Track record, in numbers
Outcomes from public agencies, financial institutions and enterprises. Client names shared on request.
25+ years
Leading technology and transformation programs across Big 4 consulting, financial services and government.
40%+
Faster permit turnaround for a top-10 U.S. city after DJSC recovered its $30M+ modernization program.
50,000+
Users covered by an identity and access architecture DJSC designed for a major U.S. police department.
Where strategy must become measurable execution
Four capabilities that carry an initiative from readiness through recovery to sustained delivery.
Transformation Readiness
Governance, operating model, delivery roadmap and procurement preparation before a major initiative commits budget.
Program Recovery
Stabilize troubled programs, realign stakeholders, reset priorities and build a credible path to accountable delivery.
Delivery Leadership
Strategic, program and interim leadership that carries initiatives from planning through adoption and operational maturity.
Process & Service Modernization
Improve the people, processes and service operations that decide whether a technology investment creates value.
Start small, with a fixed scope
Every engagement ends with a written recommendation you can act on, whether or not DJSC stays involved. Fixed scope, quoted after a 30-minute call.
Transformation Readiness Assessment
2–4 weeks, before you commit. Governance and operating-model review, delivery roadmap, procurement readiness and a clear go / no-go recommendation.
Program Health Check
2 weeks, when it feels off track. An independent read on scope, schedule, vendor performance and software fit, with a prioritized recovery plan and executive briefing.
Delivery Leadership Retainer
Monthly, to see it through. Fractional program leadership, governance cadence, vendor oversight and executive and board-level reporting.
Measured in operations, not go-lives
Selected results, anonymized. Client names are shared on request where references have agreed.
Rescued a $30M+ permitting modernization
Top-10 U.S. city. Reset governance and vendor accountability on a stalled multi-year program, then carried it through adoption. “DJSC helped us cut permit turnaround time by over 40%.”
Stabilized a CRM program in trouble
International security vendor. Independent assessment, a structured recovery plan and executive and board-level reporting that restored confidence in delivery.
Identity architecture for 50,000+ users
Major U.S. police department. Designed and led identity and access management for one of the largest police forces in the country.
Insights
Practical writing on why technology programs stall and how to get them to production.
November 2026 edition. Where large implementations break down, and what executives should do before, during and after go-live.
Moving New Jersey municipalities from paper permits to secure online filing, with a founding pilot open to up to 50 towns.
Four questions to judge whether an AI pilot really succeeded, and a 30-day route from pilot to production.
You work directly with Donald Schier
Founder & President of DJSC, LLC. 25+ years leading technology and transformation programs across Big 4 consulting, financial services and the public sector. Since founding DJSC in 2010, Donald has led multi-agency platform implementations for state and city governments and designed identity and access architecture for a major U.S. police department covering 50,000+ users. He is often brought in when a program has stalled, run over budget or lost stakeholder confidence.