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Delivery Effectiveness Assessment

Diagnose delivery health.
Surface friction.
Build a roadmap.

An executive-grade diagnostic that scores delivery maturity, measures friction, reveals stakeholder alignment gaps, and maps AI opportunities — combining platform intelligence with expert interpretation.

For Programme Directors, Transformation Directors, and PMO Leaders who need evidence-based insight into delivery performance — not opinions.

Illustrative Delivery Effectiveness Report
3.5
Overall Maturity Score
Defined
Governance
Managed3.8
Planning
Managed4.2
Risk
Emerging2.4
Execution
Managed3.5
Team
Managed4.0
Tooling
Defined2.9
AI Insight

Risk management practices are ad hoc — formalising a risk register and regular review cadence would have the highest impact on delivery predictability.

What you get

Every assessment produces a Delivery Effectiveness Report containing:

Domain maturity scores

1–5 scores across six delivery domains, with evidence and context for each score

Delivery Friction Index

Where delivery energy is being lost — decision latency, dependency drag, reporting overhead, handoff waste

Stakeholder alignment analysis

Perception gaps between leadership, PMO, and delivery teams — with specific consequences of each misalignment

Root cause analysis

Why your top 3 issues exist — process gaps, capability gaps, cultural factors, governance design — not just what the gaps are

Executive consequence statements

What each maturity score means for risk, cost, and leadership confidence — written for the board

AI Opportunity Map

Where AI can improve execution — with data readiness assessment, complexity estimate, and suggested owners

Tiered improvement roadmap

Quick wins, structured improvements and strategic shifts — with owners, first steps and measures to track

Paid pilot design

A proposed 8–12 week pilot with baseline and follow-up measures, so you can evaluate the results before scaling

Inside your report

Illustrative report UI: example scores, findings and recommendations show the structure of an assessment, not measured customer results.

Illustrative Domain Scores + Comparison
Governance3.8/5 (example comparison: 3.2)
Planning4.2/5 (example comparison: 3)
Risk2.4/5 (example comparison: 3.1)

Illustrative comparison, not an industry benchmark

Executive Consequence Statements

Risk Management

Without formalised risk practices, the board lacks forward visibility into delivery threats. This creates reactive crisis management and erodes sponsor confidence.

Tooling & AI

Manual reporting across disconnected tools can leave less time for delivery analysis. Measure the reporting effort to prioritise improvements.

Root Cause Analysis

We don't just tell you what's wrong — we explain why

Risk management is reactive

No formalised risk register across programmes
Risk reviews not embedded in governance cadence
Teams lack risk identification training

Delivery forecasting is unreliable

Estimation based on gut feel, not historical data
Dependencies tracked in spreadsheets, not linked
No velocity or throughput measurement in place

Reporting overhead is excessive

5+ disconnected tools used across the portfolio
Manual status aggregation taking 2+ days per cycle
No single source of truth for delivery data
Tiered Improvement Roadmap

Actionable recommendations you can implement independently

Quick Wins
Structured Improvements
Strategic Shifts
Implement a unified risk register across all active programmes
Quick Win
Owner: PMO Lead

First steps (next 2 weeks)

Consolidate all known risks into a single shared spreadsheet. Schedule a 30-min weekly risk review with programme leads. Assign a risk owner to every item rated High or above.

Example target: identify and review high-priority risks before the next governance meeting
Success metrics: Number of risks identified before impact; reduction in escalations
Standardise estimation practices using historical velocity data
Structured
Owner: Head of Delivery

Accelerate with tooling

Review recorded sprint velocity alongside project context to establish an estimation baseline your team can refine.

Implement value stream mapping across the delivery lifecycle
Strategic
Owner: Transformation Director

Illustrative roadmap: recommendations include an owner, first steps and measures to track

AI Opportunity Map
Status Reporting
Readiness: High

AI-assisted weekly programme reports

Draft reports for human review

Risk Review
Readiness: Medium

Recorded risks and rule-based delivery indicators

Investigate available warning signs

Resource Planning
Readiness: Low

Review team allocations and capacity

Support resourcing decisions

What's Next

Paid Pilot (8–12 weeks)

We configure the platform for a focused scope, agree baseline measures and review the results with you before deciding whether to scale.

