Break through the barriers holding your ocean project back.

Get a clear plan for how to move forward with the Ocean Project Wayfinder Assessment™

It's hard not to feel like your ocean project is surrounded by barriers.

You chase funding, but the process is endless and exhausting.
You manage deadlines and reporting, but it’s a constant scramble.
You try to share your impact, but the story doesn’t land - or worse, no one sees it at all.

It's a lot. And these kinds of out-of-the-water barriers are not where your time or energy should be going.

But what do you need to do to keep things moving forward? How can you manage all of the parts of an ocean project that fall outside your expertise without taking time away from the hands-in-the-water work you love to do?

The first step is understanding the barriers holding your project back.

Break through the barriers holding your ocean project back.

From chasing funding and wrangling reporting requirements to figuring out how to communicate your impact, it can be hard to know where to focus, or what’s truly holding you back.

The Ocean Project Wayfinder Assessment helps you cut through the noise. In one powerful audit, our team of ocean project experts helps you pinpoint what’s blocking your success and shine a light on what to do next.

With the Wayfinder Assessment you get:

  • A focused review of your project’s strengths and friction points, so you can see what’s working, and what’s in the way
  • A custom summary that highlights your top three project barriers
  • A simple, strategic path forward that will help you break those barriers down.

What is the Ocean Project Wayfinder Assessment?

The Wayfinder is a collaborative assessment process designed to help you pinpoint what’s really holding your ocean project back and how to move forward with clarity. We focus on the three biggest barrier areas most projects face:

Project Proposals

We help you clarify your value, align with funders, and strengthen proposals that open doors.

Managing your project requirements

We help you reduce overload, introduce smart systems, and keep your momentum strong.

Communications & Storytelling

We help you share your impact in ways that connect, inspire, and drive action.

Here's how it works:

Step 1: Kickoff Call We meet with you to understand your ocean project, goals and barriers.

Step 2: The Wayfinder: You complete the 3-part Wayfinder assessment (or we help to guide you through it)

Step 3: Custom SWOT and Strategic Plan: We distill your input and identify your top 3 opportunity areas

Step 4: Debrief Call: We get together and walk you through your personalized action plan

Start your wayfinder assessment

Trusted by ocean project partners:

Professional, organized, reliable and thorough

"I have worked with Pisces for several years. They are professional, organized, reliable and thorough. I appreciate the diversity of skills within the team and their abilities on projects. I had confidence that the work they did and their outputs would always meet the project expectations. I would recommend Pisces as partners and project managers on future projects."

Ken Paul

Principla/Owner, Pokiok Associates

Pisces provided continuity throughout the three years of the project, which was a critical element of its success

Pisces RPM was an invaluable support in delivering on the Advancing Indigenous Partnerships in Ocean Science for Sustainability (AIPOSS) project. They provided continuity throughout the three years of the project, which was a critical element of its success as a multi-disciplinary, three ocean initiative with many partners and participants. Their team brings expertise across a wide range of domains including project management, communications, ocean research, and Indigenous cultural acumen.

Dr. Maia Hoeberechts

Associate Director, Learning & Community Engagement, Ocean Networks Canada

Your attention to detail and explaining how this all fits together was outstanding.

"I am extremely impressed to see how you took input from the group and conveyed that into the graphic rendering for the WAVS logo.  The draft logo is an excellent fit for our work and perfectly describes WAVS.  Your attention to detail and explaining how this all fits together was outstanding. Well done, I love the logo."

John DePersenaire

Board Member, WAVS Taskforce

Pisces has taken the administrative burden off our plate, so we can focus on the research.

“Why have one project manager when you can have an entire team! Pisces has taken the administrative burden off our plate, so we can focus on the research."

Craig J. Brown

Associate Professor, Department of Oceanography, Dalhousie University

I can always trust Pisces to take my ideas and bring them to life

"I have had the pleasure of working with the Pisces team for the past four years. Their expertise in grant management has been invaluable for the many projects we have worked on together, including drafting proposals and briefings. I can always trust them to take my ideas and bring them to life."

Barry Stevens

President, Stevens Solutions & Design

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