05 · Assure & recover · Assurance
Programme Recovery Review
Independent assessment of a troubled or stalled programme and credible recovery options.
Requires an explicit recovery mandate from the MD or board. The review diagnoses causes, assesses remaining value and sets out clear options with recommended governance and leadership actions so the board can own the path forward.
The outcome
Clear options and a recommended path that the MD and board can own.
What happens
- Confirm recovery mandate and access
- Diagnose causes of underperformance
- Assess remaining value and recovery feasibility
- Define options and recommended governance/leadership actions
- Report to MD / board
What you get
- Cause diagnosis
- Remaining-value assessment
- Options: recover / re-scope / pause / stop
- Recommended governance and leadership actions
- Board-ready summary
Boundary. Independent of delivery interests. Does not take over programme delivery unless separately scoped as a different engagement.
Next step. Often follows or replaces a Health Review when recovery is the explicit question.