Global PMO and AI Project Management Consulting | TackSphere Inc.

Global PMO, AI Adoption and Enterprise Transformation

Project management expertise for complex business and technology initiatives.

TackSphere Inc. supports organizations in planning, governing, and delivering global projects across PMO, ERP, PLM, SaaS business development, generative AI adoption, and project management training.

20+years of global project management experience
PMOexecution support, governance, planning and risk control
AIproject governance for generative AI adoption
ERPFit-Gap planning, requirements analysis and transformation

What We Do

Management support for projects where execution, governance, and organizational alignment matter.

TackSphere provides consulting, hands-on PMO execution support, training, and research-backed methodology development for organizations working through high-stakes transformation.

PMO and Execution Support

Project management office support for planning, governance, risk assessment, stakeholder alignment, progress control, and executive reporting.

  • Global project management
  • Hybrid agile and waterfall governance
  • Quality checklists and WBS templates

Enterprise Transformation

Support for enterprise system and manufacturing transformation, including ERP, PLM, CRM, MES, QMS, digital twin, IoT, and related initiatives.

  • ERP Fit-Gap and requirements analysis
  • PLM planning and risk assessment
  • Cross-functional DX PMO

AI and SaaS Initiatives

Project governance for generative AI adoption and SaaS business development, balancing technology change with business objectives and adoption risks.

  • Generative AI introduction PMO
  • SaaS business development project support
  • Iterative and incremental delivery planning

TackSphere Model

A practical project management model built from research and field execution.

TackSphere’s approach combines more than two decades of project management practice with graduate-level doctoral research in project management methodology. It can be applied with quality checklists, WBS templates, risk review structures, and management methods suited to global, agile, waterfall, and hybrid projects.

  • Define business objectives and project success conditions before tool or vendor decisions dominate the program.
  • Map governance, roles, risks, and stakeholder expectations early enough to influence delivery behavior.
  • Use iterative reviews to update assumptions as technology, organizational constraints, and user needs evolve.

Project Governance Flow

1
Purpose and scopeClarify business objectives, project boundaries, success criteria, and key stakeholders.
2
Plan and governanceSet WBS, quality gates, decision points, communication rhythm, and risk control.
3
Execution and adaptationManage progress, issues, vendors, organizational adoption, and iterative learning.
4
Value realizationConnect delivery outputs to business outcomes, training, and future capability building.

Where TackSphere Adds Value

PMO governance

High

ERP / PLM planning

High

AI adoption PMO

High

Training

High

Research methods

High

For Decision Makers

Use TackSphere when the project is strategically important and coordination is difficult.

The work is especially relevant when multiple business units, vendors, technologies, and executive expectations must be aligned under uncertainty.

  • Global or cross-company initiatives with complex stakeholder management.
  • ERP, PLM, CRM, MES, QMS or enterprise system transformation.
  • Generative AI adoption where business goals, risk, and delivery governance must be defined together.
  • Project management training for managers and future project leaders.

Selected Engagements

Recent support across manufacturing, IT, consulting, food, and enterprise transformation.

Client names are anonymized, but the engagement themes reflect current TackSphere service examples published on the Japanese website.

2026

DX PMO and generative AI support for a B2B manufacturer

PMO and AI adoption support for company-wide digital transformation across CRM, ERP, MES, and quality management systems.

2025-2026

ERP Fit-Gap planning and requirements analysis for the food industry

Support for planning and requirement analysis in a core enterprise system implementation project.

2025

PLM implementation planning and risk assessment for a major SI vendor

Overall PMO planning and risk evaluation for product lifecycle management implementation.

2023-2024

SaaS business development PM support with a US security systems vendor

Project management support for business development involving a major electronics manufacturer and a US-based security systems vendor.

Representative Director
Dr. Takeomi Imani

Leadership

Led by a practitioner and researcher in project management.

Dr. Takeomi Imani has more than 20 years of global project management experience across foreign-affiliated IT companies, major Japanese manufacturers, and nonprofit social welfare organizations. He has also supported project manager development and managed reconstruction support project work after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

He completed a doctoral program at Keio University Graduate School of System Design and Management and holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, an MBA from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, and an M.Sc. in Physics from Osaka University. He serves as a professor at Japan University of Economics and as a part-time lecturer at Keio University Graduate School and Hokkaido University Graduate School of Information Science and Technology.

Contact

Discuss PMO, AI adoption, ERP/PLM transformation, or project management training.

For service inquiries, project consultations, and training requests, please contact TackSphere through the inquiry form. Business hours are 9:00-18:00 JST, Monday to Friday, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, Japanese national holidays, and company holidays.

Company

TackSphere Inc.
Representative Director: Dr. Takeomi Imani

Office

Miyamasuzaka Building 609, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0002, Japan
Tel: 03-5877-3989

Privacy

Personal information is handled only for stated business purposes.

TackSphere complies with Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information and related guidelines. Personal information collected through service inquiries is used for service provision, appropriate response to inquiries, and related business communication. TackSphere does not provide personal information to third parties without consent, except where required by law or necessary to protect significant interests such as life, body, or property. Requests for disclosure, correction, addition, or deletion of personal information can be made through the inquiry form or by phone.