership teams align vision, priorities, and execution while providing practical guidance that drives measurable business outcomes and sustainable organizational improvement.
PMO, Portfolio & Execution Excellence
Strengthen execution predictability through effective portfolio governance, PMO leadership, delivery oversight, and operational discipline. We help organizations establish the processes, reporting, accountability, and leadership alignment necessary to consistently achieve strategic objectives.
Fractional Executive & Strategic Advisory Services
Access seasoned executive leadership without the commitment of a full-time hire. Whether serving as a fractional COO, PMO leader, transformation executive, or strategic advisor, we provide hands-on leadership support to help organizations improve performance, navigate change, and execute with confidence.
Client Challenges We Help Solve
Organizations often know where they want to go but struggle to align leadership, strategy, execution, and operational performance. Forward Motion Advisors helps address challenges such as:
- Strategic initiatives that are not delivering expected results
- PMOs that need stronger governance, accountability, and executive visibility
- Organizations struggling to align strategy and execution
- Strategic programs that are off track, stalled, or at risk of failing to deliver expected outcomes
- Delivery organizations struggling with execution predictability and accountability
- Businesses navigating growth, transformation, mergers, acquisitions, or operational change
- Leadership teams needing experienced fractional executive support
- Organizations seeking stronger operational alignment and leadership accountability
Leadership Experience
Forward Motion Advisors is built on 30+ years of executive leadership experience helping organizations improve execution, navigate transformation, strengthen operations, and achieve strategic objectives.
- 30+ Years of Executive Leadership Experience
- Former CEO, COO, Vice President, and Enterprise PMO Leader
- Improved Operational Performance, Execution Predictability, and Organizational Alignment
- Directed Enterprise Transformations, PMOs, and Strategic Programs
- Consulting, Professional Services, Technology, and Business Operations Leadership
- Supported Growth-Stage, Mid-Market, and Enterprise Organizations
- Leadership Experience Spanning Startup, Growth-Stage, Mid-Market, and Enterprise Environments
Let’s discuss your goals and challenges
Whether you’re navigating transformation, strengthening governance, improving execution, or exploring fractional leadership support, we’d welcome the opportunity to learn more about your goals