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Delivery Assurance
2026-04-22
8 min read
When Status Reporting Stops Telling the Truth
After nine consecutive months of Green reporting, independent validation revealed a structural divergence between reported progress and validated technical maturity — triggering a controlled re-baseline and protecting $18M in programme capital.
What "evidence-based assurance" actually looks like in practice
After nine consecutive months of Green reporting, independent validation revealed a structural divergence between reported progress and validated technical maturity — triggering a controlled re-baseline and protecting $18M in programme capital.
8 min read
2026-03-08
Portfolio Risk Assurance
Why optimism bias is the most expensive risk in IT delivery
The cognitive pattern that inflates timelines, deflates risks, and quietly guarantees the next recovery engagement.
6 min read
2026-03-15
Vendor Contract Assurance
When to act on a vendor: before renewal, not after
Waiting until the contract expiry to confront underperformance is a losing position. Where assurance reviews create leverage earlier.
5 min read
2026-03-22
Project Recovery Diagnostic
Inside a project recovery: the first seventy-two hours that matter most
Scope freeze, evidence gathering, and stakeholder reset. A practical look at what separates a successful intervention from a slow collapse.
9 min read
2026-03-29
What boards miss when reviewing capital IT investments
Portfolio-level exposure rarely shows up in individual programme status. A look at the reporting gaps that hide systemic risk.
7 min read
2026-04-05
Delivery Governance Assurance
Five signs a programme status report is hiding more than it shows
The green RAG trick, the missing dependency map, the unchallenged milestone. How executives learn to read between the lines.
6 min read
2026-04-12
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Why IT Delivery Health Checks Matter Before It’s Too Late
Most delivery failures don’t announce themselves. They accumulate quietly — in scope drift, misaligned governance, and eroding stakeholder confidence. A health check catches what reporting misses.
