Stalled milestones, a budget that keeps moving, a go-live date nobody believes anymore: this is the most common reason a second partner gets called, and the one most partner sites are built to pretend does not exist.
Different symptoms, same underlying pattern: scope was never really fixed, the data was harder than anyone tested for, or the team doing the work changed more than once.
Most teams do not decide to call for help. They arrive at it gradually, after enough of the following stack up.
"The project was not doomed. It was just never re-planned after the third change order."
How we usually describe it after the first assessmentBoth start with the same independent assessment. What differs is what broke.
Milestones keep slipping, go-live keeps moving, and nobody can tell you a date they actually believe.
You are well past the original number with no clear line of sight to done.
No. Starting over is rare and expensive, and we say so when it is not the right answer. Most rescues keep 60 to 80 percent of what already exists; the assessment tells you which parts those are.
Not necessarily. Some engagements run as an independent second opinion alongside an existing partner. Others involve a full handover.
Typically one to two weeks, depending on how much documentation already exists. You get a written report either way, not a verbal summary.
That happens occasionally, and we say so directly rather than taking the engagement anyway.
We will tell you the structure on a call, since it depends on project size and how much is already documented.
No pitch, no assumption that the answer is starting over. Tell us where the project stands and we will tell you, plainly, what a realistic path back looks like.
With someone who has run a rescue engagement before.
Four minutes, no email required to see the result.