Programme Recovery & Distressed Project Turnaround

Turning Round Distressed Projects

Distressed projects share a pattern: the programme no longer reflects reality, the commercial position is unclear, compensation events are unmanaged and confidence between the parties has broken down. Projjex specialises in recovering exactly these situations. We have rebuilt distressed programmes and recovered 12+ months of delay on major water sector projects, securing client acceptance of revised completion dates and restoring commercial control.

How We Recover a Programme

• Distressed schedule analysis - establishing the true current position
• Complete programme rebuild with client acceptance
• Critical path realignment and acceleration strategy
• Revised completion date and key date establishment and negotiation
• Commercial forecasting reconstruction and cost-to-complete development
• Supply chain programme and account baselining
• Historical compensation event review, challenge and quantification
• Re-establishment of project controls and early warning management

Commercial Recovery Runs Alongside

Programme recovery is never only about the programme. On distressed schemes we reconstruct the commercial forecast, review and re-present previously rejected compensation events, and implement the contractual mechanisms that should have been running from the start. On one £35m water treatment recovery this included demonstrating and implementing £4.6m+ of compensation events with a 12+ month extension of time.

Why Early Intervention Matters

The earlier a slipping project is addressed, the more time and cost can be recovered. Delay compounds - lost critical path activities cascade through the supply chain, entitlement is eroded by missed notifications, and positions harden. Bringing in senior recovery expertise early gives the best chance of a controlled, commercially sound outcome rather than a dispute.