A programme already in trouble

Rescue

We are brought in when a go-live has slipped twice. Independent review first, opinions second.

A go-live that has slipped twice does not usually need more people. It needs somebody to say out loud what is actually wrong, in writing, before another date is committed to. That is the first thing we do, and it is a separate piece of work from fixing it.

Independent review first. Opinions second.

What we look at

The review, and what it covers

  • Scope

    What was agreed, what has been added since, and whether anyone has written down the difference.

  • The plan

    Whether the remaining dates are achievable, or are the same dates moved.

  • The build

    What exists, what works, and how much of it will survive the next upgrade.

  • The data

    Almost always the quiet reason a cutover keeps moving. Whether it reconciles, and whether anyone has tried.

  • The team

    Who knows what. Programmes fail on knowledge held by two people more often than on technology.

  • The decision

    Finish, restart, or stop. All three are real answers and we will give you whichever one is true.

How it runs

Review, report, then a decision that is yours

  1. Review

    Time-boxed and independent. We talk to your team and your incumbent, read what exists, and run the data ourselves rather than taking a status report at face value.

  2. Report

    In writing, with the evidence attached. Specific enough to act on and blunt enough to be useful, including where the answer is that the programme is fine and the anxiety is not.

  3. Your decision

    You own it. We are not trying to inherit the programme, and a review that always concludes 'hire us' is not a review.

  4. Then, if you want it

    We take it on, or we support the team that has it. Either way the commitment is the same: quality is not the variable that moves when a date gets tight.

Engagement

How this gets bought

Four ways

Fixed price, time and materials, retainer, or managed service. There is no minimum engagement size, so a single integration is a real conversation and not a rounding error.

What you are paying for

Senior people on the actual work, not a pyramid with one architect and fifteen juniors. Large firms charge a premium that has more to do with their overhead than with the quality of the delivery. The same work can be done properly for less, and that is the reason this company exists.