Where We Help

When transformation is no longer on a clear path to deliver.

We work across a range of transformation situations.

ERP programmes drifting.
Operating models under strain.
Investor-backed change under pressure.
Processes failing on performance or compliance.

Different situations.
The same underlying problem.
Uncertainty about whether the outcome will actually be delivered.

Before committing further time, cost, or risk, get a Reality Check.
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The situations we see most often

These patterns appear consistently across organisations.

ERP Turnaround
ERP is live, but performance is not.

Or delivery is drifting before go-live.

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Operating Model Redesign
The strategy is clear.

The organisation is not operating at that level.

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PE-Backed Transformation
The plan is defined.

Delivery confidence is not.

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Process & Compliance
Processes are failing.

On performance, control, or compliance.

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These are not the only situations.

These are the most common patterns we see.

They are not the only ones.

If the outcome matters and there is uncertainty about whether it will be delivered, we can help.

Every engagement starts with a Reality Check

Start with a Reality Check

Whatever the situation, we begin by establishing what is actually happening and whether the outcome is achievable.

We establish
What outcome is expected
Whether the organisation can deliver it
Whether it can operate and sustain it
Where the capability gaps are
Whether risk or compliance exposure is being created
What it will take to move forward

€30k to €95k · 2 to 5 weeks · Senior team only

You see the findings before committing to anything further.

If the honest answer is proceed, phase, redesign, or stop, that is what we will say.

How we support after the Reality Check

The right intervention depends on what the organisation actually needs.

If delivery support is needed, it is scoped from the evidence, not from a standard package.

Across different situations, this typically falls into three areas.

ERP / Programme Recovery
Used when programmes are drifting or not delivering.
Stabilising delivery
Resetting governance and accountability
Aligning the organisation to the system
Restoring performance
Performance-Led Operating Model Redesign
Used when the organisation cannot operate at the level the strategy requires.
Decision rights and accountability
End to end alignment
Behavioural change
Governance that sustains performance
Performance & Compliance-Led Process Improvement
Used when processes are failing on performance or compliance.
Process redesign grounded in reality
Embedding governance and control
Maintaining and evidencing compliance
Sustaining performance improvement
Always scoped around what the Reality Check established. Never applied as a standard package.
How it fits together

How it works

Reality Check Decision Delivery

Every engagement starts with a Reality Check.

Then a leadership decision: proceed, phase, redesign, or stop.

Only then do we support delivery, based on what is actually required.

Every Reality Check is led by the founders. No delegation. No junior layers.

Each engagement is led by the founder whose discipline is most relevant to the situation. Lawrence Spence leads the adoption discipline across every engagement. In PE-backed transformation, leadership is determined by what the Reality Check establishes.

We do not apply a standard playbook. We establish what is actually happening first.

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30-minute conversation. No pitch.
We will tell you what we think is happening and whether the outcome you are pursuing is actually achievable.
Even if you are not yet clear how to define it.

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