Operating discipline for lower-middle-market value creation.
Archway supports PE operators and portfolio-company leaders with fixed-scope diagnostics, PMO governance, operational diligence, and evidence systems built for execution — not theory.
Two pathways
For PE operating partners
- — Post-close operating assessment
- — Portfolio governance cadence installation
- — Operational diligence support
- — KPI and reporting architecture
- — EBITDA durability review
For portfolio company leaders
- — Governance gap review
- — PMO architecture and buildout
- — Evidence systems installation
- — Execution cadence installation
- — Fractional COO support
Start with a platform diagnostic.
The entry point for every Archway engagement. A fixed-scope assessment of governance controls, PMO structure, and execution cadence — delivered in 2–3 weeks with a defined deliverable set.
Discuss a portfolio needBuilt by an operator. Not by a consultant.
Zachary Wingett, MBA, MSEM, LSSBB
$500M+
Platform P&L ownership
21%
EBITDA margin achieved
89
R&D engagements (KPMG + EY)
14
IRS audit defense proceedings
Big 4 background (KPMG, EY) · Former COO-equivalent at multi-state industrial platform · PMP (Exam Pending)
Why not a strategy firm?
Strategy firms produce recommendations. Archway installs systems. The difference matters when:
- — The portfolio company needs governance installed, not described
- — The operating team will execute the plan — they need infrastructure, not slides
- — The timeline is short — there's no room for a 6-month diagnostic phase
- — The budget is allocated — fixed-fee means no scope creep