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ThanaelService Case study 2019 → present Independent consulting

Helping teams ship what actually matters.

ThanaelService is my independent consulting practice, active since 2019. Product management, project management, agility and coaching for NGOs, SMEs and startups. 10+ engagements delivered. A deliberately human-scale practice, which I keep running alongside Horyond Agency.

Role Founder & consultant
Period 2019 → present
Engagements 10+
The practice

Three ways to help.

Not a generic agency. A consulting posture: framing, leading, coaching, depending on what the structure on the other side needs.
01

Frame

Product framing, prioritisation, roadmap. Clarify the need, align stakeholders, decide what to build before building it.

02

Lead

Product ownership, project management, Scrum. Hold the cadence, clear blockers, drive a team toward delivery.

03

Coach

Audit, agile coaching, training. Make teams autonomous on their product and agile practices, so they no longer need me.

Services

What I actually bring.

The detailed menu, chosen to stay manageable by one person, without giving up on the seriousness of the outcome.
01 / Produit

Product ownership & management

Ownership of backlog, roadmap and rituals. I step in as Product Owner or Product Manager to reinforce a team, for the length of an engagement.

PO · PM · Roadmap
02 / Projet

Project management

Framing, planning, stakeholder coordination. Holding scope, timeline and quality through to delivery.

Framing · Delivery
03 / Agilité

Scrum & agility

Scrum facilitation, setting up rituals, smoothing the flow. A Scrum Master reinforcement for a team starting up or stalling.

Scrum · Kanban
04 / Audit

Audit & diagnosis

Assessment of product and agile practices, friction points, prioritised and actionable recommendations.

Audit · Recos
05 / Coaching

Coaching & training

Coaching of teams and product roles, agile training sessions. Making autonomy last.

Coaching · Training
The clients

Small structures, real stakes.

NGOs, SMEs and individuals, organisations where every euro and every day counts. That context taught me to ship lean, fast and right.

A consulting practice, human-scale, with a high bar.

NGOs PME Individuals Non-profits Early-stage startups Solo founders
The journey

Six years, no break.

From an independent activity launched alongside studies, to a practice that crystallised a real consulting offer, whose build side gave rise to Horyond Agency.
2019

First engagements, first clients

Birth of the ThanaelService name. First support engagements for non-profits and freelancers.

2020 → 2022

Structuring the offer

Three clear pillars: frame, lead, coach. First meaningful product and agile engagements for NGOs and SMEs, first real feedback on the format.

2023 → 2024

Maturity

10+ engagements delivered. More demanding product and project mandates, in higher-stakes contexts. The practice stands on its own.

2025

The build side becomes Horyond Agency

The design and build side professionalises as Horyond Agency. ThanaelService stays my independent consulting practice, which I keep running alongside.

A product to frame, a team to lead, or a practice to level up on agility?

Case study · Thanaël Fontaine · 2026 horyond.com contact@horyond.org