Your Project Delivery Partner in Japan.

A fractional PM is a senior project manager who works with your team on a part-time or retainer basis — giving you senior-level delivery capability without the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. In Japan, where stakeholder management, cross-cultural communication, and bilingual execution are critical, having an embedded bilingual PM significantly reduces the risk of projects stalling or going over scope.

An AI Operations Audit is a 2–4 week engagement where we map your existing workflows, identify where AI tools can save time and reduce cost, and deliver a prioritised roadmap with clear ROI estimates. It is designed for small businesses and startups in Japan looking to adopt AI practically and confidently — not just experiment with tools.

It depends on scope. An initial audit is 2–4 weeks. An implementation sprint is typically 4–8 weeks. Ongoing AI implementation partnerships run on a monthly retainer. We scope every engagement based on your team size, tooling, and goals before committing to a timeline.

Both. We work with Japanese domestic companies (SMEs and startups) and gaishikei — foreign companies with a Japan office. Our bilingual capability means we operate across both environments: holding meetings in Japanese, delivering reports in English, and managing the cultural nuance that makes Japan projects succeed.

Traditional IT consultancies in Japan are typically large, slow to engage, and expensive. Seranova is a lean, AI-native firm that embeds directly into your team. We work at the speed of a startup, bring bilingual PM expertise, and focus on delivering real outcomes — not slide decks. We also help you adopt AI in your operations, which most legacy consultancies do not.