Time to decision
Report cycle time
Risk visibility
Team satisfaction

Continuous Improvement

Quarterly reassessments track maturity progression, with ongoing AI-assisted delivery management.

Six delivery domains

Every assessment evaluates delivery maturity across six critical domains, scored 1–5 from Ad hoc to Optimised

Governance3.8
Managed

Decision-making, escalation, accountability

Planning4.2
Managed

Estimation, scheduling, dependencies

Risk2.4
Emerging

Identification, mitigation, monitoring

Execution3.5
Managed

Delivery cadence, quality, change control

Team4.0
Managed

Capability, collaboration, ways of working

Tooling2.9
Defined

Tool adoption, integration, automation

Three assessment scopes

Choose the right scope for what you're evaluating

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Project

Assess a single project's delivery health — ideal for troubled or high-risk projects

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Programme

Evaluate a programme or portfolio of related projects — the most common starting point

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Organisation

Enterprise-wide delivery health across functions, portfolios, and ways of working

How it works

Four steps from diagnosis to action

1

Scoping conversation

We discuss your delivery landscape — the programmes, teams, and pain points — to define the right scope and engagement model for your assessment.

2

Structured diagnostic

We score delivery maturity across six domains using our structured framework. You upload existing documents — governance packs, status reports, RAID logs — for AI-powered evidence extraction.

3

AI + expert analysis

The platform generates domain analysis, friction mapping, and risk themes. Our consultant layers expert interpretation, organisational context, and practical insight.

4

Delivery Effectiveness Report

You receive a Delivery Effectiveness Report with maturity scores, supporting evidence, root cause analysis and an improvement roadmap — plus a review session to discuss findings and next steps.

How we engage

The assessment can be delivered in several ways depending on your organisation's needs

Platform-led self-assessment

Your team completes the structured diagnostic directly in the platform

Document upload + AI analysis

Upload governance packs, RAID logs, status reports for automated evidence extraction

Consultant-supported diagnostic

Our delivery consultants run the assessment with your leadership team

Stakeholder interviews

Optional deep-dive interviews with programme sponsors and delivery leads

Assessment pricing

Fixed-fee engagement. Manual invoicing. No hidden costs.

Platform Diagnostic

Single programme or delivery function

From £7,500

Maturity scoring across 6 domains
Delivery Friction Index
Document upload + AI analysis
AI-generated executive summary
Prioritised improvement roadmap
One consultant review session
Most Popular

Guided Assessment

Programme or portfolio with stakeholder input

From £15,000

Everything in Platform Diagnostic
Multi-role stakeholder input
Stakeholder Alignment Analysis
Perception gap heatmap
Evidence-backed findings with confidence ratings
AI Opportunity Map
Stronger executive decision pack
Guided interpretation session

Executive Diagnostic

Enterprise-wide with workshops and readouts

From £25,000

Everything in Guided Assessment
Stakeholder workshops and interviews
Cross-portfolio alignment gap analysis
Comparative analysis of available evidence
Board-ready executive presentation
Recommended pilot design
Reassessment plan (90/180-day delta)
Executive readout to steering group

Assessment findings can shape a paid pilot that measures results before you decide whether to scale.

What this unlocks

Even without ongoing engagement, the assessment delivers lasting value:

Board-ready evidence

Delivery health baseline with supporting evidence you can discuss with the steering group

Actionable improvements

A roadmap with clear owners, first steps, and success metrics — start Monday, no tooling needed

Root cause clarity

Understand why issues exist, not just what they are — so you fix the right things first

Measurable progress

Defined metrics for every recommendation, so you can track improvement over 90/180 days

Ready to understand where delivery is slowing down?

Start with an assessment. Request a scoping conversation to discuss your delivery priorities.