Our approach
One assumption. The whole case moves.
The important questions are connected. A change in design, construction sequence or timing can alter the development cost, funding requirement and return. We examine those relationships within the agreed scope, identify the assumptions that matter and set out the next decision clearly.
How an appointment runs
Question, review, recommendation.
First, establish the question and available information. Then review the options and the assumptions behind them. Finally, set out the recommendation, its limitations and the actions needed to progress it. Continuing support can be agreed where the client needs help implementing the chosen route.
- BriefThe decision, the deadline and who needs to act.
- ReviewDocuments, appraisal and team tested together.
- RecommendationWhat to do, what to change and why.
- ImplementationSupport to deliver the chosen route, where agreed.
The connected review
Six connected questions.
Most reviews look at one discipline at a time. We read them together, because the decision depends on the whole case. A tightly scoped programme review does not automatically cover all six; the connected approach informs the work, and the appointment defines the scope.
- Design
- Revenue
- Cost
- Programme
- Finance and capital
- Delivery
Illustration
A utility diversion, traced through the case.
- ChangeA utility diversion must complete before work can start.
- ConnectStart on site slips, preliminaries run longer and sales arrive later.
- ReturnThe funding requirement rises and the return moves with it.
Schematic illustration, not a project result. Read the full article.
Evidence
Gateways at each stage.
Bringing structured challenge to development decisions
An investment gateway process, testing design, cost, programme and delivery assumptions alongside the commercial appraisal as schemes progressed.
The same discipline applies to a small property decision and to a larger phased scheme: test the case before money is committed, and again at each stage after. No checklist removes all risk, but it shows early when the case is drifting.
The output should make the next decision clearer: the recommended route, the assumptions it depends on, the remaining information needed and the actions required to progress it.