Damien Cross

Exorcism Project Manager

Managing exorcism projects on time and under budget. Scope creep is the real demon.

An exorcism is a project. It has a scope, a timeline, a budget, and stakeholders. And like any project, the biggest risk isn't the demon. It's scope creep. At Deliverance Solutions Group, I manage exorcism engagements from initial assessment through delivery. A standard residential exorcism runs 3-5 business days with a team of 4. But that's the baseline. The moment someone says 'while you're here, could you also look at the attic?' — scope creep. The attic is a separate engagement. The attic has its own entity. The attic is Phase 2. My project management methodology is PRINCE2-adapted for paranormal contexts. We begin with a risk assessment (entity classification, severity level, historical possession timeline), move to stakeholder alignment (the family, the clergy, the entity — yes, the entity is a stakeholder), and proceed to execution with daily standups. The entity doesn't attend standups, but we account for its feedback through property damage logs. I've delivered 200+ exorcism projects. On-time delivery: 78%. Under-budget: 62%. Client satisfaction: 91%. Entity satisfaction: not measured, but based on departure rates, they seem eager to leave. The worst project I ever managed? A Victorian manor with 7 distinct entities, each requiring separate negotiation. It was supposed to be a 2-week engagement. It lasted 4 months. The retrospective was brutal.