Program Health Check
Know where your program really stands.
A fixed-fee, two-to-three-week assessment that gives leadership an independent, scored diagnosis of a technology program and a clear plan to put it right.
When it helps
Before small problems become headlines.
Programs rarely fail all at once. They drift: a missed milestone, a vendor update that says less each month, a budget line that keeps moving. The Health Check names what is happening while there is still time to act.
- Status reports say green, but confidence is falling
- A milestone or go-live date has already slipped
- Leadership is new to the program and needs a baseline
- A contract renewal, change order or funding decision is coming
- An oversight body, board or auditor is asking questions
How it runs
Three weeks, start to finish.
- Week 1
Listen
Interviews with sponsors, program staff and vendors. Review of plans, contracts, status reports and design documents.
- Week 2
Assess
Score the program across eight areas, test the schedule and architecture, and trace the issues to their causes.
- Week 3
Report
Deliver the scorecard and recovery plan, and brief leadership on findings and decisions in one working session.
What you get
A scorecard leadership can act on.
Each area gets a rating, the evidence behind it, and the action that would move it. Here is what a page of the scorecard looks like.
| Area | Rating | Score | Example finding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope and requirements | Watch | 3 / 5 | Requirements are complete but 40 change requests are open with no triage owner. |
| Schedule | At risk | 2 / 5 | Integration testing is compressed into four weeks; the critical path has no float. |
| Budget | On track | 4 / 5 | Spend tracks plan; contingency is intact. |
| Architecture and technology | Watch | 3 / 5 | Data migration design is untested at production volumes. |
| Vendor performance | At risk | 2 / 5 | Deliverables are accepted without defined acceptance criteria. |
| Governance and risk | Watch | 3 / 5 | The risk log is maintained but not reviewed by the steering committee. |
| Team and capacity | On track | 4 / 5 | Key roles are filled; testing staff ramp-up is planned. |
| Stakeholders and change | Watch | 3 / 5 | End-user training starts after go-live readiness is decided. |
Illustrative example only. Not client data.
The scorecard
Ratings and evidence across eight areas, with the three issues that matter most called out.
The recovery plan
Prioritized actions for the next 30, 60 and 90 days, each with an owner and a measure of success.
The briefing
A working session with leadership to walk through findings and agree on decisions.
Questions
Before you book.
What does it cost?
A fixed fee, quoted after a 30-minute scoping call once we understand the program's size and how many vendors are involved.
How much of our team's time does it take?
Typically one to two hours each from six to ten people across the program, plus access to documents. We work around your schedule.
Is it confidential?
Yes. Findings go to the sponsor you name, and we sign your confidentiality terms before any documents are shared.
Does it commit us to anything afterward?
No. The recovery plan is yours to carry out with your own team, your vendors, or with us. Many clients use it as a brief for the next step.
Ready for a clear view?
A short scoping call tells us both whether a Health Check fits.