Project Recovery

Bugs on a disk driveBlack Pepper has been called in to fix many failing projects. We are able to rapidly identify the root causes whether related to technology, process or people and pragmatically plan recovery. Often we are able to re-plan projects so they meet their original benefits case to the required time-scale.

Our approach to project recovery is based on the best software engineering practices based on our hands-on experience with agile, RUP, CMM, ITIL, PRINCE/2 and ISO processes.
In addition to the more typical considerations of scope and change, we focus on a return to predictability and demonstrable progress via :

 

  • visible, regular and rapid progress, i.e. focusing on working system deliveries every few weeks, and considering progress based on these working systems (rather than artificial steps in the life-cycle)
  • automation of error prone processes (focused on integration, testing and deployment)
  • real-time visibility of status and quality (not just during manual testing) for instance tracking successful builds, releases, testing status, system complexity and defects etc.

If you are worried your project is going off track, why not try our Engineering Health-check which provides a rapid project diagnosis, with practical remediation actions.