Michael Tirrell fixed processes on a shipping dock and in automotive R&D. Consulting came later.
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The Early Days
Anyone who has worked with Michael Tirrell calls him Abe. He was never a 4.0 student. His dad once told him to pick up the sticks in the yard. He picked up every one.
At 18, working at GameStop, he redesigned the morning ordering process. He reworked the bank deposits too, and ran the store alone on open-and-close shifts. On a shipping dock, he invented a color-coded sticker system. Anyone could read a pallet's status at a glance, from QA through plating to shipping.
Each time, he started from the outcome the work needed. Then he found a faster or cheaper way to reach it.
The Smartsheet Discovery
In automotive R&D, Michael ran products from first design to production launch. He chaired the global patent review committee. One of his change requests could ripple across five departments.
The company spent more than $250,000 on an ERP system with a project module. It failed.
In 2013, Michael went looking for something better. He needed a cloud tool that could connect teams in different states and countries. He found Smartsheet. His process systems started in engineering, then spread to IP management and beyond.
He also adopted Smartsheet Control Center early, to standardize how projects were set up. Years of building and rebuilding those systems became the ROI Playbook. They also produced the Six Lenses of ROI, the framework behind every Four Score engagement.
The Entrepreneurial Leap
Everywhere Michael worked, teams called him when a Smartsheet process needed building or fixing. In 2019, he turned years of freelance work into Four Score Solutions LLC.
"Abe" had been his nickname in the automotive world for more than a decade. The firm took its name from Lincoln, and its standard from his reputation for honesty. Four score is eighty years, and Michael wanted systems built for that kind of horizon.
In 2020, he partnered with Aptude to build its Smartsheet practice. That practice won Smartsheet's PPM Partner of the Year award in 2021. Aptude was acquired in 2022, and its growth was no longer his to direct. In 2023, he went all-in on Four Score.
In 2024, Smartsheet named Four Score its Americas New Partner of the Year.
The Track Record
2013
First Smartsheet Build
Process systems in automotive R&D, including early use of Control Center.
2019
Four Score Solutions Founded
Years of freelance Smartsheet work became a firm.
2021
PPM Partner of the Year, at Aptude
Smartsheet's award to the Aptude practice Michael built.
2023
All-In on Four Score
Michael left the Aptude partnership to run Four Score full time.
2024
Americas New Partner of the Year
Awarded to Four Score by Smartsheet.
Today
Smartsheet Partner
Enterprise work across five industries, from healthcare to aerospace.
What They Say
A partner who can accelerate our growth with clients and bring valuable expertise to our partner ecosystem to support additional customers.
Tim Sweeney
Smartsheet · Large Enterprise Account Executive
They have brought tremendous Smartsheet support and expertise to our project management process and our overall portfolio of work.
Russell Friedberg
Zwift · Sr. Director, Global Programs
This was very helpful. And I think that that portal tool is a really good asset.
Health Plan IT Contact
National Healthcare Enterprise
Said after a live demo of a new admin portal.
So far the feedback that I've had on this has been phenomenal.
Client Operations Lead
Regional Community Bank
On a rebuilt reporting dashboard.
How We Work
Every phase ends with a deliverable you keep. You decide on the next one after you see it.
Identify the Tree
Free
Take the 14-question assessment. A senior consultant reviews the results with you in a 30 to 45 minute call.
Sharpen the Axe
4 Weeks
Four weeks of discovery before anything is built. We map how work runs today and put a dollar value on fixing it. The full Foundations fee credits toward the Build.
Swing with Precision
8–12 Weeks
We build what Foundations designed. Every automation and report traces back to a documented business outcome.
Sustain the Forest
Ongoing
Adoption fades after launch unless someone owns it. We own it, and we report against the value case every quarter.
Foundations is outcome-bound. We keep working at no extra charge until your charter is complete. The full Foundations fee credits toward the Build.
"Structure precedes speed."
Michael Tirrell · Founder · Four Score Solutions
Four Score Solutions LLC is a professional services organization that provides work management solutions to businesses of all sizes and industries. Our main product is our expertise in implementing and customizing work management platforms such as Smartsheet, Asana, ClickUp, and others to meet the unique needs of each of our clients.
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