Get your stalled software team shipping again in 3 weeks

If your team is burning cash but missing deadlines, I’ll unblock them fast and leave you with a backlog that delivers results.

Book a 20-Minute Call

For less than an hour of your team’s burn, you’ll know if your backlog is killing your ability to ship.

Is your team stalling?

The Problem

Burn

Your burn rate is high, but deadlines keep slipping.

Trust

Investors are losing confidence, and your team is losing momentum.

Bloat

The backlog keeps growing, but nothing valuable is shipping.

Stall

Progress slows, and every week of runway is wasted.

When that happens, you don’t need more meetings or another consultant’s 100-slide deck.

You need a backlog intervention.

I’m P-A Garneau, the Backlog Surgeon

Think of your team as an elite athlete: the PO is the nutritionist, the Scrum Master is the coach — and I’m the surgeon you call when performance stalls or an emergency hits. In 3 weeks, I:

Diagnose backlog chaos

I quickly uncover the hidden blockers, inefficiencies, and priorities buried in your backlog.

Cut out bloat

I remove outdated, low-value work so the team can focus only on what moves the product forward.

Put in a structure your team can actually execute

I leave you with a clear, sustainable backlog and a 3-month plan your team can deliver on.

Services

Backlog Audit

One-day diagnostic. I meet with your PO & SM, review your backlog, and deliver a written report with the top issues and fixes.

Costs less than one hour of a 10-person team’s burn.

Price: $800 USD ($800 CAD for Canadian startups)

3-Week Backlog Fix

Full intervention. I work with your team for 3 weeks (120 hours) to restructure the backlog, align on a clear 3-month plan, and get the team shipping again.

Pays for itself if I save you just one week of wasted time.

Price: $12,000 USD (fixed fee)

Retainer

Ongoing check-ups to prevent relapse into backlog chaos.

Low-cost insurance against backlog chaos returning.

Price: $800 USD/month (covers first 8 hours)

About Me

I’m not a career consultant — I’ve lived backlog chaos as both a developer and a product manager. I know how teams stall, and I know how to cut them loose so they can ship again. That’s why I built The Backlog Surgeon: to offer the same surgical interventions I used to unblock teams on the inside, now focused on startups that can’t afford to stall.

  • Hands-on technical: I built secure data pipelines and enterprise systems as a Java programmer at iA.
  • Scaled product delivery: I led company-wide improvements at Vosker that boosted velocity and communication.
  • Aligned global teams: I ran SAFe PI Planning cycles across time zones at EXFO.
  • Shipped under pressure: I contributed to 26 video games where deadlines weren’t optional.

Stop burning runway. Start shipping.

Every week of delay costs tens of thousands. Book your call today.

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