Programme Management & Project Rescue

Experience-led programme delivery and turnaround support to bring structure, stability and momentum back to critical digital initiatives.

Delivering large-scale digital programmes is never simple - and when things go wrong, it’s rarely just one issue. At STRATAGEMS, we bring years of hands-on experience in complex programme delivery to help clients regain control, restore clarity and move forward with confidence. Whether you're launching a major transformation or turning around a stalled project, we know how to get it right. From setting up appropriate (not overkill) governance and structure to identifying root causes and re-aligning delivery teams, our focus is always on outcomes. We cut through noise, stabilise delivery and rebuild trust, internally and externally, so your programme can deliver what it was meant to.

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What We Do ?

We help organisations plan, lead and recover digital programmes that are critical to their success. Large projects and programmes are expensive endeavours that can be physically and emotionally draining for you and your team. At STRATAGEMS we understand this - we become committed to the programme and deliver the structure, leadership and clarity needed to move forward with confidence.

‍Programme setup and mobilisation: We put the right foundations in place from day one including governance, roles, scope control and sequencing so that teams can move with clarity and alignment.
‍Programme health check: We assess in-flight programmes or projects against delivery best practices, identifying where risk, confusion or misalignment is slowing progress or increasing cost.
‍Project turnaround and recovery: We step into at-risk or stalled projects and stabilise them fast thus restoring confidence, rebuilding timelines and removing blockers that stand in the way of delivery.
‍Stakeholder re-alignment: We help bring sponsors, delivery teams and vendors back onto the same page, ensuring that expectations, priorities and communication channels are working in unison.
‍Multi-stream and vendor management: We coordinate delivery across internal teams, third parties and platforms reducing duplication, surfacing dependencies and holding everyone accountable.
‍Hands-on leadership: We provide experienced programme & technical leaders who bring calm, control and momentum. Not just reporting problems but solving them.

Process Overview

Every programme is different but success always depends on clarity, alignment and control. Our approach adapts to where you are in the lifecycle, whether you're mobilising from the ground up or stepping into recovery mode.

‍Rapid audit & assessment: We quickly get to grips with what's happening reviewing plans, governance, risks and team dynamics to identify where things are off-track or under-defined.‍
Prioritise and stabilise: We focus on regaining control. That may mean resetting timelines, reshaping delivery teams, clarifying scope or resolving key blockers that are slowing progress.‍
Re-align stakeholders: We rebuild trust across sponsors, teams and vendors. Everyone understands what’s happening, what’s changing and why with no assumptions and no surprises.
‍Reshape delivery structure: Where needed, we revise governance, refine scope control, improve reporting and introduce mechanisms that support better decision-making and delivery discipline.‍
Lead and deliver: We step into leadership roles where required, or support your internal teams to regain momentum always with a focus on real progress and measurable outcomes.‍
Exit cleanly, or stay as needed: Once the programme is stable, we ensure a smooth transition back to business-as-usual leadership or remain involved as a trusted partner through to delivery.

Why Choose Us ?

Delivering complex programmes isn’t just about following a plan; it’s also about making the right decisions at the right time, often under pressure. With over 25 years of experience leading successful projects across digital, retail, eCommerce and enterprise technology, STRATAGEMS brings the expertise and judgement needed to keep things on track or bring them back under control.

‍Commercially minded, technically grounded: We understand both the boardroom and the backlog. That means we balance strategic outcomes with delivery detail ensuring that decisions make sense both commercially and operationally. Our core technical background also means that we can't easily be hoodwinked or blinded by science.
‍Hands-on leadership, not just oversight: We don’t manage by spreadsheet. Our programme leads are embedded, proactive and unafraid to ask the difficult questions or make the difficult calls. We introduce the right tooling to get the job done whilst causing the least amount of overhead.
‍Structured thinking under pressure: When things are going wrong, noise and confusion take over. We bring clarity, prioritisation and a structured approach to uncovering root causes and driving recovery.
‍Trusted by delivery teams and executives: We know how to communicate at all levels aligning stakeholders, restoring confidence and creating the conditions for delivery teams to succeed.
‍Proven in real-world complexity: From multi-vendor migrations to platform builds under regulatory pressure, we’ve delivered in environments where failure isn’t an option.

Programme Management & Project Rescue

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