Open Set Consulting Richmond, Virginia
Independent consulting for technology, product, & business leaders

I make stalled work move again.

Erin Geoghan, founder of Open Set Consulting
Erin GeoghanFounder · Open Set Consulting

I help business leaders turn fuzzy, stalling work, and AI that isn't paying off, into delivery they can count on.

  • A decade building cloud-native products within regulated industry
  • ~30% delivery throughput improvement from AI adoption built to last
  • Known for asking the question everyone was circling
Why an
advisor

One focused thread that pulls an outcome through your organization.

ClarityAlignmentMomentum

Strategy to implementation, without massive disruption. Results you can see within the engagement, and a clear read on what improved and why.

If you're here,
you've felt it
  • 01You've watched a quarter of good work get rebuilt because "done" meant three different things.
  • 02You've seen an AI pilot win the demo, then quietly die because no one owned what came next.
  • 03You've felt risk arrive as a Friday surprise, when it could have been a flag three weeks out.

None of that is a people problem. Your people are good. It's the system between intent and delivery that was never built to carry the weight. That's the thing I fix.

What grows
when we
work together

Outcomes that business can feel

Strategy and delivery aligned to one definition, so team effort lands as results, not activity.

AI that earns its place

Safety, velocity, and durability: implementation rigor that ties AI spend to real business value.

Delivery & risk that are visible

Operating rhythms that surface risk early and reduce rework.

How the
work moves
01

Start with a real conversation

Schedule a free one-hour consultation. We talk through what's actually happening in your delivery system: where intent breaks down, where risk hides, and where AI investment is sitting idle.

02

Receive a clear, prioritized plan

Based on where your team actually is, you get a specific roadmap: the highest-leverage structural changes, the KPIs worth tracking, and an honest read on where to invest, where to simplify, and where to stop.

03

Build systems that hold up

The goal is delivery infrastructure your team keeps using after the engagement ends. Faster throughput, predictable outcomes, and AI adoption that survives past the pilot and ties back to business value.

Who you'd
be working
with
Enterprise delivery~10 yrs
Throughput lift, AI program~30%
On-time deliveryConsistent
Key client account, 12 months~2×
Agile on the Beach · JConf.dev · Devnexus

A decade of making delivery hold.

I've spent a decade building cloud-native products in regulated industries: banking, payments, and health insurance. As Head of AI Product and Architecture at Ippon Technologies, I led the AI adoption program that lifted delivery throughput by roughly 30%, and restructured a key account that roughly doubled in revenue within twelve months.

In their
words
You ask the best questions to help us see how this product should come to life.
Client feedback
Thank you for surfacing and magnifying the things that really matter.
Client feedback

Start with a conversation

Let's see what's possible.

Book a free one-hour call and we'll figure out whether there's a way I can help. Either way, you'll leave with a clearer read on your problems and goals. The method starts working in the first conversation.

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