Interim Project
Managers.
A critical role is empty and the programme cannot wait. We place experienced senior practitioners directly into your team, embedded within weeks and accountable from day one.
Embed Time
3–6 weeks
Best For
Critical gaps in delivery leadership
Outcome
Senior ownership from the first week
First Step
Free assessment, no obligation
The Challenge
The Role Is Empty.
The Programme Isn't Waiting.
Permanent recruitment takes months. Programmes don't pause. When a critical delivery role is unfilled, the cost compounds every week.
Handover was incomplete. The team is holding things together but nobody has formal ownership of delivery.
A key PM has left mid-programme.
You can't pull your best people from the work they're running. You need experienced reinforcement now.
Internal resource is already fully committed.
The work is scoped and funded. What's missing is the experienced hand to set it up and drive it forward.
A new programme needs senior leadership to start.
The Service
In the Role.
Accountable. Immediately.
We don't place contractors and disappear. We match the right practitioner to your context,
embed them properly, and stay close to the engagement throughout.
01 — ASSESS
The right practitioner for your context
Sector experience matters. We match on domain, programme type, and the specific leadership gap you need to fill.
02 — DIAGNOSE
Inside your team from week one
No ramp-up theatre. Our practitioners take ownership quickly and integrate into your team without disrupting it.
03 — REPLAN
Accountable for outcomes, not activities
We measure success by delivery milestones, not timesheets. The programme moves. That is the job.
04 — DELIVER
A clean handover when the time comes
Whether to a permanent hire or an internal successor, we manage the transition so nothing is lost.
Case Study
21 Years. £2B+ Delivered.
We don't write reports from a distance. We come in, take operational ownership, and stay until the work is done.
9 months
Project completed successfully
100
Built over 100 API-based interfaces
2 brands
Autocentres and Halfords Retail unified into one
1 Basket
Single basket across both brands
Project Recovery
Retail
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Halfords: One Digital Front Door for Two Brands
Halfords ran two brands as two separate digital channels, with two websites and two baskets. We unified them into a single customer experience on Salesforce Commerce Cloud, built the 108 interfaces connecting it to the legacy estate, and went live in nine months without a missed milestone.
How We Engage
From First Call to Finished Work.
Every recovery engagement follows the same sequence. Always starting with an honest assessment, never with a plan we've already written.
Free Assessment
Two weeks of senior time. A clear, honest picture of where you actually are.
Tailored Plan
Built around your context, never a recycled framework or generic playbook.
Lasting Capability
The change holds after we leave. That is always the work.
Embedded Delivery
Senior practitioners take operational responsibility for the outcome.
What We Deliver
What You Get From Day One.
Senior practitioners take operational responsibility for the recovery. Here is what that looks like in practice.
Week 1–2
We interview every workstream lead, review the plan, map the dependencies. You get a single honest document, the real state of the programme, delivered to the right person.
An unfiltered picture of where you actually are
Week 3–4
Not what was originally promised. Not what sounds good in a board meeting. A plan the team believes in, with owned dependencies and a credible timeline.
A recovery plan built around what is actually achievable
Ongoing
We replace status theatre with real information. Amber and red appear where they exist. The steering group sees what is actually happening — early enough to act.
Reporting that surfaces signal, not comfort
Embedded
We embed alongside your team, take responsibility for the work, and stay until the first milestone is delivered. Not reports from a distance, but practitioners working within the programme.
Operational ownership of delivery
Exit
When we leave, the capability stays. Your team has seen a recovery done properly, and they know how to hold the line next time.
A team that finishes stronger than it started
How We Engage
From First Call to Finished Work.
Every recovery engagement follows the same sequence. Always starting with an honest assessment, never with a plan we've already written.
Week 1–2
We interview every workstream lead, review the plan, map the dependencies. You get a single honest document, the real state of the programme, delivered to the right person.
An unfiltered picture of where you actually are
Week 3–4
Not what was originally promised. Not what sounds good in a board meeting. A plan the team believes in, with owned dependencies and a credible timeline.
A recovery plan built around what is actually achievable
Ongoing
We replace status theatre with real information. Amber and red appear where they exist. The steering group sees what is actually happening early enough to act.
Reporting that surfaces signal, not comfort
Ongoing
We replace status theatre with real information. Amber and red appear where they exist. The steering group sees what is actually happening early enough to act.
Reporting that surfaces signal, not comfort
Embedded
We embed alongside your team, take responsibility for the work, and stay until the first milestone is delivered. Not reports from a distance, but practitioners working within the programme.
Operational ownership of delivery
Exit
When we leave, the capability stays. Your team has seen a recovery done properly, and they know how to hold the line next time.
A team that finishes stronger than it started
Built for the People Carrying the Weight
Our work meets four kinds of leaders where they are, each with a specific kind of pressure.
Costs are escalating and a high-visibility project is at risk. You need clarity on what's happening and a credible pair of hands to fix it.
Chief Operating Officers
C-Suite
Delivery bottlenecks and scope creep are eroding your roadmap. Technical projects need PM discipline that speaks your language.
CTOs & Heads of Engineering
Technology
You need external expertise to scale your frameworks, recover a failing initiative, or build a PMO fit for growth.
PMO Managers
Programme Office
Large digital transformation is overwhelming your capacity. You need experienced delivery leadership to bring it home.
Change Managers
Transformation
Common Questions
What Leaders Usually Ask.
Q.
What does a project recovery consultancy actually do?
We embed inside the programme, not above it. We assess honestly, replan around what is genuinely achievable, take operational ownership of delivery, and leave when the work is finished. We do not write reports from a distance.
Q. At what point is a project too far gone to recover?
Rarely. Most programmes can be recovered if action is taken before 90 days of unaddressed drift. After that, recovery becomes significantly harder. The cost of inaction compounds faster than most leaders realise.
Q. How quickly can you begin a project recovery?
We'll tell you honestly. If your situation calls for something we don't offer, we'll say so, and point you somewhere better.
Q. Do you work across all sectors?
Our deepest experience is in construction, healthcare, IT & SaaS, finance and retail. If you're outside these, get in touch anyway, we'll be honest about whether we're the right fit.
The Right Person.
In the Role. This Month.
If yours isn't doing that, you can book a free assessment or book a discovery call to get started.
