A senior reviewer talking through a project plan with a team

Project review and recovery

An independent look at a project that has gone wrong

Advancer reviews a troubled programme hands-on, tells you plainly what is wrong, and then provides the interim leadership to get it back on track.

Common challenges

Signs a programme needs outside eyes

Budget overrun with no clear cause

The spend keeps growing and every explanation is different. Nobody can show where the money went.

A supplier relationship that has stopped working

Deadlines slip, change requests pile up, and the contract no longer matches what you need.

Reporting the board no longer trusts

Status reports say green while the business sees delays, and the board wants an independent view.

No one senior enough to make the call

Stopping, rescoping or replacing a supplier needs someone with the authority and experience to decide.

How it works

How a recovery works

1

Review

An independent assessment of scope, architecture, delivery, contracts and team, with findings you can take to the board.

2

Reset

A recovery plan with a realistic scope, budget and timeline, agreed with the people who have to deliver it.

3

Lead

Interim technology leadership to see the plan through, priced per engagement, until the programme is stable and can be handed back.

Track record

Why organisations work with Advancer

CTO, CIO and CDO roles across New Zealand, Australia and Asia, most often turning around stalled programmes
Contract CTO for a national disability-funding provider through a platform stabilisation
Delivered the replacement of a national grocery co-operative's forecourt payment systems
Led a global vehicle-inspection group's digital platforms team after its New Zealand vehicle-testing business turnaround
A team that can take over the build if recovery needs it
Wellington-based, working with clients across New Zealand

Trusted across

GovernmentBankingInsuranceTelecommunicationsRetail

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