When a programme is in trouble

Programme and project recovery

When a major programme has slipped, overspent or lost the confidence of its board, every week of waiting costs more. We step in, find the real reasons it is failing, and get it back to a plan you can trust.

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£13bn
Largest programme led
39 days
Ahead of forecast on BP Pulse
5
Continents delivered across
The problem

Most recoveries start too late

By the time a programme is formally red, the warning signs have usually been there for months: a plan nobody believes, a scope that keeps moving, a supplier relationship under strain and a team that has stopped raising its hand.

We have seen it from the inside on some of the largest programmes in the country, and we know the difference between noise and the few issues that actually decide whether it lands.

How we help

A fast, honest read, then a grip on delivery

01

Diagnose

A short, direct review of plan, scope, budget, risk and team, ending in a clear view of whether it can land and what it will take.

02

Stabilise

Reset the plan and scope to something achievable, deal with the supplier and commercial issues, and give the board a version of the truth it can act on.

03

Deliver

Take a grip on delivery, run it to the reset plan and clear the blockers the team could not shift on its own.

04

Hand back

Leave it stable, with the governance and capability to keep it on track after we go.

Why it works

We have recovered programmes people thought were lost

Independent

We are vendor independent, so our only interest is getting your programme delivered, not protecting a software relationship or selling more licences.

Senior led

You get people who have run £9bn and £13bn programmes end to end, not a junior team learning on your problem.

INDEPENDENT ASSURANCESix lenses on everyprogramme we assureIndependent of the supplier, evidence based,and reported straight to the sponsor.Gateway reviewsPMORecoveryScopeScheduleCostRiskQualityBenefitsAssurance
Proof

Recovery is not a theory for us

We were brought into the Leep Utilities Kraken migration when it had fallen behind, and recovered the timeline and delivered to the original budget.

Recovered the Leep Utilities Kraken migration, back to timeline and original budget
Delivered the £9bn Energy Bills Support Scheme for Ofgem, BEIS and HMRC
BP Pulse transformation delivered 39 days ahead of forecast
Led the NESO separation from National Grid, over 22 million assets
We brought Chris and his team in when our Kraken migration fell behind. The project recovered the timelines and delivered to the original budget. Would highly recommend.Louise Manfredi, CEO, Leep Utilities
Common questions

Recovery questions, answered

How quickly can you start?

Usually within days for the initial review, because the first thing you need is an honest read, not a long mobilisation.

Will you work with our existing team and suppliers?

Yes. The aim is to get your programme delivered, not to replace everyone. We work with the people and suppliers already in place wherever we can.

What does the first step involve?

A short, focused review of the plan, scope, budget, risk and team, ending in a clear view of whether it can land and what it will take. No long discovery.

Is this only for ERP and system programmes?

No. We recover major change and transformation programmes generally, though systems and data are where most of them come unstuck.

What happens when you leave?

We hand back a stable programme with the governance and capability to keep it on track, not a dependency on us.

Get an honest read on your programme

Tell us where it stands and we will tell you plainly whether it can land and what it will take. No long discovery, no obligation.

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