Ignite the Potential
Incipient Group delivers the spark for effective operations at all levels. Leveraging over four decades of military and industry expertise, we engineer effective and efficient outcomes by identifying opportunities, planning a course, pursing results, and capturing value.
Solution
Whether it is time to implement great ideas, brainstorm, or just get work done, the one thing we could all use more of is time. Incipient Group can become the time you need to transform ideas into reality using our proven implementation methodology.
Problem
Time
Solutions
WHAT WE OFFER
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
Compliance
Programs
Evaluate risks, recommend countermeasures, and establish compliance governance
IT Systems & Implementations
Determine system requirements, facilitate decision processes, and lead implementations
Financial Planning & Analysis
Model forecasts based on trends, contract obligations, pricing, and commercial inputs
Contract
Support
Process oil and natural gas contracts, settlements, invoices, positions, and P&L
PROJECT LEADERSHIP
Analyze
Discover pain points, survey organizational trends, & establish baselines
Advise
Engineer outcomes, over-the-shoulder team support, & team leadership
Sustain
Teach the method, provide mentorship, & create the force multiplier
Proven Methodology
Incipient Group created a methodology that blends the military planning process with industry leading project and process management techniques. The four-phase, completely integrated approach can be applied to projects of all sizes across all industries. Each of the 18 key concepts are reenforced by 38 unified tools, creating a sustainable, deliberate, end-to-end process that joins both project theory and practical application.
Identify
Identify customer requirements, translate into project opportunities, and formally authorize planning – with 5 key concepts and 3 tools
Plan
Determine deliverable options and step through each planning element – scaled to the project’s size – building the project’s guiding document to formally authorize deliverable pursuit – with 6 key concepts and 5 tools
Pursue
Develop deliverables in a manageable way, analyze and communicate process, adapt to changing conditions, and formally accept deliverables – with 4 key concepts and 12 tools
Capture
Finalize deliverables, transition to ongoing operations, and conduct long-term project check-ins – with 3 key concepts and 9 tools
Leadership Team
Brett Kronick, Partner
Brett is a Partner at Incipient Group, focused on implementing business processes and programs that deliver value to our clients. Brett has 20-years of experience as an organizational leader with extensive experience in oil and gas marketing, program management, process improvement, financial planning and regulatory compliance. Before founding Incipient Group, Brett lead numerous teams at Chesapeake Energy and the United States Army. Brett is a graduate of the University of Southern California (B.S. Business) and holds both Project Management Professional and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certifications.
Brett enjoys traveling, tennis, and being outdoors.
Graham Glaser, Partner
Graham is a Partner at Incipient Group, focused on implementing business processes and programs that deliver value to our clients. Graham has 20-years of experience as an organizational leader with extensive experience in mid-office support, process improvement, and contingency planning. Before founding Incipient Group, Graham spearheaded project efforts at Chesapeake Energy (CHK) and the United States Air Force (USAF). Graham is a graduate of Oklahoma State University (MBA) and Texas Christian University (BBA), holding both PMP and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certifications.
Graham enjoys spending time in the mountains and road trips in his RV.
Sparks
Pilot First
Slow is fast and fast is slow In the summer of 2018, we undertook an endeavor to vet three options for a software system to manage our key data. The small sample provided us with a plethora of knowledge on capabilities, limitations, user experience, and showcased how...
Go/No-Go
Using Milestones to Inform Decisions Milestones are critical for measuring progress from start to finish in any project. They represent key points along the project timeline where specific objectives should be achieved, providing a structured way to track progress,...
Total Cost Budgeting
More than cash out the door Cost – one of the worst four-letter words in business. We all hope for revenues without much cost. But as the saying goes, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. When projects are pitched, leaders need to examine all of the costs associated...
Pass the Baton
The importance of “celebrating the win” Formally closing a project is a critical step that ensures all aspects of the project are completed, documented, and recognized. This formal closure signifies that the project's objectives have been met and allows the...
Knowing Your X’s & O’s
On the right team Core competencies, or the X’s and O’s, are essential for every team, serving as the fundamental elements that define a team’s role within a company. These competencies encompass the skills, knowledge, and abilities that enable a team to perform its...
Tackle the Change
Getting at the "why" of a project An object at rest remains at rest unless acted upon by an external force. Newton certainly was focused on defining rules that govern the physical world, but the unintended application to human psychology is undeniable. No one really...
Tailor to Fit
Never Let Project Management Prevent Progress We’ve all seen it. The bureaucracy, the red tape, the forms. The clichéd lines at the DMV just to find out that you have the wrong form. We live in a society that is filled with administrative burden – those tasks that we...
Let’s Start Something New
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