The Smart PM
At The Smart PM, we don't believe in guesswork. Instead, we believe in delivering concrete results. We'll streamline your operations, enhance collaboration, and empower your teams to thrive. Say goodbye to uncertainty and hello to efficiency, clarity, and unparalleled success with The Smart PM by your side.
The Smart PM is a Woman Veteran-Owned Small Business with Certified Project Management Professionals, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, and Smartsheet Solution Architects that love what they do!
We are headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and provide onsite, virtual, and hybrid consulting options, as well as the ability to travel to your location.
Our Leadership
Recent Podcasts
Now That's Smart - Project Management Office Hours Podcast
Hear the story behind Melissa starting The Smart PM
Project Management and Technology - Collaborative Connections Radio Show
How much easier would life be if there was an app to streamline your business or you could outsource all of your projects to someone else? Take a listen.
Show Me Your RAID Log with
Special Guest Melissa McDonald
Our History
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2019 MCM PM Consulting founded in Phoenix, AZ
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2019 MCM PM Consulting reimagines an IT PMO for first Fortune 500 client
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2019 MCM PM Consulting implements integrated Smartsheet PPM solution for Fortune 500 client
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2021 MCM PM Consulting renamed The Smart PM
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2021 The Smart PM becomes a Smartsheet Aligned Silver Professional Services Partner
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2021 The Smart PM implements PMO and Smartsheet PPM solutions for $500M private equity company
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2023 The Smart PM partners with RAIDLog
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2023 The Smart PM is certified as VOSB and WOSB.
Our Clients/Projects
Our Technology Partners
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Smartsheet connects the business on a flexible, no-code platform that empowers anyone to create the solution they need with the control and security IT demands.
From collaboration tools that keep teams aligned, to intelligent workflows that drive productivity, to end-to-end solutions for content and resource management, our platform empowers the entire enterprise to make an impact.
Celoxis is a comprehensive and collaborative solution to manage your enterprise projects, portfolios, resources, finances, and business processes.
What sets Celoxis apart is the ability to use its What-if Analysis feature for portfolio planning and its comprehensive Project Accounting tool for budgets and profitability across the portfolio.
RAIDLOG is a modernized, SaaS based & AI-driven version of an old-school project management tool. Founded on "real project success", the notion that project leaders want help staying on top of their projects and managing the real causes of problems.
Using AI, real-time insights, collaboration features and more, RAIDLOG empowers project managers to see around corners.
Our Credentials
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Our Happy Clients
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