Independent assurance

Programme assurance and gateway reviews

An independent, senior view on whether your programme will actually deliver, before the money and the reputation are on the line.

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£13bn
largest programme delivered
19 yrs
delivering and recovering programmes
Senior led
no juniors, no delivery agenda
The problem

Most programmes fail quietly, not loudly

By the time a steering committee hears that a programme is in trouble, the warning signs have usually been visible for months. Status reports go green, risks are softened, and the people closest to the work are the least able to say so.

An independent review cuts through that. You get a straight, evidenced answer on whether the programme will deliver, what will stop it, and what to do now, from someone with no stake in the delivery.

What we look at

Where programmes actually come unstuck

Plan and deliverability

Whether the plan is real, the critical path holds, and the dates are achievable rather than hoped for.

Risk and control

Whether the real risks are named and owned, the governance has teeth, and the reporting reflects the truth on the ground.

Capability and readiness

Whether the team, the suppliers and the business are ready to deliver and to receive what is coming.

How it works

A gateway review in weeks, not months

We work fast. A focused review is days on site and in the detail, talking to the people doing the work, reading the plan and the numbers, and testing the assumptions behind them.

You get a short, honest report a board can act on: a clear verdict, the handful of things that will make or break delivery, and a practical set of actions with owners and dates.

When to call us

Before you commit, or when your instinct says something is off

The best time is at a gateway, before a major investment decision, a go live, or a contract award. The second best time is the moment the programme stops feeling right.

Either way you get an independent view before the cost of being wrong goes up.

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Why us

Assurance from someone who has delivered

Led programmes up to £13bn across five continents
Nineteen years delivering and recovering major transformations
Vendor independent, with no delivery contract to protect
A senior review in person, not a junior with a checklist
Common questions

Programme assurance, answered

Is this the same as your recovery service?

No. Assurance tells you honestly whether a programme will deliver and what to fix. Recovery is us stepping in to turn it around. Many clients start with a review and only move to recovery if they need to.

Will you tell us what we want to hear?

No. The value of an independent review is that we have no stake in the delivery, so you get the straight answer, even when it is uncomfortable.

How quickly can you turn a review around?

A focused gateway review is usually days on the ground and a short report within a week or two, depending on the size of the programme.

Do you review our own team or our supplier?

Both. We look at the whole delivery, your team, your suppliers and the business that has to receive the change, because failure rarely sits in one place.

Is it confidential?

Yes. Reviews are confidential to you and we are happy to work under an NDA.

Get an independent read on your programme

A short, honest review before the cost of being wrong goes up.

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