Technology leaders often rely on internal reporting and PMO dashboards that do not always reflect the true state of delivery. Unlike standard reporting, our independent reviews provide impartial, evidence-based insight into the performance and risk of critical IT investments helping organizations identify issues early and take corrective action before delivery, budget, and strategic outcomes are compromised.
Each review is designed to support a specific leadership decision—whether to continue, intervene, reprioritize, recover, or assess delivery performance.
Select the review that aligns with your current challenges.
All reviews follow a structured, independent delivery assurance approach that assesses five critical dimensions of execution — schedule realism, governance, risk control, dependencies, and delivery readiness — across projects, portfolios, and vendor engagements. This provides a consistent basis for judging delivery confidence, surfacing hidden risk, and identifying where intervention may be required.
Choose the review that aligns with the decision you need to make—based on delivery context, risk exposure, and the level of independent oversight required.
Our reviews apply across projects, programs, portfolios, and PMO environments. Each engagement is scaled to the complexity, risk, and visibility of the initiative—providing leadership with a clear source of truth, deeper risk insight, and the confidence to act decisively.
Strategic engagements may include stakeholder calibration and consensus-building cycles. While analytical effort is typically 15–20 days, overall duration reflects the time required to validate findings, align leadership, and ensure decisions are adopted.
| IT Delivery Health Check | Delivery Assurance & Governance Review | Portfolio Delivery Risk & Prioritization Review | Recovery Diagnostic & Re-Baseline | Vendor Performance & Contract Assurance Review | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement type | - Rapid project check | - Delivery governance review | - Portfolio oversight review | - Recovery diagnostic | - Vendor performance and contract assurance review |
| Duration | - ~2 weeks | - ~4 weeks | - ~4–6 weeks | - ~3 weeks | - ~3 weeks |
| Typical indicators |
- Status reports “green”, confidence low - Risks suspected, not clearly documented - Slippage or unmanaged dependencies emerging |
- Governance meetings, issues persist - Reporting without clear decisions - Scope/changes/dependencies feel uncontrolled |
- Many “priority” initiatives at once - Recurring resource conflicts - Limited visibility into delivery risk |
- Milestones repeatedly missed - Cost or schedule variance increasing - Confidence in plan declining |
- Vendor milestones repeatedly missed - Quality issues or defects rising - Commercial or SLA concerns emerging |
| Decision supported |
- Continue as planned or intervene - Identify required corrective actions now |
- Are governance and controls sufficient? - What changes are needed to stabilize execution? |
- Where should leadership focus? - Which initiatives need intervention or reprioritization? |
- Can the project be recovered? - What is the most credible recovery strategy? |
- Is the vendor delivering to expectations? - What remediation or escalation is appropriate? |
| Best used when |
- IT project already in delivery - Independent health view is needed - Upcoming milestones create pressure |
- Governance exists but outcomes are uncertain - Multiple teams and/or vendors involved |
- Multiple IT initiatives running - Portfolio-level risk unclear - Priorities compete for limited resources |
- Project delayed or at risk of failure - Commitments under executive scrutiny - Leadership needs a credible recovery plan |
- Major vendor delivering critical scope - Contract value or risk is material - Performance, quality, or relationship is under strain |
| Assessment focus |
- Schedule realism and milestones - Governance and decision clarity - Risk management discipline (RAID) - Dependencies and integration points |
- Governance forums and authority - Planning and reporting discipline - Change and scope control - Cost/schedule monitoring |
- Portfolio governance oversight - Cross-project dependencies - Resource allocation constraints - Funding vs value and risk |
- Root causes of delivery failure - Realism of current plans/baselines - Governance and decision delays - Delivery readiness (architecture, testing) |
- Vendor delivery performance vs contract - Scope, change, and commercial controls - Risk allocation and obligations - Dependency and integration management |
| Evidence reviewed |
- Charter and business case - Delivery plan and milestones - Critical path and dependencies - RAID logs - Governance reporting |
- Governance structures and meetings - Integrated schedules - Change requests and scope control - Dashboards and status reports - Risk and issue tracking |
- Portfolio inventory - Portfolio dashboards - Dependency mapping - Resource allocation data - PMO governance practices |
- Project plans and baselines - Vendor agreements and SOWs - RAID and variance history - Architecture readiness - Testing and migration plans |
- Master agreement and SOWs - Change orders and commercials - Performance and SLA reports - Defect, incident, and acceptance records - Governance and escalation history |
| Assessment output |
- Delivery health scorecard - Key risks and issues - Corrective-action list |
- Delivery assurance report - Governance/control findings - Oversight and process improvements |
- Portfolio risk heatmap - Dependency/risk-concentration view - Prioritized intervention plan |
- Root-cause analysis - Recovery scenarios and trade-offs - Re-baseline roadmap |
- Vendor performance and risk profile - Contract and governance gaps - Remediation, negotiation, or exit options |
| Typical effort | - ~5–7 consulting days | - ~10–15 consulting days | - ~12–18 consulting days | - ~12–16 consulting days | - ~10–15 consulting days |
| Assurance depth | - Light–moderate delivery review | - Moderate governance and delivery review | - Moderate portfolio-level review | - Deep diagnostic review | - Deep vendor, contract, and delivery review |
| Next step | Request IT Delivery Health Check → | Request Delivery Assurance Review → | Request Portfolio Delivery Review → | Request Recovery Diagnostic → | Request Vendor Performance Review → |
Get a clear, independent view of delivery health, governance strength, and portfolio risk across your initiatives. We review your context and recommend the appropriate engagement—covering scope, timing, and level of assurance required.
